Chapter 33

           Verysadanddowncastwerethetwopoorlittlefellowsastheystoodandlookedateachother.Outsidetheroom,theLittleMangrewmoreandmoreimpatient,andfinallygavethedoorsuchaviolentkickthatitflewopen.Withhisusualsweetsmileonhislips,helookedatPinocchioandLamp-Wickandsaidtothem: 

           "Finework,boys!Youhavebrayedwell,sowellthatIrecognizedyourvoicesimmediately,andhereIam." 

           Onhearingthis,thetwoDonkeysbowedtheirheadsinshame,droppedtheirears,andputtheirtailsbetweentheirlegs. 

           Atfirst,theLittleManpettedandcaressedthemandsmootheddowntheirhairycoats.Thenhetookoutacurrycombandworkedoverthemtilltheyshonelikeglass. Satisfiedwiththelooksofthetwolittleanimals,hebridledthemandtookthemtoamarketplacefarawayfromtheLandofToys,inthehopeofsellingthematagoodprice. 

           Infact,hedidnothavetowaitverylongforanoffer. Lamp-Wickwasboughtbyafarmerwhosedonkeyhaddiedthedaybefore.Pinocchiowenttotheownerofacircus,whowantedtoteachhimtodotricksforhisaudiences. 

           AndnowdoyouunderstandwhattheLittleMan’sprofessionwas?Thishorridlittlebeing,whosefaceshonewithkindness,wentabouttheworldlookingforboys. Lazyboys,boyswhohatedbooks,boyswhowantedtorunawayfromhome,boyswhoweretiredofschool--allthesewerehisjoyandhisfortune.HetookthemwithhimtotheLandofToysandletthemenjoythemselvestotheirheart’scontent. 

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