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Chapter 33

           TheManagerbowedandthenturnedtoPinocchioandsaid: "Ready,Pinocchio!Beforestartingyourperformance,saluteyouraudience!" 

           PinocchioobedientlybenthistwokneestothegroundandremainedkneelinguntiltheManager,withthecrackofthewhip,criedsharply: "Walk!" 

           TheDonkeyliftedhimselfonhisfourfeetandwalkedaroundthering. AfewminutespassedandagainthevoiceoftheManagercalled: 

           "Quickstep!" andPinocchioobedientlychangedhisstep. 

           "Gallop!" andPinocchiogalloped. 

           "Fullspeed!" andPinocchioranasfastashecould.Asheranthemasterraisedhisarmandapistolshotrangintheair. 

           Attheshot,thelittleDonkeyfelltothegroundasifhewerereallydead. 

           AshowerofapplausegreetedtheDonkeyashearosetohisfeet.Criesandshoutsandhandclappingswereheardonallsides. 

           Atallthatnoise,Pinocchioliftedhisheadandraisedhiseyes.There,infrontofhim,inaboxsatabeautifulwoman.Aroundhernecksheworealonggoldchain,fromwhichhungalargemedallion.OnthemedallionwaspaintedthepictureofaMarionette. 

           "Thatpictureisofme!ThatbeautifulladyismyFairy!"saidPinocchiotohimself,recognizingher.Hefeltsohappythathetriedhisbesttocryout: 

           "Oh,myFairy!MyownFairy!" 

           Butinsteadofwords,aloudbrayingwasheardinthetheater,soloudandsolongthatallthespectators--men,women,andchildren,butespeciallythechildren--burstoutlaughing. 

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