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Chapter 5

           TheMarionette’sjoyknewnobounds.Itisimpossibletodescribeit,youmustpictureittoyourself.Certainthathewasdreaming,heturnedtheeggoverandoverinhishands,fondledit,kissedit,andtalkedtoit: 

           "Andnow,howshallIcookyou?ShallImakeanomelet?No,itisbettertofryyouinapan!OrshallIdrinkyou?No,thebestwayistofryyouinthepan.Youwilltastebetter." 

           Nosoonersaidthandone.Heplacedalittlepanoverafootwarmerfullofhotcoals.Inthepan,insteadofoilorbutter,hepouredalittlewater.Assoonasthewaterstartedtoboiltac!hebroketheeggshell. Butinplaceofthewhiteandtheyolkoftheegg,alittleyellowChick,fluffyandgayandsmiling,escapedfromit.BowingpolitelytoPinocchio,hesaidtohim: 

           "Many,manythanks,indeed,Mr.Pinocchio,forhavingsavedmethetroubleofbreakingmyshell!Good-byandgoodlucktoyouandremembermetothefamily!" 

           Withthesewordshespreadouthiswingsand,dartingtotheopenwindow,heflewawayintospacetillhewasoutofsight. 

           ThepoorMarionettestoodasifturnedtostone,withwideeyes,openmouth,andtheemptyhalvesoftheegg-shellinhishands.Whenhecametohimself,hebegantocryandshriekatthetopofhislungs,stampinghisfeetonthegroundandwailingallthewhile: 

           "TheTalkingCricketwasright!IfIhadnotrunawayfromhomeandifFatherwereherenow,Ishouldnotbedyingofhunger.Oh,howhorribleitistobehungry!" 

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