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Chapter 36

           Amongotherthings,hebuiltarollingchair,strongandcomfortable,totakehisoldfatheroutforanairingonbright,sunnydays. 

           IntheeveningtheMarionettestudiedbylamplight.Withsomeofthemoneyhehadearned,heboughthimselfasecondhandvolumethathadafewpagesmissing,andwiththathelearnedtoreadinaveryshorttime. Asfaraswritingwasconcerned,heusedalongstickatoneendofwhichhehadwhittledalong,finepoint.Inkhehadnone,soheusedthejuiceofblackberriesorcherries. Littlebylittlehisdiligencewasrewarded.Hesucceeded,notonlyinhisstudies,butalsoinhiswork,andadaycamewhenheputenoughmoneytogethertokeephisoldfathercomfortableandhappy.Besidesthis,hewasabletosavethegreatamountoffiftypennies.Withithewantedtobuyhimselfanewsuit. 

           Onedayhesaidtohisfather: 

           "Iamgoingtothemarketplacetobuymyselfacoat,acap,andapairofshoes.WhenIcomebackI’llbesodressedup,youwillthinkIamarichman." 

           Heranoutofthehouseanduptheroadtothevillage,laughingandsinging.Suddenlyheheardhisnamecalled,andlookingaroundtoseewhencethevoicecame,henoticedalargesnailcrawlingoutofsomebushes. 

           "Don’tyourecognizeme?"saidtheSnail. 

           "Yesandno." 

           "DoyouremembertheSnailthatlivedwiththeFairywithAzureHair?Doyounotrememberhowsheopenedthedoorforyouonenightandgaveyousomethingtoeat?" 

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