Chapter 8

           TheMarionette,assoonashishungerwasappeased,startedtogrumbleandcrythathewantedanewpairoffeet. 

           ButMastroGeppetto,inordertopunishhimforhismischief,lethimalonethewholemorning.Afterdinnerhesaidtohim: 

           "WhyshouldImakeyourfeetoveragain?Toseeyourunawayfromhomeoncemore?" 

           "Ipromiseyou,"answeredtheMarionette,sobbing,"thatfromnowonI’llbegood" 

           "Boysalwayspromisethatwhentheywantsomething,"saidGeppetto. 

           "Ipromisetogotoschooleveryday,tostudy,andtosucceed" 

           "Boysalwayssingthatsongwhentheywanttheirownwill." 

           "ButIamnotlikeotherboys!IambetterthanallofthemandIalwaystellthetruth.Ipromiseyou,Father,thatI’lllearnatrade,andI’llbethecomfortandstaffofyouroldage." 

           Geppetto,thoughtryingtolookverystern,felthiseyesfillwithtearsandhisheartsoftenwhenhesawPinocchiosounhappy. Hesaidnomore,buttakinghistoolsandtwopiecesofwood,hesettoworkdiligently. 

           Inlessthananhourthefeetwerefinished,twoslender,nimblelittlefeet,strongandquick,modeledasifbyanartist’shands. 

           "Closeyoureyesandsleep!"GeppettothensaidtotheMarionette. 

           Pinocchioclosedhiseyesandpretendedtobeasleep,whileGeppettostuckonthetwofeetwithabitofgluemeltedinaneggshell,doinghisworksowellthatthejointcouldhardlybeseen. 

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