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Chapter 8

           AssoonastheMarionettefelthisnewfeet,hegaveoneleapfromthetableandstartedtoskipandjumparound,asifhehadlosthisheadfromveryjoy. 

           "ToshowyouhowgratefulIamtoyou,Father,I’llgotoschoolnow. ButtogotoschoolIneedasuitofclothes." 

           Geppettodidnothaveapennyinhispocket,sohemadehissonalittlesuitoffloweredpaper,apairofshoesfromthebarkofatree,andatinycapfromabitofdough. 

           Pinocchiorantolookathimselfinabowlofwater,andhefeltsohappythathesaidproudly: 

           "NowIlooklikeagentleman." 

           "Truly,"answeredGeppetto."Butrememberthatfineclothesdonotmakethemanunlesstheybeneatandclean." 

           "Verytrue,"answeredPinocchio,"but,inordertogotoschool,Istillneedsomethingveryimportant." 

           "Whatisit?" 

           "AnA-B-Cbook." 

           "Tobesure!Buthowshallwegetit?" 

           "That’seasy.We’llgotoabookstoreandbuyit." 

           "Andthemoney?" 

           "Ihavenone." 

           "NeitherhaveI,"saidtheoldmansadly. 

           Pinocchio,althoughahappyboyalways,becamesadanddowncastatthesewords.Whenpovertyshowsitself,evenmischievousboysunderstandwhatitmeans. 

           "Whatdoesitmatter,afterall?"criedGeppettoallatonce,ashejumpedupfromhischair. Puttingonhisoldcoat,fullofdarnsandpatches,heranoutofthehousewithoutanotherword. 

           Afterawhilehereturned.InhishandshehadtheA-B-Cbookforhisson,buttheoldcoatwasgone. Thepoorfellowwasinhisshirtsleevesandthedaywascold. 

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