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Chapter 12

           "PoorBlackbird!"saidPinocchiototheCat."Whydidyoukillhim?" 

           "Ikilledhimtoteachhimalesson.Hetalkstoomuch.Nexttimehewillkeephiswordstohimself." 

           Bythistimethethreecompanionshadwalkedalongdistance.Suddenly,theFoxstoppedinhistracksand,turningtotheMarionette,saidtohim: 

           "Doyouwanttodoubleyourgoldpieces?" 

           "Whatdoyoumean?" 

           "Doyouwantonehundred,athousand,twothousandgoldpiecesforyourmiserablefive?" 

           "Yes,buthow?" 

           "Thewayisveryeasy.Insteadofreturninghome,comewithus." 

           "Andwherewillyoutakeme?" 

           "TotheCityofSimpleSimons." 

           Pinocchiothoughtawhileandthensaidfirmly: 

           "No,Idon’twanttogo.Homeisnear,andI’mgoingwhereFatheriswaitingforme.HowunhappyhemustbethatIhavenotyetreturned! Ihavebeenabadson,andtheTalkingCricketwasrightwhenhesaidthatadisobedientboycannotbehappyinthisworld.Ihavelearnedthisatmyownexpense. Evenlastnightinthetheater,whenFireEater...Brrrr!!!!!...Theshiversrunupanddownmybackatthemerethoughtofit." 

           "Well,then,"saidtheFox,"ifyoureallywanttogohome,goahead,butyou’llbesorry." 

           "You’llbesorry,"repeatedtheCat. 

           "Thinkwell,Pinocchio,youareturningyourbackonDameFortune." 

           "OnDameFortune,"repeatedtheCat. 

           "Tomorrowyourfivegoldpieceswillbetwothousand!" 

           "Twothousand!"repeatedtheCat. 

           "Buthowcantheypossiblybecomesomany?"askedPinocchiowonderingly. 

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