Chapter 13

           CatandFoxandMarionettewalkedandwalkedandwalked.Atlast,towardevening,deadtired,theycametotheInnoftheRedLobster. 

           "Letusstophereawhile,"saidtheFox,"toeatabiteandrestforafewhours.Atmidnightwe’llstartoutagain,foratdawntomorrowwemustbeattheFieldofWonders." 

           TheywentintotheInnandallthreesatdownatthesametable.However,notoneofthemwasveryhungry. 

           ThepoorCatfeltveryweak,andhewasabletoeatonlythirty-fivemulletswithtomatosauceandfourportionsoftripewithcheese. Moreover,ashewassoinneedofstrength,hehadtohavefourmorehelpingsofbutterandcheese. 

           TheFox,afteragreatdealofcoaxing,triedhisbesttoeatalittle.Thedoctorhadputhimonadiet,andhehadtobesatisfiedwithasmallharedressedwithadozenyoungandtenderspringchickens. Afterthehare,heorderedsomepartridges,afewpheasants,acoupleofrabbits,andadozenfrogsandlizards.Thatwasall.Hefeltill,hesaid,andcouldnoteatanotherbite. 

           Pinocchioateleastofall.Heaskedforabiteofbreadandafewnutsandthenhardlytouchedthem.Thepoorfellow,withhismindontheFieldofWonders,wassufferingfromagold-pieceindigestion. 

           Supperover,theFoxsaidtotheInnkeeper: 

           "Giveustwogoodrooms,oneforMr.Pinocchioandtheotherformeandmyfriend. Beforestartingout,we’lltakealittlenap.Remembertocallusatmidnightsharp,forwemustcontinueonourjourney." 

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