Chapter 3

           LittleasGeppetto’shousewas,itwasneatandcomfortable.Itwasasmallroomonthegroundfloor,withatinywindowunderthestairway. Thefurniturecouldnothavebeenmuchsimpler:averyoldchair,aricketyoldbed,andatumble-downtable.Afireplacefullofburninglogswaspaintedonthewalloppositethedoor.Overthefire,therewaspaintedapotfullofsomethingwhichkeptboilinghappilyawayandsendingupcloudsofwhatlookedlikerealsteam. 

           Assoonashereachedhome,GeppettotookhistoolsandbegantocutandshapethewoodintoaMarionette. 

           "WhatshallIcallhim?"hesaidtohimself."IthinkI’llcallhimPINOCCHIO.Thisnamewillmakehisfortune.IknewawholefamilyofPinocchioncePinocchiothefather,Pinocchiathemother,andPinocchithechildrenandtheywerealllucky.Therichestofthembeggedforhisliving." 

           AfterchoosingthenameforhisMarionette,Geppettosetseriouslytoworktomakethehair,theforehead,theeyes. Fancyhissurprisewhenhenoticedthattheseeyesmovedandthenstaredfixedlyathim.Geppetto,seeingthis,feltinsultedandsaidinagrievedtone: 

           "Uglywoodeneyes,whydoyoustareso?" 

           Therewasnoanswer. 

           Aftertheeyes,Geppettomadethenose,whichbegantostretchassoonasfinished.Itstretchedandstretchedandstretchedtillitbecamesolong,itseemedendless. 

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