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Chapter 24

           Thissaid,hetookthepathatsoswiftagaitthatheseemedtofly,andateverysmallsoundheheard,heturnedinfeartoseewhethertheTerribleShark,fivestorieshighandwithatraininhismouth,wasfollowinghim. 

           Afterwalkingahalfhour,hecametoasmallcountrycalledtheLandoftheBusyBees. Thestreetswerefilledwithpeoplerunningtoandfroabouttheirtasks.Everyoneworked,everyonehadsomethingtodo.Evenifoneweretosearchwithalantern,notoneidlemanoronetrampcouldhavebeenfound. 

           "Iunderstand,"saidPinocchioatoncewearily,"thisisnoplaceforme!Iwasnotbornforwork." 

           Butinthemeantime,hebegantofeelhungry,foritwastwenty-fourhourssincehehadeaten. 

           Whatwastobedone? 

           Therewereonlytwomeanslefttohiminordertogetabitetoeat.Hehadeithertoworkortobeg. 

           Hewasashamedtobeg,becausehisfatherhadalwayspreachedtohimthatbeggingshouldbedoneonlybythesickortheold.Hehadsaidthattherealpoorinthisworld,deservingofourpityandhelp,wereonlythosewho,eitherthroughageorsickness,hadlostthemeansofearningtheirbreadwiththeirownhands.Allothersshouldwork,andiftheydidn’t,andwenthungry,somuchtheworseforthem. 

           Justthenamanpassedby,wornoutandwetwithperspiration,pulling,withdifficulty,twoheavycartsfilledwithcoal. 

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