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Chapter 36

           "Untiltoday,"saidtheFarmer,"mydonkeyhasdrawnthewaterforme,butnowthatpooranimalisdying." 

           "Willyoutakemetoseehim?"saidPinocchio. 

           "Gladly." 

           AssoonasPinocchiowentintothestable,hespiedalittleDonkeylyingonabedofstrawinthecornerofthestable.Hewaswornoutfromhungerandtoomuchwork.Afterlookingathimalongtime,hesaidtohimself:"IknowthatDonkey!Ihaveseenhimbefore." 

           Andbendinglowoverhim,heasked: "Whoareyou?" 

           Atthisquestion,theDonkeyopenedweary,dyingeyesandansweredinthesametongue: "IamLamp-Wick." 

           Thenheclosedhiseyesanddied. 

           "Oh,mypoorLamp-Wick,"saidPinocchioinafaintvoice, ashewipedhiseyeswithsomestrawhehadpickedupfromtheground. 

           "Doyoufeelsosorryforalittledonkeythathascostyounothing?"saidtheFarmer."WhatshouldIdo--I,whohavepaidmygoodmoneyforhim?" 

           "But,yousee,hewasmyfriend." 

           "Yourfriend?" 

           "Aclassmateofmine." 

           "What,"shoutedFarmerJohn,burstingoutlaughing."What!Youhaddonkeysinyourschool?Howyoumusthavestudied!" 

           TheMarionette,ashamedandhurtbythosewords,didnotanswer,buttakinghisglassofmilkreturnedtohisfather. 

           Fromthatdayon,formorethanfivemonths,Pinocchiogotupeverymorningjustasdawnwasbreakingandwenttothefarmtodrawwater.Andeverydayhewasgivenaglassofwarmmilkforhispooroldfather,whogrewstrongerandbetterdaybyday.Buthewasnotsatisfiedwiththis. Helearnedtomakebasketsofreedsandsoldthem.Withthemoneyhereceived,heandhisfatherwereabletokeepfromstarving. 

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