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Chapter 12

           TheCatwaslaughingalso,buttriedtohideitbystrokinghislongwhiskers. 

           "Thereisnothingtolaughat,"criedPinocchioangrily."Iamverysorrytomakeyourmouthwater,butthese,asyouknow,arefivenewgoldpieces." 

           AndhepulledoutthegoldpieceswhichFireEaterhadgivenhim. 

           Atthecheerfultinkleofthegold,theFoxunconsciouslyheldouthispawthatwassupposedtobelame,andtheCatopenedwidehistwoeyestilltheylookedlikelivecoals,butheclosedthemagainsoquicklythatPinocchiodidnotnotice. 

           "AndmayIask,"inquiredtheFox,"whatyouaregoingtodowithallthatmoney?" 

           "Firstofall,"answeredtheMarionette,"Iwanttobuyafinenewcoatformyfather,acoatofgoldandsilverwithdiamondbuttons;afterthat,I’llbuyanA-B-Cbookformyself." 

           "Foryourself?" 

           "Formyself.Iwanttogotoschoolandstudyhard." 

           "Lookatme,"saidtheFox."Forthesillyreasonofwantingtostudy,Ihavelostapaw." 

           "Lookatme,"saidtheCat."Forthesamefoolishreason,Ihavelostthesightofbotheyes." 

           Atthatmoment,aBlackbird,perchedonthefencealongtheroad,calledoutsharpandclear: 

           "Pinocchio,donotlistentobadadvice.Ifyoudo,you’llbesorry!" 

           PoorlittleBlackbird!Ifhehadonlykepthiswordstohimself!Inthetwinklingofaneyelid,theCatleapedonhim,andatehim,feathersandall. 

           Aftereatingthebird,hecleanedhiswhiskers,closedhiseyes,andbecameblindoncemore. 

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