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Chapter 24

           Notknowingwhattocallhim,theMarionettesaidtohim: 

           "Heythere,Mr.Fish,mayIhaveawordwithyou?" 

           "Eventwo,ifyouwant,"answeredthefish,whohappenedtobeaverypoliteDolphin. 

           "Willyoupleasetellmeif,onthisisland,thereareplaceswhereonemayeatwithoutnecessarilybeingeaten?" 

           "Surely,thereare,"answeredtheDolphin."Infactyou’llfindonenotfarfromthisspot." 

           "AndhowshallIgetthere?" 

           "Takethatpathonyourleftandfollowyournose.Youcan’tgowrong." 

           "Tellmeanotherthing.Youwhotraveldayandnightthroughthesea,didyounotperhapsmeetalittleboatwithmyfatherinit?" 

           "Andwhoisyoufather?" 

           "Heisthebestfatherintheworld,evenasIamtheworstsonthatcanbefound." 

           "Inthestormoflastnight,"answeredtheDolphin,"thelittleboatmusthavebeenswamped." 

           "Andmyfather?" 

           "Bythistime,hemusthavebeenswallowedbytheTerribleShark,which,forthelastfewdays,hasbeenbringingterrortothesewaters." 

           "IsthisSharkverybig?"askedPinocchio,whowasbeginningtotremblewithfright. 

           "Ishebig?"repliedtheDolphin."Justtogiveyouanideaofhissize,letmetellyouthatheislargerthanafivestorybuildingandthathehasamouthsobigandsodeep,thatawholetrainandenginecouldeasilygetintoit." 

           "Mothermine!"criedtheMarionette,scaredtodeath;anddressinghimselfasfastashecould,heturnedtotheDolphinandsaid: 

           "Farewell,Mr.Fish.Pardonthebother,andmanythanksforyourkindness." 

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