Part 17 (1/2)
”Have mercy on us!”
”On us”
”Addio, false friends Remember the old proverb which says: 'Bad wheat always makes poor bread!'”
”Do not abandon us”
”Abandon us,” repeated the Cat
”Addio, false friends Rehbor's shi+rt, usually dies without his own'”
Waving good-by to them, Pinocchio and Geppetto calmly went on their way After a fewroad near a clue built of straw
”Someone must live in that little hut,” said Pinocchio ”Let us see for ourselves”
They went and knocked at the door
”Who is it?” said a little voice from within
”A poor father and a poorer son, without food and with no roof to cover them,” answered the Marionette
”Turn the key and the door will open,” said the same little voice
Pinocchio turned the key and the door opened As soon as they went in, they looked here and there and everywhere but saw no one
”Oh--ho, where is the owner of the hut?” cried Pinocchio, very much surprised
”Here I a, and there on a bea Cricket
”Oh,politely
”Oh, now you call me your dear Cricket, but do you remember when you threw your haht, dear Cricket Throw a hammer at me now I deserve it! But spareto spare both the father and the son I have only wanted to reo played upon me, to teach you that in this world of ours we must be kind and courteous to others, if ant to find kindness and courtesy in our own days of trouble”
”You are right, little Cricket, you are htthis pretty little cottage?”
”This cottage was given to me yesterday by a little Goat with blue hair”
”And where did the Goat go?” asked Pinocchio
”I don't know”
”And ill she come back?”
”She will never co sadly, and it seeainthe Shark must have eaten him by this time'”
”Were those her real words? Then it was she--it was-- bitterly After he had cried a long time, he wiped his eyes and then he made a bed of straw for old Geppetto He laid hi Cricket: ”Tell lass of milk for my poor Father?”
”Three fields away from here lives Farive you what you want”
Pinocchio ran all the way to Farmer John's house The Farmer said to hilass”
”A full glass costs a penny First give me the penny”
”I have no penny,” answered Pinocchio, sad and ashamed
”Very bad, my Marionette,” answered the Farmer, ”very bad If you have no penny, I have no o
”Wait a moment,” said Farmer John ”Perhaps we can come to terms Do you kno to draater froo to that well you see yonder and draw one hundred bucketfuls of water”
”Very well”
”After you have finished, I shall give you a glass of warm sweet milk”
”I am satisfied”
Farmer John took the Marionette to the well and showed him how to draw the water Pinocchio set to work as well as he kne, but long before he had pulled up the one hundred buckets, he was tired out and dripping with perspiration He had never worked so hard in his life
”Until today,” said the Farmer, ”my donkey has drawn the water for ”
”Will you take me to see him?” said Pinocchio