第三十四章 | 木偶奇遇记
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"And the Donkey I threw into the sea?"
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"Ah, you little cheat! Are you poking fun at me?"
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"I am that Donkey," answered the Marionette laughing.
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Gathering his wits together, he said:
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"But, then, how is it that you, who a few minutes ago were a donkey, are now standing before me a wooden Marionette?"
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"You?"
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"I."
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"By this time my poor little lame Donkey must be drowned. Up with him and then I can get to work on my beautiful drum."
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He pulled the rope which he had tied to Pinocchio's leg -- pulled and pulled and pulled and, at last, he saw appear on the surface of the water -- Can you guess what? Instead of a dead donkey, he saw a very much alive Marionette, wriggling and squirming like an eel. Seeing that wooden Marionette, the poor man thought he was dreaming and sat there with his mouth wide open and his eyes popping out of his head.
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"Poking fun at you? Not at all, dear Master. I am talking seriously."
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Down into the sea, deeper and deeper, sank Pinocchio, and finally, after fifty minutes of waiting, the man on the cliff said to himself:
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第三十四章 | 木偶奇遇记
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"Be careful, Marionette, be careful! Don't laugh at me! Woe be to you, if I lose my patience!"
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"It may be the effect of salt water. The sea is fond of playing these tricks."
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The old fellow, curious to know the true story of the Marionette's life, immediately untied the rope which held his foot. Pinocchio, feeling free as a bird of the air, began his tale:
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"Well, then, my Master, do you want to know my whole story? Untie my leg and I can tell it to you better."
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"Know, then, that, once upon a time, I was a wooden Marionette, just as I am today. One day I was about to become a boy, a real boy, but on account of my laziness and my hatred of books, and because I listened to bad companions, I ran away from home. One beautiful morning, I awoke to find myself changed into a donkey -- long ears, gray coat, even a tail! What a shameful day for me! I hope you will never experience one like it, dear Master. I was taken to the fair and sold to a Circus Owner, who tried to make me dance and jump through the rings. One night, during a performance, I had a bad fall and became lame. Not knowing what to do with a lame donkey, the Circus Owner sent me to the market place and you bought me."
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第三十四章 | 木偶奇遇记
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"Never mind, dear Master. There are so many donkeys in this world."
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"Indeed I did! And I paid four cents for you. Now who will return my money to me?"
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"Indeed I did! And now where shall I find another skin?"
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"Your Fairy? Who is she?"
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"But why did you buy me? You bought me to do me harm -- to kill me -- to make a drumhead out of me!"
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"One more word," answered the Marionette, "and I am through. After buying me, you brought me here to kill me. But feeling sorry for me, you tied a stone to my neck and threw me to the bottom of the sea. That was very good and kind of you to want me to suffer as little as possible and I shall remember you always. And now my Fairy will take care of me, even if you --"
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"Tell me, impudent little rogue, does your story end here?"
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"She is my mother, and, like all other mothers who love their children, she never loses sight of me, even though I do not deserve it. And today this good Fairy of mine, as soon as she saw me in danger of drowning, sent a thousand fishes to the spot where I lay. They thought I was really a dead donkey and began to eat me. What great bites they took! One ate my ears, another my nose, a third my neck and my mane. Some went at my legs and some at my back, and among the others, there was one tiny fish so gentle and polite that he did me the great favor of eating even my tail."
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第三十四章 | 木偶奇遇记
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"I laugh at your story!" cried the man angrily. "I know that I spent four cents to get you and I want my money back. Do you know what I can do; I am going to take you to the market once more and sell you as dry firewood."
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"I think as you do," answered the Marionette, laughing. "Still, you must know that when the fish finished eating my donkey coat, which covered me from head to foot, they naturally came to the bones -- or rather, in my case, to the wood, for as you know, I am made of very hard wood. After the first few bites, those greedy fish found out that the wood was not good for their teeth, and, afraid of indigestion, they turned and ran here and there without saying good-by or even as much as thank you to me. Here, dear Master, you have my story. You know now why you found a Marionette and not a dead donkey when you pulled me out of the water."
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"From now on," said the man, horrified, "I swear I shall never again taste fish. How I should enjoy opening a mullet or a whitefish just to find there the tail of a dead donkey!"
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第三十四章 | 木偶奇遇记
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"Very well, sell me. I am satisfied," said Pinocchio.
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"Good-by, Master. If you ever need a skin for your drum, remember me."
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But as he spoke, he gave a quick leap and dived into the sea. Swimming away as fast as he could, he cried out, laughing:
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He swam on and on. After a while, he turned around again and called louder than before:
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"Good-by, Master. If you ever need a piece of good dry firewood, remember me."
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In a few seconds he had gone so far he could hardly be seen. All that could be seen of him was a very small black dot moving swiftly on the blue surface of the water, a little black dot which now and then lifted a leg or an arm in the air. One would have thought that Pinocchio had turned into a porpoise playing in the sun.
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There was something very strange about that little Goat. Her coat was not white or black or brown as that of any other goat, but azure, a deep brilliant color that reminded one of the hair of the lovely maiden.
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After swimming for a long time, Pinocchio saw a large rock in the middle of the sea, a rock as white as marble. High on the rock stood a little Goat bleating and calling and beckoning to the Marionette to come to her.
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第三十四章 | 木偶奇遇记
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Do you know what it was?
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That sea monster was no other than the enormous Shark, which has often been mentioned in this story and which, on account of its cruelty, had been nicknamed "The Attila of the Sea" by both fish and fishermen.
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Pinocchio's heart beat fast, and then faster and faster. He redoubled his efforts and swam as hard as he could toward the white rock. He was almost halfway over, when suddenly a horrible sea monster stuck its head out of the water, an enormous head with a huge mouth, wide open, showing three rows of gleaming teeth, the mere sight of which would have filled you with fear.
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And Pinocchio swam desperately with his arms, his body, his legs, his feet.
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Poor Pinocchio! The sight of that monster frightened him almost to death! He tried to swim away from him, to change his path, to escape, but that immense mouth kept coming nearer and nearer.
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Pinocchio swam faster and faster, and harder and harder.
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"Quick, Pinocchio, the monster is coming nearer!"
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"Hasten, Pinocchio, I beg you!" bleated the little Goat on the high rock.
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第三十四章 | 木偶奇遇记
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"Faster, Pinocchio! The monster will get you! There he is! There he is! Quick, quick, or you are lost!"
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Alas! It was too late. The monster overtook him and the Marionette found himself in between the rows of gleaming white teeth. Only for a moment, however, for the Shark took a deep breath and, as he breathed, he drank in the Marionette as easily as he would have sucked an egg. Then he swallowed him so fast that Pinocchio, falling down into the body of the fish, lay stunned for a half hour.
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When he recovered his senses the Marionette could not remember where he was. Around him all was darkness, a darkness so deep and so black that for a moment he thought he had put his head into an inkwell. He listened for a few moments and heard nothing. Once in a while a cold wind blew on his face. At first he could not understand where that wind was coming from, but after a while he understood that it came from the lungs of the monster. I forgot to tell you that the Shark was suffering from asthma, so that whenever he breathed a storm seemed to blow.
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Pinocchio went through the water like a shot -- swifter and swifter. He came close to the rock. The Goat leaned over and gave him one of her hoofs to help him up out of the water.
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第三十四章 | 木偶奇遇记
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"If you are not a fish, why did you let this monster swallow you?"
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"Who is there to help you, unhappy boy?" said a rough voice, like a guitar out of tune.
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"I didn't let him. He chased me and swallowed me without even a 'by your leave'! And now what are we to do here in the dark?"
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"It is I, a poor Tunny swallowed by the Shark at the same time as you. And what kind of a fish are you?"
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"Help! Help!" he cried. "Oh, poor me! Won't someone come to save me?"
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"I have nothing to do with fishes. I am a Marionette."
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"Who is talking?" asked Pinocchio, frozen with terror.
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"Wait until the Shark has digested us both, I suppose."
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"Neither do I," said the Tunny, "but I am wise enough to think that if one is born a fish, it is more dignified to die under the water than in the frying pan."
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Pinocchio at first tried to be brave, but as soon as he became convinced that he was really and truly in the Shark's stomach, he burst into sobs and tears.
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"But I don't want to be digested," shouted Pinocchio, starting to sob.
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"What nonsense!" cried Pinocchio.
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第三十四章 | 木偶奇遇记
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"Mine is an opinion," replied the Tunny, "and opinions should be respected."
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While talking in the darkness, Pinocchio thought he saw a faint light in the distance.
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"Go, if you can!"
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"Is this Shark that has swallowed us very long?" asked the Marionette.
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"Good-by, Tunny."
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"I want to see him. He may be an old fish and may know some way of escape."
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"Some other poor fish, waiting as patiently as we to be digested by the Shark."
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"What can that be?" he said to the Tunny.
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"But I want to get out of this place. I want to escape."
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"His body, not counting the tail, is almost a mile long."
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"When shall I see you again?"
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"I wish you all good luck, dear Marionette."
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"Who knows? It is better not to think about it."
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"Good-by, Marionette, and good luck."
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