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CHAPTER 12

Fire Eater gives Pinocchio five gold pieces for his father,Geppetto; but the Marionette meets a Fox and a Cat and follows them The next day Fire Eater called Pinocchio aside and asked him: "What is your father''s name?" "Geppetto." "And what is his trade?" "He''s a wood carver."

"Does he earn much?"

"He earns so much that he never has a penny in his pockets.Just think that,in order to buy me an A-B-C book for school,he had to sell the only coat he owned,a coat so full of darns and patches that it was a pity."

"Poor fellow! I feel sorry for him.Here,take these five gold pieces.Go,give them to him with my kindest regards." Pinocchio,as may easily be imagined,thanked him a thousand times.He kissed each Marionette in turn,even the officers,and,beside himself with joy,set out on his homeward journey.

He had gone barely half a mile when he met a lame Fox and a blind Cat,walking together like two good friends.The lame Fox leaned on the Cat,and the blind Cat let the Fox lead him a

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