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CHAPTER 25

Pinocchio promises the Fairy to be good and to study,as he is growing tired of being a Marionette,and wishes to become a real boyIf Pinocchio cried much longer,the little woman thought he would melt away,so she finally admitted that she was the little Fairy with Azure Hair.

"You rascal of a Marionette! How did you know it was I?" she asked,laughing.

"My love for you told me who you were." "Do you remember?You left me when I was a little girl and now you find me a grown woman.I am so old,I could almost be your mother!"

"I am very glad of that,for then I can call you mother instead of sister.For a long time I have wanted a mother,just like other boys.But how did you grow so quickly?"

"That''s a secret!"

"Tell it to me.I also want to grow a little.Look at me! I have never grown higher than a penny''s worth of cheese."

"But you can''t grow," answered the Fairy.

"Why not?"

"Because Marionettes never grow.They are born Marionettes,they live Marionettes,and they die Marionettes."

"Oh,I''m tired of always being a Marionette!" cried Pinocchio disgustedly."It''s about time for me to grow into a man as everyone else does."

"And you will if you deserve it-"

"Really?What can I do to deserve it?"

"It''s a very simple matter.Try to act like a well-behaved child."

"Don''t you think I do?"

"Far

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