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02 - The Adventures of Pinocchio - Carlo Collodi · Classic Adventure Books Collection

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  Chapter two, Mastro Cherry gives the piece of wood to his friend Geppetto,
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  who takes it to make himself a marionette that will dance fence and turn somersaults.
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  In that very instant, a loud knock sounded on the door. Come
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  in, said the carpenter, not having an atom of strength left with which
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  to stand up at the words. The door opened, and a dapper little
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  old man came in. His name was Shippetto, but to the boys of
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  the neighborhood he was Polandina, on account of the wig he always wore,
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  which was just the color of yellow corn. Geppetto had a very bad temper.
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  Woe to the one who called him Polandina. He became as wild as
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  a beast, and no one could soothe him. Good day, Mastro Antonio,
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  said, Ghippetto, what are you doing on the floor. I am
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  teaching the ants their A B. C's good luck to you. What brought
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  you here? Friend, geppetto my legs, and it may flatter you to
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  know, Mastro Antonio, that I have come to beg for a favor.
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  Here I am at your service, answered the carpenter, raising himself on to
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  his knees. This morning, a fine idea came to me. Let's hear
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  it. I thought of making myself a beautiful wooden marionette. It must be
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  wonderful one that will be able to dance fence and turn somersaults with it.
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  I intend to go around the world to earn my crust of bread and cup
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  of wine. What do you think of it? Bravo Polandina, cried the
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  same tiny voice, which came from no one knew where. On hearing himself
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  called Polandina, Mastro Geppetto turned the color of a red pepper, and,
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  facing the carpenter, said to him angrily, why do you insult me?
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  Who is insulting you? You called me pol Indina? I did not.
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  I suppose you think I did? Yet I know it was you. No,
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  yes, no yes. And growing angrier each moment, they went from
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  words to blows, and finally began to scratch and bite and slap each other.
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  When the fight was over, Mastro Antonio had Gchiappetto's yellow wig in his
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  hands, and Geppetto found the carpenter's curly wig in his mouth. Give me
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  back my wig, shouted Mastro Antonio in a surly voice, you return mine,
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  and we'll be friends. The two little old men, each with his
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  own wig back on his own head, shook hands and swore to be friends
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  for the rest of their lives. Well, then, Mastro Geppetto, said
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  the carpenter to show he bore him. No ill will what is it you
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  want? I want a piece of wood to make a marionette? Will you
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  give it to me? Mastro Antonio, very glad indeed went immediately to his
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  bench to get the piece of wood which had frightened him so much. But
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  as he was about to give it to his friend, with a violent jerk,
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  it slipped out of his hands and hit against poor Geppetto's thin legs.
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  Ah, is this the gentleway, Mastro Antonio, in which you make your
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  gifts? You have made me almost lame. I swear to you I did
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  not do it. It was I. Of course, it is the fault
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  of this piece of wood. You're right, but remember you were the one
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  to throw it at my legs. I did not throw it. Liar Geppetto,
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  do not insult me, or I shall call you Polandina idiot, Polandina
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  donkey, Polandina ugly monkey. Polandina. On hearing himself called Polandina for the
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  third time, Geppetto lost his head with rage and threw himself upon the carpenter.
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  Then and there they gave each other a sound thrashing. After this fight,
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  Mastro Antonio had two more scratches on his nose, and Geppetto had two
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  buttons missing from his coat. Thus, having settled their accounts, they shook
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  hands and swore to be good friends for the rest of their lives. Then
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  Geppetto took the fine piece of wood, thanked Mastro Antonio, and limped away
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  towards home. End of chapter two.