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25 - The Adventures of Pinocchio - Carlo Collodi · Classic Adventure Books Library

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  Chapter twenty five, Pinocchio promises the fairy to be good and to study,
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  as he is growing tired of being a marionette and wishes to become a real
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  boy. If Pinocchio cried much longer, the little woman thought he would melt
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  away, so she finally admitted that she was the little fairy with azure hair.
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  You are a rascal of a marionette. How did you know it was
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  I? She asked, laughing my love, for you told me who you
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  were. Do you remember you left me when I was a little girl,
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  and now you find me a grown woman. I am so old I could
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  almost be your mother. I am very glad of that, for then I
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  can call you mother instead of sister. For a long time I have wanted
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  a mother, just like other boys. But how did you grow so quickly?
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  That is a secret. Tell it to me. I want to grow
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  a little. Look at me. I have never grown higher than a penny's
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  worth of cheese. But you cannot grow, answered the fairy. Why not,
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  cause marionettes never grow. They are born marionettes, they live marionettes,
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  and they die marionettes. Oh, I am tired of always being a marionette,
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  cried Pinocchio disgustedly. It's about time for me to grow into a man
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  as everyone else does, and you will if you deserve it. Really,
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  what can I do to deserve it? It's a very simple matter. Try
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  to act like a well behaved child. Don't you think I do? Far
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  from it. Good boys are obedient, and you on the contrary, and
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  I never obey. Good boys love study and work, but you, I,
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  on the contrary, am a lazy fellow and tramp all year round.
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  Good boys always tell the truth, and I always tell lies. Good boys
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  go gladly to school, and I get sick. If I go to school
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  from now on, I will be different. Do you promise? I promise.
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  I want to become a good boy and be a comfort to my father.
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  Where is my poor father? Now? I do not know. Will
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  I ever be lucky enough to find him and embrace him once more? I
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  think so? Indeed, I am sure of it. At this answer,
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  Pinocchio's happiness was very great. He grasped the fairy's hands and kissed them so
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  hard that it looked as if he had lost his head. Then, lifting
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  his face, he looked at her lovingly and asked, tell me, little
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  mother, It isn't true that you are dead, is it. It doesn't
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  seem so, answered the fairy, smiling. If you only knew how I
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  suffered, and how I wept when I read here lies I know, and
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  for that I have forgiven you. The depth of your sorrow made me see
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  that you have a kind heart. There is always hope for boys with hearts
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  such as yours, though they may often be very mischievous. This is the
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  reason why I have come so far to look for you. From now on,
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  I'll be your own little mother. Oh how lovely, cried Pinocchio,
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  jumping with joy. You will obey me always and do as I wish,
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  gladly, very gladly, more than gladly, beginning tomorrow, said the fairy.
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  You'll go to school every day. Pinocchio's face fell a little. Then
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  you will choose the trade you like best. Pinocchio became more serious. What
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  are you mumbling to yourself, asked the fairy. I was just saying,
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  whined the marionette in a whisper, that it seems too late for me to
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  go to school now. No, indeed, remember it is never too late
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  to learn. But I don't want either trade or profession. Why because work
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  wearies me, my dear boy, said the fairy. People who speak as
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  you do usually in their days, either in a prison or in a hospital.
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  A man remember, whether rich or poor, should do something. In
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  this world, no one can find happiness without work. Woe betide the lazy
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  fellow. Laziness is a serious illness, and one must cure it immediately,
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  yes, even from early childhood. If not, it will kill you in
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  the end. These words touched Pinocchio's heart. He lifted his eyes to his
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  fairy and said, seriously, I'll work, I'll study, I'll do all
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  you tell me. After all, the life of a marionette has grown very
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  tiresome to me, and I want to become a boy, no matter how
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  hard it is. You promise that, do you not, Yes, I
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  promise, and now it is up to you. End of Chapter twenty five.