2023.7.6목
Already, he had forgotten Geppetto's coat./ "Excuse me," Pinocchio said to one of the villagers./ "What does that sign say?"
"Why? Can't you read?" the villager asked laughing./ "No," said Pinocchio embarrassed.
"It says 'Fettuccini's Marionette Theater, four lire.' The show starts in five minutes. But you can't read. You should be in school."
"I don't want to go to school!" Pinocchio cried./ "Do you have four lire I can borrow?"/ Pinocchio was embarrassed to beg.
But he really wanted to see the show./ "I have four lire," the villager said.
"But it's not for borrowing. You have to sell me something."/"But, I have nothing except my clothes and this book! " Pinocchio cried./ "Then I'll take your book," the villager said./ He knew the book cost more then four lire./ Pinocchio took the money.
Pinocchio ran inside the tent./ The flute and drums played a new song. A few marionettes were brought out to dance.
"Hey, they are wooden boys just like me!" Pinocchio said excitedly./ He ran to the stage to look closer.
"But wait. They aren't real! They are dancing with strings! I can dance better than that, and I don't need strings or hiding man to pull them!"/ Pinocchio jumped on stage with the marionettes and shouted,/ "I am the amazing Pinocchio."
He danced and twirled and jumped and flipped./ The crowd laughed and cheered "Yeah, Pinocchio! You're the best puppet ever!"
Suddenly, the music stooped./ A man came from behind the stage and grabbed Pinocchio./ "The show's over, folks!" he said.
"If you want to see the amazing Pinocchio, you have to pay for anotger show!"/ He pulled Pinocchio behind the stage.
"Help, Help!" Pinocchio cried. "Please! Help me!"/ Pinocchio was scared of this big man wirh the angry voice.
"You are mine now, little puppet. You will make me a lot of money. A puppet with no strings! Ha!"
The man began to imagine the piles of money./ "Please, sir. I'm Geppetto's son. I need to go to school. Please let me go," Pinocchio begged./ "You, someone's son? And a school boy? Ha! That's a good joke. We will leave town so Geppetto can't find you." The big man locked Pinocchio in a cage./ He hid the cage under some blankers in his wagon.
"Now, no one can find you," the man said, laughing./ He packed up his tent./ "Oh, Father, I'm so sorry," cried Pinocchio.
"Please, save me! I want my father. Whaaaa."