Chapter 1

           Centuriesagotherelived 

           "Aking!"mylittlereaderswillsayimmediately. 

           No,children,youaremistaken.Onceuponatimetherewasapieceofwood. Itwasnotanexpensivepieceofwood.Farfromit.Justacommonblockoffirewood,oneofthosethick,solidlogsthatareputonthefireinwintertomakecoldroomscozyandwarm. 

           Idonotknowhowthisreallyhappened,yetthefactremainsthatonefinedaythispieceofwoodfounditselfintheshopofanoldcarpenter.HisrealnamewasMastroAntonio,buteveryonecalledhimMastroCherry,forthetipofhisnosewassoroundandredandshinythatitlookedlikearipecherry. 

           Assoonashesawthatpieceofwood,MastroCherrywasfilledwithjoy.Rubbinghishandstogetherhappily,hemumbledhalftohimself: 

           "Thishascomeinthenickoftime.Ishalluseittomakethelegofatable." 

           Hegraspedthehatchetquicklytopeeloffthebarkandshapethewood.Butashewasabouttogiveitthefirstblow,hestoodstillwitharmuplifted,forhehadheardawee,littlevoicesayinabeseechingtone: "Pleasebecareful!Donothitmesohard!" 

           WhatalookofsurpriseshoneonMastroCherry’sface!Hisfunnyfacebecamestillfunnier. 

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