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Chapter 28

           AssoonastheFishermanpulledhimout,hisgreeneyesopenedwidewithsurprise,andhecriedoutinfear: 

           "Whatkindoffishisthis?Idon’trememberevereatinganythinglikeit." 

           Helookedathimcloselyandafterturninghimoverandover,hesaidatlast: 

           "Iunderstand.Hemustbeacrab!" 

           Pinocchio,mortifiedatbeingtakenforacrab,saidresentfully: 

           "Whatnonsense!Acrabindeed!Iamnosuchthing.Bewarehowyoudealwithme!IamaMarionette,Iwantyoutoknow." 

           "AMarionette?"askedtheFisherman."ImustadmitthataMarionettefishis,forme,anentirelynewkindoffish.Somuchthebetter.I’lleatyouwithgreaterrelish." 

           "Eatme?Butcan’tyouunderstandthatI’mnotafish?Can’tyouhearthatIspeakandthinkasyoudo?" 

           "It’strue,"answeredtheFisherman;"butsinceIseethatyouareafish,wellabletotalkandthinkasIdo,I’lltreatyouwithallduerespect." 

           "Andthatis--" 

           "That,asasignofmyparticularesteem,I’llleavetoyouthechoiceofthemannerinwhichyouaretobecooked.Doyouwishtobefriedinapan,ordoyouprefertobecookedwithtomatosauce?" 

           "Totellyouthetruth,"answeredPinocchio,"ifImustchoose,IshouldmuchrathergofreesoImayreturnhome!" 

           "Areyoufooling?DoyouthinkthatIwanttolosetheopportunitytotastesuchararefish? AMarionettefishdoesnotcomeveryoftentotheseseas.Leaveittome.I’llfryyouinthepanwiththeothers.Iknowyou’lllikeit.It’salwaysacomforttofindoneselfingoodcompany" 

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