Chapter 29

           MindfulofwhattheFishermanhadsaid,Pinocchioknewthatallhopeofbeingsavedhadgone.Heclosedhiseyesandwaitedforthefinalmoment. 

           Suddenly,alargeDog,attractedbytheodoroftheboilingoil,camerunningintothecave. 

           "Getout!"criedtheFishermanthreateninglyandstillholdingontotheMarionette,whowasallcoveredwithflour. 

           ButthepoorDogwasveryhungry,andwhiningandwagginghistail,hetriedtosay: 

           "GivemeabiteofthefishandI’llgoinpeace." 

           "Getout,Isay!"repeatedtheFisherman. 

           AndhedrewbackhisfoottogivetheDogakick. 

           ThentheDog,who,beingreallyhungry,wouldtakenorefusal,turnedinaragetowardtheFishermanandbaredhisterriblefangs. Andatthatmoment,apitifullittlevoicewasheardsaying: "Saveme,Alidoro;ifyoudon’t,Ifry!" 

           TheDogimmediatelyrecognizedPinocchio’svoice.Greatwashissurprisetofindthatthevoicecamefromthelittleflour-coveredbundlethattheFishermanheldinhishand. 

           Thenwhatdidhedo?Withonegreatleap,hegraspedthatbundleinhismouthand,holdingitlightlybetweenhisteeth,ranthroughthedooranddisappearedlikeaflash! 

           TheFisherman,angryatseeinghismealsnatchedfromunderhisnose,ranaftertheDog,butabadfitofcoughingmadehimstopandturnback. 

           Meanwhile,Alidoro,assoonashehadfoundtheroadwhichledtothevillage,stoppedanddroppedPinocchiosoftlytotheground. 

           "HowmuchIdothankyou!"saidtheMarionette. 

           "Itisnotnecessary,"answeredtheDog."Yousavedmeonce,andwhatisgivenisalwaysreturned.Weareinthisworldtohelponeanother." 

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