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Chapter 36

           "Tunny,youarrivedattherightmoment!Iimploreyou,fortheloveyoubearyourchildren,thelittleTunnies,tohelpus,orwearelost!" 

           "Withgreatpleasureindeed.Hangontomytail,bothofyou,andletmeleadyou.Inatwinklingyouwillbesafeonland." 

           GeppettoandPinocchio,asyoucaneasilyimagine,didnotrefusetheinvitation;indeed,insteadofhangingontothetail,theythoughtitbettertoclimbontheTunny’sback. 

           "Arewetooheavy?"askedPinocchio. 

           "Heavy?Notintheleast.Youareaslightassea-shells,"answeredtheTunny,whowasaslargeasatwo-year-oldhorse. 

           Assoonastheyreachedtheshore,Pinocchiowasthefirsttojumptothegroundtohelphisoldfather.Thenheturnedtothefishandsaidtohim: 

           "Dearfriend,youhavesavedmyfather,andIhavenotenoughwordswithwhichtothankyou!Allowmetoembraceyouasasignofmyeternalgratitude." 

           TheTunnystuckhisnoseoutofthewaterandPinocchiokneltonthesandandkissedhimmostaffectionatelyonhischeek.Atthiswarmgreeting,thepoorTunny,whowasnotusedtosuchtenderness,weptlikeachild.Hefeltsoembarrassedandashamedthatheturnedquickly,plungedintothesea,anddisappeared. 

           Inthemeantimedayhaddawned. 

           PinocchioofferedhisarmtoGeppetto,whowassoweakhecouldhardlystand,andsaidtohim: 

           "Leanonmyarm,dearFather,andletusgo.Wewillwalkvery,veryslowly,andifwefeeltiredwecanrestbythewayside." 

           "Andwherearewegoing?"askedGeppetto. 

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