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Chapter 36

           "Tolookforahouseorahut,wheretheywillbekindenoughtogiveusabiteofbreadandabitofstrawtosleepon." 

           Theyhadnottakenahundredstepswhentheysawtworough-lookingindividualssittingonastonebeggingforalms. 

           ItwastheFoxandtheCat,butonecouldhardlyrecognizethem,theylookedsomiserable.TheCat,afterpretendingtobeblindforsomanyyearshadreallylostthesightofbotheyes. AndtheFox,old,thin,andalmosthairless,hadevenlosthistail. Thatslythiefhadfallenintodeepestpoverty,andonedayhehadbeenforcedtosellhisbeautifultailforabitetoeat. 

           "Oh,Pinocchio,"hecriedinatearfulvoice."Giveussomealms,webegofyou!Weareold,tired,andsick." 

           "Sick!"repeatedtheCat. 

           "Addio,falsefriends!"answeredtheMarionette."Youcheatedmeonce,butyouwillnevercatchmeagain." 

           "Believeus!Todaywearetrulypoorandstarving." 

           "Starving!"repeatedtheCat. 

           "Ifyouarepoor;youdeserveit!Remembertheoldproverbwhichsays:`Stolenmoneyneverbearsfruit.’Addio,falsefriends." 

           "Havemercyonus!" 

           "Onus." 

           "Addio,falsefriends.Remembertheoldproverbwhichsays:`Badwheatalwaysmakespoorbread!’" 

           "Donotabandonus." 

           "Abandonus,"repeatedtheCat. 

           "Addio,falsefriends.Remembertheoldproverb:`Whoeverstealshisneighbor’sshirt,usuallydieswithouthisown.’" 

           Wavinggood-bytothem,PinocchioandGeppettocalmlywentontheirway.Afterafewmoresteps,theysaw,attheendofalongroadnearaclumpoftrees,atinycottagebuiltofstraw. 

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