Chapter 9

           SeePinocchiohurryingofftoschoolwithhisnewA-B-Cbookunderhisarm!Ashewalkedalong,hisbrainwasbusyplanninghundredsofwonderfulthings,buildinghundredsofcastlesintheair.Talkingtohimself,hesaid: 

           "Inschooltoday,I’lllearntoread,tomorrowtowrite,andthedayaftertomorrowI’lldoarithmetic. Then,cleverasIam,Icanearnalotofmoney.WiththeveryfirstpenniesImake,I’llbuyFatheranewclothcoat. Cloth,didIsay?No,itshallbeofgoldandsilverwithdiamondbuttons. Thatpoormancertainlydeservesit;for,afterall,isn’theinhisshirtsleevesbecausehewasgoodenoughtobuyabookforme?Onthiscoldday,too!Fathersareindeedgoodtotheirchildren!" 

           Ashetalkedtohimself,hethoughtheheardsoundsofpipesanddrumscomingfromadistance:pi-pi-pi,pi-pi-pi...zum,zum,zum,zum. 

           Hestoppedtolisten.Thosesoundscamefromalittlestreetthatledtoasmallvillagealongtheshore. 

           "Whatcanthatnoisebe?WhatanuisancethatIhavetogotoschool!Otherwise..." 

           Therehestopped,verymuchpuzzled.Hefelthehadtomakeuphismindforeitheronethingoranother.Shouldhegotoschool,orshouldhefollowthepipes? 

           "TodayI’llfollowthepipes,andtomorrowI’llgotoschool.There’salwaysplentyoftimetogotoschool,"decidedthelittlerascalatlast,shrugginghisshoulders. 

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