Chapter 11

           Inthetheater,greatexcitementreigned. 

           FireEater(thiswasreallyhisname)wasveryugly,buthewasfarfrombeingasbadashelooked. Proofofthisisthat,whenhesawthepoorMarionettebeingbroughtintohim,strugglingwithfearandcrying,"Idon’twanttodie!Idon’twanttodie!"hefeltsorryforhimandbeganfirsttowaverandthentoweaken. Finally,hecouldcontrolhimselfnolongerandgavealoudsneeze. 

           Atthatsneeze,Harlequin,whountilthenhadbeenassadasaweepingwillow,smiledhappilyandleaningtowardtheMarionette,whisperedtohim: 

           "Goodnews,brothermine! FireEaterhassneezedandthisisasignthathefeelssorryforyou.Youaresaved!" 

           Forbeitknown,that,whileotherpeople,whensadandsorrowful,weepandwipetheireyes,FireEater,ontheotherhand,hadthestrangehabitofsneezingeachtimehefeltunhappy. Thewaywasjustasgoodasanyothertoshowthekindnessofhisheart. 

           Aftersneezing,FireEater,uglyasever,criedtoPinocchio: 

           "Stopcrying!YourwailsgivemeafunnyfeelingdownhereinmystomachandEtchee!Etchee!"Twoloudsneezesfinishedhisspeech. 

           "Godblessyou!"saidPinocchio. 

           "Thanks!Areyourfatherandmotherstillliving?"demandedFireEater. 

           "Myfather,yes.MymotherIhaveneverknown." 

           "YourpoorfatherwouldsufferterriblyifIweretouseyouasfirewood. 

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