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Chapter 27

           "Hey,Pinocchio,"criedthetallestofthemall,"thatwilldo.Wearetiredofhearingyoubraggingaboutyourself,youlittleturkeycock!Youmaynotbeafraidofus,butrememberwearenotafraidofyou,either!Youarealone,youknow,andweareseven." 

           "Likethesevensins,"saidPinocchio,stilllaughing. 

           "Didyouhearthat?Hehasinsultedusall.Hehascalledussins." 

           "Pinocchio,apologizeforthat,orlookout!" 

           "Cuck--oo!"saidtheMarionette,mockingthemwithhisthumbtohisnose. 

           "You’llbesorry!" 

           "Cuck--oo!" 

           "We’llwhipyousoundly!" 

           "Cuck--oo!" 

           "You’llgohomewithabrokennose!" 

           "Cuck--oo!" 

           "Verywell,then!Takethat,andkeepitforyoursupper,"calledouttheboldestofhistormentors. 

           Andwiththewords,hegavePinocchioaterribleblowonthehead. 

           Pinocchioansweredwithanotherblow,andthatwasthesignalforthebeginningofthefray.Inafewmoments,thefightragedhotandheavyonbothsides. 

           Pinocchio,althoughalone,defendedhimselfbravely.Withthosetwowoodenfeetofhis,heworkedsofastthathisopponentskeptatarespectfuldistance.Wherevertheylanded,theylefttheirpainfulmarkandtheboyscouldonlyrunawayandhowl. 

           EnragedatnotbeingabletofighttheMarionetteatclosequarters,theystartedtothrowallkindsofbooksathim.Readers,geographies,histories,grammarsflewinalldirections. ButPinocchiowaskeenofeyeandswiftofmovement,andthebooksonlypassedoverhishead,landedinthesea,anddisappeared. 

           Thefish,thinkingtheymightbegoodtoeat,cametothetopofthewateringreatnumbers. 

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