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Chapter 28

           Pinocchiohesitatedstillanotherminute.Then,rememberinghowhisfatherhadoftentoldhimthatakinddeedisneverlost,heswamtoAlidoroand,catchingholdofhistail,draggedhimtotheshore. 

           ThepoorDogwassoweakhecouldnotstand.Hehadswallowedsomuchsaltwaterthathewasswollenlikeaballoon.However,Pinocchio,notwishingtotrusthimtoomuch,threwhimselfonceagainintothesea.Asheswamaway,hecalledout: 

           "Good-by,Alidoro,goodluckandremembermetothefamily!" 

           "Good-by,littlePinocchio,"answeredtheDog."Athousandthanksforhavingsavedmefromdeath.Youdidmeagoodturn,and,inthisworld,whatisgivenisalwaysreturned.Ifthechancecomes,Ishallbethere." 

           Pinocchiowentonswimmingclosetoshore.Atlasthethoughthehadreachedasafeplace.Glancingupanddownthebeach,hesawtheopeningofacaveoutofwhichroseaspiralofsmoke. 

           "Inthatcave,"hesaidtohimself,"theremustbeafire.Somuchthebetter.I’lldrymyclothesandwarmmyself,andthen--well--" 

           Hismindmadeup,Pinocchioswamtotherocks,butashestartedtoclimb,hefeltsomethingunderhimliftinghimuphigherandhigher. Hetriedtoescape,buthewastoolate.Tohisgreatsurprise,hefoundhimselfinahugenet,amidacrowdoffishofallkindsandsizes,whowerefightingandstrugglingdesperatelytofreethemselves. 

           Atthesametime,hesawaFishermancomeoutofthecave,aFishermansouglythatPinocchiothoughthewasaseamonster. Inplaceofhair,hisheadwascoveredbyathickbushofgreengrass.Greenwastheskinofhisbody,greenwerehiseyes,greenwasthelong,longbeardthatreacheddowntohisfeet. Helookedlikeagiantlizardwithlegsandarms. 

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