The Adventures of Pinocchio 9: Working Like a Dog
Pinocchio was quite worried about his nose. He looked so silly that the Blue Fairy began to laugh.
"Why are you laughing?" cried Pinocchio.
"I am laughing at your lies," said the fairy. "It's easy to tell when you are lying. Your nose grows with every lie you tell."
Ashamed, Pinocchio turned bright red.
"I'm sorry," said Pinocchio. "I took the money from the marionette master. My father didn't know I went to the theater."
"Do you promise to be a good boy and obey your father?" she asked before waving her wand.
"Yes, I promise!" Pinocchio said.
The Blue Fairy waved her wand, and a woodpecker appeared. It pecked his nose down to size. Then, the jail bars disappeared and Pinocchio climbed free.
"This is the road that leads home," said the Blue Fairy, pointing. "If you stay on this road, you will reach Geppetto’s home by nightfall. Remember your promise to be a good boy, Pinocchio!" she called, and she flew away.
"Oh, what an awful thing it is to disobey our parents! From now on I will do whatever Geppetto asks," Pinocchio said as he walked down the road.
A few hours later, Pinocchio began to get hungry. He saw a nearby grapevine and decided to ask the owner for some grapes. As he crossed the field, he fell into a trap. "Oh no! Someone, help me!" Pinocchio cried.
"Aha, I have caught you," said the farmer, who was hiding. "So, you are the one who has been stealing my chickens."
"No, sir. I have not stolen any chickens. Please, I was going to ask for some grapes because I am very hungry."
"Aha! You were going to steal my grapes! I’ll show you what we do with thieves!" he said.
He pulled Pinocchio from the trap and took him home.
When the farmer got home, he locked a chain around Pinocchio’s neck.
"My guard dog died this morning," said the farmer. "So tonight you will be a dog and guard my chicken coop. Tomorrow, I will decide how to punish you."
Poor Pinocchio. He had tried to be a good boy, but the farmer didn’t believe him. He was so hungry that he became tired. So, he crawled into the doghouse and fell asleep.
Many hours passed, and Pinocchio heard voices nearby. He looked outside the doghouse. It was already night! He saw four weasels next to the chicken coop.
"Who are you?" Pinocchio asked. They stopped.
"Well, who are you?" one of the weasels asked. "And, where is our friend Oscar?"
Pinocchio guessed that Oscar was the dog who had died, so he said, "Oscar died this morning. I am the new guard dog. Who are you?" Pinocchio asked again.
"We are the weasels, and we are here to get dinner," said one of the weasels. "Oscar was our friend. I will make the same promise to you that I did to him. Every week, we would visit this coop. Oscar promised not to bark. So we would give one chicken to Oscar and take seven home for dinner. If you pretend to sleep, we will leave one chicken for you too."
Before Pinocchio answered, the weasels snuck into the chicken coop.
BAM!
Pinocchio locked the door behind them and began to bark.
"Woof, woof, woof!" he cried.
The farmer ran down and found the weasels in the chicken coop.
"Well done!" he said to Pinocchio. "You have caught the chicken thieves! Oscar must have been too old to hear them."
Pinocchio didn’t say anything about Oscar’s promise to the weasels. He only nodded.
"You have saved my chickens, so I will set you free," said the farmer. "But first, let me make you breakfast."
Pinocchio nodded again, this time, with a big smile.
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