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第33章

Pinocchio runs the danger of being fried in a pan like a fishDuring that wild chase, Pinocchio lived through a terrible moment when he almost gave himself up as lost.

This was when Alidoro (that was the Mastiff's name), in a frenzy of running, came so near that he was on the very point of reaching him.

The Marionette heard, close behind him, the labored breathing of the beast who was fast on his trail, and now and again even felt his hot breath blow over him.

Luckily, by this time, he was very near the shore, and the sea was in sight; in fact, only a few short steps away.

As soon as he set foot on the beach, Pinocchio gave a leap and fell into the water.Alidoro tried to stop, but as he was running very fast, he couldn't, and he, too, landed far out in the sea.Strange though it may seem, the Dog could not swim.He beat the water with his paws to hold himself up, but the harder he tried, the deeper he sank.

As he stuck his head out once more, the poor fellow's eyes were bulging and he barked out wildly, "I drown! I drown!""Drown!" answered Pinocchio from afar, happy at his escape.

"Help, Pinocchio, dear little Pinocchio! Save me from death!"At those cries of suffering, the Marionette, who after all had a very kind heart, was moved to compassion.

He turned toward the poor animal and said to him:

"But if I help you, will you promise not to bother me again by running after me?""I promise! I promise! Only hurry, for if you wait another second, I'll be dead and gone!"Pinocchio hesitated still another minute.Then, remembering how his father had often told him that a kind deed is never lost, he swam to Alidoro and, catching hold of his tail, dragged him to the shore.

The poor Dog was so weak he could not stand.He had swallowed so much salt water that he was swollen like a balloon.However, Pinocchio, not wishing to trust him too much, threw himself once again into the sea.As he swam away, he called out:

"Good-by, Alidoro, good luck and remember me to the family!""Good-by, little Pinocchio," answered the Dog.

"A thousand thanks for having saved me from death.

You did me a good turn, and, in this world, what is given is always returned.If the chance comes, I shall be there."Pinocchio went on swimming close to shore.At last he thought he had reached a safe place.Glancing up and down the beach, he saw the opening of a cave out of which rose a spiral of smoke.

"In that cave," he said to himself, "there must be a fire.

So much the better.I'll dry my clothes and warm myself, and then--well--"His mind made up, Pinocchio swam to the rocks, but as he started to climb, he felt something under him lifting him up higher and higher.He tried to escape, but he was too late.To his great surprise, he found himself in a huge net, amid a crowd of fish of all kinds and sizes, who were fighting and struggling desperately to free themselves.

At the same time, he saw a Fisherman come out of the cave, a Fisherman so ugly that Pinocchio thought he was a sea monster.In place of hair, his head was covered by a thick bush of green grass.Green was the skin of his body, green were his eyes, green was the long, long beard that reached down to his feet.He looked like a giant lizard with legs and arms.

When the Fisherman pulled the net out of the sea, he cried out joyfully:

"Blessed Providence! Once more I'll have a fine meal of fish!""Thank Heaven, I'm not a fish!" said Pinocchio to himself, trying with these words to find a little courage.

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