Chapter 282Word文档格式.docx

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seyeswerebulgingandhebarkedoutwildly,"

Idrown!

Idrown!

"

Drown!

answeredPinocchiofromafar,happyathisescape.

"

Help,Pinocchio,dearlittlePinocchio!

Savemefromdeath!

Atthosecriesofsuffering,theMarionette,whoafterallhadaverykindheart,wasmovedtocompassion.

Heturnedtowardthepooranimalandsaidtohim:

ButifIhelpyou,willyoupromisenottobothermeagainbyrunningafterme?

Ipromise!

Ipromise!

Onlyhurry,forifyouwaitanothersecond,I'

llbedeadandgone!

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.

WhentheFishermanpulledthenetoutofthesea,hecriedoutjoyfully:

BlessedProvidence!

OncemoreI'

llhaveafinemealoffish!

ThankHeaven,I'

mnotafish!

saidPinocchiotohimself,tryingwiththesewordstofindalittlecourage.

TheFishermantookthenetandthefishtothecave,adark,gloomy,smokyplace.Inthemiddleofit,apanfullofoilsizzledoverasmokyfire,sendingoutarepellingodoroftallowthattookawayone'

sbreath.

Now,let'

sseewhatkindoffishwehavecaughttoday,"

saidtheGreenFisherman.Heputahandasbigasaspadeintothenetandpulledoutahandfulofmullets.

Finemullets,these!

hesaid,afterlookingatthemandsmellingthemwithpleasure.Afterthat,hethrewthemintoalarge,emptytub.

Manytimesherepeatedthisperformance.Ashepulledeachfishoutofthenet,hismouthwateredwiththethoughtofthegooddinnercoming,andhesaid:

Finefish,thesebass!

Verytasty,thesewhitefish!

Deliciousflounders,these!

Whatsplendidcrabs!

Andthesedearlittleanchovies,withtheirheadsstillon!

Asyoucanwellimagine,thebass,theflounders,thewhitefish,andeventhelittleanchoviesallwenttogetherintothetubtokeepthemulletscompany.ThelasttocomeoutofthenetwasPinocchio.

AssoonastheFishermanpulledhimout,hisgreeneyesopenedwidewithsurprise,andhecriedoutinfear:

Whatkindoffishisthis?

Idon'

trememberevereatinganythinglikeit."

Helookedathimcloselyandafterturninghimoverandover,hesaidatlast:

Iunderstand.Hemustbeacrab!

Pinocchio,mortifiedatbeingtakenforacrab,saidresentfully:

Whatnonsense!

Acrabindeed!

Iamnosuchthing.

Bewarehowyoudealwithme!

IamaMarionette,Iwantyoutoknow."

AMarionette?

askedtheFisherman."

ImustadmitthataMarionettefishis,forme,anentirelynewkindoffish.

lleatyouwithgreaterrelish."

Eatme?

Butcan'

tyouunderstandthatI'

mnotafish?

Can'

tyouhearthatIspeakandthinkasyoudo?

It'

strue,"

answeredtheFisherman;

butsinceIseethatyouareafish,wellabletotalkandthinkasIdo,I'

lltreatyouwithallduerespect."

Andthatis--"

That,asasignofmyparticularesteem,I'

llleavetoyouthechoiceofthemannerinwhichyouaretobecooked.Doyouwishtobefriedinapan,ordoyouprefertobecookedwithtomatosauce?

Totellyouthetruth,"

answeredPinocchio,"

ifImustchoose,IshouldmuchrathergofreesoImayreturnhome!

Areyoufooling?

DoyouthinkthatIwanttolosetheopportunitytotastesuchararefish?

AMarionettefishdoesnotcomeveryoftentotheseseas.Leaveittome.

I'

llfryyouinthepanwiththeothers.Iknowyou'

lllikeit.

It'

salwaysacomforttofindoneselfingoodcompany."

TheunluckyMarionette,hearingthis,begantocryandwailandbeg.Withtearsstreamingdownhischeeks,hesaid:

Howmuchbetteritwouldhavebeenformetogotoschool!

IdidlistentomyplaymatesandnowIampayingforit!

Oh!

Andashestruggledandsquirmedlikeaneeltoescapefromhim,theGreenFishermantookastoutcordandtiedhimhandandfoot,andthrewhimintothebottomofthetubwiththeothers.

Thenhepulledawoodenbowlfullofflouroutofacupboardandstartedtorollthefishintoit,onebyone.

Whentheywerewhitewithit,hethrewthemintothepan.

Thefirsttodanceinthehotoilwerethemullets,thebassfollowed,thenthewhitefish,theflounders,andtheanchovies.Pinocchio'

sturncamelast.Seeinghimselfsoneartodeath（andsuchahorribledeath!

）hebegantotremblesowithfrightthathehadnovoiceleftwithwhichtobegforhislife.

Thepoorboybeseechedonlywithhiseyes.ButtheGreenFisherman,notevennoticingthatitwashe,turnedhimoverandoverintheflouruntilhelookedlikeaMarionettemadeofchalk.

Thenhetookhimbytheheadand--