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PINOCCHIO

"And your money, where is that?"

"I have it all in my pocket, all but the piece I spent at the Red Lobster Inn."

"And to think that instead of four pieces they might become two thousand by tomorrow! Why didn't you follow my advice? Why don't you go and sow them in the Field of Wonders?"

"I cannot go today. Perhaps I will go some other time."

"Another time will be too late," said the fox.

"Why?"

"Because the field has been bought by a rich man and after tomorrow no one will be permitted to sow any more there."

"How far is it to the Field of Wonders from here?"

"Hardly two miles. Will you come with us? In half an hour we shall be there. You can sow the money at once, and after a few moments you can return home with your pockets full. Will you come with us?"

Pinocchio hesitated a little, because he thought of the good little Fairy, of old Geppetto, and of the warnings of the Talking