and drying his eyes with the sleeve of his jacket.
"Tell me," the Dove went on, “do you know among your companions a marionette who is called Pinocchio?"
“Pinocchio? Did you say Pinocchio?” cried the puppet, jumping to his feet, "I am Pinocchio."
When the Dove heard this he flew down to the ground, and at close range Pinocchio saw that he was as large as a turkey cock.
"Do you know Geppetto too?" asked the Dove.
"Do I know him? He is my poor father. Has he asked you about me? Can you take me to him? Is he alive? Tell me, is he alive?"
"I left him three days ago on the seashore."
"What was he doing?"
"He was making a little boat for himself in order to cross the ocean. For four months the poor man has been searching everywhere for you, and not succeeding, he has decided to build a boat and search in far distant lands."
