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PINOCCHIO IS GIVEN A PROMISE

At first the good little woman pretended that she was not the Fairy with the Blue Hair, but afterward, seeing that she was found out, and not wishing to prolong the comedy, she admitted that he was right and said to Pinocchio:

"You little rascal! How did you ever discover that it was I?"

"Because I love you so much. That is what told me."

"You remember me? I have grown much older since you left me. I am old enough now to be your mother."

"And I should like to call you that. I should like to have a mother like the other boys. But how did you grow up so quickly?"