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SCHOOL AT LAST
The very next day Pinocchio went to the public school. Just imagine how the little scholars behaved when they saw a puppet walk into the room. They set up a roar of laughter. They played jokes on him. One took his cap, another pulled his coat, another tried to paint an inky mustach on his face, and another tied strings to his arms and legs and tried to make him dance. For a little while Pinocchio pretended not to notice them, but finally, losing all patience, he said, "Take care! I have not come here to be your clown! I respect the rights of others and I want mine to be respected."
"Hurrah for the clown! He talks like a book," shouted the little scamps bursting into laughter, and one of them, more im-
