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Pinocchio Was Always First in a Race

"All right. I will go. Come on! The first one there is the best!" he cried. At that they all began to run. Pinocchio was always first in a race. He ran as if he had wings on his feet. From time to time he turned to peer at his companions who were some distance behind, and seeing them puffing and blowing and covered with dust, he laughed out loud. Poor boy. He did not know the disaster that was in store for him.