for he was struck in the head with a heavy book."
"And who threw it."
"One of his schoolmates, a certain Pinocchio."
"Who is this Pinocchio?"
"They say that he is a bad boy, a vagabond, and a regular good-for-nothing."
"That is not true."
"Do you know him then?"
"By sight,” replied the puppet.
"What do you think of him?"
"He appears to me to be a good boy, anxious to go to school and study, and obedient and affectionate to his parents."
When the marionette told this story he touched his nose and found that it had grown much larger. Frightened by this he cried, "Good man, do not believe all that I have said. I know this Pinocchio very well, and I assure you that he is really a very bad boy, a vagabond and a scoundrel, and instead of going to school he runs off with bad companions." Hardly had he finished speaking when his nose returned to its natural size.
