"Oh dear!" he mused as he chewed it, "oh dear, if only I could warn other boys of my experience, how happy I would be. Oh dear! Oh dear!"
"Oh dear!” repeated his master, entering the stable at that moment. "Do you think, donkey, that I have bought you just to watch you eat and drink? Oh no! I bought you to earn money for me. Come on, and I will teach you how to jump through hoops, and bow to the people, to dance the waltz and the polka and to stand on your hind legs."
Poor Pinocchio! He had a hard struggle. It took him three months to learn these things and he received many a blow from his teacher during the lessons. But the day finally came when the master could announce to the public a most extraordinary spectacle. Posters of all colors were pasted up on street corners everywhere, bearing the following interesting announcement:
GRAND ENTERTAINMENT
WILL TAKE PLACE TONIGHT
There will be the usual wonderful feats of jumping and most surprising performances
