"That may be" said Pinocchio, "But I never eat fruit unless it is peeled. I simply cannot eat the skins."
And would you believe it, that good man Geppetto took from his pocket a small knife, and patiently peeled the three pears, putting all the skins on the corner of the table. After Pinocchio had gobbled down the first pear in two bites, he was about to throw away the core, when Geppetto caught his arm, and said, "Do not throw the core away. Everything in this world has its use."
"But I never eat the core," cried the marionette, turning on him fiercely. "All right, all right," said Geppetto, without losing his temper. And so the three cores, instead of being thrown away were placed on the corner of the table with the skins. Having eaten, or rather, having devoured the three pears, Pinocchio gave a great yawn and said "I am still hungry."
"But my boy, I have nothing more to give you."
"Not another thing?"
"Absolutely nothing, except those skins and cores."
