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roasting it, he called Harlequin and Punchinello and said, "Bring me that marionette you will find hanging on a nail out there. He seems to be made of good dry wood, and I am sure he will make a beautiful fire for the roast."

They Returned to the Kitchen Dragging Pinocchio

Harlequin and Punchinello hesitated for an instant, but appalled by a glance from their master's eye they obeyed. Shortly they returned to the kitchen, dragging Pinocchio, who was wriggling like an eel out of water, and who was crying despairingly, "Oh Father, dear Father, save me! I do not want to die! I do not want to die!"