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Pinocchio, the Cat and the Fox

"That's easy to count," replied the fox. "You can do it on your fingers. Every gold piece will make five hundred, and therefore multiplying each by five, you will have two thousand five hundred pieces of pure gold."

"Oh, how wonderful!” cried Pinocchio dancing with joy, "When I have all those gold pieces I will give you five hundred of them, and I will take the other two thousand to my father."

"A present to us!” cried the fox scornfully as if he were offended, "No indeed!"

"No indeed!" said the cat.

"We work only to enrich others," said the fox.