The fox would willingly have ordered something, but as the doctor had told him to diet, he had to be contented with a nice fresh rabbit dressed with the giblets of chicken. After the rabbit, he ordered as a finish to his meal some partridges, pheasants, frogs, lizards, and some bird of paradise eggs, and then he did not want any more. He felt such a dislike for food that he said he could not eat another mouthful.
Pinocchio ate the least of all. He asked for some walnuts and a chunk of dry bread, but he left it all on his plate. He could think of nothing but the Field of Wonders. When they had finished the fox said to the innkeeper, "Give us two good rooms, one for Mr. Pinocchio, and another for me and my companion. .We will have a little sleep before we go. Remember, though, to wake us at midnight so we can go on with our journey."
"All right, sir,” replied the man, and he winked at the fox and the cat, as much as to say, "I know what you are up to. We understand each other."
Pinocchio had scarcely jumped into bed when he fell asleep and began to dream. He
