battle Pinocchio managed to liberate himself from their hands, and after jumping a hedge that bordered the road be began to run across the fields with the robbers after him, like two dogs after a rabbit. _(page_90_crop).jpg)
Pinocchio at the Top of a Tree After a run of fifteen miles Pinocchio felt that he could go no farther. Giving himself up for lost he climbed to the top of a large pine tree and perched himself on one of the highest branches. The robbers tried to climb up after him, but when they were halfway up the tree trunk they slipped down to the ground, rubbing the skin off their legs and arms as they fell.
But they were not so easily beaten. They collected a quantity of dry sticks, piled them around the foot of the tree, and set fire to them. In less time than it takes to tell it, the
