Pinocchio

Chapter 13 Pinocchio Turns into a Donkey
The next morning, they came to the "play country".

As soon as they got out of the car, Pinocchio and the others were immediately attracted.Not a single adult in sight here, all the kids running around in the street.Some of them were there playing Frisbee, hide-and-seek, and fighting wars, and some were doing somersaults, throwing stones, and spitting at each other.No one cares about them, which is great!

"Wow!" Shouted Pinocchio, Little Lampwick and others, they rushed over and joined the playground.Although, three seconds ago, they didn't know each other's children from "Wan'er Country", but after three seconds, they could already call each other's name, just like they had always been good friends before.Now, Pinocchio felt that he was the happiest person in the world. He no longer had to get up early in the morning to go to school, and he no longer had to worry about failing the exam.

Whenever Pinocchio was tired from playing and laying there to rest, he would always think to himself, "This place is really nice. It's a good thing I'm here, otherwise such a good opportunity would have been missed."

Because this is the "playing country", there are many tricks to play, and every child must play at least ten kinds of games every day.Sometimes Pinocchio wants to play on the swing, and Little Wick wants to play with blowing bubbles; when Pinocchio wants to play with blowing bubbles, Little Wick is going to be a "pirate" again, so they are often not together.However, when they meet, they always talk about what they played today.At the end, Pinocchio couldn't help but say:

"What a joy it is to live here!"

"Yes, I didn't lie to you, did I?" Little Lampwick said immediately.

Pinocchio said gratefully: "Little Wick, you have always been my best friend, you will always be my best friend, it is you who made me the happiest child in the world. The teachers used to say Say you're a rogue, but I don't believe what they say."

Little Wick waved his hand nonchalantly and said:

"Oh! Don't mention those teachers, they never know what happiness is. I know, they are jealous that I am so happy, so they always say bad things about me. But I am not angry at all, because I don't want to talk to them .”

"Oh! Little Wick, you are wonderful, I want to learn from you!" Pinocchio held Wick's hand tightly, as if Wick would disappear if he let go.

Happy days always pass quickly, and half a year has passed in a flash.

One morning, when Pinocchio woke up, he found that he was not the same as before.Because when he dazedly scratched his ears, he found that his ears had become very big.He came to his senses at once, and hurried to find a mirror, but there was no mirror in his room.There was no other way, so Pinocchio had to pour water into the basin, and then looked into it.

"Wow——" Pinocchio couldn't help crying. It turned out that he found that his ears had become long and big, exactly like the ears of a donkey. monster.

But the more Pinocchio cried, the faster his ears grew, and even the hair on them grew.Now Pinocchio was even more sad, and his cries became louder and louder.

At this moment, his neighbor, Doctor Groundhog, came and asked Pinocchio, "What's the matter, Pinocchio?"

"I... I'm sick, Dr. Groundhog. Don't you see I've grown two big, long ears? Can you help me find out what's going on?"

"Ok."

The groundhog checked Pinocchio's whole body carefully, and his brows became more and more wrinkled. At last, he sighed softly, and said:

"Ah, poor Pinocchio, I have some sad news for you."

"Speak, doctor." Pinocchio's heart tightened.

"You have a fever, and it's donkey fever." The groundhog said seriously.

"Donkey burn? What is donkey burn?"

"That is to say, after you get donkey fever, you will become a donkey, and you will have to work all day long without rest."

"No, I don't want to become a donkey, I want to become a real person!" Pinocchio burst into tears.

"Don't cry, child. Who told you not to listen to adults? If you study hard, you won't become what you are today. Remember, all children who don't like to study will become donkeys in the end."

"But, Doctor Groundhog, this matter has nothing to do with me. I didn't want to come at all, but Lampwick insisted on bringing me," said Pinocchio.

As soon as the little wick was mentioned, Pinocchio stopped crying.Yes, it was Little Lampwick who asked him to come here, and he is going to settle accounts with Little Lampwick now.However, he now has a pair of donkey ears, how embarrassing for others to see.So Pinocchio took a long piece of gauze and wrapped it tightly around his head, making him look like a wounded soldier who just got off the battlefield.

In this way, Pinocchio came to the busiest street. He looked around in the crowd, but he couldn't find the little wick, and no one knew where the little wick went.

Finally, Pinocchio decides to go and find him where Lampwick lives.When he came to the door of Little Wick, Pinocchio leaned on the window and looked in, and found that Little Wick was really at home!So Pinocchio went up and knocked on the door.

"Who?" asked Little Wick, in a voice that sounded strained.

"It's me, Pinocchio."

"Oh, I'll be right there."

However, Pinocchio waited at the door for several minutes, and the little Lampwick still did not open the door.After a long time, Little Wick finally opened the door.The little wick's head is also covered with white gauze like Pinocchio, and it also looks like a wounded soldier who has just been fired.

Pinocchio understood at once that Little Lamp-wick must have suffered from the ass' fever just like him.However, he pretended that he didn't see it, and said to Little Lampwick with a smile: "Little Lampwick, why don't you go out to play today? Are you feeling unwell?"

"No, I've been fine! It's just that I feel a little hot today, and I want to stay at home to cool off!"

"So that's the case! But, why did you wrap your head up? Isn't it hotter?"

"Oh, I think it's more fashionable to wrap your head like this. Look, am I handsome? However, I also find it very strange. Why do you wrap your head like this?"

"Because I want to make myself more handsome," said Pinocchio.

However, after they said these words, neither of them knew what to say.They just stood there stupidly.Finally, Pinocchio couldn't bear it anymore, and he said, "Little Lampwick, I want to ask you a question. Have you ever had any trouble with your ears?"

"No, never. What about you, Pinocchio?"

"Neither have I. However, my ears felt a little weird this morning."

"I also feel a little uncomfortable in my ears." Little Wick said hastily.

"Little Wick, I am your best friend, and now will you show me your ear?" said Pinocchio.

"Yes, but I want to see your ears first, Pinocchio."

"No, I want to see yours first."

"If you don't show it to me, I won't show it to you!" Little Lampwick didn't budge either.

Pinocchio thought for a while, and then said to little Lampwick: "Well, let's watch at the same time, shall we?"

"it is good!"

one two three!Pinocchio and Lampwick began to unravel the gauze, layer after layer, until all the ears were exposed.They couldn't help laughing when they saw their friend's ears.They laughed and laughed, forgetting that it was a misfortune.

Suddenly, Little Wick stopped smiling, and he was staggering, as if he was about to fall to the ground.

"Pinocchio, help me, I can't stand!"

"Little Lampwick, I, I can't stand anymore!"

When they were still yelling, they had already fallen to the ground, and then their arms slowly turned into two legs, and their faces turned into donkey faces, and a lot of hair grew on their bodies.The most terrible thing is that they have donkey tails growing from the back of their buttocks.They cried loudly, but their voices changed to the babble of donkeys.

At this time, the driver came over, and he said to Little Lampwick and Pinocchio with a smile:
"You really bray like donkeys. Now I'm going to comb your hair and take you to the market to sell."

In this way, Pinocchio and Little Wick were taken to the cattle market. After a while, Little Wick was bought by a farmer, and Pinocchio fell into the hands of a circus owner.

(End of this chapter)