Pinocchio

Chapter 15 Pinocchio Becomes a Real Child

The shark's belly was very slippery, and Pinocchio walked very carefully step by step.The further you go, the brighter the light becomes.Wait for Pinocchio to take a closer look.OMG, it's incredible!Pinocchio saw a table with a candle on it, and beside the table sat an old man who was cutting sashimi with a knife in a plate.

Pinocchio looked at the old man carefully again, and found that it was Geppetto, his father whom he had been thinking about day and night!
"Father! I finally found you! My dear father!" Pinocchio threw himself on his father.

The old man held Pinocchio's face in his hands, looked at it over and over again, and said:
"Pinocchio, my dear child, is it really you? Papa has been looking for you too..."

Pinocchio knelt down, put his head on papa's knee, and said:

"It's me, Dad, it's really me! Dad, I'm sorry for you, please forgive me, I will never leave you again. I have suffered a lot these days, but I have asked for it, and I have also hurt you. I am sorry for you. Dad, I am so sorry."

Then, Pinocchio told his father in detail what happened to him during this time, and while talking, Pinocchio cried again.

Geppetto hugged Pinocchio tightly and said, "Good boy, don't cry. That day, the fairy sent me a letter from the dove, saying that you were with her, and I rushed over, but you left again. So I looked for you everywhere. I built a small boat and was just about to go out to sea to find you, when I encountered a big wave. The huge wave overturned the boat, and the big shark swallowed me and the boat. Later, the shark swallowed me A cargo ship."

"How long have you been in the shark's belly?" asked Pinocchio.

Geppetto calculated carefully, and said, "It's been about two years, and two years is a long time! I'm all alone, and I think about you so much that my hair turns gray."

"Where did your candles and matches come from?" Pinocchio asked curiously.

"Found it from the cargo ship in the belly of the shark. The cargo ship contained ham, cheese, biscuits, wine, candles, matches and many other things. I have lived on these things until now."

Pinocchio thought for a while and said, "Father, let's run away."

"Run away? But I can't swim," said Geppetto.

"I can swim, I will carry you on my back."

"it is good!"

So, holding the candle, Pinocchio and his son slowly climbed up the shark's throat. They finally climbed into the shark's mouth.The shark's mouth was wide open. It turned out that the shark had caught a cold these days, and his nose was so stuffed up that he had to open his mouth to breathe.Pinocchio and Papa walked carefully on the shark's tongue, and just like that, they came to the shark's mouth.

Pinocchio picked up his father, jumped into the sea without hesitation, and then swam forward with all his might.Geppetto shivered in the water, muttering, "I'm freezing, I'm afraid I won't."

Pinocchio comforted him and said: "Father, we are going to the shore soon, please hold on."

Geppetto looked up at the sea, and said, "Son, why don't I see land?"

Pinocchio said, "Papa, we will be there soon, don't worry."

That being said, Pinocchio is actually starting to feel uneasy too.After swimming so far, Pinocchio's strength became weaker and weaker, and he felt that his father was getting heavier and heavier. Gradually, Pinocchio couldn't swim anymore, and he and his father began to sink slowly.

"Help! Help!" cried Pinocchio and Papa.

"Who is calling for help?" At this moment, a familiar voice came from the sea.

With the last of his strength, Pinocchio replied: "Me, Pinocchio and Papa."

Suddenly, Pinocchio and Geppetto float to the surface of the sea.

"Hi, old friend, glad we met again."

Pinocchio opened his eyes and found himself sitting on the tuna's back.

Pinocchio was surprised and delighted, and said: "How did you escape?"

Tuna proudly said: "I still have to thank you. I escaped from the belly of the big shark just like you. Well, where are you going now?"

"We want to go to land," said Pinocchio.

"Okay, everyone sit down, let's set off immediately."

The tuna flicked its tail and swam towards land like a speedboat.Before long, they reached the shore.Pinocchio jumped down first, and then carried his father ashore.Then, he said to the tuna, "Thank you so much, you helped us escape from death, we will always remember you."

Tuna said: "You are welcome. Goodbye, Pinocchio! I wish you a happy life!"

"Goodbye..." Pinocchio watched the tuna go away, and then turned back to help his father walk to the land.

Go, go, they came to a village.At the entrance of the village, they met two beggars, a fox and a cat.The fox now looks like a mangy dog ​​without a tail.The cat used to pretend to be blind, but now it is really blind.

The fox stretched out its dirty paws and begged:

"Pinocchio, give me something to eat, take pity on us disabled people."

"Pinocchio, be kind, we haven't eaten for days," said the Cat, holding up the broken bowl.

Pinocchio said: "You have done all the bad things, and I will never be fooled again." After finishing speaking, he helped his father to go on.

On a field road, they saw a log cabin.The father and son came to the wooden house, knocked on the door, and asked, "Is there anyone inside?"

"Who is it?" said the man inside.

"We are on a journey and want to rest with you," said Pinocchio.

"Push open the door and come in by yourself."

Pinocchio opened the door gently and walked into the room with his father.There were tables, chairs and a bed inside, but no one was in sight.

"Where is the master?" asked Pinocchio.

"I'm here!" A voice came from the foot of the table.

Pinocchio squatted down and saw that it was a cricket.Thinking of the past, Pinocchio blushed suddenly, and he said:

"I was too naughty before and didn't know how to respect others. Now I apologize to you, please forgive me."

Cricket said: "Well, the past is over. I believe that Pinocchio has become a good boy now."

"Thank you," said Pinocchio. "By the way, can my father and I rest at your house for a while? My father is getting old and has a cold and is not feeling well."

Cricket said: "This house is not mine either. I am guarding it for a blue-haired fairy."

"The fairy with the blue hair?" said Pinocchio in surprise. "It's the fairy mother! Where is she?"

"She went far, far away. She said that when you really got better, she might come to see you." After saying that, the cricket disappeared.

Thinking of the fairy mother, Pinocchio couldn't help crying again.He made the bed for Dad and helped Dad lie down.Papa hadn't eaten all day, so Pinocchio was going to find him something to eat.

Going out of the cabin, Pinocchio saw a farm not far away.

Pinocchio came to the farm and said to the farmer:
"Hello, Uncle! Can you give me a glass of milk? My father is sick and needs nutrition."

The farmer looked at him and said, "Yes, but you have to fetch a hundred buckets of water for me, and use this water to finish the vegetables in the field."

"Okay, no problem." Pinocchio readily agreed.

In this way, Pinocchio helped the farmer fetch a hundred buckets of water and irrigated the field, and the farmer gave him a glass of milk.Although Pinocchio's hands were bleeding, he was very happy because he had paid for it with his labor.

As Pinocchio was passing the barn with the milk, he heard a faint voice calling to him:
"Pinocchio, do you still know me?"

When Pinocchio saw it, it turned out that it was a donkey talking to him. When he went up to take a closer look, he found that it was a little wick.Little Wick was lying on the ground humming, looking very ill.

"Poor little Lampwick, what's the matter with you?" Seeing his old friend in this state, Pinocchio felt a pang of sorrow, and tears rolled down his cheeks.

"I really regret that I didn't study hard at the beginning, but now I have become like this..." Before Xiao Dengwick finished speaking, she died.

Pinocchio vowed secretly in his heart that he must study hard from now on, otherwise he would end up as miserable as little wick.

From then on, Pinocchio got up very early every morning to go to work on the farm, and exchanged his labor for bread and milk; in the afternoon, he wove straw sandals and bamboo baskets, and sold them on the street for some money; Pinocchio spent his time reading and writing.

Time passed day by day, and it was almost half a year in a flash.One morning, Pinocchio counted the money on hand, and there were 40 yuan in total, so he said to his father:

"Father, I'm going to the market today to do some shopping."

Dad said, "OK, be careful on the road."

In fact, Pinocchio wanted to go to the market to buy new clothes for his father.However, on the way to the market, Pinocchio meets a sister-in-law.The sister-in-law was sitting on a rock, crying very sadly.So Pinocchio stepped forward and asked:

"Sister-in-law, may I ask what trouble you have encountered?"

The sister-in-law wiped her tears and said, "My child is sick, but I don't have the money to call a doctor for him. He is dying." After she finished speaking, she began to cry again.

"Oh, don't be sad. I have 40 yuan here. You can use it to see a doctor first." Pinocchio gave all 40 yuan to the sister-in-law.

The sister-in-law took the money and said:
"Thank you, kind man. You will be rewarded."

Pinocchio thought to himself: "I don't ask for good rewards, as long as I can help others, I will be very happy."

In the evening, after reading the book and writing, Pinocchio started weaving straw sandals and bamboo baskets again. He wanted to earn more money so that he could buy clothes for his father earlier.In this way, many days passed without knowing it.

One night, Pinocchio dreamed that he was blown by the wind to a very beautiful place, where the grass was green and tender, and flowers were blooming everywhere, butterflies were flying among the flowers, and birds were singing happily on the branches.I saw the fairy mother wearing a garland and a white skirt, standing among the flowers and smiling at him, saying:
"Son, I'm so glad you've really changed for the better. You now respect your parents, care about others, study hard, and work hard. If you always have these qualities, you will be happy and happy all your life."

Dreaming here, Pinocchio woke up, and he was surprised to find that he was not a puppet, but a real child. He also saw a beautiful new suit, a lovely new hat, and a pair of brand new leather shoes. .Needless to say, these things belonged to him.

Pinocchio wanted to tell his father all this.When he walked into Dad's room, he was even more surprised to shut his mouth.Because he found that his father was full of energy and was happily humming to work.

Pinocchio ran to his father, hugged his father, and said:
"Dad, are we dreaming?"

Geppetto stroked his son's head and said:

"Good boy, it's all true, and you made us live a good life."

"Why?" asked Pinocchio.

"Because you are a good boy, and a good boy will bring happiness to the family!" Dad said proudly.

Pinocchio felt extremely happy. He wanted to love his father forever, love life, and love the world.

(End of this chapter)