"Farewell, marionette."

"Till we meet again."

"Good-by, blockhead."

"Don't be rude! said Pinocchio, greatly vexed, and out he went.


9. Pinocchio Does Not Sleep

WHEN Pinocchio arrived at his home he found his father already in
bed. Old Geppetto did not earn enough to provide a supper for two. He
used to say that he was not hungry, and go to bed. But there was always
plenty for Pinocchio. An onion, some beans moistened in water, and a
piece of bread which had been left over from the morning, were never
missing.

That night Pinocchio found a better meal than usual.

His good father, not having seen his son at the regular dinner hour,
knew that the boy would be very hungry. There would have to be
something out of the ordinary. He therefore added to the fare some
dried fish and a delicious morsel of orange peel. "He will even have
fruit," the good man had said to himself, smiling at the joy his dear
Pinocchio would feel on seeing himself treated like a man of the
world.

The marionette ate his supper with relish, and having finished his