And the rascal, forgetting his home and his father, who at that very
moment was waiting to give him his breakfast, set out toward the sea.

As he neared the water he heard a voice call, "Pinocchio!
Pinocchio!"

The marionette stopped and looked around, but seeing no one, he went
on.

"Pinocchio! Pinocchio! Be careful! You know not what you do!"

"Farewell and many thanks," answered the stubborn marionette, and
forthwith stepped into the sea.

"The water is like ice this morning. No wonder it makes me feel
cold; but I know how to get rid of a chill. A good swim, and I am as
warm as ever." Out shot his arms and he plunged into the water. The
journey to Africa had begun.

At noon he still swam on. It grew dark and on he swam. Later the
moon arose and grinned at him. He kept on swimming, without a sign of
fatigue, of hunger, or of sleepiness. A marionette can do things that
would tire a real boy, and to Pinocchio swimming was no task at all.


11. Pinocchio Lands On A Rock

THE moon grinned again and disappeared behind a cloud. The night
grew dark. Pinocchio continued to swim through the black waters. He
could see nothing ahead. He swam, swam, swam into the dark. Suddenly he