Your father has been sent for and before night he will be here." "Really ?" cried Pinocchio joyfully.

"Then, my good Fairy, if you are willing, I should like to go to meet him.

I cannot wait to kiss that dear old man, who has suffered so much for my sake." "Surely; go ahead, but be careful not to lose your way.

Take the wood path and you'll surely meet him." Pinocchio set out, and as soon as he found himself in the wood, he ran like a hare.

When he reached the giant oak tree he stopped, for he thought he heard a rustle in the brush.