CHAPTER 26.
Pinocchio goes to the seashore with his friends to see the Terrible Shark.
In the morning, bright and early, Pinocchio started for school.
Imagine what the boys said when they saw a Marionette enter the classroom! They laughed until they cried.

Everyone played tricks on him.
One pulled his hat off, another tugged at his coat, a third tried to paint a mustache under his nose.

One even attempted to tie strings to his feet and his hands to make him dance.
For a while Pinocchio was very calm and quiet.

Finally, however, he lost all patience and turning to his tormentors, he said to them threateningly: "Careful, boys, I haven't come here to be made fun of.

I'll respect you and I want you to respect me." "Hurrah for Dr.Know-all! You have spoken like a printed book!" howled the boys, bursting with laughter.