He came close to the rock.

The Goat leaned over and gave him one of her hoofs to help him up out of the water.
Alas! It was too late.

The monster overtook him and the Marionette found himself in between the rows of gleaming white teeth.

Only for a moment, however, for the Shark took a deep breath and, as he breathed, he drank in the Marionette as easily as he would have sucked an egg.

Then he swallowed him so fast that Pinocchio, falling down into the body of the fish, lay stunned for a half hour.
When he recovered his senses the Marionette could not remember where he was.