[The Adventures of Pinocchio by C. Collodi--Pseudonym of Carlo Lorenzini]@TWC D-Link book
The Adventures of Pinocchio

CHAPTER 36
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In a twinkling, he jumped down from his bed to look on the chair standing near.

There, he found a new suit, a new hat, and a pair of shoes.
As soon as he was dressed, he put his hands in his pockets and pulled out a little leather purse on which were written the following words: The Fairy with Azure Hair returns fifty pennies to her dear Pinocchio with many thanks for his kind heart.
The Marionette opened the purse to find the money, and behold--there were fifty gold coins! Pinocchio ran to the mirror.

He hardly recognized himself.

The bright face of a tall boy looked at him with wide-awake blue eyes, dark brown hair and happy, smiling lips.
Surrounded by so much splendor, the Marionette hardly knew what he was doing.

He rubbed his eyes two or three times, wondering if he were still asleep or awake and decided he must be awake.
"And where is Father ?" he cried suddenly.


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