You are Pinocchio." "Exactly.

And you ?" "I am the Tunny, your companion in the Shark's stomach." "And how did you escape ?" "I imitated your example.

You are the one who showed me the way and after you went, I followed." "Tunny, you arrived at the right moment! I implore you, for the love you bear your children, the little Tunnies, to help us, or we are lost!" "With great pleasure indeed.

Hang onto my tail, both of you, and let me lead you.

In a twinkling you will be safe on land." Geppetto and Pinocchio, as you can easily imagine, did not refuse the invitation; indeed, instead of hanging onto the tail, they thought it better to climb on the Tunny's back.
"Are we too heavy ?" asked Pinocchio.
"Heavy?
Not in the least.