CHAPTER 8

Geppetto makes Pinocchio a new pair of feet, and sells his coat to buy him an A-B-C book. The Marionette, as soon as his hunger was appeased, started to grumble and cry that he wanted a new pair of feet. But Mastro Geppetto, in order to punish him for his mischief, let him alone the whole morning. After dinner he said to him: “Why should I make your feet over again? To see you run away from home once more?” “I promise you,” answered the Marionette, sobbing, “that from now on I’ll be good--” “Boys always promise tha…