Pinocchio （2）

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Pinocchio was very happy. He ran back to the old man's house. He was happy to be free. He ran inside and closed the door. Then, he heard a little voice. It said, "You shouldn't be so naughty. Naughty boys have unhappy lives." Pinocchio saw a small cricket talking to him.
"You are only a cricket," he said. "What do you know about life?"
The cricket answered, "I have lived here for one hundred years. You must listen to me. If you are always naughty, you will be sorry."
Pinocchio laughed. He didn't believe the cricket. He just wanted to eat, sleep and have fun. Now, he was hungry. He looked around for something to eat. He found an egg and broke it open. Inside, there was a baby chicken. It jumped out of the shell and flew out the window. There was nothing else to eat. Sadly, Pinocchio climbed into Geppetto's chair. He put his feet on the stove and fell asleep.
The next morning, Geppetto came home. He wasn't very happy. He knocked on the door. Pinocchio woke up, and tried to go to the door. He couldn't move because his wooden legs were burning! They were almost gone!
"Let me in!" cried Geppetto. "I am tired and I want to sleep."
"I can't move," replied Pinocchio. "My legs have burned off!"
Geppetto climbed through a window. He saw the little puppet on the floor. It was true. His legs were black and smoky.
Geppetto felt bad for Pinocchio. He gave the hungry puppet three pears. The puppet ate them up quickly. He was still hungry, but there was no more food. Pinocchio asked Geppetto to make him some new feet.
"I will do this for you," said Geppetto, "but you must promise not to run away."
"I will be good," promised Pinocchio.
"You must also go to school and study hard," said the old man.
"If this is your wish, I will do it," said the puppet.
Geppetto sat down at his table. He made two new feet for Pinocchio. He also made the puppet some paper clothes. Pinocchio looked very handsome in his new clothes. Then, Geppetto went out of the house. Pinocchio needed a notebook. Geppetto didn't have any money, so he traded his coat for the notebook. When Pinocchio saw the old man, he ran to him and hugged him. He promised he would work very hard in school.
词汇点津：be gone 不见了；消失了feel bad 为…感到难过be good 听话