The Story o f a Marionette

By C. COLLODI

and AESOP’S

With introductions by E L IZ A B E T H M O R T O N

ILLUSTRATED

The John C. Winston Company

Philadelphia • Toronto © 1958, by The John C. W inston Company Copyright, 1928, 1923, by J. C. W.

Made especially for J. G. Ferguson Publishing Company

Made in the United States of America L. C. Card #58-11339 Contents

Pinocchio

INTRODUCTION . . . xiii THE STORY BEGINS . . . 1 MASTER CHERRY'S VISITOR . . . 4 THE MARIONETTE . . . 8 PINOCCHIO RUNS AWAY . . . 11 THE . . . 14 PINOCCHIO’S HUNGER . . . 20 PINOCCHIO LOSES HIS FEET . . . 23 GEPETTO RETURNS HOME . . . 26 THE NEW FEET . . . 30 PINOCCHIO SETS OUT FOR SCHOOL . . . 36 PINOCCHIO GOES TO THE SHOW . . . 39 FIRE-EATER PARDONS PINOCCHIO . . . 42 . . . 46 THE GRAY GOOSE INN . . . 50 THE ASSASSINS . . . 54 PINOCCHIO IS HANGED ON THE BIG OAK . . . 58 PINOCCHIO IS SAVED BY THE FAIRY WITH BLUE HAIR . . . 63 PINOCCHIO REFUSES THE MEDICINE . . . 68 PINOCCHIO IS ROBBED OF HIS MONEY AND IS SENT TO PRISON . . . 78 PINOCCHIO IS CAUGHT IN A TRAP . . . 83 PINOCCHIO DISCOVERS THE ROBBERS . . . 87 PINOCCHIO GOES TO FIND THE FAIRY AND HIS FATHER . . . 93 PINOCCHIO REACHES THE ISLAND OF THE INDUSTRIOUS BEES . . . 98 PINOCCHIO DECIDES TO BE A GOOD BOY . . . 106

in iv PINOCCHIO

PINOCCHIO GOES TO SCHOOL . . . 109 PINOCCHIO GOES TO SEE THE DOGFISH . . . 111 PINOCCHIO JUMPS INTO THE SEA . . . 121 PINOCCHIO IS RESCUED FROM THE FISHERMAN . . . 126 PINOCCHIO INVITES THE BOYS TO HIS PARTY . . . 137 PINOCCHIO GOES TO THE LAND OF BLOCKHEADS . . . 141 PINOCCHIO HAS DONKEY EARS . . . 144 PINOCCHIO IS SOLD . . . 147 PINOCCHIO IS SWALLOWED BY A FISH . . . 154 THE COTTAGE . . . 160 PINOCCHIO BECOMES A REAL BOY . . . 167

Aesop’s Fables

INTRODUCTION . . . 171 THE SICK LION AND THE FOX . . . 173 THE MONKEY AND THE CHEESE . . . 174 THE HARE AND THE HOUND . . . 175 THE FOOLISH LAMB . . . 176 THE LION HUNTING WITH OTHER BEASTS . . . 177 THE GOAT AND THE LION . . . 178 THE HARE AND THE TORTOISE . . . 178 THE TWO SPRINGS . . . 179 THE ANT AND THE CHRYSALIS . . . 180 THE COCK AND THE JEWEL . . . 181 THE DOG IN THE MANGER . . . 182 THE CLOCK AND THE DIAL . . . 182 THE CAT AND THE FOX . . . 184 THE WOLF AS PIPER . . . 185 THE ASS AND THE LITTLE DOG . . . 186 THE MASTIFF AND THE GOOSE . . . 187 AESOP’S FABLES v

THE BOY AND THE NUTS . . . 188 THE FOX AND THE GRAPES . . . 188 THE FIELD OF TREASURE . . . 189 THE BELL AND THE CAT . . . 190 THE WOLF AND THE LAMB . . . 191 THE CAT AND THE BIRDS . . . 192 THE EARTHEN POT AND THE POT OF BRASS . . . 192 THE LARK AND THE CORNFIELD . . . 193 THE WOMAN AND HER SERVANTS . . . 194 THE HOUSE DOG AND THE WOLF . . . 195 THE ENVIOUS GLOWWORM . . . 196 THE RIVER FISH AND THE SEA FISH . . . 196 THE VAIN JACKDAW . . . 197 THE BIRDS, THE BEASTS, AND THE BAT . . . 198 THE PEACOCK AND THE MAGPIE . . . 199 THE CAT AND THE BAT . . . 200 THE POMEGRANATE, THE APPLE TREE, AND THE BRAMBLE . . . 200 THE FROGS AND THEIR KING . . . 201 THE FOX AND THE CROW . . . 202 THE MAN, HIS SON, AND THE ASS . . . 203 THE WIND AND THE SUN . . . 204 THE THIRSTY PIGEON . . . 205 THE COCK AND THE FOX . . . 205 THE GOURD AND THE PINE . . . 206 THE CAT AND THE SPARROWS . . . 207 THE HAWK AND THE NIGHTINGALE . . . 208 THE MASTIFF AND THE CURS . . . 209

THE LION AND THE MOUSE . . . 209 THE FOX IN THE WELL . . . 211

THE CUCKOO, THE HEDGE SPARROW, AND THE OWL . . . 211 vi AESOP’S FABLES

THE LION, THE FOX, AND THE ASS . . . 212

THE TORTOISE AND THE EAGLE . . . 213 THE TOWN MOUSE AND THE COUNTRY MOUSE . . . 214 THE GOOSE WHO LAID THE GOLDEN EGGS . . . 215 THE FOX AND THE COCK . . . 216 THE ASTROLOGER . . . 217 THE BOY AND THE GRASSHOPPER . . . 217 THE WOLF AND THE FOX . . . 218 THE WOLF AND THE SHEEP . . . 219 THE FISH AND THE FISHERMEN . . . 220 THE FAITHLESS PARTRIDGE . . . 221 THE FLIES AND THE HONEYPOT . . . 221 THE FARMER AND HIS THREE ENEMIES . . . 222 THE CAT AND THE COCK . . . 223 THE ANT AND THE FLY . . . 224 THE COUNTRY MAID AND HER MILK PAIL . . . 225 THE TWO FROGS . . . 226 THE GREEDY FOX . . . 227 THE OXEN AND THE AXLETREES . . . 228 THE WOLF AND THE LION . . . 228 THE ONE-EYED DOE . . . 229 THE MISER . . . 229 THE CAT AND THE MICE . . . 230 THE TRAVELERS AND THE BEAR . . . 231 THE GOATHERD AND THE GOATS . . . 231 THE SWALLOW AND OTHER BIRDS . . . 232 THE ASS, THE DOG, AND THE WOLF . . . 233 THE MOUSE AND THE FROG . . . 234 THE TWO FOXES . . . 235

THE FROG AND THE HEN . . . 236 AESOP’S FABLES vii

THE FOX AND THE STORK . . . 237 THE WOLF AND THE CRANE . . . 238 THE GNAT AND THE BULL . . . 239 THE WILD AND THE TAME GEESE . . . 239 THE LION AND THE ELEPHANT . . . 240 THE FOX AND THE APE . . . 242 MERCURY AND THE WOODMAN . . . 242 THE FOX WITHOUT A TAIL . . . 243 THE GOATHERD AND THE GOAT . . . 244 THE LION, THE ASS, AND THE FOX . . . 245 THE WOLF IN DISGUISE . . . 246 THE FOX AND THE WILD BOAR . . . 246 THE FOX AND THE COUNTRYMAN . . . 247 THE ASS AND HIS MASTER . . . 248 THE OAK TREE AND THE REED . . . 249 THE HERMIT AND THE BEAR . . . 250 THE DOG AND HIS SHADOW . . . 251 THE OLD MAN AND HIS SONS . . . 252 THE BEES, THE DRONES, AND THE WASP . . . 253 THE BOY AND THE NETTLE . . . 253 THE MULE LADEN WITH CORN AND THE MULE LADEN WITH GOLD . . . 254 THE CROW AND THE PITCHER . . . 255 THE OWL AND THE GRASSHOPPER . . . 256

THE PEACOCK . . . 257 THE TWO TRAVELERS . . . 257 THE EAGLE AND THE CROW . . . 258 THE FOX, THE WOLF, AND THE HORSE . . . 259

THE SHEPHERD BOY AND THE WOLF . . . 260

THE BAT AND THE TWO WEASELS . . . 261 viii AESOP’S FABLES

THE SPANIEL AND THE MASTIFF . . . 261

THE ANTS AND THE GRASSHOPPER . . . 262 THE STAG AT THE SPRING . . . 263 THE LOBSTERS . . . 263 THE SEAT IN THE SHADOW . . . 264 THE OLD WOMAN AND HER HEN . . . 265 THE TWO SCYTHES . . . 266 THE LION AND THE FOUR OXEN . . . 267 THE WOLF, THE GOAT, AND THE KID . . . 267 THE SHEEP AND THE DOG . . . 268 THE LION AND THE GNAT . . . 269 THE FOWLER AND THE BLACKBIRD . . . 269 THE WOLF IN SHEEP’S CLOTHING . . . 270 THE FOX AND THE EAGLE . . . 271 THE ASS WITH THE LOAD OF SALT . . . 271 THE DOVE AND THE ANT . . . 272 THE FROG WHO WISHED TO BE AS BIG AS AN OX . . . 273 THE FOX AND THE GOAT . . . 273