A FARMER FINDS PINOCCHIO AND MAKES HIM HIS WATCH-DOG

At night a man came. It was the farmer. He
wanted to look at the trap. When he saw Pinocchio
in the trap, he said:

“Now I know who takes my chickens!”

“It isn’t me, it isn’t me,” cried Pinocchio. “I only came to take some apples.”

“But are they your apples? Did you work in the
garden?”

“No, I didn’t!”

“I’ll teach you a lesson? You won’t forget it
for a long time.”

He took Pinocchio out of the hole, put him under his arm and took him to the farmhouse.

“It is late,” he said, “I want to go to bed.
I have no watch-dog, you’ll be my watch-dog. If
robbers come, knock at the door and say ‘wowwow’ like a dog. I’ll know what to do then.”

The farmer went into the house, and Pinocchio
stayed in the yard. He was cold, hungry and
frightened. At last he fell asleep.

Suddenly he heard voices in the yard. He got
up and saw two black figures. One of them saw
Pinocchio and said:

“Who are you?”

“I am Pinocchio.”

“And why are you here?”

“I must do the work of the watch-dog.”

“Oh, so you are a dog?”

“No, I’m not a dog, I’m a puppet.”

“Help us to get some chickens; we’ll give you
one chicken.”

“Wow-wow!” cried Pinocchio. “Wow-wow!”

The farmer, who was asleep in the house,
jumped out of bed and caught the robbers.

“You are a good boy!” he said to Pinocchio.
“Thank you very much! Now you can go home!”