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“Wonderful!” cried Pinocchio, dancing about with joy. “And as soon as I have them, I'll give some of them to you—to show my appreciation.”
“A gift for us?” cried the fox, pretending to be insulted. “Absolutely not!”
“Absolutely not!” repeated the cat.
“We don't work for ourselves,” explained the fox. “As champions of the poor, we're here only to help others.”
“To help others,” repeated the cat.
“And we do that only out of a love of giving—never for the credit. That's why we make all of our charitable donations anonymously. And that's why we're always on the lookout for gullible people—so that we can teach them how to avoid being bilked out of their hard-earned money. Call us cynics if you like, but there are a lot of selfish, dishonest people in this world who would like nothing better than to cheat you out of your money.”
“Really? Gee, I've never heard of anyone as kind and generous as the two of you!”
“Not at all,” answered the fox with pretended modesty.
When Pinocchio didn't respond right away, he added, “We're merely two tiny cogs in the great big wheel of human kindness.”
“What fine people!” thought Pinocchio to himself. And forgetting his father, the new coat, the schoolbook, and all his good resolutions, he said to the fox and cat, “I'll go with you. Let's hurry.”
Chapter 9 “The Red Lobster Inn”
The cat, fox, and puppet walked and walked. As they traveled, the
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