The Marionettes recognize their brother Pinocchio,and greet him with loud cheers; but the Director, Fire Eater,happens along and poor Pinocchio almost loses his lifeQuick as a flash, Pinocchio disappeared into theMarionette Theater. And then something happened whichalmost caused a riot.

　　The curtain was up and the performance had started.

　　Harlequin and Pulcinella were reciting on the stage and,as usual, they were threatening each other with sticks and blows.

　　The theater was full of people, enjoying the spectacleand laughing till they cried at the antics of the two Marionettes.

　　The play continued for a few minutes, and then suddenly,without any warning, Harlequin stopped talking.

　　Turning toward the audience, he pointed to the rear ofthe orchestra, yelling wildly at the same time:

　　"Look, look! Am I asleep or awake? Or do I really seePinocchio there?""Yes, yes! It is Pinocchio!" screamed Pulcinella.

　　"It is! It is!" shrieked Signora Rosaura, peeking in fromthe side of the stage.

　　"It is Pinocchio! It is Pinocchio!" yelled all the Marionettes,pouring out of the wings. "It is Pinocchio. It is our brotherPinocchio! Hurrah for Pinocchio!""Pinocchio, come up to me!" shouted Harlequin. "Cometo the arms of your wooden brothers!"At such a loving invitation, Pinocchio, with one leapfrom the back of the orchestra, found himself in the frontrows. With another leap, he was on the orchestra leader'shead. With a third, he landed on the stage.

　　It is impossible to describe the shrieks of joy, the warm embraces, the knocks, and the friendly greetings withwhich that strange company of dramatic actors andactresses received Pinocchio.

　　皮诺乔一进木偶戏院，就出了件事，这件事几乎闹了个大乱子。
　　要知道，这时戏幕已经升起，滑稽戏已经开场了。
　　台上站着花衣小丑和驼背小丑，正吵得不可开交，接着就是那老一套，他们不断地你威吓我我威吓你，说要请对方吃耳光和吃棍子。
　　台下的观众聚精会神，听着这两个木偶吵架，哈哈大笑，两个木偶做着手势，互相辱骂，活灵活现，就像两个有理性的动物，咱们这世界的两个人。
　　忽然之间，花衣小丑停止了表演，向观众转过身来，用手指着观众席后排，用演戏的腔调大叫起来：
　　“天上的诸神啊！我是做梦还是醒着呢？那下边的人不是皮诺乔吗？……”
　　“正是皮诺乔！”驼背小丑叫道，
　　“一点不错就是他！”罗萨乌拉太太打台后伸出头来尖声叫道。
　　“是皮诺乔！是皮诺乔！”所有的木偶同声大叫，跳到外面台上来，“皮诺乔！是咱们的兄弟皮诺乔！皮诺乔万岁！”
　　“皮诺乔，上来，到我这儿来，”花衣小丑叫道，“上来，投到你的木头弟兄们的怀抱里来吧！”
　　他们这么热请地邀请，皮诺乔一跳就从观众席后座跳到前座，再一跳就从前座跳上乐队指挥的头顶，又从乐队指挥的头顶蹦上戏台。
　　皮诺乔受到木偶戏班男女演员的狂热欢迎，他们拥抱、搂他的脖子，友好地撮弄他，跟他像真诚兄弟那样头碰头，这个场面是无法想象的。