Chapter 52

　　The Judge was a Monkey, a large Gorilla venerable with age. Aflowing white beard covered his chest and hewore gold-rimmed spectacles fromwhich the glasses haddropped out. The reason for wearing these, he said,wasthat his eyes had been weakened by the work of many years.

　　Pinocchio, standing before him, told his pitiful tale,word by word.He gave the names and the descriptionsof the robbers and begged for justice.

　　The Judge listened to him with great patience. A kindlook shone inhis eyes. He became very much interestedin the story; he felt moved; he almostwept. When theMarionette had no more to say, the Judge put out hishand and ranga bell.

　　At the sound, two large Mastiffs appeared, dressed inCarabineers'uniforms.

　　Then the magistrate, pointing to Pinocchio, said in avery solemnvoice:

　　"This poor simpleton has been robbed of four gold pieces.

　　Take him, therefore, and throw him into prison."The Marionette,on hearing this sentence passed uponhim, was thoroughly stunned. He tried toprotest, butthe two officers clapped their paws on his mouth andhustled himaway to jail.

　　There he had to remain for four long, weary months.

　　And if it had not been for a very lucky chance, he probablywouldhave had to stay there longer. For, my dearchildren, you must know that ithappened just then that the young emperor who ruled over the City ofSimpleSimons had gained a great victory over his enemy, and incelebrationthereof, he had ordered illuminations, fireworks,shows of all kinds, and, bestof all, the opening of all prison doors.

　　"If the others go, I go, too," said Pinocchio to theJailer.

　　"Not you," answered the Jailer. "You are one ofthose--""I beg your pardon," interrupted Pinocchio, "I,too, am a thief.""In that case you also are free," said theJailer. Takingoff his cap, he bowed low and opened the door of the prison,andPinocchio ran out and away, with never a look backward.

　　法官是只大猩猩。这老猩猩受到大家尊敬，因为它年纪大，胡子白，特别是因为它戴一副金丝边眼镜。他这副金丝边眼镜连玻璃片也没有，可它不得不一直戴着。它戴上这副眼镜，是因为多年以前有一次眼睛充了血。
　　皮诺乔在法官面前，一五一十地诉说了使他上当的恶意欺诈经过，说出了两个贼的姓名和特征，最后请求主持公道。
　　法官极其和气地听着，对他讲的话十分关心，听得又感动，又同情。等到木偶讲得没话要讲了，他伸出一只手，拿起一个铃来摇了一下。
　　听到铃声，马上来了两条猛狗，穿的是警察制服。
　　法官指着皮诺乔对两个狗警察说：
　　“这个可怜小鬼给人偷了四个金币，把他抓起来，马上送到监牢里去。”
　　木偶听到竟不幸对他这么宣判，呆住了，想要提了抗议，可是两个狗警察为了不白白浪费时间，堵住他的嘴，把他送到监牢里去了。
　　木偶整整坐了四个月牢。好长的四个月哪：他本来还要坐下去，幸亏出了一件极其运气的事。原来统治这个“捉傻瓜城”的年轻皇帝打了个大胜仗，下令普天同庆，张灯结彩，大放焰火，赛自行车。为了表示欢庆，还打开监狱，放掉所有的盗贼。
　　“别人出狱，我也要出狱。”皮诺乔对狱卒说。
　　“您不行，”狱卒回答说，“因为您不属于这一类。”
　　“对不起，”皮诺乔回答说，“我也是个贼。”
　　“既然这样，您就完全有理由出狱，”狱卒说着，恭恭敬敬地脱帽行礼，打开牢门，放他跑了。

Chapter 49

　　He shrugged his shoulders and said to the Fox and the Cat:

　　"Let us go! I am with you."And they went.

　　They walked and walked for a half a day at least andat last theycame to the town called the City of SimpleSimons. As soon as they entered thetown, Pinocchionoticed that all the streets were filled with hairlessdogs,yawning from hunger; with sheared sheep, trembling withcold; with comblesschickens, begging for a grain of wheat; with large butterflies, unable to usetheir wingsbecause they had sold all their lovely colors; with taillesspeacocks,ashamed to show themselves; and with bedraggledpheasants, scuttling awayhurriedly, grieving for theirbright feathers of gold and silver, lost to themforever.

　　Through this crowd of paupers and beggars, a beautifulcoach passednow and again. Within it sat either a Fox,a Hawk, or a Vulture.

　　"Where is the Field of Wonders?" asked Pinocchio,growingtired of waiting.

　　"Be patient. It is only a few more steps away."They passedthrough the city and, just outside the walls,they stepped into a lonely field, whichlooked moreor less like any other field.

　　"Here we are," said the Fox to the Marionette.

　　"Dig a hole here and put the gold pieces into it."TheMarionette obeyed. He dug the hole, put thefour gold pieces into it, andcovered them up very carefully.

　　"Now," said the Fox, "go to that near-by brook,bringback a pail full of water, and sprinkle it over the spot."Pinocchiofollowed the directions closely, but, as hehad no pail, he pulled off his shoe,filled it with water,and sprinkled the earth which covered the gold. Thenheasked:

　　"Anything else?""Nothing else," answered theFox. "Now we can go.

　　Return here within twenty minutes and you will find thevine grownand the branches filled with gold pieces."Pinocchio, beside himself withjoy, thanked the Foxand the Cat many times and promised them each a beautifulgift.

　　"We don't want any of your gifts," answered the tworogues."It is enough for us that we have helped you tobecome rich with little orno trouble. For this we areas happy as kings."They said good-by toPinocchio and, wishing him goodluck, went on their way.

　　“那咱们走吧，我跟你们去。”
　　于是他们上路了。
　　他们走了半天，来到一个城市，叫做“捉傻瓜城”。皮诺乔一进城就看见，满街都是饿得张嘴打哈欠的癞皮狗，给剪了毛、冷得直打哆嗦的绵羊，乞讨一颗玉米、也没鸡冠也没垂肉的公鸡，卖掉了漂亮的五彩翅膀、再也飞不起来的大蝴蝶，没有了尾巴、不好意思再见人的孔雀，悄悄地走来走去、痛惜永远失去了闪闪发光的金色银色羽毛的山鸡。
　　在这许多畏畏缩缩的叫化子和穷人中间，不时走过一些高贵马车，里面或者坐着，狐狸，或者坐着偷东西的喜鹊，或者坐着捕食小生物的猛禽。
　　“‘奇迹宝地’在哪儿，”皮诺乔问道。
　　“再走两步就到了。”
　　说到就到，他们穿过城，出了城门就来到一块僻静的田地。这块田地跟其他田地完全没什么两样。
　　“咱们总算到了，”狐狸对木偶说，“现在你弯下腰，在泥地上挖一个小窟窿，把金币放进去吧。”
　　皮诺乔照狐狸说的办。他挖了一个窟窿，把剩下的四个金币放进去，然后用点土把窟窿重新盖起米。
　　“现在，”狐狸说，“你到附近水沟那里打桶水来，浇在你种下金币的地方。”．
　　皮诺乔走到水沟那儿，因为没有桶，就从脚上脱下一只鞋子，装来了水，浇在盖住窟窿的土上，然后他问：“还有什么事要做吗？”
　　“没有了，”狐狸回答说。“现在咱们可以走开了，你过二十分钟回到这儿，就可以看到一棵矮矮的树从地里长出来，所有的树上都挂满了金币。”
　　可怜的木偶高兴得忘乎所以，对狐狸和猫千谢万谢，答应送给它们最好的礼物。
　　“我们不要礼物，”两个坏蛋回答说，“我们只要能教会你不劳而获，发财致富，就像过节一样高兴！”
　　他们这么说着，向皮诺乔鞠了个躬，祝他得到好收成，就干它们的事去了。

Chapter 50

Pinocchiois robbed of his gold pieces and,in punishment, is sentenced to four months inprisonIf the Marionette had been told to wait a day instead oftwenty minutes,the time could not have seemed longerto him. He walked impatiently to and froand finallyturned his nose toward the Field of Wonders.

　　And as he walked with hurried steps, his heart beatwith an excitedtic, tac, tic, tac, just as if it were a wallclock, and his busy brain keptthinking:

　　"What if, instead of a thousand, I should find twothousand? Orif, instead of two thousand, I should find fivethousand--or one hundredthousand? I'll build myself abeautiful palace, with a thousand stables filledwith athousand wooden horses to play with, a cellar overflowingwith lemonadeand ice cream soda, and a library of candiesand fruits, cakes andcookies."Thus amusing himself with fancies, he came to the field.

　　There he stopped to see if, by any chance, a vine filledwith goldcoins was in sight. But he saw nothing! Hetook a few steps forward, and stillnothing! He steppedinto the field. He went up to the place where he haddug thehole and buried the gold pieces. Again nothing!

　　Pinocchio became very thoughtful and, forgetting his goodmannersaltogether, he pulled a hand out of his pocket andgave his head a thoroughscratching.

　　As he did so, he heard a hearty burst of laughter closeto his head.He turned sharply, and there, just above himon the branch of a tree, sat alarge Parrot, busily preeninghis feathers.

　　"What are you laughing at?" Pinocchio asked peevishly.

　　"I am laughing because, in preening my feathers, Itickledmyself under the wings."The Marionette did not answer. He walked tothebrook, filled his shoe with water, and once more sprinkledthe ground whichcovered the gold pieces.

　　木偶回到城里，开始一分钟一分钟地数着时间，等他觉得时候到了，马上走原路回“奇迹宝地”去。
　　他走得很急，一路只听见他那题心很响地的嗒的嗒跳，就像一个走着的挂钟。他一想：
　　“树上如果不是一千，而是两千呢？树上如果不是两千，而是五千呢，树上如果不是五千，而是一万呢，噢，到那时，我将变成一个多体面的先生啊！……我要有一个美丽的宫殿，我要有一千只小木马和一千个马厩，这是为了玩玩。我还要有一个酒窖，里面放满甘露酒和健胃酒。我还要有一个图书室，摆满了糖果、蛋糕、葡萄干小面包、杏仁饼、奶酪夹心饼干。”
　　他这么幻想着，走近了那块地。他停下来就张望，看能不能见到那么一棵树，枝头挂满金币的。可他什么也没看见。他往前又走了一百步，还是没看见。他一直走到那块地上……一直走到种下金币的那个小窟窿那里，可还是没看见。于是他就拼命动脑筋，也顾不得行什么礼貌规矩，打口袋里伸出——只手来，把头搔了半天。
　　正在这时候，他耳朵里好像听到了大笑声。他抬头一看，只见一棵树上有只大鹦鹉，正在理它身上稀稀拉拉的羽毛。
　　“你笑什么？”皮诺乔生气地问它。
　　“我笑，因为我理羽毛，把羽毛底下的胳肢窝弄痒了。”
　　木偶没答话。他走到水沟那里，还是用那只鞋子打来一鞋子水，重新浇在盖着金币的那片土上。

Chapter 47

　　"Herecomes our dear Pinocchio!" cried the Fox,hugging and kissing him."How did you happen here?""How did you happen here?"repeated the Cat.

　　"Itis a long story," said the Marionette. "Let me tellit to you. Theother night, when you left me alone at theInn, I met the Assassins on theroad--""The Assassins? Oh, my poor friend! And what did theywant?""They wanted my gold pieces.""Rascals!" said theFox.

　　"Theworst sort of rascals!" added the Cat.

　　"ButI began to run," continued the Marionette, "andthey after me, untilthey overtook me and hanged me tothe limb of that oak."Pinocchio pointedto the giant oak near by.

　　"Couldanything be worse?" said the Fox.

　　"Whatan awful world to live in! Where shall wefind a safe place for gentlemen likeourselves?"As the Fox talked thus, Pinocchio noticed that the Catcarriedhis right paw in a sling.

　　"Whathappened to your paw?" he asked.

　　TheCat tried to answer, but he became so terriblytwisted in his speech that theFox had to help him out.

　　"Myfriend is too modest to answer. I'll answer forhim. About an hour ago, we metan old wolf on the road.

　　Hewas half starved and begged for help. Having nothingto give him, what do youthink my friend did out of thekindness of his heart? With his teeth, he bit offthe pawof his front foot and threw it at that poor beast, so thathe might havesomething to eat."As he spoke, the Fox wiped off a tear.

　　“是我们的好朋友皮诺乔！”狐狸叫着，把他又抱又亲，“你怎么在这儿？”
　　“你怎么在这儿？”猫跟着又说了一遍。
　　“说来话长了，”木偶说，“我趁便跟你们讲讲。可记得那个夜里，你们丢下我一个人在旅馆里吗？我走出来，在路上遇见了两个杀人强盗……”
　　“两个杀人强盗？……噢，可怜的朋友！他们想要什么。”
　　“他们想抢我的金币。”
　　“真该死！……”狐狸说。
　　“该死极了！……”猫跟着又说了一遍。
　　“可我撒腿就逃，”木偶往下说，“他们跟着就追。最后他们追上了我，把我吊在这棵橡树的树枝上面……”
　　皮诺乔说道，指指离开两步远的大橡树。
　　“还有比这更悲惨的事吗？”狐狸说，“我们是活在怎么一个世界上啊，我们这些正派人，在什么地方可以找到安全可靠的地方呢？”
　　皮诺乔正这么说着，忽然发现猫的右前腿受了伤，连爪子带指甲都没有了，就问它说：
　　“你的爪子怎么啦？”
　　猫想回答，可窘住了。狐狸马上说：
　　“我的朋友太谦虚了，因此不愿回答，我来替他回答吧。要知道，一个钟头以前，我们在路上碰到一只老狼，都快饿死了，它求我们施舍点什么给它。可我们没有什么好给它的，连一根鱼骨头也没有。我这朋友真正慷慨大方，它做出什么事情来啦？……它竟从自己前腿上咬下一只爪子，扔给这只可怜的野兽吃。”
　　狐狸一面说着一面擦眼泪。

Chapter 48

　　Pinocchio,almost in tears himself, whispered in the Cat's ear:

　　"Ifall the cats were like you, how lucky the mice would be!""And whatare you doing here?" the Fox asked the Marionette.

　　"Iam waiting for my father, who will be here at any moment now.""Andyour gold pieces?""I still have them in my pocket, except one whichIspent at the Inn of the Red Lobster.""To think that those four goldpieces might becometwo thousand tomorrow. Why don't you listen to me?

　　Whydon't you sow them in the Field of Wonders?""Today it is impossible.I'll go with you some other time.""Another day will be toolate," said the Fox.

　　"Why?""Becausethat field has been bought by a very rich man,and today is the last day that itwill be open to the public.""How far is this Field ofWonders?""Only two miles away. Will you come with us? We'llbe therein half an hour. You can sow the money, and,after a few minutes, you will gatheryour two thousandcoins and return home rich. Are you coming?"Pinocchiohesitated a moment before answering, for heremembered the good Fairy, oldGeppetto, and the adviceof the Talking Cricket. Then he ended by doing whatallboys do, when they have no heart and little brain.

　　皮诺乔也感动得走到猫身边，在它耳边轻轻地说：
　　“如果所有的猫都像你，耗子可多幸运啊！”
　　“可你这会儿在这里干吗呢，”狐狸问木偶说。
　　“我在等我爸爸，他早晚要到这儿来的。”
　　“那你的金币呢？”
　　“都在口袋里，就少一个，付给红灯旅馆的老板了。”
　　“想想吧，四个金币到明天就能变一两千个，你为什么不听我的话？你为什么不到‘奇迹宝地’，把它们种下去呢。”
　　“今天不行，我改天去。”
　　“改一天就晚了。”狐狸说。
　　“为什么？”
　　“因为这块地给一位大好佬买去了，从明天起，再不准任何人在那儿种金币。”
　　“‘奇迹宝地’离这儿远吗？’”
　　“不到两公里。你要跟我们去吗，半个钟头就到，你马上种下四个金币，过几分钟就可以收到两千个，今晚回来，口袋里就装满金币啦，要跟我们去吗？”
　　皮诺乔没马上回答，因为他想到了善良的仙女，想到了年老的杰佩托，还想到了会说话的蟋蟀给他的劝告。可是最后，他就像一个全没脑筋、全没心肝的孩子所做的那样。

Chapter 46

Pinocchio finds the Fox and the Cat again, and goes with them to sow thegold pieces in the Field of Wonders Crying as if his heart would break, theMarionette mourned for hours over the length of his nose. No matterhow hetried, it would not go through the door. The Fairy showed no pity toward him,as she was trying to teach him a good lesson, so that he would stop tellinglies,the worst habit any boy may acquire. But when she sawhim, pale with frightand with his eyes half out of hishead from terror, she began to feel sorry forhim andclapped her hands together. A thousand wood peckers flew in through thewindow and settled themselves on Pinocchio's nose. They pecked and pecked sohard atthat enormous nose that in a few moments, it was th esame size asbefore.

　　"Howgood you are, my Fairy," said Pinocchio, drying his eyes, "and howmuch I love you!""I love you, too," answered the Fairy,"and if you wish to stay with me, you may be my little brother and I'll beyour good little sister.""I should like to stay--but what about mypoor father?""I have thought of everything. Your father has been sentfor and before night he will be here." "Really?" cried Pinocchiojoyfully. "Then, my good Fairy, if you are willing, I should like to go tomeet him.

　　Icannot wait to kiss that dear old man, who has suffered so much for mysake.""Surely; go ahead, but be careful not to lose your way.

　　Takethe wood path and you'll surely meet him."Pinocchio set out, and as soonas he found himself in the wood, he ran like a hare. When he reached the giantoak tree he stopped, for he thought he heard a rustle in the brush. He wasright. There stood the Fox and the Cat,the two traveling companions with whomhe had eaten at the Inn of the Red Lobster.

　　正像诸位可以想像到的，仙女让木偶由于鼻子长得出不了门，哭叫了整整半个钟头，不去理他。这是为了好好给他一个教训，让他改正撒谎这种极坏的毛病。这种毛病小孩子最容易有。可等她看到木偶脸也变了，绝望得眼睛都要突出来时，很可怜他，拍了拍手掌。一听到拍手掌，成千只叫啄木鸟的大鸟打窗子飞到屋里来。它们都聚在皮诺乔的鼻子上，开始笃笃笃笃，狠狠地啄他的鼻子，几分钟工夫，这个长过了头的鼻子就恢复了原状。
　　“您多好啊，我的仙女，”木偶擦干眼泪说，“我多么爱您啊！”
　　“我也爱你，”仙女回答说，“你如果想留在我这儿，你就做我的弟弟，我做你的姐姐……”
　　“我很想留在这儿……可我那可怜的爸爸呢？”
　　“我都想到了。已经派人去通知你爸爸，天黑前他就要来到这儿。”
　　“真的？”皮诺乔高兴得跳起来，叫着说，“那么，我的好仙女，如果您答应的话，我想去接他！我急着要拥抱这位可怜的老人家，他为我吃了那么多苦！”
　　“那你就去吧，可小心别走失了。你走林子里的那条路吧，我断定你会碰到他的。”
　　皮诺乔走了。他一走进树林子，马上就像小鹿一样跑起来。可他到了大橡树那儿，就停下了，因为好像听到树枝树叶之间有人声。他果真看见路上有人。诸位猜得出是谁吗？……就是狐狸和猫这两个伙伴。皮诺乔曾经同它们一起在红虾旅馆吃过一顿晚饭。

Chapter 45

　　"I lost them," answered Pinocchio, but he told a lie,forhe had them in his pocket.

　　As he spoke, his nose, long though it was, became atleast two incheslonger.

　　"And where did you lose them?""In the wood nearby."At this second lie, his nose grew a few more inches.

　　"If you lost them in the near-by wood," said theFairy,"we'll look for them and find them, for everything that islost thereis always found.""Ah, now I remember," replied theMarionette,becoming more and more confused. "I did not lose thegoldpieces, but I swallowed them when I drank the medicine."At this thirdlie, his nose became longer than ever,so long that he could not even turnaround. If he turnedto the right, he knocked it against the bed or intothewindowpanes; if he turned to the left, he struck the wallsor the door; if heraised it a bit, he almost put the Fairy'seyes out.

　　The Fairy sat looking at him and laughing.

　　"Why do you laugh?" the Marionette asked her,worried nowat the sight of his growing nose.

　　"I am laughing at your lies.""How do you know I amlying?""Lies, my boy, are known in a moment. There are twokinds oflies, lies with short legs and lies with long noses.

　　Yours, just now, happen to have long noses."Pinocchio, notknowing where to hide his shame, triedto escape from the room, but his nose hadbecome so longthat he could not get it out of the door.

　　“我丢了！”皮诺乔回答说，他这是说谎，因为钱在他口袋里。
　　他一说谎，本来已经够长的鼻子又长了两指。
　　“你在哪儿丢了？”
　　“就在这儿附近的树林子里。”
　　这第二句谎话一说，鼻子更长了。
　　“你要是在附近那树林子里丢了，”仙女说，“咱们去把它们找回来。因为东西丢在附近那树林子里，完全可以找回来。”
　　“啊，现在我记清楚了，”木偶心里慌了，回答说，“这四个金币我没丢掉，是刚才喝您那杯药水的时候不小心，吞下肚子里去了。”
　　这第三句谎话一说，鼻子呼地一下长成这副样子，可怜的皮诺乔连头都没法转了。头往这边转，鼻子就碰到床，碰到窗玻璃；头往那边转，鼻子就碰到墙，碰到房门；头一抬，鼻子就有插到仙女一只眼睛里去的危险。
　　仙女看着他笑起来。
　　“您干吗笑？”木偶问她。眼看鼻子变得那么长，他完全呆住了，急得要命。
　　“我笑你说谎。”
　　“您怎么知道我说谎了？”
　　“我的孩子，谎话一下子就可以看出来，因为说了谎话有两种变化，一种是腿变短，一种是鼻子变长，你的一种正是鼻子变长。”
　　皮诺乔羞得无地自容，想溜出房间。可是办不到，他那个鼻子已经长得连门都出不去了。

Chapter 44

　　The Fairy, seeing him run and jump around the room gay as a bird onwing, said to him:

"Mymedicine was good for you, after all, wasn't it?""Good indeed! It hasgiven me new life.""Why, then, did I have to beg you so hard tomakeyou drink it?""I'm a boy, you see, and all boys hate medicinemorethan they do sickness.""What a shame! Boys ought to know, afterall, thatmedicine, taken in time, can save them from much painand even from death.""Nexttime I won't have to be begged so hard. I'llremember those black Rabbits withthe black coffin ontheir shoulders and I'll take the glass and pouf!--downitwill go!"

"Comehere now and tell me how it came about thatyou found yourself in the hands ofthe Assassins.""It happened that Fire Eater gave me five goldpiecesto give to my Father, but on the way, I met a Fox and aCat, who asked me,`Do you want the five pieces to becometwo thousand?' And I said, `Yes.' Andthey said,`Come with us to the Field of Wonders.' And I said,`Let's go.' Thenthey said, `Let us stop at the Inn of theRed Lobster for dinner and aftermidnight we'll set outagain.' We ate and went to sleep. When I awoke theyweregone and I started out in the darkness all alone. On the road I met twoAssassins dressed in black coal sacks,who said to me, `Your money or yourlife!' and I said,`I haven't any money'; for, you see, I had put the moneyundermy tongue. One of them tried to put his hand inmy mouth and I bit it off andspat it out; but it wasn't ahand, it was a cat's paw. And they ran after me andIran and ran, till at last they caught me and tied my neckwith a rope andhanged me to a tree, saying, `Tomorrowwe'll come back for you and you'll bedead and yourmouth will be open, and then we'll take the gold piecesthat youhave hidden under your tongue.'""Where are the gold pieces now?"the Fairy asked.

　　仙女看见他满屋子又跑又跳，又利落又高兴，活像一只刚会啼的小公鸡，就对他说：
　　“瞧，我的药水可不是真把你治好了？”
　　“还有说的！它让我活下来了！……”
　　“可为什么刚才让你喝药水，要那么左求右求呢，”
　　“我们孩子都这样！我们比怕生病更怕喝药水。”
　　“真不害臊！……孩子们应该知道，及时吃进良药可以治好大病，甚至可以不死……”
　　“噢！下回我就不要那么左求右求了！我要记住那些抬棺材的黑兔……那我就马上抓过杯子喝下去！……”
　　“现在你过来，告诉我你是怎么落到那些杀人强盗手里的。”
　　“是这么回事。木偶戏班班主吃火人给了我几个金币，对我说：‘来，把它们带回去给你爸爸！’可我在路上碰到一只狐狸和一只猫，它们两个很好，对我说：‘你想让这几个金币变成一两千个吗，跟我们来，我们带你上“奇迹宝地”去’。我说：‘咱们走吧。’他们说：‘咱们在红虾旅馆歇会儿，过了半夜再走。’等我醒来，他们已经不在了，他们走了。于是我一个人走。夜黑得要命。路上我碰到两个杀人强盗，身上套着装炭的口袋。他们对我说：‘把钱拿出来。’我说：‘我没钱。’因为我把那四个金币藏在嘴里。一个杀人强盗想把手伸进我的嘴巴。我一口咬下他的手，把它吐出来。可吐出来的不是手，是一只猫爪子。两个杀人强盗就追我。我拼命地逃。最后它们把我捉住，套着脖子给吊在这林子里的一棵树上，说：‘我们明天再来，到那时你就死了，嘴巴张开了，我们就把你藏在舌头底下的金币拿出来。’”
　　“你这四个金币，现在搁哪儿啦？”仙女问他。

Chapter 43

　　"It is too bitter, much too bitter! I can't drinkit.""How do you know, when you haven't even tasted it?""Ican imagine it. I smell it. I want another lump ofsugar, then I'll drinkit."The Fairy, with all the patience of a good mother, gavehim more sugarand again handed him the glass.

　　"I can't drink it like that," the Marionette said,makingmore wry faces.

　　"Why?""Because that feather pillow on my feet bothersme."The Fairy took away the pillow.

　　"It's no use. I can't drink it even now.""What's thematter now?""I don't like the way that door looks. It's halfopen."The Fairy closed the door.

　　"I won't drink it," cried Pinocchio, bursting out crying.

　　"I won't drink this awful water. I won't. I won't!

　　No, no, no, no!""My boy, you'll be sorry.""Idon't care.""You are very sick.""I don'tcare.""In a few hours the fever will take you far away to anotherworld.""I don't care.""Aren't you afraid ofdeath?""Not a bit. I'd rather die than drink that awfulmedicine."At that moment, the door of the room flew open and incame fourRabbits as black as ink, carrying a small blackcoffin on their shoulders.

　　"What do you want from me?" asked Pinocchio.

　　"We have come for you," said the largest Rabbit.

　　"For me? But I'm not dead yet!""No, not dead yet; butyou will be in a few momentssince you have refused to take the medicine whichwouldhave made you well.""Oh, Fairy, my Fairy," the Marionettecried out, "give methat glass! Quick, please! I don't want to die!

　　No, no, not yet--not yet!"And holding the glass with his twohands, he swallowedthe medicine at one gulp.

　　"Well," said the four Rabbits, "this time we havemadethe trip for nothing."And turning on their heels, they marchedsolemnly outof the room, carrying their little black coffin and mutteringandgrumbling between their teeth.

　　In a twinkling, Pinocchio felt fine. With one leap he was out of bedand into his clothes.

皮诺乔不情愿地拿过杯子，把鼻子插进去，然后凑到嘴边，然后又把鼻子插进去，最后说：
　　“太苦了！太苦了！我不能喝。”
　　“你尝都没尝，怎么说太苦呢？”
　　“我想得出来！我闻到了气味。我要先再吃一颗弹子糖……然后喝药水！……”
　　仙女像一个好妈妈那样耐心，又给他放了一题糖在嘴里，然后重新给他杯子。
　　“这样我不能喝药水！”木偶说着，做了成千个鬼脸，
　　“为什么？”
　　“因为脚上的枕头碍着我。”
　　仙女给他把枕头拿开了。
　　“不行！这样我还是不能喝……”
　　“又是什么东西碍着你啦？”
　　“房门半开着，把我碍着了。”
　　仙女去把房门关上。
　　“不管怎么说，”皮诺乔大哭大叫，“这该死的药水是苦的，我不要喝，不喝，不喝，不喝……”
　　“我的孩子，你要后悔的……”
　　“我才不在乎呐……”
　　“你的病很重……”
　　“我才不地乎呐……”
　　“你发高烧，几个钟头就会死的……”
　　“我才不在乎呐……”
　　“你不怕死？”
　　“怕死？……我宁愿死也不喝这种倒霉药水。”
　　正在这时候，房门开了，进来了四只兔子，黑得像墨汁，肩膀上抬着一个小棺材。
　　“你们到我这儿来干吗？”皮诺乔叫道，害怕得在床上坐了起来。
　　“我们来抬你，”最大的一只兔子说。
　　“抬我？……可我还没死！……”
　　“现在还没死，可你不肯喝退烧药水，就只有几分钟好活了！……”
　　“噢，我的仙女！噢，噢，我的仙女！”木偶于是大声叫起来“快把杯子给我……做做好事，快点快点，因为我不想死，不不不……不想死……”
　　他两只手捧着杯子，一口就把药水喝了。
　　“没法子！”兔子们说，“我们这回白跑一趟。”
　　它们重新抬起小棺材，打牙缝里叽哗咕噜地说着走出了屋子。
　　真的，过了几分钟，皮诺乔已经跳下床，好了。因为要知道，木偶福气好，难得生病，好起来也特别快。

Chapter 42

Pinocchioeats sugar, but refuses to take medicine.

　　When the undertakers come for him, he drinks the medicine and feelsbetter.

　　Afterwards he tells a lie and, in punishment, his nose grows longerand longerAs soon as the three doctors had left the room, the Fairywent toPinocchio's bed and, touching him on the forehead,noticed that he was burningwith fever.

　　She took a glass of water, put a white powder intoit, and, handingit to the Marionette, said lovingly to him:

　　"Drink this, and in a few days you'll be up andwell."Pinocchio looked at the glass, made a wry face, andasked in awhining voice: "Is it sweet or bitter?""It is bitter, but it isgood for you.""If it is bitter, I don't want it.""Drinkit!""I don't like anything bitter.""Drink it and I'll giveyou a lump of sugar to take thebitter taste from your mouth.""Where'sthe sugar?""Here it is," said the Fairy, taking a lump from agoldensugar bowl.

　　"I want the sugar first, then I'll drink the bitterwater.""Do you promise?""Yes."The Fairy gave him thesugar and Pinocchio, after chewingand swallowing it in a twinkling, said,smacking his lips:

　　"If only sugar were medicine! I should take it everyday.""Now keep your promise and drink these few dropsof water.They'll be good for you."Pinocchio took the glass in both hands and stuckhisnose into it. He lifted it to his mouth and once morestuck his nose into it.

　三位大夫一走出屋子，仙女就到皮诺乔身边，摸摸他的脑门，发现一点不假，他在发高烧。
　　于是她把一点白色粉末溶在半杯水里，拿来给木偶，温柔地对他说：
　　“喝了它，过几天就好了。”
　　皮诺乔看着杯子，歪歪嘴，哭也似地问道：
　　“甜的还是苦的？”
　　“苦的，可它能医好你的病。”
　　“苦的我不喝。”
　　“听我的话，喝了它。”
　　“苦的我不要喝。”
　　“喝了它，喝了就给你一颗弹子糖，让你甜甜嘴。”
　　“弹子糖呢？”
　　“在这儿，”仙女说着，从放糖的金盒子里拿出一颗来。
　　“我要先吃弹子糖，再喝这种该死的苦水……”
　　“讲定啦？”
　　“讲定了……”
　　仙女给他弹子糖，皮诺乔一转眼就喀嚓喀嚓地咬碎吃掉了，舔着嘴唇说：
　　“糖是药就好了！……我就天天吃药。”
　　“现在你照讲定的办，喝了这点药水，它会医好你的病。”