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XIV
Pinocchio, because he would not heed the good counsels of the Talking-cricket, falls amongst assassins.
'Really,' said the puppet to himself as he resumed his journey, 'how unfortunate we poor boys are. Everybody scolds us, everybody admonishes us, everybody gives us good advice. To let them talk, they would all take it into their heads to be our fathers and our masters—all: even the Talking-cricket. See
