immovable, like a real piece of wood, was seized with a fit of convulsive trembling that shook the whole bed.
'That puppet there,' continued the Talking-cricket, 'is a confirmed rogue. . . .'
Pinocchio opened his eyes, but shut them again immediately.
'He is a ragamuffin, a do-nothing, a vagabond. . . .'
Pinocchio hid his face beneath the clothes.
'That puppet there is a disobedient son who will make his poor father die of a broken heart! . . .'
At that instant a suffocated sound of sobs and crying was heard in the room. Imagine everybody's astonishment when, having raised the sheets a little, it was discovered that the sounds came from Pinocchio.
'When the dead person cries, it is a sign that he is on the road to get well,' said the Crow solemnly.
'I grieve to contradict my illustrious friend and colleague,' added the Owl; 'but for me, when the dead person cries, it is a sign that he is sorry to die.'
