He turned round, and what did he see? He saw his yellow
wig in the puppet's hand.
"Pinocchio!... Give me back my wig instantly!"
But Pinocchio instead of returning it, put it on his own head, and was
in consequence nearly smothered.
Geppetto at this insolent and derisive behavior felt sadder and more
melancholy than he had ever been in his life before; and turning to
Pinocchio he said to him:
"You young rascal! You are not yet completed, and you are already
beginning to show want of respect to your father! That is bad, my boy,
very bad."
And he dried a tear.
The legs and feet remained to be done.
When Geppetto had finished the feet he received a kick on the point of
the nose.
"I deserve it!" he said to himself; "I should have thought of it
sooner! Now it is too late!"
He then took the puppet under the arms and placed him on the floor to
teach him to walk.
Pinocchio's legs were stiff and he could not move, but Geppetto led
him by the hand and showed him how to put one foot before the other.
When his legs became flexible Pinocchio began to walk by himself and
to run about the room; until, having gone out of the house door, he
jumped into the street and escaped.
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