Pinocchio

Chapter 6 Pinocchio meets the Fairy with Blue Hair
At this time, Pinocchio was almost out of strength, and saw that the two robbers were about to overtake him.When Pinocchio was in despair, he saw a small white house in the forest far away.

"I will be saved if I run to the house," thought Pinocchio.

He was full of strength from top to bottom, and ran forward again.Running and running like this, he ran for a full two hours before he reached the door of the white house.

"Boom, boom, boom!" Pinocchio knocked hard on the door, but no one answered.Seeing the two robbers getting closer and closer to him, Pinocchio was very anxious, so he knocked on the door louder.

"Is anyone there? Is anyone there?" cried Pinocchio, but no one answered.Pinocchio began to kick the door hard with his feet and banged his head against it.Only then did someone stick his head out of the window.

This is a beautiful little girl, her hair is sky blue, her skin is as white as snow, but her eyes are closed.She spoke, but her voice was very soft, as if from another world:
"There is no one here, everyone is dead."

"Aren't you alive? Please open the door for me, there are robbers who want to kill me." Pinocchio pleaded.

"I'm dead too." The girl said softly.Then she closed the window.

"Oh, beautiful little girl, save me, please let me in, or the robbers will kill me..." Before Pinocchio finished speaking, he felt a big furry claw get stuck his neck.

"Haha, where are you going to run now?" the tall robber said triumphantly after he caught Pinocchio.

"Well? Are you still unwilling to speak? If you don't speak again, I will have to do it," said the little robber, and then he drew a very sharp knife and slashed Pinocchio twice. Fortunately, Pinocchio was made of very hard wood, so he was not injured, but the knife was broken into several pieces.

The two robbers were dumbfounded, and they looked at each other.Then, the short robber said: "Brother, I figured out a way - hang him!" Haha!" The tall robber laughed evilly.

So the two thieves tied up Pinocchio, strangled him with a rope, and hung him on a big tree.Then they clapped their hands happily and sat on the ground waiting for Pinocchio to stick out his tongue and die.However, after three hours, Pinocchio was still alive. He stared at the robber with his eyes, and kicked his legs more and more vigorously.

The two robbers got impatient. The tall one said to the short one, "Let's go have a drink first."

"Great, I've been wanting to drink for a long time." The short robber was very happy, and he couldn't help but licked his hand like a cat.

"Pinocchio, just stay here obediently and wait for us to collect your body tomorrow, hahaha!" The two robbers laughed and left.

In the afternoon, a cold northwest wind blew, and Pinocchio was blown to and fro by the strong wind, like a swinging clock.The rope around his throat was also getting tighter, making it hard for him to breathe.

Pinocchio's hands and feet began to go numb, and his eyes began to turn black.How he wished someone would pass by and save him at this moment.However, there was no one.Finally, he thought of his dad again.

"Oh, Papa, dear Papa, if only you were here..."

Pinocchio was speechless, his body shook violently and he closed his eyes.

Just when Pinocchio thought he was going to die, the window of the white house opened, and the beautiful little girl with sky blue hair appeared in front of the window.When she saw Pinocchio hanging from a tree and being swayed by the wind, she sympathized with him very much.So she patted her palms lightly three times.

At this time, an eagle flew over, stopped in front of the window of the white house, and asked, "What are your orders, my master?"

It turns out that this beautiful little girl is a kind fairy who has lived in this forest for more than 1000 years.

"Did you see the puppet hanging from that tree?" asked the Fairy.

"I see," replied the eagle.

"You fly there now, and with your mouth untie the knot that hangs him, and put him softly on the grass."

"Yes," said the eagle, and flew towards the tree.

After a while, the eagle flew back.He said to the fairy: "The task is completed, master."

"Thank you, Eagle. Is he still alive?"

"Probably still alive, because as soon as I undid the knot around his neck, he said: 'It's much more comfortable now.'"

The fairy nodded in satisfaction, and then clapped her hands lightly twice.

Out came a handsome poodle, dressed in a coachman's clothes and a golden hat, walking upright on his hind legs.

"What's your order, my master?" The puppy bowed to the fairy.

"Do me a favor, Medoro," said the Fairy. "Go to the stables, please, and pick out the best car, and drive it into the woods ahead. Under a big tree, you will see a The poor puppet is lying on the ground. You pick him up, put him gently on the cart, and bring him to me. Do you understand?"

"Understood, master, I'll go right away." The poodle wagged its tail and ran away quickly.

After a while, a sky-blue car appeared in front of the fairy. The car was decorated with golden feathers, which was very beautiful.It is not horses that pull the cart, but a hundred pairs of white mice.The poodle was sitting on the driver's platform, twitching his whip from side to side, just like the coachman did when he was driving.

Twenty minutes later, the sky blue car came back with Pinocchio on its back.The fairy who had been waiting at the door quickly picked up Pinocchio and carried him into a room full of pearls. She also invited the three most famous doctors in the neighborhood - the crow, the owl and the cricket.

"I would like to ask all the doctors to help me find out whether the puppet is dead or not," said the fairy.

The crow stepped forward first, touched Pinocchio's nose, then touched Pinocchio's toes, and said:
"I think the puppet is dead, he's not breathing at all."

Then came the owl, and the owl said:
"My opinion is the opposite of Mr. Crow's. I think this puppet is still alive. If it is dead, his face will not be so good."

"What do you think?" the fairy asked the cricket.

"I don't think a doctor with excellent medical skills will speak casually. Besides, I am no stranger to this puppet. I have come into contact with him several times..."

At this moment, Pinocchio woke up, just in time to hear the Cricket say:
"This puppet is a big villain, a scoundrel, a rascal..."

Pinocchio was too embarrassed to listen any longer, and got under the covers.However, the cricket's voice still reached his ears:

"He is the most disobedient. His father has suffered and suffered so much for him..."

Hearing this, Pinocchio finally couldn't help crying, and everyone was shocked.

"A dead man will cry, which means he is slowly getting better," said the crow.

"I'll just say he's not dead," said the owl triumphantly.

After the three doctors had left, the Fairy came up to Pinocchio, touched his forehead with her hand, and said softly, "Poor boy, he has a fever and needs some medicine."

So the Fairy poured a little packet of white powder into half a glass of water, and taking it to Pinocchio said:
"My child, drink the potion in the cup, and the fever will subside."

"Is the medicine bitter or sweet?" asked Pinocchio.

"Of course it is bitter, but it can cure your illness." The fairy said softly.

"I don't drink it. I hate hard things the most." Seeing that the fairy was so kind, Pinocchio began to cheat.

"Hey, be obedient, and you will be cured after drinking the medicine, and I will give you a piece of candy." The fairy said.

"Then...then I'll take the sugar and then the medicine, or I won't drink it," said Pinocchio.

"Very well," sighed the Fairy, and gave Pinocchio a candy from her golden box.

Pinocchio stuffed the candy into his mouth and chewed it happily. As he ate, he said: "If only sugar were medicine, I would have to take medicine every day."

"Okay, can you drink the medicine now?" As soon as Pinocchio finished eating the candy, the fairy handed the cup of medicine to Pinocchio.

Reluctantly, Pinocchio took the cup, but instead of drinking it right away, he stuck his long nose into the cup, sniffed it and said, "No, it's too bitter. I don't want it."

"How do you know it's bitter without even tasting it?" the fairy asked.

"I know it's bitter just by smelling it. I don't need to taste it. If you give me another piece of candy, I'll drink the potion." Pinocchio made another condition.

Fortunately the Fairy was very patient, and she gave Pinocchio another piece of candy, and then handed him the cup.

"No, not now, because the pillows on my feet are in the way." Again Pinocchio made an excuse.

The Fairy removed the pillow and then handed the cup to Pinocchio, but Pinocchio still would not take it.

"No, the door is open and I cannot drink," said Pinocchio.

The Fairy got up and closed the door.

At this time, Pinocchio began to cry and shout: "Anyway, I just don't drink the bitter potion. If I don't drink it, I won't drink it..."

The fairy was a little angry. She clapped her hands and said, "Rabbit, rabbit, come here quickly. There is a patient here who doesn't want to take medicine. Help me carry him away."

In a blink of an eye, four black rabbits came into the room. Without saying a word, they picked up Pinocchio and walked towards the door.Pinocchio struggled: "What are you doing? Let me go!"

The black rabbits said in unison: "If you don't take the medicine, you will die soon. We will carry you to the cemetery."

"Oh, good Fairy, save me! I will drink, and I will drink at once!" cried Pinocchio.

The Fairies clapped their hands again, and the Rabbits put Pinocchio back on the bed, and then they hopped away.

Pinocchio held the cup and gulped down the potion.After a while, Pinocchio recovered from his illness, and he got out of bed and ran around the room like a newborn puppy.

The Fairy was very happy when she saw it, and she said to Pinocchio:

"Look, after drinking the potion, you will be healed. By the way, Pinocchio, how did you hang yourself on the tree?"

So Pinocchio told the fairy everything about how he met the robber.

"Then where are your four gold coins now?" asked the fairy.

"Lost it," said Pinocchio hastily.

However, as soon as he finished speaking, his nose grew two centimeters.It turns out that Pinocchio is lying, and the four gold coins are in his pocket.

"Do you remember where you threw it?" the fairy continued to ask.

"I don't remember, I probably lost it on the way." Pinocchio lied again, and his nose grew two centimeters longer.

The fairy looked at Pinocchio's long nose and thought it was ridiculous. She said, "I manage this forest. If your gold coins are lost in this forest, I can send small animals to help you find them back."

"No need, actually I didn't lose these four gold coins. It's just that when I was drinking the potion just now, I accidentally swallowed them into my stomach..." Before Pinocchio could finish speaking, his nose grew even bigger. It was so long that it almost touched the wall.Pinocchio couldn't even turn his head. If he turned his head one way, his nose would touch the bed, and if he turned his head the other way, his nose would touch the door again.

The fairy said: "If the child tells a lie, the nose will grow longer. If it is not corrected, the long nose will grow on his face forever."

Pinocchio turned red all of a sudden, and he wanted to escape outside, but it was impossible, because his nose was so long that he couldn't even get out the door.

(End of this chapter)