13 Fairy Makes Pinocchio a Promise

CHAPTER 13 Fairy Makes Pinocchio a Promise The flour-covered Pinocchio closed his eyes and prepared to meet his fried fate. But just as the fisherman was about to drop the puppet into the pan, a large dog who smelled the cooking oil ran into the cave. The fisherman shooed him away, but the dog continued to beg and whine. "I said, get out!" the fisherman yelled, giving the dog a kick. The dog growled and showed its fangs in response. Pinocchio's eyes were too filled with flour to see, but he thought he recognized that

第十三章仙女向皮诺乔许下诺言，满脸面粉的皮诺乔闭上眼睛，准备迎接他油炸的命运。 渔夫正要把木偶扔进锅里时，一只闻到食用油味的大狗跑进了洞里。 渔夫把它赶走了，但那只狗继续哀求和哀鸣。 “我说了，滚出去！”渔夫喊道，踢了狗一脚。 狗咆哮着，露出尖牙作为回应。 皮诺乔的眼睛里满是面粉，什么也看不见，但他觉得自己认出来了

growl. In a tiny flour-filled voice he cried, "Alidoro, is that you? Save me, or I am fried!" Alidoro recognized that voice. It was Pinocchio, the puppet who had saved him from drowning! Surely one great save deserved another. With one leap, he grasped the puppet gently in his teeth and ran out the door. Some safe distance away, Alidoro lay Pinocchio down on the ground. "Thank you!" Pinocchio cried. "You saved my life," Alidoro said. "I simply returned the favor."

咆哮。他用一种充满面粉的微弱声音喊道：“阿利多罗，是你吗？” 救救我，不然我就完蛋了！”阿利多罗认出了那个声音。 是皮诺乔，那个把他从溺水中救出来的木偶！当然，一个伟大的扑救值得另一个。 他一跃而起，轻轻地用牙齿咬住木偶，跑出了门。 在安全的地方，阿利多罗把皮诺乔放在地上。 “谢谢你!”匹诺曹哭了。 “你救了我的命，”阿利多罗说。 “我只是还了你一个人情。”

The two shook hands, or rather paw and wood, and vowed to be good friends forever. Then they went their separate ways. Oh, I hope Fairy will forgive me, he thought as he continued on his way. When he arrived at the village, it was so dark he could barely see. Just as he arrived at Fairy's house, it started to rain. Pinocchio was so nervous, he was afraid to knock. He simply stood there, getting soaked. Finally he worked up his courage and reached out and banged on the door. He waited and waited, and after about half an hour, a fourth-floor window opened and a large snail looked out. "Who knocks at this late hour?" she called. "Is Fairy home?" asked the puppet. "Who are you?" "Pinocchio," the puppet replied. "Oh," the snail said. "Wait there. I'll come

他们俩握了握手，更确切地说是爪子和木头，发誓要永远做好朋友。 然后他们就分道扬镳了。 噢，我希望仙女能原谅我，他一边想一边继续赶路。 当他到达村子时，天太黑了，他几乎什么也看不见。 就在他到达仙女家时，天开始下雨了。 皮诺乔太紧张了，不敢敲门。 他只是站在那里，浑身湿透了。 最后，他终于鼓起勇气，伸手去敲门。 他等啊等啊，大约半个小时后，四楼的一扇窗户打开了，一只大蜗牛探出头来。 “这么晚了，谁来敲门？”她喊道。 “仙女在家吗？”木偶问。 “你是谁？”“皮诺乔，”木偶回答。 “哦，”蜗牛说。“等等。 我会来

down and open the door." "Hurry!" Pinocchio cried. "I am a snail," she said. "Snails are slow." She wasn't kidding! An hour passed, and then two, and still no Snail. By then, Pinocchio was so cold and wet that he couldn't stop shivering. Out of desperation, he knocked again and was dismayed to see a window on the third floor open. A second later, the snail looked out. "I'm coming," she called down cheerfully. "Dear Snail!" Pinocchio cried. "I have been waiting here for two hours. "Can you really only have made it to the third floor? I am so cold and tired. Please hurry!" "I am a snail," the snail said. "Haven't you heard? Snails are slow." Pinocchio couldn't stand it anymore. He had to get inside! He stepped back and

下来把门打开。”“快点!”匹诺曹哭了。 “我是一只蜗牛，”她说。“蜗牛很慢。” 她不是在开玩笑！一个小时过去了，两个小时过去了，还是没有蜗牛。 这时，皮诺乔又冷又湿，不停地发抖。 无奈之下，他又敲了敲门，看到三楼的一扇窗户开着，他感到很沮丧。 一秒钟后，蜗牛向外看。 “我来了，”她高兴地喊道。 “亲爱的蜗牛!”匹诺曹哭了。 “我已经在这里等了两个小时了。 “你真的只到了三楼吗？” 我又冷又累。请快点!”“我是一只蜗牛，”蜗牛说。 “你没听说吗？”蜗牛跑得很慢。” 皮诺乔再也受不了了。 他必须进去！他退后一步，

kicked the door so hard that his foot went straight through and his body almost followed behind it. He tried to pull back, but found that his foot was stuck. Poor Pinocchio. Meanwhile, the rain continued to fall. The extremely slow snail probably wasn't even on the second floor yet. Nine hours later, the door finally opened. "Whew!" the snail exclaimed, out of breath from her effort. "I am getting too old to rush like that! What are you doing with your foot through the door?" "It's a long story," Pinocchio said. "Please help me. I'm stuck. Call Fairy!" "She is sleeping and doesn't want to be disturbed." "Well, what am I supposed to do?" Pinocchio asked. "Can you at least bring me something to eat?"

他踢门踢得太狠了，以至于他的脚直接穿过了门，他的身体几乎跟在门后面。 他想往回拉，却发现脚被卡住了。 可怜的皮诺曹。与此同时，雨还在继续下。 那只极其缓慢的蜗牛可能还没到二楼。 9个小时后，门终于打开了。 “呼！”蜗牛叫道，因为她的努力而上气不接下气。 “我年纪太大了，不能那样匆忙了！”你把脚伸进门里干什么？”“说来话长，”皮诺乔说。 “请帮帮我。我卡住了。 叫仙女!”“她在睡觉，不想被打扰。” “那我该怎么办呢？”匹诺曹问。 “你能不能至少给我拿点吃的来？”

"Immediately," the snail replied. The slowest waitress in the world, she returned almost three hours later with some chicken, bread, and four ripe apricots. "Compliments of Fairy," the snail said cheerfully. Pinocchio lunged for the food, overjoyed— until, that is, he took a bite, and realized that the food was fake! The bread was made of chalk, the chicken of cardboard, and the fruit of colored clay! Yuck! What cruel joke was this? He was so disappointed and cold and hungry and tired that he fainted. When he awoke, he found himself on a sofa with Fairy looking down at him. "Do you forgive me?" he asked quietly. "This time," Fairy said. "But you must promise never to get into trouble again." Pinocchio promised, and he kept his word.

“马上，”蜗牛回答。 她是世界上最慢的女服务员，大约三个小时后，她带着鸡肉、面包和四个熟杏回来了。 “仙女的祝福，”蜗牛高兴地说。 皮诺乔向食物扑过去，欣喜若狂——直到，他咬了一口，才意识到食物是假的！面包是用粉笔做的，鸡是用硬纸板做的，水果是用彩色粘土做的！讨厌的东西!这是什么残酷的玩笑？ 他失望极了，又冷又饿又累，最后昏倒了。 当他醒来时，他发现自己坐在沙发上，仙女正低头看着他。 “你原谅我吗？”他平静地问。 “这次，”仙女说。“但是你必须保证再也不惹麻烦了。” 皮诺乔答应了，他遵守了诺言。