
He gathered driftwood and got a flame going. “No, I mean for us to get out!” said Pinocchio. “Father, I have an idea! Let’s make a fire.” “Look!” said Geppetto as three fish swam by. “Father, Father, it’s me!” said Pinocchio. “Are you okay?” said Pinocchio to the Cricket. When they came to a stop, they saw that they were in the dark belly of the whale. It opened its giant jaws and with one gulp, swallowed Pinocchio! Rushing inside with all the sea water tumbled Pinocchio and the Cricket. In a moment, a giant whale was upon them. “I must look for my father!” Pinocchio jumped off of the dock into the ocean. “Oh no! This is all my fault – HONK!” said Pinocchio. That’s the old man whose son left one morning and did not come back. “Sounds like you are getting a bad cold,” said the man. “I am looking for an old man named Geppetto. “Please sir!” Pinocchio called out to a man by the dock. One good thing about Pinocchio’s new four legs is he could run very fast! Quick, quick, they ran out of Pleasure Island. Then the donkeys are sold! Pinocchio, we have to get you out of here, fast - while we still can!” “Now I get it! Boys get turned into donkeys here. Pinocchio and the Cricket saw a line of donkeys led by a dark stranger onto a truck. “Augh!” said the Cricket, waving his arms in the air. “Don’t listen to him, Pinocchio!” shouted the Cricket. “Best place in the world for boys like you!” Ever want to smoke a cigar or play pool? All this and more, at Pleasure Island.” Right now, how would you like to have all the candy you can eat!" “Well,” said the Coachman, “what if I told you that could do what you wanted, right now?”

When Pinocchio was inside the coach, the Coachman said, “Say kid, why do you think boys like you go to school?” He said to himself, “He will ride faster all right, but not to where he thinks he is going!” “You will ride faster with me,” said the Coachman to Pinocchio. Pinocchio was back on the road to school. The next morning, Pinocchio said good-bye to Geppetto. What matters is that you will go to school tomorrow!” He did not want Pinocchio to know he had traded his warm coat to buy the schoolbooks.

With a wave of his hand Geppetto said, “No need to worry about that. Later that day, Geppetto came back home with schoolbooks. But he did not have the money to buy schoolbooks. One day Pinocchio said, “I want to go to school, like other boys.” “Pinocchio, my son!” he said in great happiness.

Then he said, “But who cares?” He rushed over and swept the wooden puppet into his arms.

“How can this be?” said Geppetto in shock. “Here I am, Father!” said Pinocchio from the other side of the room. When Geppetto woke up the next morning, he said, “I will go take my puppet out of bed.” But the bed was empty! And with that, the Blue Fairy went swoosh and was gone! Out of the window and up into the night sky.
