《木偶奇遇记》Chapter 27

发布时间:2017-07-18 编辑:1016

  They had just reached the village, when a sudden gustof wind blew off Pinocchio's cap and made it go sailing fardown the street.

  "Would you allow me," the Marionette asked theCarabineers, "to run after my cap?""Very well, go; but hurry."The Marionette went, picked up his cap--but insteadof putting it on his head, he stuck it between his teethand then raced toward the sea.

  He went like a bullet out of a gun.

  The Carabineers, judging that it would be very difficultto catch him, sent a large Mastiff after him, one that hadwon first prize in all the dog races. Pinocchio ran fast andthe Dog ran faster. At so much noise, the people hung outof the windows or gathered in the street, anxious to seethe end of the contest. But they were disappointed,for the Dog and Pinocchio raised so much dust on the road that,after a few moments, it was impossible to see them.

  皮诺乔一到海边,马上放眼向海上眺望,可是什么鲨鱼也没看见。大海平静得像一面水晶的镜子。

  “喂,鲨鱼在哪儿?”他转脸问同学,

  “吃早饭去了,”一个同学笑着回答说。

  “要不就是上床去睡一会儿了,”另一个同学接上一句,笑得前仰后合。

  皮诺乔听了这些乱七八糟的回答和莫名其妙的狂笑,知道是他那些同学跟他开了个大玩笑,骗他上了当。他十分恼火,气乎乎地说:

  “怎么?拿鲨鱼的鬼话来骗我,这是什么道理?”

  “当然有道理!……”那些小坏蛋异口同声说,

  “什么道理?……”

  “让你不去上学,让你跟我们走。你天天上课那么认真,那么用功,你不害臊吗?像你那么学习,你不害臊吗?”

  “我学我的,跟你们有什么关系?”

  “跟我们关系大极了。这一来,老师就觉得我们不好……”

  “为什么?”

  “有人爱读书,就使我们这种不愿意读书的人丢脸,可我们不想丢脸!我们也有我们的自尊心!”

  “那我该怎么办,你们才高兴呢?”

  “你也应该讨厌学校,讨厌功课,讨厌老师。这是我们的三大敌人。”

  “如果我想要继续学习呢?”

  “那我们就对你不客气了,一有机会就要跟你算账!……”

  “你们简直叫我好笑。”木偶摇摇头说。

  “哼,皮诺乔!”孩子当中最大的一个走到他面前叫道,“别到这儿来夸口,别到这儿来斗嘴!……你要是不怕我们,我们也不怕你!记好了,你只有一个,我们有七个。”

  “七个什么,七个大罪①,”皮诺乔大笑着说。

  “你们听见了吗,他侮辱我们大伙儿,他管我们叫七个大罪!……”

  “皮诺乔!你侮辱了我们,要你向我们道歉……要不你就倒霉!……”

  “咕咕!”木偶叫着,用食指刮刮鼻尖,表示讥笑他们。

  “皮诺乔,你没有好结果!……”

  “咕咕!”

  “我们要像揍驴子那么揍你!……”

  “咕咕!”

  “你要带着个打扁的鼻子回家!……”

  “咕咕!”

  “我们这就来揍你一个咕咕!”这帮小坏蛋当中最凶的一个叫道。“受用受用这个吧,今天晚上就不用吃晚饭了。”

  他说着就给了木偶脑袋上一拳头。

  老话说,一报还一报,因此可以想象到,木偶马上就回敬他一拳头。这么你一拳来我一拳去,这场架就越打越大,越打越厉害了。

  皮诺乔虽然只有一个,可自卫得像个英雄似的。他用两只硬绷绷的木头脚踢得那么利索,叫他那些敌人离得远远的不敢走近。凡是他的脚所碰到之处,马上就留下纪念品——一大块乌青。