Pinocchio goes to the seashore with his friendsto see the Terrible SharkIn the morning, bright and early, Pinocchio started for school.

　　Imagine what the boys said when they saw a Marionetteenter the classroom! They laughed until they cried. Everyoneplayed tricks on him. One pulled his hat off, anothertugged at his coat, a third tried to paint a mustache underhis nose. One even attempted to tie strings to his feet andhis hands to make him dance.

　　For a while Pinocchio was very calm and quiet. Finally,however, he lost all patience and turning to his tormentors,he said to them threateningly:

　　"Careful, boys, I haven't come here to be made fun of.

　　I'll respect you and I want you to respect me.""Hurrah for Dr. Know-all! You have spoken like aprinted book!" howled the boys, bursting with laughter.

　　One of them, more impudent than the rest, put out hishand to pull the Marionette's nose.

　　But he was not quick enough, for Pinocchio stretchedhis leg under the table and kicked him hard on the shin.

　　"Oh, what hard feet!" cried the boy, rubbing the spotwhere the Marionette had kicked him.

　　"And what elbows! They are even harder than the feet!"shouted another one, who, because of some other trick,had received a blow in the stomach.

　　With that kick and that blow Pinocchio gained everybody's favor.

　　Everyone admired him, danced attendance upon him, petted and caressed him.

　　As the days passed into weeks, even the teacher praised him,for he saw him attentive, hard working, and wide awake,always the first to come in the morning, and the lastto leave when school was over.

　　Pinocchio's only fault was that he had too many friends.

　　Among these were many well-known rascals, who carednot a jot for study or for success.

　　The teacher warned him each day, and even the goodFairy repea............