"Why do you pity me?"

"Because you are a puppet and, what is worse, because you have a wooden
head."

At these last words Pinocchio jumped up in a rage and, snatching a
wooden hammer from the bench, he threw it at the Talking-Cricket.

Perhaps he never meant to hit him, but unfortunately it struck him
exactly on the head, so that the poor Cricket had scarcely breath to cry
"Cri-cri-cri!" and then he remained dried up and flattened against the
wall.




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CHAPTER V

THE FLYING EGG


Night was coming on and Pinocchio, remembering that he had eaten nothing
all day, began to feel a gnawing in his stomach that very much resembled
appetite.

After a few minutes his appetite had become hunger and in no time his
hunger became ravenous.