“But the elephants, where are they?”
“In Africa.”
“And the lions?”
“In Africa.”
“And the tigers and the monkeys?”
“In Africa. And you, where do you come from? What are you doing in the cage of the wild beasts? Didn’t you see what is written over the door? NO ONE ALLOWED TO ENTER.”
“I cannot read in the dark,” replied Pinocchio, trembling from head to foot; “I am no cat.”
At these words everybody began to laugh. Pinocchio felt a little encouraged and murmured to himself, “They seem to be kind people, these wild beasts.”
He wanted to say something pleasant to them, but just then the director of the company began to shout at the top of his voice.
