“When shall I stop hearing news?” wondered Pinocchio. “So there are also birds in the sea!”
“Almost birds, but not quite. These fish have very strong fins and with them they can leap very high. As you see, they even leap out of the water. Why do they do this, do you think? Because they want to escape from the large fish, which follow them to eat them.”
Pinocchio had nothing to say. Meanwhile, the three friends had reached the place where Globicephalous was waiting. Tursio told him in a few words what Marsovino and Pinocchio had planned to do to help him.
Very soon the two boys were ready to start.
“Well, good-by, boys,” said Tursio, after telling them how to reach the ship. “I will no longer try to stop you from going. Only be careful. Keep to yourselves, and you will meet with little trouble. Do not stop on your way. Hasten back, or I shall be worried. Above all, never get out of the water. The tide might go out, and you, Marsovino, would be in great danger.”
Marsovino and Pinocchio listened carefully; and then, with a cheerful good-by, they were off.
A few hours later Tursio and Globicephalous were with Beluga, and Marsovino and Pinocchio were speeding away towards the great oceans, treasure hunting.
CHAPTER XII
