“The sun in the sea? Dolphins not fish? I don’t know why, but I’m very much afraid I’m being made fun of.”
CHAPTER III
When he was alone, Pinocchio began to think of looking for something to eat. After trying here and there in vain, he had to be satisfied with looking at a few empty oyster shells. The best he could do was to make believe that he had already had a good meal out of them.
This, of course, was not very easily done, because the pangs of hunger kept making themselves felt more and more. At last, to forget them, he decided to make a tour of the island. This he did, and after that he took a nap.
When he awoke, it was near sunset. He had all he could do to get to the meeting place in time.
Off he hastened, and reached the spot just in time, for there was the dolphin, head out of water, looking for Pinocchio.
A small dolphin, about a yard long, was in the wake of the larger dolphin.
Pinocchio had made up his mind that even though he might be a dunce on the earth, still he knew more than a common dolphin. So he looked at the little fellow as much as to say, “Be very careful how you speak to me, young man. Remember, I am far above you.”
The old dolphin was very busy with the preparations for their journey. He came and went and gave orders to his servant.