“They are the eggs of the calamary, a near relation of the octopus you had to deal with to-day.”
“Very well, then. I’m willing to destroy all sign of those horrible beings.” In a short time Pinocchio had made a good luncheon out of them.
“‘What are They?’”
Luncheon finished, Marsovino gave Pinocchio the box of pearls which he was holding for the marionette. Then the dolphin tied the treasure boxes on his back, and the two friends were ready to start.
They again passed the beach where the seals had had their battle. Now it was full of men. Some were skinning the poor animals. Others were pressing out the oil from their bodies. Still others were spreading the skins out on the sand to dry.
Again the two travelers came into the polar seas. Here they found a great change. Icebergs had melted, and the sea was full of floating ice.
At last, without meeting any mishaps, the two again entered the warmer ocean. They had gone only a few miles when Pinocchio heard a great noise behind him. Both friends turned. On the calm surface of the sea rose two high columns of water.
“The whale!” exclaimed Marsovino.
“Nonsense, whale!” answered Pinocchio, who now and then still forgot how little he knew. “Don’t you see it’s a fountain? How could an animal send the water so high?”