Pronunciation of the English word geppetto.
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1. | When the fight was over, Mastro Antonio had Geppetto's yellow wig in his hands and Geppetto found the carpenter's curly wig in his mouth. | |
2. | His name was Geppetto, but to the boys of the neighborhood he was Polendina, on account of the wig he always wore which was just the color of yellow corn. | |
3. | Geppetto had a very bad temper. Woe to the one who called him Polendina! He became as wild as a beast and no one could soothe him. | |
4. | Little as Geppetto's house was, it was neat and comfortable. | |
5. | As soon as he reached home, Geppetto took his tools and began to cut and shape the wood into a marionette. | |
6. | After the eyes, Geppetto made the nose, which began to stretch as soon as finished. It stretched and stretched and stretched till it became so long, it seemed endless. | |
7. | "Stop laughing!" said Geppetto angrily; but he might as well have spoken to the wall. | |
8. | The Carabineer grabbed him by the nose (it was an extremely long one and seemed made on purpose for that very thing) and returned him to Mastro Geppetto. | |
9. | "Open! I say," repeated Geppetto, "or I'll give you a sound whipping when I get in." | |
10. | Geppetto did not have a penny in his pocket, so he made his son a little suit of flowered paper, a pair of shoes from the bark of a tree, and a tiny cap from a bit of dough. |