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said. "Oh, no! You are not going home," said Stromboli. "You belong to me now. This birdcage will be your home, my little long-nosed friend."
"Help!" called Pinocchio from inside the cage. "Let me out!" But Jiminy couldn't help. He was too small. But Jiminy could get help. He ran quickly to Geppetto's house. "Geppetto!" he called. "You must come and save Pinocchio. Stromboli, the puppet master, has put him in a cage."
The old man followed Jiminy down the dark street. He was carrying a lantern in one hand. They found Pinocchio in his cage in Stromboli's tent. "Don't worry, my son," said Geppetto. "I will help you." He opened the cage and lifted Pinocchio out. Suddenly Stromboli came running. "Thieves!" he cried. "That is my puppet!"
6. "Run, Pinocchio!" shouted Geppetto. Pinocchio ran. Geppetto ran, too. But the old man didn't see the open trunk. He fell into it. "Aha, now I have you," shouted Stromboli in a terrible voice. "I will save you, father!" called Pinocchio. Quickly, he went up a ladder to the place where the puppets were hanging. Pinocchio dropped the puppets — strings and all — onto Stromboli. The puppet master couldn't move. Geppetto was safe!
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Fast as they could, Geppetto, Pinocchio and Jiminy ran off home. As soon as they were safe home, Geppetto took a good look at Pinocchio. "What happened to your nose?" he cried. "Tell him the truth now," said Jiminy. This time Pinocchio did tell the truth. He told Geppetto about everything — just as it had happened. While he talked, his nose got shorter and shorter. Finally, it was just the way Geppetto had made it. "Never again," Pinocchio decided, "would I tell another lie."
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