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first the good little woman maintained that she was not the little Fairy with blue hair; but seeing that she was found out, and not wishing to continue the comedy any longer, she ended by making herself known, and she said to Pinocchio:

'You little rogue! how did you ever discover who I was?'

'It was my great affection for you that told me.'

'Do you remember? You left me a child, and now that you have found me again I am a woman—a woman almost old enough to be your mamma.'

'I am delighted at that, for now, instead of calling you little sister, I will call you mamma. I have wished for such a long time to have a mamma like other boys!