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 The day finally came when the master could announce to the public a most extraordinary spectacle. Posters of all colors were pasted everywhere and they read thus:

That night, as you can easily imagine, there was not a seat to be had in the house, and all the standing room was taken an hour before the show began. The whole theater swarmed with little children and babies of all ages, who were wild to see the famous donkey Pinocchio dance.

When the first part of the performance was over the master, in an evening coat, with white trousers