　　Pinocchio turned the key and the door opened. As soonas they went in, they looked here and there and everywherebut saw no one.

　　"Oh--ho, where is the owner of the hut?" cried Pinocchio,very much surprised.

　　"Here I am, up here!"Father and son looked up to the ceiling, and there on abeam8 sat the Talking Cricket.

　　"Oh, my dear Cricket," said Pinocchio, bowing politely.

　　"Oh, now you call me your dear Cricket, but do youremember when you threw your hammer at me to kill me?""You are right, dear Cricket. Throw a hammer at me now.

　　I deserve it! But spare my poor old father.""I am going to spare both the father and the son. I haveonly wanted to remind you of the trick you long agoplayed upon me, to teach you that in this world of ourswe must be kind and courteous9to others, if we want tofind kindness and courtesy in our own days of trouble.""You are right, little Cricket, you are more than right,and I shall remember the lesson you have taught me. Butwill you tell how you succeeded in buying this prettylittle cottage?""This cottage was given to me yesterday by a little Goatwith blue hair.""And where did the Goat go?" asked Pinocchio.

　　"I don't know.""And when will she come back?""She will never come back. Yesterday she went awaybleating sadly, and it seemed to me she said: `Poor Pinocchio,I shall never see him again. . .the Shark must haveeaten him by this time.'""Were those her real words? Then it was she--it was--my dear little Fairy," cried out Pinocchio,sobbing10bitterly.

　　皮诺乔转了转钥匙，门开了。他们进屋，这里看看，那里瞧瞧，一个人也没见。
　　“噢，房子的主人在哪儿啊？”皮诺乔惊奇地说。
　　“我在这上面！”
　　爷儿俩马上抬头看天花板，看见会说话的蟋蟀在一根梁上。
　　“噢！我的亲爱的小蟋蟀！”皮诺乔很有礼貌地向它行礼说。
　　“你这会儿叫我你的‘亲爱的小蟋蟀’了，对不对，可你记得那时候，为了把我赶出你家，你用一个木槌扔我吗……”
　　“你说的对，小蟋蟀！你也赶我吧……也用木槌扔我吧！不过可怜可怜我这可怜的爸爸……”
　　“我可怜爸爸，也可怜儿子。我向你提醒我受到过的虐待，为的是告诉你，在这个世界上，只要可能，就要待人有礼貌，那么在必要的时候，人家也会回报我们，待我们有礼貌。”
　　“你说的对，小蟋蟀，你回报得对。我要记住你给我的教训，可你告诉我，你怎么买来这座漂亮的小房子？”
　　“这小房子是一只可爱的山羊昨天送给我的。这山羊长着一身漂亮极了的天蓝色羊毛。”
　　“这山羊上哪儿去了，”皮诺乔急着想知道，赶紧问道，
　　“我不知道它上哪儿去了。”
　　“它多咱回来……”
　　“永远不回来了，昨天它伤心地离开，咩咩地叫，像是说：
　　“可怜的皮诺乔……我再也看不到他了……鲨鱼这会儿准把他给吃掉了！……”
　　“它真这么说，……那就是她！……就是她！……就是我亲爱的小仙女！……”皮诺乔嚎啕大哭着叫道。

8abeam

adj.正横着(的)

参考例句：

The ship yawed as the heavy wave struck abeam.当巨浪向船舷撞击时，船暂时地偏离了航道。

The lighthouse was abeam of the ship.灯塔在船的正横方向。

9courteous

adj.彬彬有礼的，客气的

参考例句：

Although she often disagreed with me,she was always courteous.尽管她常常和我意见不一，但她总是很谦恭有礼。

He was a kind and courteous man.他为人友善，而且彬彬有礼。

10sobbing

<主方>Ⅰ adj.湿透的

参考例句：

I heard a child sobbing loudly. 我听见有个孩子在呜呜地哭。

Her eyes were red with recent sobbing. 她的眼睛因刚哭过而发红。

木偶奇遇记 The Adventures of Pinocchio 135｜英语名著