The Adventures of Pinocchio1996

(Upon Pinocchio causing a disruption in class, the Professor turns round)

The Professor:
What is going on in my classroom?

Infantino:
The new kid punched Lampwick, professore.

The Professor:
(he walks slowly and menacingly up to Pinocchio) Is that true?

Pinocchio:
No.

(his nose grows)

Boy:
Hey, how'd you do that?

The Professor:
Silence! (looks at Pinocchio) Now you're not lying to me by any slim chance, are you?

Pinocchio:
Uh... uh... no. (His nose grows longer)

The Professor:
There are two kinds of lies. (he is now walking through the room) Lies that have a short legs, and lies that have a long nose. And yours are clearly the kind that have a long nose. Now, I will give you one last chance to redeem yourself: If you didn't punch Lampwick, how did he end up on the floor?

Pinocchio:
(struggling) Uh... Nobody punched Lampwick... Lampwick punched... himself. (his nose is now extremely long) Uh, I mean, a man - climbed - in - through the window and punched him, and Lampwick tried to kick him back, but-- but he missed (his nose is now the length of the classroom) and fell on the floor and-- !

(inevitably, the class laugh hysterically)

The Professor:
Silence! (fails to keep order) SILENCE! (Pinocchio turns his head around and the class on the other side duck their heads, he then turns the other way and Lampwick quickly distracts the prefect, so that he is hit in the head by the nose. Lampwick and Saleo then laugh.HIs nose hits the cleaning cloth filled with chalkdust and slowly rises to meet the professor's face)

(he suddenly notices Pinocchio's nose right in front of his. Pinocchio is about to sneeze)

The Professor:
Infantino! Go... go on... (gestures at the prefect) A handkerchief... go on! Quickly!

(as the class urge Pinocchio to sneeze, the prefect runs up with a handkerchief and Pinocchio disastrously sneezes all over the Professor's face, sneezing sawdust on him)

Pinocchio:
(He decides to tell the truth) I... I did punched Lampwick, Professore, and I'm sorry. (his nose shrinks)

The Professor:
Well, it's too late for that now. If there is one thing I will not tolerate in my classroom, it's a liar. Out.

Pinocchio:
(he walks miserably up from his desk but can't because of his nose, so he decides to tell the truth) Uh... uh... and... I am sorry that I kicked him too. (his nose shrinks)

The Professor:
Out!

Pinocchio:
And, I'm even more sorry that I'd told a lie.

The Professor:
"Out, out" I said!

Pinocchio:
(his nose now back to normal) But I want to stay and learn.

(he finally leaves the room)

The Professor:
Now class, we will review what we have learned today.