At first, the woman said that she was not the little Fairy with Blue Hair. But Pinocchio cried for a long time, and she was afraid he would make himself sick. Finally, she admitted that she was the Fairy. Pinocchio was very happy.
Pinocchio said, "I love you. That is how I knew it was you." The Fairy laughed. She said she had been a little girl before, but now she was a woman.
She said, "I am grown up now. I am old enough to be your mother." Pinocchio was glad. He wanted to call her Mother. He wanted a mother like other boys.
Pinocchio asked why she had grown so fast. He wanted to grow too. He said he was still very small. But the Fairy said marionettes do not grow.
She said, "Marionettes stay the same. They are born as marionettes and they die as marionettes." Pinocchio was sad. He was tired of being a marionette.
Pinocchio said, "I want to grow up too. I want to become a real boy!" The Fairy said he could become a real boy, but he had to deserve it. He had to be a well-behaved child.
The Fairy said good boys are obedient. Pinocchio said he was never obedient. She said good boys love to study and work.
Pinocchio said he was lazy. The Fairy said good boys tell the truth. Pinocchio said he always told lies. She said good boys like to go to school.
Pinocchio said school made him feel sick. But he promised to change. He wanted to be a good boy. He wanted to make Geppetto happy.
Pinocchio asked where Geppetto was. The Fairy did not know, but she was sure Pinocchio would find him again. Pinocchio was very happy to hear this.
The Fairy forgave Pinocchio because she saw that he was truly sorry. She said she would be his mother. Pinocchio jumped for joy.
She told Pinocchio that he had to go to school every day. Then Pinocchio had to choose a trade. Pinocchio became serious.
Pinocchio said he was too old for school. The Fairy said it is never too late to learn. Pinocchio said he did not want a job. He said work was very tiring.
The Fairy said everyone must work. She said lazy people are never happy, and that laziness is like a sickness. Pinocchio listened to her words.
Pinocchio said, "I will work. I will study. I will do everything you say." He wanted to become a real boy, and the Fairy promised to help him.