Pinocchio encounters the two after leaving Mangiafuoco's theatre with five gold coins, whereupon the Fox claims to know Pinocchio's father Mister Geppetto and proposes to Pinocchio to visit the Land of Barn Owls ("Paese dei Barbagianni") and thence to a 'Field of Miracles' ("Il campo dei Miracoli"), where coins can be grown into a money-producing tree. A white blackbird warns Pinocchio against these lies, but is eaten by the Cat. The Fox covers up this action by claiming that the blackbird talks too much. The pair lead Pinocchio to the Red Lobster Inn ("Osteria del Gambero Rosso"), where they eat a large meal and ask to be awoken at midnight.