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Chapter 12

The Adventures of Pinocchio

Scouts · 1st–3rd

Copywork

And forgetting his father, the new coat, the A-B-C book, and all his good resolutions, he said to the Fox and to the Cat:

Read the sentence aloud. How many things does it say he forgets, and where does the list stop?

Discussion

Narration Tell back what happens, from Fire Eater's gift of five gold pieces to the moment Pinocchio says “Let us go.”

1. The Fox tells Pinocchio he saw Geppetto “in his shirt sleeves trembling with cold.” Why might the Fox say that to him?Inference

2. The Cat says he killed the Blackbird to teach him a lesson. What do you think the Cat really wanted? What makes you think so?Character

3. Again and again the Cat just repeats the end of what the Fox says. Why might the author write the Cat that way?Author's choice

4. The Fox laughs at the idea of a rich Pinocchio, and Pinocchio shows him the gold. Was that wise? What makes you think so?Moral reasoning

5. At the end Pinocchio forgets his father, the coat, the book and his good resolutions. Which one would be hardest to forget? Why?Theme

Make a Connection Tell about a time you changed your mind quickly, and what made you change it.

Vocabulary

Crossword
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45
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Across
  • Across 1. Not remembering.
  • Across 4. In a polite way.
  • Across 6. Words telling someone what to do.
  • Across 8. Profit; getting more money.
  • Across 9. Very small and poor.
Down
  • Down 2. Promises you make to yourself about what you will do.
  • Down 3. Not doing what you are told.
  • Down 5. Without meaning to or noticing.
  • Down 7. Make someone rich.
The words in the chapter
  • forgetting And forgetting his father
  • resolutions all his good resolutions
  • courteously said the Fox, greeting him courteously
  • unconsciously the Fox unconsciously held out his paw that was supposed to be lame
  • advice do not listen to bad advice
  • miserable for your miserable five
  • gain We do not work for gain
  • enrich We work only to enrich others.
  • disobedient a disobedient boy cannot be happy in this world

Critical thinking

1. Pinocchio says no to the City of Simple Simons. Using two things from the chapter, tell why he says no.

2. The Fox explains the Field of Wonders. Using two things from the chapter, tell how he makes the plan sound easy and good.

3. The Fox and the Cat each hide something from Pinocchio. Using two things from the chapter, tell what they do when he is not noticing.