Chapter 13

The Adventures of Pinocchio

Scouts · 1st–3rd

Copywork

Round about him, not a leaf stirred. A few bats skimmed his nose now and again and scared him half to death.

Read the passage aloud. Which words make the night feel quiet, and which make it feel scary?

Discussion

Narration Tell back what happens, from the Inn of the Red Lobster to the moment the Cricket's light goes out.

1. The Innkeeper winks “in a knowing way” at the Fox and the Cat. What do you think the wink means? What makes you think so?Inference

2. The Cat eats thirty-five mullets, and the author says the Fox “tried his best to eat a little.” Is the author being funny? What makes you think so?Tone

3. The Fox and the Cat leave without paying, and Pinocchio pays a gold piece for all three suppers. Is that fair? What makes you think so?Moral reasoning

4. Pinocchio first gives the Cricket a reason, then only says “I want to go on,” then calls it nonsense. What changes in him?Character

5. The Cricket's light goes out “just as if someone had snuffed it out,” and the road is dark again. Why might the author end the chapter that way?Author's choice

Make a Connection Tell about a time someone gave you good advice and you did not want to take it.

Vocabulary

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Across

Across 1. Moved a little.
Across 4. Gentle begging to get someone to do something.
Across 7. Shining with a faint, soft light.
Across 8. Likely to hurt you.

Down

Down 1. Flew very close and lightly touched.
Down 2. Keep demanding something and will not give in.
Down 3. Sent a sound back.
Down 5. People who cheat others out of money.
Down 6. Dropped suddenly into something.

The words in the chapter

stirred Round about him, not a leaf stirred.
skimmed A few bats skimmed his nose now and again
coaxing after a great deal of coaxing
glimmering a tiny insect glimmering on the trunk of a tree
echoed the far-away hills echoed back to him

swindlers they are either fools or swindlers
insist boys who insist on having their own way
dangerous The road is dangerous.
plunged Once again the road was plunged in darkness.

Critical thinking

1. Pinocchio dreams of vines heavy with gold coins. Using two things from the chapter, tell what the dream shows about what he wants.

2. Pinocchio asks the Innkeeper why his friends left, and whether they paid. Using two things from the chapter, tell what Pinocchio thinks of the Fox and the Cat.

3. Pinocchio walks on alone in the dark road. Using two things from the chapter, tell how he feels.