Chapter 18

The Adventures of Pinocchio

Scouts · 1st–3rd

Copywork

Pinocchio hesitated a moment before answering, for he remembered the good Fairy, old Geppetto, and the advice of the Talking Cricket.

Read the sentence aloud. What does Pinocchio remember, and how long is the list?

Discussion

Narration Tell back what happens, from the Fairy's woodpeckers to the moment the Fox and the Cat say good-by.

1. The Fox says the Cat bit off his own paw for a hungry wolf, and wipes away a tear. Does the story ring true? Why?Inference

2. Pinocchio hesitates and remembers the Fairy, Geppetto and the Cricket. Then he shrugs and says “Let us go!” What do you think tips him over?Character

3. Hairless dogs, sheared sheep, butterflies without colors: how does the City of Simple Simons feel to you? Which words help?Tone

4. The Fairy shows no pity at first to teach him a lesson, then sends woodpeckers to shrink his nose. Was it right to stop when she did?Moral reasoning

5. The chapter ends with the Fox and the Cat wishing Pinocchio good luck and going on their way. Why might the author stop there?Author's choice

Make a Connection Tell about a time you passed through a strange place on your way to something you were looking forward to.

Vocabulary

Crossword

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	5	6	7

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Across

Across 1. Paused because he was not sure.
Across 4. Felt and showed deep sadness.
Across 5. With the wool cut off.
Across 8. Wet, messy and worn out.
Across 9. Very poor people.

Down

Down 2. Very, very big.
Down 3. Words telling someone what to do.
Down 6. Tricky people who cannot be trusted.
Down 7. Not wanting to boast about oneself.

The words in the chapter

hesitated Pinocchio hesitated a moment before answering
advice the advice of the Talking Cricket
mourned the Marionette mourned for hours over the length of his nose
enormous They pecked and pecked so hard at that enormous nose
modest My friend is too modest to answer.

sheared with sheared sheep, trembling with cold
paupers Through this crowd of paupers and beggars
bedraggled with bedraggled pheasants, scuttling away hurriedly
rogues answered the two rogues

Critical thinking

1. The Fairy says, “I have thought of everything.” Using two things from the chapter, tell how she looks after Pinocchio.

2. Pinocchio tells the Fox and the Cat about the Assassins and his gold. Using two things from the chapter, tell whether he is careful about what he says.

3. Pinocchio buries the gold and waters it with his shoe. Using two things from the chapter, tell how carefully he follows the Fox's directions.