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Chapter 24

The Adventures of Pinocchio

Scouts · 1st–3rd

Copywork

Pinocchio did not eat; he devoured. His stomach seemed a bottomless pit.

Read it aloud. How hungry do you think Pinocchio is?

Discussion

Narration Tell back what happened, from Pinocchio's night swim to the moment he sees the little woman's face.

1. Pinocchio’s father taught him that only the sick or old should beg. Do you agree? What makes you think so?Moral reasoning

2. The Coal Man tells Pinocchio to “eat two slices of your pride.” Why might he say that to a hungry boy?Inference

3. Twice Pinocchio looks at the jug and says “neither yes nor no.” Why might the author show him doing that twice?Author's choice

4. The Dolphin says the Shark could fit a whole train in its mouth. Pinocchio runs. Is that part funny, scary, or both? What makes you think so?Tone

Make a Connection Tell about a time you worked for something you wanted and how it felt.

Vocabulary

Crossword
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Across
  • Across 1. Ate very fast.
  • Across 5. To hold out against a wish.
  • Across 6. So deep it never fills.
  • Across 8. Told again and again what is right.
  • Across 9. Calmed down by getting what it needed.
Down
  • Down 2. Thinking you are too good for something.
  • Down 3. Speaking in stops and starts.
  • Down 4. Feeling bad about something you did.
  • Down 7. Huge and powerful.
The words in the chapter
  • devoured Pinocchio did not eat; he devoured.
  • bottomless His stomach seemed a bottomless pit.
  • tremendous a tremendous wave tossed him
  • ashamed He was ashamed to beg
  • preached his father had always preached to him
  • pride eat two slices of your pride
  • resist could no longer resist
  • appeased His hunger finally appeased
  • stammering stammering and stuttering

Critical thinking

1. Pinocchio says, “I was not born for work.” Using two details, tell whether you think that is true.

2. Pinocchio stammers when he looks at the little woman. Using two details, tell why he thinks of the Fairy.

3. Pinocchio says, “Once more I have escaped with my life!” Using two details, tell how much of that is luck.