Chapter 3

The Adventures of Pinocchio

Scouts · 1st–3rd

Copywork

At that unexpected trick, Geppetto became very sad and downcast, more so than he had ever been before.

Read the sentence aloud. What happened first, and how did it make Geppetto feel?

Discussion

Narration Tell back what happens from the moment Geppetto reaches home to the moment the Carabineer drags him off to prison.

1. Right after being kicked, Geppetto puts Pinocchio on the floor and teaches him to walk. Why might he do that, and not stay angry?Character

2. When the mouth sticks out its tongue, Geppetto pretends he sees nothing and keeps working. Was that wise or weak? What makes you think so?Moral reasoning

3. Pinocchio leaps out the door and flies down the street. Is he being wicked, or is he just trying out his new legs? What makes you think so?Inference

4. The people in the street call Geppetto “mean and cruel.” Is that fair, from what they saw? What makes you think so?Theme

5. The wood already stares, laughs and sticks out its tongue before Geppetto finishes. Why might the author make Pinocchio like this from the start?Author's choice

Make a Connection Tell about a time something you made or taught did not go the way you hoped.

Vocabulary

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Across

Across 1. Not looked for; a surprise.
Across 5. Without any pity.
Across 8. The feeling that nothing can be done.
Across 9. Deeply hurt and sad.

Down

Down 2. Sad and low in spirits.
Down 3. A harsh, cruel ruler.
Down 4. Rude and cheeky.
Down 6. Bold and disrespectful.
Down 7. Not thankful for kindness.

The words in the chapter

unexpected At that unexpected trick, Geppetto became very sad and downcast, more so than he had ever been before.
downcast At that unexpected trick, Geppetto became very sad and downcast, more so than he had ever been before.
grieved Geppetto, seeing this, felt insulted and said in a grieved tone:
impertinent but the more he cut, the longer grew that impertinent nose.
despair In despair he let it alone.

impudent You are not yet finished, and you start out by being impudent to your poor old father.
unmercifully Geppetto, no doubt, will beat him unmercifully
tyrant but with boys he’s a real tyrant.
ungrateful Ungrateful boy! To think I tried so hard to make you a well-behaved Marionette!

Critical thinking

1. The eyes stare and the nose grows while Geppetto works. Using two things from the chapter, tell whether Geppetto handles these first tricks well.

2. Geppetto calls Pinocchio a “wicked boy” when he takes the wig. Using two things from the chapter, tell whether “wicked” is the right word.

3. As he is dragged off to prison, Geppetto says he tried so hard to make a well-behaved Marionette. Using two things from the chapter, tell what he did to try.