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Chapter 4

The Adventures of Pinocchio

Scouts · 1st–3rd

Copywork

At these last words, Pinocchio jumped up in a fury, took a hammer from the bench, and threw it with all his strength at the Talking Cricket.

Read the sentence aloud. How many things does Pinocchio do in it, and in what order?

Discussion

Narration Tell back what happens, from Pinocchio's wild run home to the moment the Cricket falls from the wall.

1. Pinocchio says he hates to study and would rather chase butterflies, climb trees and steal birds’ nests. What does that tell us about what he wants?Inference

2. The Cricket keeps talking even after Pinocchio calls him ugly. Why might the Cricket stay calm and keep going?Character

3. The Cricket tells Pinocchio he has a wooden head. Was that a fair thing to say? What makes you think so?Moral reasoning

4. Before telling us the hammer hit the Cricket, the author says “sad to relate.” What does that tell us about how the author feels?Author's choice

5. Pinocchio is happy at his escape, and the Cricket says boys who run away will never be happy. Who seems right so far? Why?Theme

Make a Connection Tell about a time someone told you something true that you did not want to hear.

Vocabulary

Crossword
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2
34
5
6
7
89
Across
  • Across 1. Wild, hot anger.
  • Across 3. How strong someone is; the power to push or throw hard.
  • Across 5. Staying calm while you wait or put up with something.
  • Across 7. Prickly bushes.
  • Across 8. A person who thinks long and deeply about big questions.
Down
  • Down 2. Rude, bold talk.
  • Down 4. A naughty, tricky person.
  • Down 6. Say no and will not do it.
  • Down 9. A person everyone laughs at.
The words in the chapter
  • fury At these last words, Pinocchio jumped up in a fury
  • strength took a hammer from the bench, and threw it with all his strength at the Talking Cricket.
  • rascal that rascal, Pinocchio, free now from the clutches of the Carabineer
  • brambles he leaped over brambles and bushes, and across brooks and ponds
  • refuse I refuse to leave this spot
  • philosopher But the Cricket, who was a wise old philosopher
  • impudence instead of being offended at Pinocchio’s impudence, continued in the same tone
  • patience who was beginning to lose patience
  • laughingstock you’ll be the laughingstock of everyone

Critical thinking

1. Pinocchio runs home like a goat or a hare chased by hounds, and then is happy at his escape. Using two things from the chapter, tell how he feels.

2. The Cricket says people who only play and wander end up in the hospital or in prison. Using two things from the chapter, tell whether Pinocchio is listening.

3. Is Pinocchio's anger slow to build, or does it flash up all at once? Use two things from the chapter.