Chapter 9 · The Adventures of Pinocchio

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Pinocchio was almost in tears. He was just about to make one last offer, but he lacked the courage to do so.

Read the passage aloud. Which words tell how he felt, and which tell what held him back?

Narration Tell back what happens, from Pinocchio setting off to school to the moment the ragpicker buys the book.

On the way to school, Pinocchio plans a coat of gold and silver for Geppetto. Is that real thinking or daydreaming? What makes you think so? Character
Pinocchio decides, “Today I’ll follow the pipes, and tomorrow I’ll go to school.” Is that a fair plan or an excuse? What makes you think so? Moral reasoning
The boy turns down the paper coat, the shoes and the cap. Is he mean, or sensible? What makes you think so? Character
The chapter ends by showing Geppetto at home in his shirt sleeves, shivering. Why might the author end there? Author's choice
Pinocchio tells the boy, “I’d like to read, but somehow I can’t today.” Why might he say that? Inference

Make a Connection Tell about a time you planned to do one thing and ended up doing another.

lacked: He was just about to make one last offer, but he lacked the courage to do so. Did not have enough of something.
courage: He was just about to make one last offer, but he lacked the courage to do so. The strength to act when you are afraid.
nuisance: What a nuisance that I have to go to school! Something annoying that gets in your way.
puzzled: There he stopped, very much puzzled. Confused and not sure what to do.
rascal: decided the little rascal at last, shrugging his shoulders. A naughty, tricky person.
shamelessly: lost all his pride and said to the boy shamelessly Without feeling embarrassed.
hesitated: He hesitated, he wondered, he could not make up his mind. Paused because he was not sure.
ragpicker: said a ragpicker who stood by. A person who collects old cloth and things to sell.
shivering: poor old Geppetto sat at home in his shirt sleeves, shivering with cold Shaking because of the cold.

Pinocchio loses all his pride and begs for four pennies. Using two things from the chapter, tell how far he will go to get in.
The boy will not buy the book, but the ragpicker buys it at once. Using two things from the chapter, tell what is different about the two.
The pipes and drums grow louder as Pinocchio runs. Using two things from the chapter, tell how the author makes the music pull at him.