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Chapter 9

The Adventures of Pinocchio

Scouts · 1st–3rd

Copywork

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?

Discussion

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

1. 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

2. 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

3. The boy turns down the paper coat, the shoes and the cap. Is he mean, or sensible? What makes you think so?Character

4. The chapter ends by showing Geppetto at home in his shirt sleeves, shivering. Why might the author end there?Author's choice

5. 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.

Vocabulary

Crossword
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Across
  • Across 1. Did not have enough of something.
  • Across 3. Something annoying that gets in your way.
  • Across 4. A naughty, tricky person.
  • Across 7. Without feeling embarrassed.
  • Across 9. A person who collects old cloth and things to sell.
Down
  • Down 2. The strength to act when you are afraid.
  • Down 5. Confused and not sure what to do.
  • Down 6. Paused because he was not sure.
  • Down 8. Shaking because of the cold.
The words in the chapter
  • lacked He was just about to make one last offer, but he lacked the courage to do so.
  • courage He was just about to make one last offer, but he lacked the courage to do so.
  • nuisance What a nuisance that I have to go to school!
  • puzzled There he stopped, very much puzzled.
  • rascal decided the little rascal at last, shrugging his shoulders.
  • shamelessly lost all his pride and said to the boy shamelessly
  • hesitated He hesitated, he wondered, he could not make up his mind.
  • ragpicker said a ragpicker who stood by.
  • shivering poor old Geppetto sat at home in his shirt sleeves, shivering with cold

Critical thinking

1. 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.

2. 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.

3. 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.