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This is the moral high point of the chapter — Pinocchio remembering both his papa and the Talking Cricket's warning, and resolutely refusing the Fox. Copying it builds awareness of how Collodi packages a child's conscience: father-feeling plus remembered counsel plus admission of past wrong. The passage contains the vocabulary words resolutely, disobedient, and experience.
Pinocchio thought a little and then said resolutely: "No, I will not go. My father expects me. Who knows but that the poor old man, when I did not return yesterday, was worried and wept for me? I have...
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Discussion Questions
Narration Prompt
Retell Chapter 12 in 5–7 sentences. Begin with Fire Eater's gift and end with Pinocchio leaving with the Fox and Cat. Include what the Blackbird tried to do.
Discussion Questions
- When Pinocchio pulls out the gold, the Fox 'involuntarily stretched his leg that was paralyzed' and the Cat 'opened wide his eyes that looked like two green lamps.' What in the story tells you these are not real injuries? Why does Collodi let the reader see the trick before Pinocchio does?
- How can you tell from the chapter that Pinocchio truly loves Geppetto? Use at least two pieces of evidence to support your answer.
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Vocabulary Builder
Item 1
in a firm, determined way; refusing to be moved from a decision
Item 2
refusing to follow rules or do what one is told
Item 3
something that happens to a person from which they learn
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