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This is the chapter's funny stalling moment — Pinocchio sniffing the bitter glass, putting it down, sniffing again, refusing to taste even one drop. Copying it teaches you how a writer slows time down so you can feel a child's whole struggle. The passage contains the vocabulary words glass, nose, and bitter, which you can hunt for as you copy.
Pinocchio unwillingly took the glass in his hand and put it under his nose; then he put it to his lips; then he put it under his nose again. Finally he said: "It is too bitter! It is too bitter! I can...
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Discussion Questions
Narration Prompt
Tell the chapter back in your own words in five or six sentences. Begin with the Fairy giving Pinocchio bitter medicine. Include the four black Rabbits with the coffin and end with Pinocchio's nose growing so long he cannot fit out the door.
Discussion Questions
- What in the story shows you that Pinocchio is more afraid of the bitter medicine than of getting sick? How can you tell he keeps making excuses (the pillow, the door) on purpose to stall?
- When the four black Rabbits walk in carrying a coffin, Pinocchio changes his mind about the medicine in one second. What in the story makes you think the Fairy planned this scare on purpose? How do you know the Rabbits were not really there to take him away?
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Vocabulary Builder
Item 1
a magical being in stories, often kind, who can do things people cannot
Item 2
having a sharp, unpleasant taste, like very strong tea or some medicines
Item 3
a sweet white food made from cane or beets, often used to make food taste good
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