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These four short sentences show Pinocchio after swimming all night through rain and lightning. He sees land at last but the waves toss him "like a straw" — and a young reader can feel both the relief of seeing the shore and the smallness of a wooden boy compared to the great sea. Copying this passage helps the student picture the size of the sea and the size of a boy who is finally trying to do something brave.
In the morning he saw a shore line. It was an island in the middle of the sea. He tried to reach that sand bank, but it was useless. The waves tossed him about like a straw.
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Discussion Questions
Narration Prompt
Tell the story of Chapter 24. What does Pinocchio do all night? What island does he reach? What does the Dolphin tell him about his papa? Who does he meet at the end of the chapter?
Discussion Questions
- What in the story shows you that Pinocchio swam very bravely through the storm? How can you tell from how long he swam and what the weather was like?
- How can you tell Pinocchio is too proud to work when the coal man asks him to help pull the wagon? What does Pinocchio say that shows you he is ashamed of work?
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Vocabulary Builder
Item 1
Land that has water all the way around it.
Item 2
The land at the edge of the sea.
Item 3
Moving ridges of water on the sea.
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