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This is the picture moment of the whole chapter. Pinocchio sees himself in the water and finds the truth he has been avoiding: he is turning into a donkey. The passage uses simple, slow words — search, mirror, basin, reflection — to mark the careful pace of a person who is finding out something he did not want to know. Copying it lets the reader feel that slow pace inside their own hand.
He went quickly in search of a mirror, but not finding any he emptied some water into a basin. Then, looking at his reflection, he saw something that he certainly did not expect to see,—two beautiful,...
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Narration Prompt
Tell the story of this chapter from the moment Pinocchio touches his head to the moment the driver knocks at the door. Be sure to include the dunce cap, the visit to Lamp Wick, the laughing, and the change into donkeys.
Discussion Questions
- What in the story tells you that Pinocchio was very surprised when he saw his ears?
- How do you know that Pinocchio felt ashamed of his ears? What did he do to hide them?
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Vocabulary Builder
Item 1
the parts on the side of your head that you hear with; Pinocchio's grew long like a donkey's.
Item 2
a sickness that makes your body very hot; the Dormouse calls Pinocchio's sickness donkey fever.
Item 3
a flat shiny thing you look in to see yourself; Pinocchio looks for one to see his face.
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