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This is the very last picture in the chapter — the wooden boy carrying his old father out of the sea monster on his back, with the moon shining and the Dogfish sleeping behind them. Collodi has spent thirty-four chapters showing Pinocchio running away; here, finally, he carries someone. Copying this passage helps a young reader feel how the small wooden body has become strong enough to hold the person who made him.
"Get on my back," said Pinocchio, "and hold on tight." Scarcely had Geppetto placed his arms around Pinocchio's neck when the brave marionette began to swim. The sea was as smooth as oil, the moon was...
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Narration Prompt
Tell the story of this chapter from the moment Pinocchio leaves the Tunny to the moment he swims out of the Dogfish with Geppetto on his back. Be sure to include the little light at the end of the passage, the candle and the table, the long story Pinocchio tells, the Dogfish sneezing, and the moonlit sea.
Discussion Questions
- What in the story shows that Pinocchio was very, very happy to find Geppetto? How do you know he had been missing his papa for a long time?
- How can you tell that Geppetto was kind to Pinocchio even after everything that had happened? What did Pinocchio ask Geppetto when he first hugged him?
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Vocabulary Builder
Item 1
a stick of wax with a string in the middle that burns to give light; Geppetto has a candle on his table inside the Dogfish.
Item 2
the hair that grows on a man's chin; Geppetto has a snow-white beard when Pinocchio finds him.
Item 3
a name for father; Pinocchio cries 'Oh, my papa!' when he sees Geppetto.
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