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About This Passage
One short, shocking sentence. A scout can copy it quickly and feel the weight of what just happened: Pinocchio has thrown a hammer at the wise little cricket who was only trying to help him. This is the first time Pinocchio does something cruel on purpose. The passage carries three vocabulary words (HAMMER, TALKING, CRICKET).
At these words Pinocchio jumped up enraged, and taking a hammer from a bench flung it at the Talking Cricket.
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Discussion Questions
Narration Prompt
Tell in your own words what the Talking Cricket says to Pinocchio, and what Pinocchio says he would rather do than go to school.
Discussion Questions
- The Talking Cricket says he has lived in Geppetto’s room for more than a hundred years. What in the story makes you think the Cricket has watched many boys and knows what he is talking about?
- Pinocchio says the only trade that suits him is ‘eating, drinking, sleeping, and amusing myself.’ How do you know from the story that this is a childish plan and not a real trade?
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Vocabulary Builder
Item 1
A small insect that chirps; in this chapter a very old Talking Cricket lives on Geppetto’s wall and tries to warn Pinocchio.
Item 2
A heavy tool for driving nails; Pinocchio grabs one and throws it at the Talking Cricket.
Item 3
Using words to speak; the Cricket is not just any cricket — he is a Talking Cricket who has lived in the room for a hundred years.
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