ae. iRetold by Sue Arengo sustrated by Damian Ward Pinocchio Exercises Glossary About Classe Tales OXFORD(Once there was an old man called CGepetto, He was poor and he lived alone ia small town near the sa. Pinocchio, my son! ried old Gepetto ‘come back! ‘The litle puppet was having a good time so he didn't stem He just ron, But Gepetto loved is son ‘and soe ran after him, Gepetto was a carpenter. We made things out of wood. And one doy Gepetto made himself a boy out of Wood. He made @ wooden puppet wil call you Piiocchio!' sald Gepetta ut me down, Dad! said the “You can talk” (Ofcourse I can! said Pinocchio. “Put me om the floor, Dod et full ‘of life and I want to dance. ‘Are you 0 good boy? asked ‘Come back, Puppet Boy" shouted Gepetto, He red Gepetto to grab the wooden puppet but Pinocchio ran foster ‘OF course tam!" sald Pinocchio P and fste. Gepetto was old and could not catch hrm, ".ar the best boy in the wor” ‘and suddenly he could net se him either. Then he ran aut ofthe door. = ‘Puppet Boy, where are you?" Gepetto criedPinocchio ran back to Gepetto’s room. But no one was there, because Gepetto was stl out searching for his puppet Pinocchio was all lone and he was hungry, but there was no food. Then he heard a voee Piocchio! Look up!’ Thece was a green cricket on the wall, and tha very bright eye 5s should be good to thelr parents i sold. “Good boys goto school and help people. But you'e rata good boy, ar you? Yau'te just a bad litle wooden puppet! Then Pinocchio die another bad thing. He shouted at the cricket and chose it away. So he was alone again Pingeeho rot out into the cold, dark stret, Then he knocked on someone's dor (Oy! Be eet” shouted a man. What da you want? ‘Pleose, MrMan, L wast some bread! sid Pinocchio ‘Oh, do you?" sold the man. "Wait there’ He went Imalde, and then he come back tothe window and poured a bucket of water all over Pinocchio Here! Have a drink!” he sod, ‘Nowe shut pane go away or throw the bucket at you te” Then Pinocehio began to cry. He was wet and cold and hungry. And he was al elanePinaceh ran back to Gepettos raem ond Flt CGepetto made Pinacehio some nee feet and the aslep by the fe. Then his wooden feet got bunt. lie puppet gave im a big mug, ‘When Gepetto came home, Pinacchio cted, ‘Listen,’ said Gepetto.‘Iwant you to go to schook “Oh, Dad! Daddy? 'm sorry thot I wos a bad boy! 1 want yeu to work hard and be @ good bey’ ‘Make me some new fect, Dadi And give ‘But, Dad. I need a writing book! said Pinocchio, sme something te “Tean’t goto school without a writing book.” CGopetto wanted to be angry. But then he "Weit ther,’ said Gepetto. get ene. saw Pinocchio’ poor burnt fet, ‘When Gopetto returned, Pinocchio sal, “whete's your coat, Dad?" Gepetto did't answer. He just sod, ‘Look! Here's your wring book! "Oh, Daal said Pinacehie. ‘You sold your coat to buy my book, didn't you? Oh, Dad! Il bea ‘900d boy, Dac. 1 go to school tomorrow.” “oh, my poor boy!" hae said What a fury litle wooden puppet you are!" And he gave fhe al the food fe had — three hard green pecrs. Pinocchio was 60 faunary he ote‘only costs two pence to see dancing?” he shouted. ‘And the famous puppets dance. ‘ho’ this" he asked, locking at Pp Fite Sudshchus ie aviatig, onived, Two pence sok mon “Why ere’ you puppets a Tm going toschol sd Paocchio, Pinocchio, "And dont have The puppets were so aad thot = they cout not move o ytd the man, Goto "OR shouted the Poppet 3 school tornotrom sen 1 Maser "ime for bed Bt ft ¥ give you two pence for that ‘need some wood for the fire. x vritng book. Come on. Come Tron to cook my dinner? ¥ ‘and see ths famous dancing He grabbed an old puppet. Ah! Here's some wood!’ Dappets! te laughed, This wl a Tr did sound intcresting 29 Thon Pmecehio did something brave Pinocchio sai, ‘OK. wil. ‘et him go! he cried Put that old puppet down!" But the puppets stopped dancing when they saw Pinocchio ‘Heyl Puppet boy! they shouted ‘Come and dance with us! ‘Then everyone in the audience turned and looked at him.Pinocchlo was brave rhe sa ar Tapp ai What Aaa? ‘the old wooden puppet onto a tobed” k 2 Inthe morning, the Puppet Moster spoke to Pinocchio, ‘Where do you come fom?” he asked. ‘My fathers a poor old carpenter’ said Pinocchio He sold his coat to buy me a writing book. But fold that book to see your puppet show. Ive been bad, ‘but | want tobe good, ‘You're an interesting. thing,’ sald the Puppet Master. "And brave. Here». take these coins Give them to your father. Now go! Quick! Ort might keep you ‘Oh! Thanks, Mr Mon,’ sald Pinocchio, Then he grabbed the olns and ran,Pinacehio started to walk home through the streets ‘ofthe town. On the way, he met the Fox brothers. “Helio there, Pinocchio said Tommy Fox. What ‘are you doing” ‘Ym going home,’ sald Pinocchio. "ve got five ‘coins! So I'm going to buy a new coat for my dad! ‘And a waiting book, because I need to go to school “Forget about the coat, sold Danny Fox. Winter will be over soon’ “And you don't need school,’ said Tommy Fox ‘You need to go into business. Listen! There's a magic fied outside the town. Plant those coins in the magic fed ond they wil gow inta money trees. Each ‘one wil have a thousand coins. A thousand coins shining tn the suniight! “wow! said Pinocchio. ‘Ok! But ist let's eat place outside town ‘And he took them toa restaurant colled The Red Lobster ‘Wiiter’ shouted Danny Fox. Twenty dicks with hot cream! ‘And Fl have twenty chickens in hot butte” sald Tommy Fox, ‘Lite ones I'm not very hungry.” ‘And you?’ the walter asked Pinocchio. ‘Er. sad Pinocchio, ‘De you have any pears? “Not today’ sald the waiter “Then just some bread and cheese, please,’ sald Pinoceho, [At the end of the meal, the Fox brothers sa, “We're just going to wash our hands and then we'l poy the bill’ But they never came back, So Pinocchio hae te pay for the meat himselt. Then he only had one coi let. sold Tommy Fox. know @Outside, se was dork, Pinocchio walked for a few minuter and then he sow the cricket again ‘neh! sald the cricket, I looked at him with bright eyes. Coins do not grow into trees” ‘Thaven't got ony coins! ied Pinocchio, And when he told this li, his nose suddenly got longer. fst en, wo robbers abled Pinocchio {Give us your money oF lie” they cre. haven't got any soe ied Pocente, And when he told ens lie his nose grew longer ‘gain ‘Whats wrong with your res?” soi the robbers, Pinocchio put the coin ‘nto his mouth to ie it Us in his mowtht shouted the robbers. They ‘grabbed him ond ee ‘him upside down. ‘Drop it, Big Nose” they shouted. “Let's have it! But Pinocchio kept his mouth shut A kind lady came to help Pinocchio and took him she said, ‘These bad robbers weve trying to steal ‘Money?’ said Pinocchio. What money And his nose grew longer gaint “They wonted your money," sald the Kind Feend ‘where fit now? Under the ee led Pimacento, Rolly te was in his hhand. 30 many lest Again his nose get longer ‘Your nese has grown,’ smiled the Friend, ‘You'e lying ‘Yn not! sald Pinocchio, And his nose grew longer ‘gain, Thi it under the te! ‘And suddenly poor Pirochlo's nose was us long os the bed! ‘ston’ sad the Kine friend, Stop telling ies So then he shoved her his cola, and at once hs nose was perfectly all ight aga,‘Now don’t ell any more ies” sold the Friend kindly "Be good and go and find you fother. So Pinocchlo thanked her and hurled off along the Fox brothers again! ‘AY said Tommy Fox. ‘Here you are, you bad boy ‘where have you been? And where isthe money? Pinschlo didn't want to tell ale so he sald, ‘Here! ‘and showed them the coin ‘Now! sald Danny Fox. ‘Lets plant it inthe magic feta” ‘No, said Pinocchio.‘ don't want to ‘Look said Tommy Fox. “Here we are already! Here's the place .. the magic fila” Pinocehto saw an ordinary lel. ‘Come on!” said Tommy Fax, and pulled Pinecehio cover the wal ‘Dig @ hole” sae Tommy Fox. ‘Plant your coin! said Donny Fox. Just think! Soon you'l bericht d Tommy ‘But st Fox, ‘you ned to water that «coin! So go and fetch some Ok? Pnocehto fetched some water and came back, He waited and waited but nothing happened, Then he saw the cricket again. The excket looked ‘at him with very bright eyes and sald, ‘Pinocchl You've been robbed! Then Pinocchio looked inthe hole and saw that it was empty aPinoeehio lay on the sand forsome hours, He was tied, lonely, ond hungry = but he was alive ‘nd aftera wile he gat tp. He saw people working Two men were making boskets “Hell, Me Men!” sald Pinocchio. ‘Can you give me some bread "You have to work for your food her" they Sal, Another man was mending a net ‘De you know how to mond net” he said Tr. sale Pinocchio, Er ‘Then an old women said, Help me carry this bucket and 1 cook something for you Pinocchio didn't worst to ay the bucket of water But he was very hungr ‘The bucket of water was very heavy. But Pinoccho conned ital the way tothe old woman's house Thank you for your hard work, she said, And she cooked something nice for him ‘Then Pinocchio sot her blue hair. is you! he tied, The Kind Fiend!” "es! she said ‘ut you've changed!” "es. have grown oldet? ‘Will 1 grow older?” osked Pinocchio ‘No,'she si, “Puppets cart grow. They aro mode cof ond, Only real boys can sroW ‘Them Pinoceh started to cry. want tobe areal boy! {don't want tobe a wooden puppet!‘Well sfyou go to But the very next day Candlewick sal, ‘Hey, jetta aa edn we cn na yn hard,’ said the Kind = to Lazyland.’ fenenopeecs iaindysenerrroons owe rocchioeen esc a > newer Wet ply ont sects all day” Then a very strange bus arrived, was pulled by eight grey donkeys. “Come on, said Candlewick ‘You ere my fiend, aren't you?" The bus did look interesting, s0 Pinocchio said OK." “oul be sorry! sald one cof the donkeys. "Iwas a boy luke you once’ “Ont” shouted the schoo! bullies. °& puppet” ‘Give us your jacket, Puppet! sald boy. ‘You can’t lear anything, Woden Head! ‘But Pinocchio didn't listen to them, He worked herd. He wos good. He Istened tothe teacher. He didnt tellin class. An he made friends ith « boy called ‘Candlewick. The Kind Friend was pleased with him. “Tomorrow evening youl bea ral boy!” she said.An angry man bought Pinocchio, but after afew weeks he didn't want him any mote, mn going to throw this donkey Inc the sea and get a new one” he std Pinocchio fel into the deep blue water. And slowly he changed back into a puppet. Then « huge whale pened sts mouth ene siddenty Pinocchio found birnself inside There he could breathe. ena there Inside the fehl he sow. hs father ‘Dad! he cried, saw you fall and red to help ‘Nothing o eat but fh sald the old man. How can we get out of here?” "The way we came in, said Pinocchio, ‘fli my hone, Daa! And lets ga" Lanyland was.a noisy place. There were children everywhere playing and shavting and eating sweets, ‘was fun ot fest but soon Pinocchio fel tired and the wanted to go home. ‘Oh, come on,’ said Candlewick. Have a ‘When the whale opened it moth, hey swam ee as out, Then a dolphin came and coi them both ‘Canalewiek! Help! bbockto land, Myears! Oh net Your ats are the same!” "weve gor the donkey seks” said Candlewick ‘we are changing nto donkeys, Iwas te. Soon they haa tas ona fox Then the bus dewer took them toa donkey ‘market ond sold them,Nowe Gepetto wos too ol nd tired to work, so Pinocchio took him home. They went back to Gepetto's cold roam, and Pinocchio went buck to schoo! ‘You are 0 goot boy, Pinocchio,” Gepetto sald ‘aut Fim nota boy, Dad, said Pinocchio, “Ym just a wooden puppet! ‘So Pinacehio worked hard very day he went to school and listened t hs teacher, and at night he helped Gepetto around tive house. Together they cooked thelr evening meal and talked bot Pinocchio’ day at schoo The Kind Friend was getting ld t00, so Pmocento took Food tober end helped her carry buckets of water Some time ater Pinocchio had a dream. The Kind Friend spoke to hien. ‘Pinocchio! she sai. "You are brave! And now vou have eso learned tbe kind. You work hard ‘and you are good. Because of this you have ‘hanged. You have grown ané your heart has become a real heart. One day you will be a eal rcs. Pinocchio! You are not « puppet ony more! Yau have become rel. You are teal boy! [And when Pinocchle woke up .. he saw thet It3 Complete the sentences with the past tense ofthese verbs. “fly take make hold sell grow 1 Make sentences about the story Then numiber them 1-8 ‘igen "made peslavora well: wut DAtra white bie took and hey both turned ones got but Pinocchio tothe seo, Into donkeys 2 Gepetto ‘scot to buy Pinocchio wating book [1 Gepetto mode hinselfa boy a foc tc 3 TheForx brothers Pinachio toa estaurant called tet wood, — inside o whale The ed Lobster, Dy Poco sata waiting tuto kind dy ie sane —____ AI EA FE '5 When Pinocchis ed tothe Kind Fiend, hs nose basa \ aon hi {enger and Longer. C1 Pinca went to orglond cond he sow his father 6 Pinacchio ond the largewhitebird____oway tothe sea. with Condewi, In aboot Te tstectvoten ek A Geese 4 Put the words inthe correct order. oe. mae eaiteretgenir Ci Amon en taciointa \ eaten 2 Pecchioman poured over A water al. 1 Semerobbers tried to stot becouse he worked 3, se puppets ond dancing the Come famous Pinocs money, ord wos ind Cy Pinocchio became area boy ondwenttose the 4 hands Weve waht going our toa, fomous dancing puppets even terme 5 Pinocchio Gepeto boot n ite sow ae ——clone not with other people audience the people worching show bill piece of paper thot shows {you how much you have to pay Ino restevrant brave not afrald of things bullies people who frighten or hurt weoker people burnt « bumt foot carpenter a person who moe: ‘things from wood chased post tense of chase: torun cttersomeone cricket dig to makea holein the ground dolphin donkey dream pictures in your head when youareastecp famous known about by mony people field apiece oftand grabbed post tense of grab: to ‘take something suddenly heart robber a person wha steals things search to lack for something shine hug nae steal to take something fram Someone and not pay for itor siveit bock thousand 1,000 faland land with water al ‘oroundit lied post tense feta say something thats not true wolter a manwhowerks ina restaurant ‘mend what you do to something ‘thot I broken, so that people can use tagain net something you use to coteh fish plant toputsomething nthe whale ‘round to.graw puppet TT Wood hord material that comes from teesClassic Tales Here are some more Classic Tales for you to enjoy