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Unit 5
Pinocchio, don’t lie!
Arnav does not like going to school. Every morning he lies
so that his parents do not send him to school. To make him
stop lying, his grandfather tells him the story ‘Pinocchio,
don’t lie!’
Many years ago, there was a poor man named Geppetto.
He made puppets from pieces of wood. He called his
favorite puppet Pinocchio. “I would love to be the father
of a real boy,” he wished. That night, a fairy cast a magic
spell* over Pinocchio. The next day, Geppetto was very
happy to see that Pinocchio could walk, sit and talk. Geppeto was poor but
he wanted to send Pinocchio to school. He therefore sold his coat for a book
and bag. “Now you can go to school like a real boy,” said Geppetto waving
goodbye to Pinocchio.
On the way to school, Pinocchio stopped to watch a puppet show in a town.
“Would you like to join my puppet show?” asked the evil puppet master*.
Pinocchio happily agreed but the evil puppet master locked him inside his
caravan. Pinocchio wished he was at home with Geppetto. The good fairy
heard Pinocchio’s wish and set him free.
Pinocchio was happy and said, “I’m going straight to school.” However, on the
way, he met an evil fox who told him all about a wonderful place called Fun
Island. Pinocchio forgot all about school and gave the fox his spelling book. In
return, the fox gave him a ticket to Fun Island.
“Where are you going, Pinocchio?” asked the good fairy. “I’m on my way to
school,” lied Pinocchio. His nose grew very, very long. He wished he hadn’t
told a lie. Pinocchio was very sorry. He promised never to be naughty again
and went straight to school.
Activity 4: Reading for pleasure and appreciation