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Dialogue about Pinocchio
Category: Phase 0Before afternoon sleep I let Teona choose a book from her library to read to her. This time I used a mediator, Peppa pig.
She chose Pinocchio.
Peppa: Why did you chose Pinocchio?
Teona: Because I like when Pinocchio becames a real boy. He is not from wood anymore. He is real!
P: What book do you think your mommy would have chosen?
T: The Beauty and the Beast.
P: Why do you think so?
T: Because it is a beautiful story about a princess.
P: I have heard about some donkeys in this story about Pinocchio...
T: Yes. It is a carriage with a lot of boys including Pinocchio and Jiminy standing on a wheel. They are taken to Neverland. (She makes a confusion about the place. it is about Neverland from Peter Pan and Pleasure Island from Pinocchio. Peppa could not correct her because she doesn't know the story. I did not know if I should interfere in the dialog. I did it later)
They are transformed into donkeys. Pinocchio will have a big tail and very big ears.
P: I don't know the story. What happend before?
T: Pinocchio met two cats Gideon and John and they brought him to Coachman, so that he could not find his way back home.
P: What happened after Pinocchio become a donkey?
T: He got away and went to save his father from the Monstro's belly.
Teona is getting bored but Peppa insists in asking her because she had never heard about this story and it will make her happy to hear it from her. She promised to ask three questions more.
P: Can you describe Pinocchio?
T: (looking at one picture from the book) It has a big nose now, because he lied. He has a hat with a feather, blue eyes like mine, a blue bow on his T-shirt, white gloves and he is made from wood. He also had an apple and a book from Geppetto when he went to school.
P: What character would you remove from the book and why?
T: The coachman. He is bad, transforms the kids into donkeys and take them to Neverland (again the confusion)
P: Who is your favorite character?
T: Blue Fairy. She has a magic wand and transforms toys into people. She is Jiminy's friend.
After a few minutes she felt asleep. No time for reading... I did it later.
While reading I asked her about the confusion... She remembered. Also I told her that I heard when she was saying to Peppa that she doen not like the Coachman. I asked her: What can the Coachman do for her to like him?
T: Love the children.
Me: What is your favorite scene from this story.
T: (I am sure that she asociated with the noun scene) The one in which Pinocchio dances on the scene with the dancers. He sings and everyone is having fun.
Me: What about the cover? Do you like the cover of this book?
T: I would put a bigger image of Blue Fairy, bigger than Pinocchio. (She likes more Blue Fairy)
Me: What about the pictures. What if it had no picture?
T: It would not be so beautiful.
Me: What's your favorite cover from the Disney collection books? (Each book has on the back the covers of the others books from collection)
T: The Aristocats. It has funny.
Me: How do you think the story continues?
T: I don't know.
I insist, she gaves me the same reply for 3 times.
Me: Do you think is a big man now?
T: I guess. I don't know. Maybe he is in Neverland with Peter Pan.