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Sir Small and the Dragonfly

RDQ:	190	Max Word/Sent	16	Total Words	368		Diff Words	154
Lex	370	Ave Word/.Sent	5	Hi Freq occurs	201	54.6%	Hi freq	72	46.8%
AR	1.9	Long Sentences	0	Low Freq occurs	6	1.6%	Low freq	4	2.6%

Long long ago
a tiny knight rode
his trusty ant
into the town of Pee Wee.]]
In Pee Wee
the tallest person was
no taller than a toothpick.
The biggest house was
no bigger than a shoe box.]]
"This is the town for me!"
said the tiny knight.
"I think I will stay here."
And so he did.]]
But one day 
a dragonfly flew over the town.
"Run for your lives!"
cried the people of Pee Wee.]]
Lady Teena ran.
Down came the dragonfly.]]
WHOOSH!
Up went Lady Teena.
"Help! Help!" she shouted.]]
"The dragonfly has taken
Lady Teena to its cave.
Who can save her?"
asked the king.]]
The butcher said
"I am too old."
The baker said
"I am too fat."]]
The candlestick maker said
"I am too scared."]]
"I am not scared"
said the tiny knight.
"You?  Who are you?"
asked the king.
"I am Sir Small.
I have my sword."
It was the size of a pin.
"I have my shield."
It was no bigger
Than a penny.
"And I have my trusty ant."]]
The king laughed.
"You are even smaller
than we are!"]]
"I am small
but I am brave.
I will save Lady Teena."]]
Sir Small rode to the cave
of the dragonfly.]]
The dragonfly was asleep.
Lucky Sir Small!]]
"Shh!" he said
to Lady Teena.
Then he cut the ropes.
Lady Teena was free!
"Come with me"
Sir Small told her.]]
Lady Teena got on
Sir Small's ant.
Away they rode.
There was no time to lose!]]
Soon the dragonfly woke up.
Where was the pretty lady?
The dragonfly wanted
her back.]]
The dragonfly flew 
after Sir Small
and Lady Teena.
It came closer and closer.]]
But Sir Small
was not scared.
He saw a big spider web.
Now he had a plan!]]
Sir Small rode
behind the web.
"Try and get us!"
he called to the dragonfly.]]
Down came the dragonfly.
It flew into the web
and was trapped.
That was the end
of the dragonfly!]]
That night 
the people of Pee Wee 
had a big party.]]
Lady Teena
sat with Sir Small.
They were very happy.]]
The kind said
"Here's to Sir Small.
The smallest-
but bravest-of all!"]]

Subjective Criteria

Illustrations: Some support

Dialog: Multiple speakers

Vocabulary: Few decoding/definition issues

Language: Few descriptive words

Sentences: Multiple phrases

Text structure: Blend of written/oral

Concept: Fanciful

Sequence of Events: Chronological

Features

Character traits

Simple problem/solution

Simple Plot

Topic

Castles

Fantasy

Good/Evil

*Animals

Knights

Bugs

Kings/Queens

*Fictional Ideas/Charac

Low Frequency Words

butcher

knight

shield

sword