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The Hat

RDQ:	427	Max Word/Sent	22	Total Words	499		Diff Words	214
Lex	620	Ave Word/.Sent	7	Hi Freq occurs	299	59.9%	Hi freq	85	39.7%
AR	2.5	Long Sentences	3.1	Low Freq occurs	34	6.8%	Low freq	19	8.9%

Winter was on the way. Lisa took her woolen clothes
out fo the chest and carried them outside.]]
She was hanging them up in the fresh air, when a
strong wind blew one of her stockings off the line.]]
Curious Hedgie found it and poked his nose in. When
He pulled it out, the stocking was stuck on his prickles.
How embarrassing,"" Hedgie thought.]]
The mother hen came by with her chicks. ""Cackle,
cackle,"" she clucked, and laughed. ""What's that on your
head, Hedgie?""]]
""Why, it's my new hat,"" he told her. ""Isn't it beautiful?""
The mother hen cocked her head is if she had an
idea. And off she ran.]]
Hedgie saw the noisy gander looking down at him.
""Honk, honk! Ho, ho, ho!"" the gander laughed.
""Look at that! The hedgehog has flipped his gizzard.""
""Laugh today, Gander. But tomorrow when it rains,
my hat will keep me dry.""
The gander thought for a moment. And off he ran.]]
The barn cat was watching from a tree as Hedgie
tugged at the stocking.
""Meow,"" he called down. ""What a silly-looking 
hedgehog you are, with that thing on your head.""
""But my ears will be warm in a snowstorm.""
""Hmmmm,"" purred the cat. And off he ran.]]
The farm dog and her puppies found Hedgie in a
patch of brambles.
""Hedgie, is that a hat you're wearing? How funny you
look,"" she barked, and her puppies yelped and giggled.
""But I'll be cosy and dry when it snows,""
Hedgie said.
The farm dog's ears perked up and off she ran.]]
""Oink, oink!"" the piglets squealed.
""What are you up to, Hedgie?"" the mama pig asked.]]
""Making sure my hat doesn't fall of if an icy
wind blows up.""
""I see,"" said the mama pig. And off she ran.]]
""Hedgie, what is that ridiculous thing on your head?""
the pony snorted at Hedgie. That was the last straw.
""It's my hat, of course. Don't you know that everyone
should wear a hat in the winter when it's cold and snowy!""
Hedgie shouted.
The pony looked startled. Hedgie was usually so
friendly. And off he ran.]]
Hedgie just wanted to be alone. He was tired of
everyone laughing at him, and with this thing on his
head, he wouldn't even fit in his den.]]
He didn't see Lisa running after him, the other
stocking in her hand.
""Come back, you silly hedgehog,"" she called.]]
""Oh, no,"" Hedgie thought. ""Even the girl is laughing
at me!""]]
Lisa caught up and pulled her stocking off
Hedgie's head.
""You ridiculous little hedgehog,"" she laughed.
""Don't you know that animals don't wear clothes!""]]
Hedgie headed for his den, and Lisa started back 
toward the clothesline. That's when she saw all of her
missing woolens.]]
The animals had taken them and
each one was thinking, ""Now I am
wearing a magnificent hat!""]]
Lisa was chasing them when Hedgie reached
his den.
""How ridiculous they look! Don't they know
that animals should never wear clothes!""]]

Subjective Criteria

Illustrations: Some support

Dialog: Two speakers

Dialog: Broken dialogue

Dialog: Unlabeled Speaker

Vocabulary: Few decoding/definition issues

Language: Few descriptive words

Sentences: Multiple phrases

Text structure: Blend of written/oral

Concepts: Concrete/Simple Social

Concept: Fanciful

Features

Simple Plot

Topic

Innovation

Clothes

Teasing

Appearances

Copying/Mimicry

*Animals

Low Frequency Words

chasing	curious	embarrassing	gander	gizzard
hedgehog	hedgie	hedgie's	magnificent	perked
piglets	prickles	ridiculous	squealed	startled
stocking	stockings	woolens	yelped