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This is the Place for Me

RDQ:	159	Max Word/Sent	13	Total Words	349		Diff Words	117
Lex	200	Ave Word/.Sent	5	Hi Freq occurs	203	58.2%	Hi freq	45	38.5%
AR	1.7	Long Sentences	0	Low Freq occurs	1	0.3%	Low freq	1	0.9%

Morty the bear was always
breaking things in his house.
He was so big, he couldn't help it.]]
He broke his chair.
He broke his table.
He broke his door.]]
One night he broke his bedroom window.  When he woke
up in the morning, there was snow all over everything.
""This house is a mess!  I need a new house,"" said Morty.]]
Morty packed his bag. 
And he set out to find a new home.
He walked and walked.]]
He found a cave.]]
""This is the place for me!"" said Morty.]]
He moved in.]]
Then he moved out-
fast!]]
""I can't live here!"" said Morty.
""I have to find another house.""]]
Morty walked and walked.
He found a very nice house.
""This is the place for me!"" said Morty.]]
Morty liked his new house.
But late at night, Morty woke up.
He was hungry for a snack.]]
Before too long the house was]]
all gone!]]
""That house was delicious,"" said Morty.
""But now I have to find another one.""
Morty walked and walked.]]
He came to a good house.
""I like this house,"" he said.]]
""Oh, oh,"" Morty said.  ""This is not the place for me.""
Morty was too heavy.]]
He dried himself off.
And went looking 
for a house again.]]
He found one]]
but it was too small.]]
He found another one]]
but it was too thin.]]
He found another]]
but it was too scary!]]
Poor Morty!
He was all alone in the world.
He had no place to live.]]
He walked along sadly.]]
Suddenly he stopped.
There was a house.
The door was broken.
The windows were broken.]]
The table was broken.
The chair was broken.
But]]
It did not have a dragon.
It was not too small.
I was not too thin.
Morty could not sink in it.
He could not eat it.
And it was not scary.]]
Morty fixed the door.
He fixed the windows.
He fixed the table and chair.
Now the house was as good as new.]]
""This is the place for me,"" said Morty.
""It is much better than my old house.""]]

Subjective Criteria

Illustrations: Some support

Some phrases/refrains repeated

Dialog: Simple

Vocabulary: Few decoding/definition issues

Language: Few descriptive words

Sentences: Simple phrases

Text structure: Blend of written/oral

Features

Character traits

Simple problem/solution

Simple Plot

Twist ending

Topic

Searching/Hunting

Homes

*Animals

Breaking

*Animal Life

Bears

Low Frequency Words

delicious