Text Leveling System

Mother, Mother, I Want Another

RDQ:	217	Max Word/Sent	14	Total Words	327		Diff Words	123
Lex	480	Ave Word/.Sent	4	Hi Freq occurs	128	39.1%	Hi freq	43	35%
AR	2.0	Long Sentences	0	Low Freq occurs	6	1.8%	Low freq	3	2.4%

It was bedtime in the mouse house. 
Mrs. Mouse took baby mouse to his room. She helped him put on his pajamas and told him to brush his teeth. She tucked him into his bed and read him a bedtime story. She gave him a bedtime kiss and then she said "Good night." But as she was leaving baby mouse started to cry. 
"Why are you crying?" asked Mrs. Mouse. 
"I want another Mother." 
"Another mother!" cried Mrs. Mouse. "Where will I find another mother for my baby?" 
Mrs. Mouse ran to get Mrs. Duck. "Please Mrs. Duck come to our house and help put baby mouse to bed. Tonight he wants another mother." Mrs. Duck came and sang a song: Quack quack mousie Don't you fret. I'll bring you worms Both fat and wet. But baby mouse said "Mother Mother I want another." Mrs. Duck went to get Mrs. Frog. Mrs. Frog came and sang: Croak croak mousie Close your eyes. I will bring you Big fat flies. But baby mouse said "Mother Mother I want another." Mrs. Frog went to get Mrs. Pig. Mrs. Pig came and sang a song: Oink oink mousie Go to sleep. I'll bring some carrots For you to keep. But baby mouse said "Mother Mother I want another." Mrs. Pig went to get Mrs. Donkey. Mrs. Donkey came and sang a song: Hee-haw mousie Hush-a-bye. I'll sing for you a lullaby. But baby mouse had had enough. "No more mothers!" he shouted. "I want another kiss." "Really?" "Well now!" "Indeed?" "I see." "Oh?" Mrs. Duck kissed baby mouse. Mrs. Frog kissed baby mouse. Mrs. Pig kissed baby mouse. And Mrs. Donkey kissed baby mouse. Then Mrs. Mouse gave baby mouse a drink of water. She tucked in his blanket. And she gave him a kiss. Baby mouse smiled. "May I have another Mother?" 
"Of course" said Mrs. Mouse and she leaned over and gave him another kiss.]]

Subjective Criteria

Illustrations: Some support

Vocabulary: Few decoding/definition issues

Language: Simple language

Sentences: Multiple phrases

Text structure: Blend of written/oral

Concept: Fanciful

Features

Topic

Wishes

Mothers

Trying to please

Mice

Low Frequency Words

fret

lullaby

mousie