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Hi! Fly Guy

RDQ:	181	Max Word/Sent	15	Total Words	329		Diff Words	109
Lex	300	Ave Word/.Sent	4	Hi Freq occurs	154	46.8%	Hi freq	37	33.9%
AR	1.8	Long Sentences	0	Low Freq occurs	4	1.2%	Low freq	1	0.9%

Chapter 1.
A fly went flying.]]
He was looking for something to eat something tasty, something slimy.]]
A boy went walking.]]
He was looking for something to catch something smart, something for the Amazing Pet Show.]]
They met.]]
The boy caught the fly in a jar.
"A pet!" he said.]]
The fly was mad. He wanted to be free. He stomped his foot and said Buzz!]]
The boy was surprised. He said," You know my name! You are the smartest pet in the world!"]]
Chapter 2.
Buzz took the fly home. "This is my pet," Buzz said to Mom and Dad.]]
"He is smart. He can say my name. Listen!"
Buzz opened the jar. The fly flew out.]]
"Flies can't be pets!" said Dad. "They are pests!"
He got the fly swatter. The fly cried Buzz!]]
And Buzz came to the rescue. "You are right," said Dad. "this fly is smart!"]]
"He needs a name," said Mom. Buzz thought for a minute. "Fly Guy." said Buzz. And fly Guy said Buzz!]]
It was time for lunch. Buzz gave Fly Guy something to eat.]]
Fly Guy was happy.]]
Chapter 3.
The Amazing Pet Show.
Buzz took Fly Guy to The Amazing Pet Show.]]
The judges laughed. "Flies can't be pets," they said. "Flies are pests!"]]
Buzz was sad. He opened the jar. "Shoo, Fly Guy," he said. "Flies can't be pets."]]
But Fly Guy liked Buzz. He had an idea. He did some fancy flying.]]
The judges were amazed. "The fly can do tricks," they said. "But flies can't be pets."]]
Then Fly Guy said Buzz!]]
The judges were more amazed. "The fly knows the boy's name," they said. "But flies can't be pets."]]
Fly Guy flew high, high, high into the sky!]]
Then he dived down, down, down into the jar.]]
"The fly knows his jar!" the judges said. "This fly is a pet!" They let Fly Guy in the show.]]
He even won and award.]]
And so began a beautiful friendship.]]

Subjective Criteria

Illustrations: Some support

Dialog: Two speakers

Dialog: Broken dialogue

Dialog: Unlabeled Speaker

Vocabulary: Few decoding/definition issues

Language: Few descriptive words

Sentences: Simple phrases

Text structure: Blend of written/oral

Chapters

Features

Topic

Competition

Pets

Low Frequency Words

judges