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I Broke My Butt

RDQ:	234	Max Word/Sent	19	Total Words	517		Diff Words	228
Lex	490	Ave Word/.Sent	6	Hi Freq occurs	320	61.9%	Hi freq	86	37.7%
AR	2.0	Long Sentences	0	Low Freq occurs	15	2.9%	Low freq	12	5.3%

I crashed my bike. I sat with a splat!
I broke my butt! My butt has gone flat!
I need to fix it, not a moment to lose.
I head right on home with the broken butt blues.]]
Calamity Catastrophe a terrible blow.
My butt bits fall on the floor below.
A disaster, it's true. But what can I do?
I have an idea. I'll get some glue.
I see a tray up there on the shelf,
A tray to work on while I fix myself.]]
I take all the butt pieces from under the sink.
I glue them together, pink shapes to pink.
Round bits to round bits.
Flat bits to fit. And.]]
Victory! Triumph! My butt is intact.
I don't mind at all that it still has a crack!]]
With the pieces together my butt looks like new.
But to put my butt back I'll need great globs of glue!]]
I'm steady. I'm ready. I press my butt on.
I look in the mirror and something is wrong!]]
There's a terrible problem. A problem that's new.
My butt is glued on, but the tray is glued too.
I twist and I pull. I tug with my might.
I wiggle. I jiggle. But the glue's holding tight.]]
I think, a but with a tray is not a good sight.
Am I destined to have a but with a tray?
How can I dress shaped in this way?]]
Ah, I have an idea. I see it's quite clear.
I need to snip my pants back here at the rear.]]
Cut out the back to let the tray through. 
A fantastic solution and easy to do.
But.]]
My parents are looking! they many not be kind.
Perhaps they like trays? Maybe they won't mind?
No, mom wants to fix it, to give it a trim.
Dad has an idea, but don't leave it to him.
Because my new butt is.]]
Perfect for sliding in mud or in show.
I have a built in sled, ready to go.]]
Great for sand dunes! I have a blast!
I eat lots of beans to make me go fast!]]
Perfect winning at paintball, you see.
And surfing big waves, no wipeouts for me!]]
Hill sliding too. I didn't see.]]
The Tree! Crash!]]
I have broken my butt! What have I done?
The tray has come off. The tray was such fun.
I sit and I think, I wonder an then
I go straight back home and I glue it again.
Because ]]
Being attached to a tray is totally fine!
See, all of my friends want a butt just like mine!
But now.]]I'm going out for dinner.
I need to look like a winner.
I'll dress in my best
with my bright yellow vest.
The dress code? Don't worry, I'll crack it.
I'll wear my purple and green spotted jacket.]]
Wait. this Jacket's not right. This jacket's too tight.
It's not a good fit - a jacket and tray.
What can I do? What can I say?
And then I know exactly what to say.]]
I s Jackets away! Let's go and play!]]

Subjective Criteria

Illustrations: Some support

Vocabulary: Few decoding/definition issues

Language: Many descriptive words

Sentences: Simple phrases

Text structure: Blend of written/oral

Features

First Person

Rhyming

Topic

Body

Innovation

Adaptability

*Human Body & Health

Low Frequency Words

calamity	catastrophe	destined	dunes	globs
glued	intact	jacket's	sliding	solution
surfing	wipeouts