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Goldilocks and the Three Bears

RDQ:	395	Max Word/Sent	25	Total Words	750		Diff Words	263
Lex	610	Ave Word/.Sent	8	Hi Freq occurs	464	61.9%	Hi freq	105	39.9%
AR	2.4	Long Sentences	2.2	Low Freq occurs	25	3.3%	Low freq	20	7.6%

Once there was a little girl called Goldilocks. What a sweet child, said someone new in town. That's what you think, said a neighbor.]]
One morning Goldilocks's mother sent her to buy muffins in the next village. You must promise not to take the shortcut through the forest, she said. I've heard that bears live there.
I promise, said Goldilocks. But to tell the truth Goldilocks was one of the naughty little girls who do exactly as they please.]]
Meanwhile in a clearing deeper inside the forest, in a charming house all their own, a family of brown bears were sitting down to breakfast.]]
Patootie! cried big old Papa bear. This porridge is scalding! I burned my tongue!
I'm dying cried Baby Bear.
Now really, said Mama Bear, who was of medium size. That's quite enough.]]
I know, said Papa bear. Why don't we go for a spin while the porridge is cooling?
Excellent, said Mama Bear. So they got on their rusty old bicycle and off they went.]]
A few minutes later Goldilocks arrived at the bears house. She walked right in without even bothering to knock. On the dining room table were three inviting bowls of porridge. I don't mind if I do, said Goldilocks, helping herself to the biggest bowl.]]
But the porridge in the biggest bowl was much too hot. Patootie cried Goldilocks.
And she spat it out. Next she tasted the porridge in the medium sized bowl. But the porridge was much too cold.]]
Then Goldilocks tasted the porridge in the little bowl, and it was just right neither too hot nor too cold. In fact she liked it so much that she gobbled it all up.]]
Feeling full and satisfied Goldilocks thought it would be great fun to have a look around. Right away she noticed a lot of coarse brown fur everywhere. They must have kittens, she said. 
In the parlor there were three chairs. I don't mind if I do, she said, climbing into the biggest one. The biggest chair was much to hard, and she just couldn't get comfortable.]]
Next she sat in the medium sized chair. But that chair was much too soft. And she thought she might never get out of it.]]
Then Goldilocks sat in the little chair, and that was just right neither too hard nor too soft. In fact she liked it so much that she rocked and rocked until the chair fell completely to pieces.]]
Now all that rocking left Goldilocks quite tuckered out. I could take a little snooze, she said.
So she went to look for a comfy place to nap. Upstairs were three beds. I don't mind if I do, said Goldilocks. And she got into the biggest one. But the head of the biggest bed was much too high.]]
Next she tried the medium sized bed. But the head of that bed was much too low. Then Goldilocks tried the little bed, and it was just right. Soon she was all nice and cozy and sound asleep. She did not hear the bears come home.]]
The three bears were mighty hungry. But when they went in for breakfast, they could scarcely believe their eyes.
Somebody has been in my porridge! said Papa Bear. Somebody has been in my porridge! said Mama Bear. Somebody has been in my porridge, said Baby Bear. And eaten it all up!]]
In the parlor the three bears were in for another surprise. Somebody has been sitting in my chair! said Papa Bear. Somebody has been sitting in my chair, said Mama Bear. Somebody has been sitting in my chair, said Baby Bear. and broken it to smithereens.]]
The three bears went upstairs on tiptoe not knowing what they would discover. At first everything seemed fine. But the Papa Bear lay down on his big brass bed. Somebody has been lying in my bed! he cried. And he was not amused.]]
Egads! cried Mama Bear. Somebody has been lying in my bed!
Look! cried Baby Bear. Somebody has been lying in my bed. And she's still there.]]
Now see here! roared Papa Bear.
Goldilocks woke up with a start. 
And her eyes nearly popped out of her head. But before the bears could demand a proper explanation, Goldilocks was out of bed, out the window, and on her way home. Who was that little girl? asked Baby Bear. I have no idea, said Mama Bear. But I hope we never see her again.]]
And they never did.]]

Subjective Criteria

Illustrations: Little support

Dialog: Multiple speakers

Dialog: Broken dialogue

Vocabulary: Easy

Language: Many descriptive words

Sentences: Multiple phrases

Text structure: Blend of written/oral

Features

Retelling of story/fable/legend

Topic

Obedience

Breaking

Bears

Low Frequency Words

amused	comfy	egads	excellent	gobbled
goldilocks's	knowing	meanwhile	medium	naughty
neighbor	parlor	patootie	satisfied	scalding
scarcely	shortcut	smithereens	spat	tuckered