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Do Unto Otters

RDQ:	637	Max Word/Sent	40	Total Words	784		Diff Words	334
Lex	670	Ave Word/.Sent	7	Hi Freq occurs	405	51.7%	Hi freq	121	36.2%
AR	3.0	Long Sentences	5.8	Low Freq occurs	81	10.3%	Low freq	54	16.2%

Doo-dee-doo. Doo-dee-doo. Doo-dee-doo. Doo-dee-doo.
Doo-Dee-Doo. Doo-dee-DONK!
Hello, Mr. Rabbit. We're your new neighbor,s the otters!
Otters? Otters?  My new neighbors are otters?
I don't know anything about otters.  What if we don't get along?  Pesky otters! Lousy rabbit!
Mr. Rabbit, I know an old saying: "Do unto otters as you would have otters do unto you." What does that mean? It simply means treat otters the same way you'd like otters to treat you. Treat otters the same way I'd like otters to treat me? Hmmmm How would I like otters to treat me?
 How would I... like otters... to treat me?
Well... I'd like otters to be friendly.   A cheerful hello, a nice smile, and good eye contact are all parts of being friendly.
Friendliness is very important to me - especially after my last neighbor, Mrs. Grrrrrr.  Voted "Meanest Neighbor" six years in a row!!!
I'd like otters to be polite. They should know when to say "Please." Please look.
Yahoo, Mr. Rabbit... Would you please return my ball there? Pretty please, with carrots on top? Would you like me to stop stinging you?  Yes, please. I can say please in 5 languages: "Ppor favor" (Spanish) "S'il vous plait"( French) "Bitte"  (German)  "Kudasai" ( Japanese)" Easeplay" Pig Latin

Say the magic word and I'll turn these clams into $1,000,000! Magic word rhymes with this. 
They should know when to say thank you.  Thanks for looking.
Dear Mr. Rabbit, Thank you very much for returning my ball. You must have returned a lot of balls before because you made it look so easy.  Balls sure are bouncy (and roll-y) but I'll try to keep it under control next time.  Sincerely, Would you like me to sting you now? No, thank you. Then please take my beezness card and call me when you're ready. Nice beak. Thanks! I can say thank you in 5 languages:  Gracias Spanish Merci French Danke Schon German Arigato Japanese Ankthay ouyay Pig Latin.  Did You say please or cheese?
And they should know when to say "excuse me." Excuse me!
Excuse me!!! Ohh, miss Otter! Excuse me, Mr. Bee, I need to run and check on something... Pffff! Oops!  Well, P-U is the sam in any language!  I can say excuse me in 5 languages: Dispenseme (Spanish) Pardonnez-moi (French) Entschuldigen Sie (German) Sumimasen (Japanese) Excuseway emay" (Pig Latin) Hmmmm it worked in rehearsal.  Excuse me for interrupting your reading, but I heard you say please, not cheese.
Otters should be honest. That means they should keep their promises  (My word is as good as gold (fish)!  not lie  I never lie- it makes my whiskers itch.  Not cheat  Cheating makes my whiskers itch too... I wonder if I should see a doctor?
I'd like others to be considerate. You know... Being a good listener  I had a nightmare... Asking before borrowing something   May I?  Not littering  Being patient  Please wait  Caring for all creatures big and small Opening the door for someone  After you. Being on time Respecting the elderly  Good afternoon Mrs. Duck! Hello, Dearie. Helping neighbor untangle ears It's always good to have a considerate neighbor. 
It wouldn't hurt otters to be kind. Everyone appreciates a kind act no matter how bad it smells. Oh, and what's that word? Cooperate! Otters should learn to cooperate. Did someone say operate? Co-operate: to work well together  We know how to co-otter-ate!
I see otters like to play. Wheeee! I hope they know how to play fair. Otters rules for fair play be a good sport Play by the rules Take turns Include everyone (even bees) Come on, you two!  You won!
I'd like it if we could share things: our favorite books, Harry Otter Goldilocks and the Three hares  our favorite activities, Otter-totter Go Fish. Ok!  our favorite treats (hmmmm  maybe not the treats.
I hope otters won't tease me about my Doo Dee Doo song my extra large swim fins my bad hare days I hope otters won't tease anyone about anything. Teasing is mean. It's the worst! It's worse than having a clam snap shut on your nose!
I think otters should apologize when they do something wrong.  I'm sorry I used your ear as a tissue. And I hope they can be forgiving when I do something wrong. I'm sorry I called you snotter.  Ohh, you!
So there. That's how I'd like otters to treat me. You see, Mr. Rabbit I told you it was simple! Doo-Dee-Doo! Doo-Dee-Doo! Doo-Dee-Doo! Right! Just Doo-Dee-Doo unto otters as you would have otters Doo-Dee-Doo  unto you!]]

Subjective Criteria

Illustrations: Little support

Speech Bubbles

Unconventional format

Dialog: Two speakers

Dialog: Unlabeled Speaker

Vocabulary: More decoding/definition issues

Language: Few descriptive words

Sentences: Multiple phrases

Text structure: Oral/Natural

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Bold/Italicized Words

Features

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Foreign words

Unconventional punctuation

Words presented in isolation

Topic

Cooperation

Manners

Words

Language

Kindness

*Feelings, Behaviors

Low Frequency Words

activities	ankthay	arigato	beezness	bitte
considerate	cooperate	danke	dearie	dispenseme
easeplay	elderly	emay	entschuldigen	excuseway
forgiving	friendliness	german	honest	interrupting
japanese	kudasai	language	languages	latin
listener	littering	lousy	merci	moi
neighbor	neighbors	nightmare	ohh	operate
otter	otters	ouyay	pardonnez	patient
plait	rehearsal	respecting	rhymes	schon
sie	sincerely	sumimasen	tissue	totter
unto	vous	whiskers	yahoo