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King Donkey Ears

RDQ:	198	Max Word/Sent	20	Total Words	259		Diff Words	131
Lex	440	Ave Word/.Sent	6	Hi Freq occurs	127	49%	Hi freq	50	38.2%
AR	1.9	Long Sentences	2.3	Low Freq occurs	7	2.7%	Low freq	5	3.8%

This story is about a king, Meg, a servant the King's best friend,]]
 a tree, a woodcutter and a harp.]]
There was once a king with a big secret. He didn't even tell his best friend.]]
No one knew except the servant who cut his hair.]]
Every month, the king had his haircut.]]
Then he sent the servant to prison.]]
In July, it was meg's turn.]]
Meg saw the King's ears. what lovely hair. She was shocked, but she didn't say.]]
As soon as Meg had finished, the king cried, off to jail.]]
But my mother is sick, said Meg. She needs me.]]
The king thought of his own mother. He didn't like putting people in jail.]]
OK, said the king. Promise you'll never tell anyone. I promise.]]
That night, it was all Meg could think about.]]
She had to tell. I'm going to burst. At last, she had an idea. She wouldn't tell anyone.]]
She'd tell a tree. The King's got donkey's ears. So she did. now Meg felt much better.]]
Later, a woodcutter chopped down the tree. The tree became a harp.]]
One day, the king gave a huge concert.]]
But the new harp played a very strange tune.]]
The king’s got donkey's ears. The king’s got donkey's ears.]]
You told my secret. The king roared at Meg.]]
The King's best friend came forward. It's not a secret, he said. We all know. ]]
And you don't mind? Ask the king. Of course not.]]
So the king freed all the servants.]]
And he learned to love his ears.]]

Subjective Criteria

Illustrations: Some support

Speech Bubbles

Dialog: Two speakers

Sentences: Multiple phrases

Text structure: Blend of written/oral

Features

Topic

Appearances

Secrets

Kings/Queens

*Human Body & Health

Low Frequency Words

concert

freed

prison

servant

servants