Collection 3 - 12 stories

________ Is In
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 Bear Cat Lover Dog Lover
Blair went for a walk and Blair is a cat lover. Blair is a dog lover.
Astronaut met a happy bear. She loves cats. She loves dogs.
“I want to be an The bear wore boots, She loves big cats. She loves big dogs.
astronaut,” said Blair. mittens, and a stocking She loves little cats. She loves little dogs.
“I want to go out in hat. She loves pretty cats. She loves pretty dogs.
space.” “It must be a cold day,” She loves ugly cats. She loves ugly dogs.
“It would be neat to go said Blair. Blair loves all cats. Blair loves all dogs.
to the Moon.” “Yes, it is,” said the
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Fox Helicopter Ice Cream Truck Monsters
Blair went for a walk and “I want to fly a “I hear the ice cream “I saw three monsters
met a fox. helicopter,” said Blair. truck coming,” said Blair. today,” said Blair.
“How do you do?” said “It would be neat to fly it “I hope it stops by my “They were happy
Blair to the fox. up in the sky.” home.” monsters going for a
“I do very well, thank “I could help save “I want to buy an ice walk.”
you. It is a nice day for a people by flying a cream treat.” “I wonder where they
walk, isn’t it?” said the fox. helicopter.” “It will taste so good.” were going?” said Blair.
“Yes, it is,” said Blair.
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Owl Snail Submarine Treehouse
Blair went for a walk and “Last night I had a “I went on a submarine,” “I am going to build a
saw an owl. dream. I dreamed that I said Blair. treehouse,” said Blair. “It
It sat up in a tree. was a snail,” said Blair. “We went down will be so much fun.”
The owl said, “Whoo, “I was a happy snail, but underwater.” “I will have a good view
whoo, who, who.” it took a long time to get “I saw all kinds of fish.” and get to see birds and
“I think that owl just said anywhere.” “It was fun to go on a little animals every day.”
hello to me,” said Blair. submarine.”
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Collection 3 - 12 stories

By Clark Ness
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Astronaut
“I want to be an
astronaut,” said ________.
“I want to go out in
space.”
“It would be neat to go
to the Moon.”
“It would be neat to go
to Mars.”

Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level 0.0
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Bear
________ went for a
walk and met a happy
bear.
The bear wore boots,
mittens, and a stocking hat.
“It must be a cold day,”
said ________.
“Yes, it is,” said the bear.

Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level 0.5
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Cat Lover
________ is a cat lover.
He loves cats.
He loves big cats.
He loves little cats.
He loves pretty cats.
He loves ugly cats.
________ loves all cats.

Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level -0.5
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Dog Lover
________ is a dog lover.
He loves dogs.
He loves big dogs.
He loves little dogs.
He loves pretty dogs.
He loves ugly dogs.
________ loves all dogs.

Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level -0.5
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Fox
________ went for a
walk and met a fox.
“How do you do?” said
________ to the fox.
“I do very well, thank
you. It is a nice day for a
walk, isn’t it?” said the fox.
“Yes, it is,” said
________.

Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level -1.2
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Helicopter
“I want to fly a
helicopter,” said
________.
“It would be neat to fly it
up in the sky.”
“I could help save
people by flying a
helicopter.”

Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level 2.8
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Ice Cream Truck
“I hear the ice cream
truck coming,” said
________.
“I hope it stops by my
home.”
“I want to buy an ice
cream treat.”
“It will taste so good.”

Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level -0.6
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Monsters
“I saw three monsters
today,” said ________.
“They were happy
monsters going for a
walk.”
“I wonder where they
were going?” said
________.

Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level 1.0
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Owl
________ went for a
walk and saw an owl.
It sat up in a tree.
The owl said, “Whoo,
whoo, who, who.”
“I think that owl just said
hello to me,” said
________.

Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level -0.2
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Snail
“Last night I had a
dream. I dreamed that I
was a snail,” said
________.
“I was a happy snail, but
it took a long time to get
anywhere.”

Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level 1.2
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Submarine
“I went on a submarine,”
said ________.
“We went down
underwater.”
“I saw all kinds of fish.”
“It was fun to go on a
submarine.”

Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level 2.0
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Treehouse
“I am going to build a
treehouse,” said
________. “It will be so
much fun.”
“I will have a good view
and get to see birds and
little animals every day.”

Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level 2.5
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