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Autumn Apples
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     Flesch-Kincaid grade level:   4.02

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     challenging words:    altogether, bushel, flesh, sun-warmed, afternoons, possible, several, kinds, meant, pressed, nearby, mornings, since, reason, seeing, wild
     content words:    If Charlotte, Honey Crisp

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Autumn Apples
By Mary L. Bushong 		  
1     Charlotte's eyes sparkled, and she could not keep still. She stared out the car window as they drove into the mountains. They were not tall mountains, but they were tall enough. The leaves always turned color there first. Charlotte loved seeing the trees change color, because it meant one thing. Apple season!
 
2     If Charlotte had to choose a food she liked best, it was apples! She could hardly wait to bite into the first one of the year. Her mouth watered as she thought of the sweet juice and the white apple flesh inside.
 
3     The orchard was on the top of a low, wooded mountain. The road wound back and forth as they slowly climbed to the top. Charlotte even saw five big, wild turkeys. This was really being in the country. Finally, they arrived at the orchard.
 
4     Charlotte took a deep breath as she got out of the car. It even smelled like fall! She tried to decide what autumn smelled like. Maybe a bit like smoke and crushed acorns. It smelled like fresh pressed apple cider and wind fall apples under the trees. It smelled like cool mornings and sun-warmed afternoons. It smelled like many things, but altogether, they were autumn.
 
5     The whole family walked to the long, low apple shed to see about getting their apples. There were already several kinds to choose from, McIntosh, Honey Crisp, and Gala, but Charlotte liked the Gala apples best. It seemed like the perfect name for an apple to celebrate the new season.

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