A Mask for Sam

¹     Sam did not have a mask for Halloween. Sam was sad that he did not have a mask. All Sam had was a candy sack.

²     The other children were happy with their masks. One had a lamb mask and costume. Another had a black bat costume. A third had a rabbit mask and costume. Sam did not have a mask. Sam was sad.

³     Brad had a camel mask and costume. Brad was happy he had a camel mask. Brad saw that Sam was sad.

⁴     "Happy Halloween, Sam," said Brad. "You look sad, Sam. Why are you sad? It is Halloween. We will be getting candy. You should be happy."

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	edHelper's suggested reading level:	grades 1 to 2
	Flesch-Kincaid grade level:	1.22

	challenging words:		mask, costume, ears, folded, pasted, have, another, camel, front, half, happy, lamb, nose, other, paper, pink
	content words:		All Sam

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