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Traditional Pots
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     edHelper's suggested reading level:   grades 4 to 5
     Flesch-Kincaid grade level:   4.71

Vocabulary
     challenging words:    traditional, especially, potter, works, pits, prepare, particular, site, thousand, broom, important, daughter, forward, understand, available, culture

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Traditional Pots
By Mary Lynn Bushong 		  
1     "Alice, can you go with me to the clay site? I need to gather enough clay to make some pots this week."
 
2     "Sure, Mom," said Alice as she put the broom she was using back into the corner. "How much clay do you want to get this time?"
 
3     "I only want to get enough for this week. I think I can make three pots, especially after I go through all of the steps to prepare the clay," said Mom.
 
4     "I will get one basket and the digging tools then," Alice said. She picked up the tools and basket and walked out of the house with her mother.
 
5     Mother and daughter walked past other friends and neighbors as they headed to the outskirts of the pueblo. Alice waved to a couple of her friends who were playing a game in the dusty roads near their house.

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