1 Jay could hardly wait. It was fall at last!
2 The trees were turning colors. The air was cooler. School had started.
3 Jay loved the fall. Jay loved pumpkins, too. Fall meant pumpkin time.
4 Pumpkins meant it was time for pie. It meant jack-o'-lanterns. It meant Halloween.
5 Jay liked to plan his pumpkin faces. He made sad pumpkin faces. He made scary pumpkin faces, too.
6 He made faces for tall pumpkins. He made faces for short, fat pumpkins.
7 Jay did not know what pumpkin he would get. He wanted to be ready.
8 Then, one day, Dad was ready. It was pumpkin day. Jay could hardly wait.
9 Mom packed a lunch for them. They had sandwiches, apples, and cookies. They had milk to drink.
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