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Speaker 1 (00:01):
Hello, and welcome to real As Children's Story Hour. As
a reminder, REALI is a reading service intended for people
who are blinder of other disabilities that make it difficult
to read printing material. Today we will be reading from
various books on fall or autumn. Your reader today is Diane.
We will begin with the book When Fall Comes, Connecting

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with Nature.

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As the days grow shorter.

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It was published by Little Bigfoot and imprint of Sasquash Books.
It has a copyright year of twenty twenty three and
the author is Amy M.

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Bezon.

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It When Fall Comes, and great gaggles of Canada geese
honk and flap overhead, and the aspen leaves change from
green to gold. Chilly air and shorter days remind us
it's time to get busy. Change is coming and there
is so much to do, not just for us, but

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for the animals too. In the fall, everyone is on
the move. Summer crowds are gone from the trails. The
mudflats are filled with feeding shore birds, some on their
way south and some flying in for the winter. Silver
red salmon fight their way up rushing streams, returning to
the places they were born. In the fall, we forage

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we search for the woods for mushrooms after it rains,
rashie math tusock.

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And collie flower.

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Our woodland friends stock up on favorite foods to chipmunks
stashed seas and underground burrows. Red squirrels gather pine cones.
Busy beavers dive deep, dragging woody branches to underwater piles
near their lodges. In the fall, we get our house
ready for cold weather. We put away patio furniture and

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stack wood near the back door for nights when the
wind whistles. Birds and animals ready their homes too. Badgers
dig now dens, chickadees lined tree hollows with soft moss
and rabbit fur. Lumbering black bears search for fallen trees
whose upturned roots from perfect bear sized spots to sleep

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away the winter. In the fall, we trade our flip
flops for thick socks and boots. We pull on sweatshirts
and jackets, and stashed gloves in our pockets, just in
case our woodland friends change their outwear too. Roughed grouse
grow an extra set of downy feathers. The fur on

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long tailed weasels and jack rabbits turns white white tailed
deer grow darker coats to blend in with the leafless trees.
When fall comes, we hit the trail on sunny days
to hike among bright yellow larches. We splash in puddles
filled by heavy fall rains, and we listen for fall sounds,

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elk boogling and hill on hillsides, squirrels rummaging for acorns
and the crunchy fallen leaves. We collect driftwood on the
beach and breathe in the salty air. Out in the
deep sea, we know gray wells are swimming south to
warmer waters. Even they are on the move, even they
know change is coming. We smile because it is time

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to get ready. There is much to do, not just
for us, but for the animals too when fall comes.
Our next story is titled Busy Animals Learning about Animals
in Autumn. It was published by Picture Window Books, a
Capstone in print. It has a copyright year of twenty

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eleven and the author is Lisa Bullards.

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It's chilly today, Zip up, Laura.

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Summer's warm days have gone the aerschool Autumn has come.
During fall, animals get ready for winter's coat. Rabbits and
deer grow thicker fur. See the rabbit's coat. It looks
as warm as mine. Animals such as frogs, eat a
lot in thalt. The extra food adds body fat. Animals
live off the fat during winter. That's when meals are

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made hard to find. Frogs like munching on juicy bugs yuck.
Tree squirrels gather nuts and acorns. Then they bury or
hide the food for winter. With a squirrel Squirrels find
the egcorns later, not all of them. Some egcorns will
grow into oak trees. Honey bees head for their hives

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on cool days. The bees gather close together to stay warm.
The hive has honey in it, right, Yes, the bees
will eat honey during winter. Beavers build lodges in the water.
They use branches and mud to make their homes. They
use those big teeth like saws. Yes, and they store
branches underwater for winter snicks. Many birds migrate in fall.

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They fly to warm places where there is plenty of food.
We'll see the birds again next spring. I wish I
could fly to a warmer place for winter. Many other
animals migrate too. Monarch butterflies travel up to three thousand miles.
Where do the butterflies go warm places like Mexico and California.

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Some animals look for places to hibernate. Snapping turtles will
bury themselves in mud beneath water. Snapping turtles have strong
jaws that one doesn't look very happy. During fall, animals
are busy getting ready for winter. Let's head home. It's
getting cold and dark, and the animals have lots to do.

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Our next story is titled Animals in Fall and it
was published by Pebble Plus by cap Stone Press, has
a copyright year of two thousand and eight and the
author is Martha eh Rusted.

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Fall is here. It's fall.

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Animals start to get ready for cooler weather. What animals
do Gee, snow winter is coming. They fly south together.
Monarch butter fly south too. They find warm places to stay.
Snowshoe hairs change color. Their first starts to turn from
brown to white. Deer growth thicker coats. Thick fur keeps

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them warm in the cold. Getting ready. Squirrels get ready
for winter too. They hie nuts to eat later. Honey
Bees make extra honey they store it in their hives.
Bears eat extra food. They look for dens to rest
a new season. The animals are ready for winter. The

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new season will begin soon. Our story is toggled We
harvest apples in fall, and it was published by Cherry
Lake Publishing. Has a copyright year of twenty thirteen and
the author of our book is Rebecca Felix. Fall arrives

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fall us here weather cools, leaves turn colors. Apple trees
change in fall the apples they grow change. Apples start
as blossoms, they bloom in summer they become fruit. Apples
are in the same plant family as roses. By fall,

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apples are ripe. They are ready to harvest. To harvest
apples is to pick them. Workers pick many apples. Paul
visits apple orchards in fall. He picks apples too. Apples
are used to make many foods. Apple ciders made from
pressed apples. In buyes apples to take home. She makes

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apple pie. What do you need to make apple pie?
Snowfall apple harvest is a special time. What seasons comes next.

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Our next book is.

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Titled Signs of Autumn and it was published by ABDOH Publishing,
a division of ABDO. It has a copyright year of
nineteen seventy nine and it was written by Colleen Dawson. Seasons.

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There are four seasons during the year. They are called spring, summer, autumn,
and winter. The weather, plants, animals, and daylight hours change
during each season. Autumn. During the year, Earth travels around
the Sun. This brings some parts of Earth closer to
the Sun. Other parts of the Earth get farther from
the Sun. Autumn happens in the parts that are moving

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farther from the Sun.

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Did you know?

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In the United States it is autumn and September. In
Chili it is autumn. In March, it starts to get cold.
In autumn there are more clouds in the sky. Jordan
and Sydney where their new yellow hats to stay warm.
There is less stay light in autumn. The sun sets
earlier each day. Sarah flies her kite until it gets

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too dark outside. During autumn, the leaves on the trees
change color, then they fall to the ground. Did you
know Autumn is also called fall. Apples are ready to
be eaten in autumn. Ashley helps pick some at an
apple orchard. Her family goes there every year. Geese, stucks,

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and many other birds fly south in the autumn. They
spend the winter in warmer places. This is called migrating
Did you know fly bock of geese fly in a
V shape in the autumn. Squirrels collect nuts. They save
them to eat in the winter. It is harder for
them to find food in the winter. Did you know

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autumn comes after summer and before winter. In autumn, Tristan
likes to play in the crisp, crunchy leaves. What do
you do in the autumn? Autumn activities? Carbon pumpkin, go camping,
play in the leaves, go on a hay ride. Autumn quiz.

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Listen to each sentence and decide if it's true or false.
The weather changes during each season true or false. There
is less daylight in the autumn true or false. Leaves
stay the same color in autumn true or false. Geese
fly north for the winter. True or false. Squirrels collect

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nuts in the autumn. True or false. Our next book
is called Trees and Fault and it was published by
The Child's World. It has a copyright year of twenty
seventeen and the author of our story is Jenna Lee Gleisner.

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Winter is coming.

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It is fall.

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Leaves cover the ground, They crunch under our feet. Fall
is chili plants get ready for winter. Falling leaves leaves
change color. Someturn yellow, others turn orange or red. Many
trees drop their leaves. This helps trees keep water during winter.

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Soon all of the leaves fall. The trees are bare.
We raak the leaves into piles. We like to play
in them. Some trees do not lose their leaves, ever
greenstay green all year long. Tree homes. Trees are homes
for animal animals get ready for winter. Two squirrels bring

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nuts into trees. They live in trees during winter. Our
next book is titled Awesome Autumn All Kinds of Fall,
Facts and Fun. It was published by Henry Holt and Company,
an imprint of Macmillan Publishing Group. It has a copyright

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year of twenty twelve and the author is Bruce Goldstone.
Autumn is a season of awesome changes. Look around in
autumn and you'll see a lot of changes happening. These
changes take plants, animals, and people from the hot days
of summer to the cold days of winter. Days get colder,

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so your clothes get heavier. At the beginning of autumn,
you might be comfortable running around in a t shirt
and shorts. By the end of autumn, you're more likely
to be wearing a sweater, long pants, and a jacket.
Days get shorter and nights get longer. Autumn begins on
the autamental equinox in the northern hemisphere. That's the day

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near September twenty second, when day and night are both
twelve hours long. Autumn ends on the winter solstice in
the northern hemisphere. That's a day near December twenty second.
It's the shortest day of the year. Leaves change color.
Why do leaves change To understand the answer, you need

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to know why. Leaves are green in spring and summer.
Their green color and a leaf comes from chlorophyll. Unlike you,
plants make their own food, and they use chlorophyll to
do it. This green chemical traps energy from sunlight. Plants
use the energy to grow. Summer days are long and bright,
so leaves have plenty of light to make food, and

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autumn days get shorter. Many plants stop making food when
daylight decreases. As days get short, leaves stop producing chlorophyll.
The trees don't need it anymore. When the chlorophyll is gone,
we can see new colors in the leaves. Those are
the colors of autumn. Another name for autumn is fall

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But how do leaves know when it's time to fall?
Some trees have leaves that can't survive in winter. Their
branches and trunks are strong enough to live through the
coat short days ahead, but their thin green leaves are
too delicate and would die in the coat. That's why
these trees drop them. Leaves have veins that carry fluids

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in and out of the leaf. As autumn days get shorter,
the veins begin to close off. Fluids stop moving.

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In and out.

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A layer forms at the base of each leaf where
it hangs on the tree. Finally, this layer completely steals
off the leaf from the tree. When the leaf is
no longer connected to the living part of the tree,
it can fall. Trees that drop their leaves in a
off the are called deciduous trees. What happens to all

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those leaves? Leaves that fall can help keep the environment healthy.
As they break down, they give food to the earth
into tiny living things in the soil. Fallen leaves also
act as sponges. They mix with the soil to help
it holds rain water. What trees did these leaves come from? Beech, ash, birch, elm, chestnut, dogwood,

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gin co, hickory, horn, bean, linden, oaks, maples, tulip trees, sweetgums,
willow sassafrass, which has three different leaf shapes found on
the same tree. What else falls to the ground well, acorns,
maple seeds, horse chestnuts, osage, oranges, plain tree nuts, Chinese lanterns,

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pine cones, honey, locusts.

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Seed pods.

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How does autumn fell fluffy, bumpy, smooth, icy, slimy, spiky, slippery, crispy, soft, hard, warm.
Not every thing changes in autumn. Evergreen stay ever green.
Evergreens are tough enough to stay green all winter. Their

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needles or leaves are covered with the heavy wax that
helps them survive in the winter. This wax keeps the
moisture in and ever green from freezing. Pine spruce, hemlock, holly,
fur seed, or all evergreens. Autumn brings frost. How does
frost form? Frost is frozen dew, but what's dew? Air

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looks invisible, but it isn't empty. Air always has some
moisture in it. The air close to the ground gets
moisture from soil and plants. During cool nights, the moisture
in the air also cools. Moisture becomes droplet's on plants,
the ground, and even spiderwebs. These drops are due in autumn.
Nighttime temperatures can drop below the freezing point. Moisture in

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the air freezes into ice crystals. That's frost, and it
can mean trouble for plants. When the temperature is cold
enough to form frost, water inside the plant freezes to
As a result, the plant may die before the frost comes.
It's time to harvest crops. Farmers use everything from their

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hands to mighty machines. Some crops are best harvested by
hand to make sure they don't get bruised. Other crops
are best harvested by machine. A combine is used to
harvest grains like wheat.

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Barley, rye, and corn.

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The name comes from the fact that it combines three
different drops, cutting, threshing, and cleaning. First, the machine pushes
stocks of grain into the correct position and cuts them. Next,
a conveyor carries the grain into threshing drum. That's where
the chaff, the outer part of the grain that can't
be eaten, is removed. Finally, the grain is cleaned and

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then transferred to a truck that carries it to be milled.
How does autumn taste? Lots of crops are ripe and
ready to eat in the fall, Apples, pumpkins, pears, plums,
and more. A cornucopia is a horn of plenty. It's
filled with fruits, nuts, and vegetables that you can taste
in the autumn. What shape is autumn? Look for shapes

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in autumn? What is round? What shape are like a
triangle or an eye? How does autumn sound?

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Boom?

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Scary, spooky nights, munching, tasty fall trees, hawk, geese on
the go, crinkle, leaves under your feet, wind in trees, hooray,
fans said? Football game, shack, combine, cutting, wheat, hiss, black

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Halloween cat gobble, Thanksgiving turkey. In autumn, some birds leave town.
Many birds migrate. They fly south to spend the winter
where it is warmer and food is more plentiful. You
might see geese or other birds flying in a vee.
This pattern saves energy. The bird in front works the
hardest cutting through the air's resistance. The air behind the

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front bird has a little less resistance, so it's easier
to fly through. Birds take turns flying in front. Here
are some birds that migrate, swans, duck, goose, pelican egret
Arctic urn. The tiny Arctic tern has the longest migration
of any animal. Every year, this four ounce bird flies

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more than forty four thousand miles from Greenland to Antarctica
and back again. Migrating isn't just for birds. Ocean waters
get colder in the autumn. Dolphins and whales also migrate
falling warmer water currents. Some insects migrate too. Monarch, butterflies, grasshoppers,

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and some dragonflies travel hundreds or even thousands of miles
to reach their winter homes. Some animals don't migrate south,
they migrate down. Mountain Goats, big horned sheep, and elk
that live high in the mountains during the summer move
down to lower, warmer lands in the autumn. Some animals
don't move in on them. Instead, they stop moving. Many

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animals become much less active in the late fall. Chipmunks, hedgehogs, bats, frogs, toads,
and even earthworms hibernate. They seem to be sleeping for
a very very long time. Their body temperature and heartbeat decrease.
They live off fat storage in their body. Bears spend
the cold season in caves, hollow trees or dense They

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can sleep for as long as a month, but they
can also wake up if they are threatened. Before they
go to sleep, bears prepare their sleeping areas by lighting
them with dried leaves and grasses. These materials help to
keep out the code. Animals who stay awake in the
winter use autumn days to get ready for the code.
Many animals stay where they are all year round. In

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the autumn, they gather food while it is plentiful. Squirrels, beavers,
and other mammals store food for the winter. Some mammals,
like foxes, grow thicker fur in the autumn. This helps
them stay warm as temperature drop. Other animals, like the
snowshoe hair in the hermite, even change colors. Their fur
changes from brown to white to blend in better with

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the winter snow. What do people do in the autumn?
They rag leaves into a pile, then jump play soccer.
In football, people still play baseball in the autumn. Two
the World Series in spaceball season in October. What will
you you be on Halloween? Halloween comes every October thirty

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first begin as a holiday to bridge the light part
of the year and the dark part. People wore masks
and costumes to scarewat spirits from the dark world. Today,
many kids were costumes to go trick or treating. Some
costumes are scary, others are silly. When you put on
a costume, you get to pretend you are someone or
something else.

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For a little while.

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What food will you share on Thanksgiving? Thanksgiving start as
a harvest festival. Families gather together to show they are
thankful for the food of the growing season. Thanksgiving traditions
go back to sixteen twenty one. The pilgrims of the
Plymouth Colony wanted to celebrate their first successful harvest in
a new country. Then when Pawnag, an Eastern Native American tribe, joined,

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the fifthctivities, which lasted three days. People in the United
States celebrate Thanksgiving on the fourth Thursday in November, and
Canada Thanksgiving comes on the second in October. Some foods
that are eaten or green beans stuffing the compie cranberry sauce, gravy, sweetcorn, turkey,

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brussels sprouts, mashed potatoes, yems, and pumpkin pie. Finally, the
last change of autumn arrives. Awesome autumn turns into wonderful winter.
Soon the cool of fall turns into the cold of winter.
Tree branches are bare. A blanket of fresh snow might
cover the leaves on the ground. What other changes will

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winter bring? Our next story is titled Mike Simo Go
Apple Picking, and it was published by Simon's Spotlight and
Imprint of Simon and Schuster's Children Publishing Division. It has
the copyright year of two thousand and seven to twenty twenty.
The author's Patricia Lakin Mike Simo were best friends. They

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lived in a school in the art room, in a
cozy cage. The big one sped them corn. No more corn,
they said, Mix scratched his chin. How can we tell them?
Most scratched is yours? I won't make signs new food,
new food, they shouted, but nothing happened. The big ones
were gone. Moe read their sign. We went apple picking.

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Get ready for apple sauce for us? They said, I
cannot wait, said Mix. Let's go, said mo. They climbed up,
They slid down, apples they sniffed. Not here, said Mix,
Here said Mo.

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Ay.

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They watched apples got cut, apples got cooked, an apple
bits dropped. I cannot wait, Mix ran out. Oh no, cried,
Mo safe, They sighed. When the big ones left, they
got busy, mix licked apple sauce. Yum, mo picked apple
bits yum. We are apple picking, they said. They took

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a knife. They each grabbed an inn. Up and down
they went split, slip, splash, lift flip. We made an
apple print. More and more they cheered. Now cut across,
said mo, look a star. They sang more and more
and more done, said mo. They held up their sign.

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Apple picking is fun. One to make apple prints, here's
what you need. One a grown ups help, two apples, three,
a plastic knife, four, poster paint, five paper, a paper
plate or a sheet of newspaper. Here's how cut dip press,
and then you have it. What to make apple sauce.

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Here's what you need. One a grown up's help. Two
apples about four pounds, three a plastic knife, four one
third cup of water, five, a pot and stove. Six
a food masher or blender. Here's how wash cut pores.
Sir mash yum. This concludes our children's story out for today.

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