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     I have double-spaced the text so that teachers can simply print it out and use it for exercises or for their own analysis.

     My house is on a corner. It has red bricks and white trim. 

If you go in the front door you go down the hall and turn left you

come to my brothers room.  If you go straight again and turn

right is my room. If you go across the hall is a bathroom. Then

go straight is my mom and dad room. Now I'll tell you about my

room, it is pink and has blue carpet. I'll tell you about my 

brothers room. It is cream color walls, and brown carpet. He also

has a T.V. My mom and dads room have cream walls and green

carpet. Thats all the bedrooms, now lets go in the family room, 

another bedroom, my dogs room. There is a tv in that room. A

couch, and a chair. The kitchen isnt very popular. We eat in 

there. Theres a table and four chairs, a oven, a sink, a

refriderator, and cabnets. We have a dining room and a living

room. We put our Christmas tree in the living room. We have

a table, two chairs, and a couch. We sometimes eat in the

dining room. The house is on 300 Main Street. 

     The worst day I ever spent in my life was when I was six 

years old. I was watching my brother and his friends play soccer.

I had a popcicle in my hand. I wanted to go inside. So I was 

going to go up the steps to the door, I tripped in a gap in the 

sidewalk and hit my head on the steps. I was crying as loud as I 

could. My dad had just got home from work, so he was in his 

good clothes. He heard me crying and he picked me up. He took 

me to the bathroom. When we got to the bathroom both of our 

shirts were soked with blood. My mom was in the bathroom.

She was cleaning, so she had just wetted a washcloth. She

put it on my head. The cloth was very cold. In about fifteen

minutes the bleeding stopped. 

     Today I feel great. It's beause we got Nickelodean, Disney 

Channel, and M.T.V. I really like it. Do you like to watch T.V? 

I can't wait untill Halloween. I might be a punk or a chinese girl.

I might even be a cowgirl. What are you going to be for 

Halloween? Today I feel great! I am looking forward to a visit 

from my cousin Curt and his wife Michelle. He is going to show

us pictures of when he was in Hong Kong! He and his wife 

travel a lot! Today I feel awful! Becaus my dad said he was 

going to get rid of the Disney Chanel and all that junk because 

my brother and I fuss over it. But my dad might let us keep it if 

were good.