By Jenny Loehr

Target /r/ Words Rosco            rag             ribbon refrigerator   rice             rug Rusty             rattle          room

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Rosco the Rat

Rusty

Rosco

refrigerator

room

rice

                            was a fat rat who had lived happily for years at                              house, in a hole in the kitchen wall, behind the                                  .  Nobody but                             knew that                             lived there, and they had agreed to keep it a secret.  One day,                             came to warn                             that his parents were getting rid of the                               and that he had better look for a new place to live.                             quickly packed his things in an old                          sack tied with a                             and ventured out from behind the                                to find a new home.  First, he ran across the                             and found a few pieces of                             that had fallen from the dinner table.  He untied the                             from his                             sack and put the                             away for a snack later.                              

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ribbon

rag

Rusty's

rattle

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rug

                            made his way into another                             and found a brightly colored                             that had been left on the floor next to                                 baby sister’s playpen.                              enjoyed looking at the pretty colors and decided to take the                             with him to decorate his new home.  He untied the                                   and opened the                        sack to put the                            in next to the                      .                By now the                            sack was getting heavy, and                            was getting tired. He found a cozy spot to lie down under the corner of a large                             .  He nibbled on some of the                             that he had saved for a snack and then quickly fell fast asleep.

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                            woke with a start as he heard a lot of racket coming from the other                             where he had come from.  He panicked as he realized that he had not yet found a place to live, and he was very worried that he would be caught by                             parents.  When the noise stopped,                            decided to head back to the other                             where his home had been.                                                squeaked with delight as he peeked around the corner and saw a brand new                                     in place of the old one.  When he was sure it was safe, he raced across the                                 and quidkly found his way back to the hole in the wall  behind the new                                          .

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    For the last time,                            untied the                             from the                                                           sack and put his new                            in the corner of his home.  He sat and admired it as he munched on the last pieces of                             .  He was glad that                             parents decided to get a new                                .