Ellen’s Curls By Jenny Loehr

Target Mixed /l/ words Ellen          coveralls       slippers Eileen        milk               sleeves curls           glue              smile helmet        blow-dryer

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     On any given day,                      (Ellen) wore a wonderful               (smile) that would brighten any room.  Today,                (Ellen) woke up feeling grumpy, and her mood only worsened as she stood in front of the mirror. “I hate my           (curls)!” she screamed at the mirror.  "Today I will get rid of these stupid                    (curls) for good!”                                           (Ellen) stepped out of her                  (slippers) and pulled on her favorite shirt, the one with the long                (sleeves), and her                  (coveralls).   She marched downstairs, where her mother handed her a glass of                 (milk) with her breakfast. 

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         Her mother was concerned that                         (Ellen) was not wearing her usual                              (smile), so she asked, “ What’s wrong                 (Ellen)?”  “I am going to get rid  of my             (curls)!”              (Ellen) replied noisily. “Oh               (Ellen), everyone loves  your                  (curls)!”   Her mother replied.                  (Ellen) ignored her mother and finshed her                       (milk) in a hurry.  After breakfast,                  (Ellen) rolled up her                                (sleeves) and went into the garage. She found her brother’s bicycle                    (helmet) and put it on.         

glue

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                               At first she was pleased that she couldn’t see any of her                             , but soon found the                               to be very hot and stuffy. She took it off and set out to find something else. She found a large bottle of                           (glue).                    (Ellen) took hold of a few               (curls) and put                  (glue) on them. The             (glue) made her hair stiff and sticky. She managed to get the           (glue) on her                (sleeves) and                (coveralls) as well, so she decided to take a bath.  With her hair wet, she decided to use a              (blow dryer) to straighten the                (curls) , and IT WORKED!       

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                    (Ellen) ran downstairs to show her mother. Her mother  screamed, “ Oh                   (Ell , what happend to your              (curl   ?”              didn’t like that answer, so she ran next door to see her best friend               (Eileen).  When            (Eileen) saw             (Ellen’s) hair, she sadly stated, “Oh                   (Ellen), I  really miss your beautiful               (curls).”                      (Ellen) began to think that she  made a mistake. She ran back home and got into the bathtub. Instantly her            (curls) sprang to llife. Everyone, including                   (Ellen), was happy to see her wear her                 (curls) and her            (smile) again.