Typescript Form for Miscue Analysis s3

Typescript Form for Miscue Analysis

Book Title: Down the Road

Author: Schertle, Alice

1. Hetty lived in a little gray house with a big stone chimney and a 1.______screen door that squeaked in a friendly way for comings and goings.

2. In back of the house was a tin-roof shed, where Papa mended other 2.______people’s trucks and tractors, and cars that weren’t running anymore. ______

3. In front of the house was a dusty road that ran through a field, up 3.______over a hill, and out of sight.

4. Sometimes Hetty walked with Mama down the dusty road. 4.______

5. Sometimes she walked with Papa. 5.______

6. But Hetty had never, ever been allowed down the dusty road all by 6.______herself. ______7. One afternoon Mama said, “Mr. Birdie’s speckled hens are laying. 7.______

8. Wouldn’t fresh eggs be nice for tomorrow’s breakfast?” 8.______

9. She sighed and shook her head. 9.______

10. “I just don’t have time to walk to Mr. Birdie’s. 10.______

11. It’s too bad.” 11.______

12. “Scrambled eggs for breakfast!” said Papa. 12.______

13. “If only I had the time, I’d go myself.” 13.______

14. “I can do it,” said Hetty. 14.______

15. I’m big enough to go to Mr. Birdie’s all by myself.” 15.______

16. “Well . . .,” said Mama. 16.______17. “Look at this big girl,” said Papa. 17.______

18. “Hetty can do it, Mama. 18.______

19. Absolutely.” 19.______

20. Papa gave Hetty a handful of coins and a wicker basket. 20.______

21. “One dozen eggs,” he told her. 21.______

22. “Twelve big beauties. 22.______

23. No cracks.” 23.______

24. “Be sure to say thank you to Mr. Birdie,” said Mama. 24.______

25. “Come straight home,” said Papa. 25.______

26. “Don’t dillydally,” said Mama. 26.______27. Squeak-bang! went the screen door, and Hetty was on her way. 27.______

28. She marched straight down the dusty road, swinging the basket 28.______and jingling the coins in her pocket.

29. This is what it’s like to be grown-up, she thought. 29.______

30. You have money in our pocket, and you can go down the road all 30.______by yourself.

31. She listened to her shoes going thup, thup, thup, thup, and she 31.______made up some walking words to say as she went along:

32. Down the road, 32.______one and two, eggs for breakfast, how-de-do!

33. Eggs for breakfast, 33.______clickety-clack, eggs for breakfast, not a crack! ______34. Bump! went the basket against Hetty’s knee. 34.______

35. Bump! Bump! 35.______

36. When this basket is full of eggs, thought Hetty, I’ll walk my 36.______smoothest so they won’t roll around and break.

37. She practiced walking as if she were skimming across a frozen 37.______pond on ice skates.

38. Pretty soon her walk was so smooth that she balanced the wicker 38.______basket on her head and climed all the way to the top of the hill before it fell off.

39. With the basket over her arm, Hetty raced down the other side, 39.______her pigtails flying. ______

40. She felt inside her pocket to make sure the coins were still there. 40.______

41. Then she continued down the road . . . through a meadow . . . 41.______across a stream . . . past a house or two . . . down a street . . . around a corner . . . up some steps . . . ______42. . . . and into the cool shadows of Mr. Birdie’s Emporium and Dry 42.______Goods Store. ______

43. “Well, now,” said Mr. Birdie, “here’s Hetty, all by herself.” 43.______

44. “Good day, Mr. Birdie,” said Hetty, just as Mama would have 44.______said.

45. “I’d like a dozen eggs, please.” 45.______

46. She slapped the coins down on the counter, just as Papa would 46.______have done.

47. “Twelve big beauties. 47.______

48. No cracks.” 48.______

49. While Mr. Birdie put twelve big brown eggs into the wicker 49.______basket, Hetty walked slowly down a cluttered aisle, looking closely at cans and cartons and bolts of fabric, jusat as if she might decide to buy something else. 50. Before she left, she remembered to say, “Thank you, Mr. Birdie.” 50.______

51. Around the corner went Hetty, down the street, past a house or 51.______two, doing her smooth walk and holding the basket carefully so it wouldn’t bump against her knees.

52. When she came to the stream, she stopped with one foot on a 52.______fallen log.

53. What if it wobbles? thought Hetty. 53.______

54.What if this log wobbles me off and I drop the eggs? 54.______

55. She stepped down into the cold water and splashed across the 55.______stream, straight across to the other side.

56. No use taking a chance, thought Hetty. 56.______

57. Squish, squish, went Hetty’s wet shoes on the dusty road. 57.______58. Squish, squish, squish, squish, and Hetty said her walking words: 58.______

59. Down the road, 59.______one and two, egs for breakfast, how-de-do!

60. Hetty was so busy doing her smooth walk, and saying her 60.______walking words, and admiring the eggs in the basket that she didn’t see a rock sticking up in the middle of the road.

61. She walked along, getting closer to the rock with every step. 61.______

62. Eggs for breakfast, 62.______clickety-clack, eggs for breakfast, not a –OUCH! ______

63. Hetty’s toe hit the rock, and she stumbled forward. 63.______

64. She had to hop and jump to keep from falling. 64.______65. Inside the basket the eggs rattled together with little clinky 65.______sounds. ______

66. “OH, no!” said Hetty. 66.______

67. She knelt down on the road and took the eggs out of the basket. 67.______

68. Scarcely breathing, she examined every one. 68.______

69. “Not a crack,” she said with a sigh. 69.______

70. She wiped each egg off on her shirt and put them all back inside. 70.______

71. Then she was on her way again, this time keeping a sharp eye out 71.______for obstacles on the road. ______

72. It seemed like a very long road. 72.______73. The sun was hot, and by the time she reached the meadow, Hetty 73.______was tired.

74. But there, in the middle of the meadow, was a big wild apple tree, 74.______full of bright red apples.

75. Sweet, juicy, crackly-crisp apples. 75.______

76. Papa’s favorites. 76.______

77. Mama’s, too. 77.______

78. Hetty herself was very fond of apples. 78.______

79. Just three, thought Hetty, and I’ll go straight home. 79.______

80. She made her way through the weeds, snagging foxtails in her 80.______socks and holding the egg basket carefully in front of her. ______

81. Hetty picked an apple for Mama. 81.______82. She picked an apple for herself. 82.______

83. Now for a big, red, Papa-size apple. 83.______

84. She reached up . . . up . . . and the wicker basket tipped just a little 84.______bit.

85. She reached higher . . .higher . . . and the basket tipped a little 85.______more . . .a little more . . . ______

86. SPLAT! 86.______

87. Hetty wanted to cry. 87.______

88. She wanted to hide. 88.______

89. She wanted to climb up into the apple tree and never, ever come 89.______down.

90. She didn’t want to go home and tell Papa and Mama there would 90.______be no eggs for breakfast. 91. Up she climbed, right up into the old apple tree, as high as she 91.______could go.

92. And there she sat, just thinking, and feeling sad, and not wanting 92.______to go home. ______

93. After a long time Hetty saw something moving, way down the 93.______dusty road.

94. It was Papa. 94.______

95. Hetty made herself as small as she could. 95.______

96. Papa, whose sharp eyes never missed a thing, came striding 96.______through the tall meadow grass.

97. “So!” he said. 97.______

98. “This is where I find you. 98.______

99. Is this how you bring eggs home for breakfast?” 99.______100. “ I was picking apples for us,” said Hetty with a sob. 100.______

101. “I broke the eggs, Papa. 101.______

102. Every single one.” 102.______

103. Papa nudged the basket with the toe of his boot. 103.______

104. “I see,” he said. 104.______

105. “And you climbed up into the tree to think it over.” 105.______

106. Suddenly his face wrinkled into a smile. 106.______

107. “There’s no finer place than an apple tree to think things over.” 107.______

108. And Papa climbed up beside her. 108.______

109. By the time Mama came through the meadow grass, there was a 109.______pile of apple cores underneath the tree. 110. Hetty and Papa had chins sticky with apple juice. 110.______

111. Mama nudged the basket with the toe of her shoe. 111.______

112. “Just look at this! I’m waiting for twelve beautiful eggs, and 112.______what do I find? Shells!”

113. “I’m sorry, Mama,” said Hetty. 113.______

114. “I dropped the eggs. 114.______

115. I was trying to pick some apples--” 115.______

116. “Fine, sweet apples,” said Papa. 116.______

117. Mama stared up into the tree. 117.______

118. “Well, well,” she said. 118.______

119. “Just look at the two big birds in the apple tree.” 119.______120. Papa whistled like a magpie. 120.______

121. “Tweet, tweet, tweet,” went Hetty. 121.______

122. Pretty soon there were three big birds in the apple tree. 122.______

123. Mama put her arm around Hetty. 123.______

124. “I’d almost forgotten how lovely the world looks from a tree,” 124.______Mama said.

125. “Everyone should spend some time in an apple tree,” Papa 125.______agreed.

126. “Absolutely.” 126.______

127. When they walked back home along the dusty road, they had not 127.______one egg among them. 128. But Mama’s skirt, and Papa’s pockets, and Hetty’s basket were 128.______full of sweet red apples. ______

129. And the next morning . . . there was apple pie for breakfast. 129.______