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The document describes a kingdom facing environmental problems and three men who each propose a solution: Ricardo suggests reducing consumption, Roger suggests reusing items, and Randy suggests recycling. The king decides to implement all three plans together as the Three-R Plan, and the kingdom is saved as the environment improves.

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The document describes a kingdom facing environmental problems and three men who each propose a solution: Ricardo suggests reducing consumption, Roger suggests reusing items, and Randy suggests recycling. The king decides to implement all three plans together as the Three-R Plan, and the kingdom is saved as the environment improves.

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The Three-R Plan

A Reading AZ Level Q Leveled Reader


Word Count: 971

LEVELED READER Q

The
Three-R
Plan

Written by Penny Atcheson


Illustrated by Hugh Armstrong

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The Three-R
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Written by Penny Atcheson


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The Three-R Plan


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Written by Penny Atcheson
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Correlation
LEVEL Q
Fountas & Pinnell
Reading Recovery
DRA

N
30
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It was truethe land was abused and


overused, and the people were unhappy
and too busy.
The king looked at his own beloved wife.
Surely we have intelligent people living
among us. Someone must know the solution
to save our dying land!

Save the Kingdom


The king looked out and sighed, Our
kingdom, once so beautiful, grows barren
and dies more and more each day.
The queen joined the king at the window.
The hills were once filled with trees, wildlife
was plentiful, and the air was clean and fresh.
Now, even our babbling creek is murky and
polluted. Our citizens work hard, and yet
they seem too tired to enjoy the rewards of
their labor. Is this what our children have
to anticipate in life?
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Away from the castle lived three men,


Ricardo, Roger, and Randy. Some might
consider them country folk, but each lived
happily in his own way. Each man had heard
the kings decree, and each one devised a
plan that might save the kingdom. Although
the land around their own homes showed
signs of use, it was healthy and gorgeous.
The men were content and enjoyed their lives.
The plans they had for the entire kingdom
were based on the way they already lived.

The king called for his court magistrate.


Tell the people that I will award the royal
position of Official Land Steward to the
person who solves the problem of our
decaying land. That person will be allowed
to live in the castle for the rest of his or her
days. If this problem goes unsolved, hope
will fade and our future will be threatened.
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Even if his plan wasnt accepted, he


believed the king should know that its
possible to live with less and yet have more.
Ricardos plan meant more for everyone, and
with that thought Ricardo left for the castle.

Reduce
Big mountains, roaring rivers, and thick
forests surrounded Ricardos land. His small
home was high on a mountain. Because
his home was far away from stores, he had
to get by with only the things he needed.
Ricardo thought about what he owned and
realized he didnt need much at all. If he
didnt use an item, he would sell it or give
it away. Most importantly, if he didnt like
it, he wouldnt own it at all. He didnt buy
much, and consequently, Ricardos home
was tidy and efficient. He didnt spend lots
of extra time taking care of things. Reduce
your load, increase your joy, and save your
environmentthat was Ricardos plan to
help save the land.
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Reuse
Rogers home was in a lush, open valley.
He had many children, and neighbors helped
each other regularly. Healthy animals and
plants grew all year long. Roger thought,
Our life and land are wonderful, and
I should share this with the king.
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Roger could be described as creative and


frugal. No item entered his home without
being reused in many different ways. For
example, after finishing a jar of jam, the jar
was used to store beans. If the beans were
eaten, the jar was used as a vase for flowers.
When Rogers berries were ripe, he made
more jam, cleaned the jar, and refilled it.
Rogers goal, out of necessity, was to not
waste anything, and just find other ways to
use things. Rogers family couldnt afford new
stuff, but they lived happily reusing things
and trading services. They replaced what they
took from the land, and they kept the land
around them clean. They made compost and
used it to fertilize new crops. Roger began a
journey to tell the king about his plan.
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Then he sold these new recycled products


to people who needed them. He rarely
needed new things made from natural
resources such as trees. He believed that by
recycling things that were already made, the
citizens wouldnt need to use up the land and
other resources, and the land could be saved.
Randy went to present his plan to the king.

Recycle
Of the three men, Randy lived the closest
to the castle. He designed ways to take used
things and make them into new things. For
example, he had a machine that melted cans,
poured the melted metal, and shaped it into
new cans. He had a simple hand process for
remaking paper. People would give him their
used cans, glass, and paper, and he would
make new products from the used materials.
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The Three-R Plan


By this time, the king and queen already
had heard many plans. The men were weary
by the time they arrived, but they still had
hope. Each man, one at a time, presented his
plan to the king and queen, and each man
agreed that the others had good plans as well.
The king and queen also thought each plan
had benefits and were willing to try each one.
Lets try all three at the same time, said
the queen. The one that shows the best
results will be accepted as the plan to
save our kingdom.
Things didnt happen overnight, but
improvements were soon seen. The forests
started to regrow, and the water cleaned
itself out and ran clearer. The animals became
healthier. People enjoyed working toward
their common goal. Although they all were
still busy, they talked and laughed more
often with each other. Everyone felt more
ownership in the plan.

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The king and queen decided that all three


men should live in the castle. They called the
plan The Three-R Plan and invited Randy,
Roger, and Ricardo to stay at the castle.
None of the men accepted the royal offer.
The men already considered themselves
stewards of the land and were pleased that
the rest of the kingdom did, too. With the
Three-R Planreduce, reuse, and recycle
the land improved, and all the citizens of
the kingdom were happy.
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