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The Adventures of Taxi Dog

RDQ:	335	Max Word/Sent	27	Total Words	511		Diff Words	264
Lex	580	Ave Word/.Sent	42	Hi Freq occurs	332	65%	Hi freq	107	40.5%
AR	2.3	Long Sentences	25	Low Freq occurs	12	2.3%	Low freq	11	4.2%

My name is Maxi I ride in a taxi Around New York City all day.]]
 I sit next to Jim (I belong to him) But it wasn't always this way. 
I grew up in the city All dirty and gritty Looking for food after dark. 
I roamed all around Avoiding the pound And lived on my own in the park. ]]
One day a car stopped - It's tire had popped. Out stepped a tall man I could see. 
He came over and said As he patted my head "Are you lost? You can come home with me!" 
Did I hear right? Oh boy! My tail wagged with joy - I jumped right up on the seat! 
He said "My name's Jim" I could ride home with him and he'd give me some good food to eat. ]]
I ate and I ate I cleaned the whole plate. Then Jim took a scarf of bright red. 
He tied it around me So glad that he found me And kissed me on top of my head. ]]
My wish had come true - I would start life anew. At last I had a warm home 
With someone to love me and take good care of me - No longer would I have to roam. ]]
Jim said "Your name's Maxi You'll ride in my taxi We'll ride all over the town. 
We'll see all the sights All the streets and the lights We'll go riding uptown and down." ]]
There's so much to see! Every building and tree With people and cars everywhere. All the interesting places - New friends and new faces Each time we pick up a fare. One time a big lady Who said she was Sadie Was singing that night in a show. She broke into a song And I sang right along - You couldn't tell me from the pro! ]]
"To the hospital quick! My wife is quite sick" Cried a man as we stopped for the light "Our baby is due!" And like lightning we flew - We made it in time - what a night! Sometimes when it's slow To the airport we go. We get in the line at the stand To wait for a fare And a hotdog we share While we watch the planes take off and land. The door opens wide - Guess who jumped inside? Two clowns and a chimp they called Murray! "We're performing at eight And our flight came in late - To the circus and please try to hurry!" We get such big tips On most of our trips - Jim is surprised at this treat. And he doesn't know That I put on a show For the passengers in the backseat! At the end of each day When we've earned our pay We drive the cab back to its spot Where our boss named Lou Says "Hi! How'd ya do? Have a biscuit!" (He likes me a lot.) It's just like a dream Me and Jim - we're a team! I'm always there at his side. We never stand still Every day's a new thrill - Come join us next time for a ride!]]

Subjective Criteria

Illustrations: Little support

Vocabulary: Few decoding/definition issues

Language: Few descriptive words

Sentences: Multiple phrases

Text structure: Story/Poem

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Cities

Dogs

Pets

Low Frequency Words

anew	biscuit	gritty	maxi	murray
passengers	performing	roamed	scarf	uptown