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The Day The Dog Said, Cock-A-Doodle-Doo

RDQ:	169	Max Word/Sent	24	Total Words	353		Diff Words	147
Lex	210	Ave Word/.Sent	5	Hi Freq occurs	182	51.6%	Hi freq	48	32.7%
AR	1.7	Long Sentences	3.4	Low Freq occurs	5	1.4%	Low freq	4	2.7%

One sunny day, the animals were talking. ""It's hot,"" said the duck. ""Quack!"" ""Very,"" said the goose. ""Honk!"" ""Moo! Maybe it will rain,"" said the cow. ""I hope so,"" said the pig, whose mud puddle was drying up. ""Oink!"" ""Rain brings out the best worms,"" said the rooster. ""Cock-a-doodle-doo!"" The dog barked at the rooster. ""Stop that! I'm trying to sleep! Woof!"" ""I can't help it,"" said the rooster. ""I'm a rooster, and roosters say cock-a-doodle-doo!"" Just then, a strong wind blew through the barnyard. It stirred up a cloud of dust and sent the animals tumbling through the air. Then it stopped. ""Is everyone all right?"" asked the duck. ""Moo!"" ""I'm okay,"" said the goose. ""Oink!"" ""Me, too,"" said the cow. ""Quack!"" ""Same here,"" said the pig. ""Honk!"" ""I lost a few tail feathers,"" said the rooster.""Woof!"" Said the dog to the rooster, ""I like that sound. Cock-a-doodle-doo!"" ""And I like your sound,"" the rooster told the dog. ""Well, I think that the duck sounds lovely,"" said the cow. ""The goose sounds even better,"" said the pig. ""The cow sounds best of all!"" said the duck. ""The pig is best!"" said the goose. The animals were so busy arguing that they didn't notice the sky grow dark. Then, as before, a strong wind blew through the barnyard, stirred up a cloud of dust and sent the animals flying. When the wind stopped, a gentle rain began to fall. No one said a word. Then the duck spoke. ""I guess I'll go for a swim,"" he said. ""Quack!"" ""Wait for me,"" said the goose. ""Honk!"" ""Moo,"" said the cow. ""I'm moving to the pasture to eat some grass."" The pig jumped into a new mud puddle with a happy ""Oink!"" ""As for me,"" said the rooster, ""I've been invited to a party at the henhouse. See you later. Cock-a-doodle-doo!"" ""Woof!"" said the dog. ""It's time for a nap."" Then the barnyard was quiet - except for the patter of raindrops, the chatter of hens ... and the sound of a snoring dog.

Subjective Criteria

Illustrations: Some support

Dialog: Multiple speakers

Vocabulary: Easy

Language: Simple language

Sentences: Simple phrases

Text structure: Blend of written/oral

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Low Frequency Words

pasture

patter

raindrops

stirred