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512 Ants on Sullivan Street

RDQ:	284	Max Word/Sent	97	Total Words	652		Diff Words	125
Lex	530	Ave Word/.Sent	25	Hi Freq occurs	335	51.4%	Hi freq	45	36%
AR	2.2	Long Sentences	57.7	Low Freq occurs	3	0.5%	Low freq	3	2.4%

This is the basket with goodies to eat
that we packed for a picnic on Sullivan Street.]]
This is 1 ant who carried a crumb,
a crumb from the basket with goodies to eat
that we packed for a picnic on Sullivan Street.]]
There are 2 ants with some pieces of plum.
They followed 1 ant who carried a crumb,]]
a crumb from the basket with goodies to eat
that we packed for a picnic on Sullivan Street.]]
There go 4 ants with a barbecued chip.
They held it above them so they wouldn't trip.]]
They trailed the 2 ants with some pieces of plum,
who followed 1 ant who carried a crumb,
a crumb from the basket with goodies to eat
that we packed for a picnic on Sullivan Street.]]
Here come 8 ants with a crisp bacon strip.
They chased the 4 ants with a barbecued chip,
who trailed the 2 ants with some pieces of plum,]]
who followed 1 ant who carried a crumb,
aa crumb from the basket with goodies to eat
that we packed for a picnic on Sullivan Street.]]
Now 16 ants took a hard-boiled egg.
They rolled it along with a kick from each leg.]]
They followed 8 ants with a crisp bacon strip,
who chased the 4 ants with a barbecued chip,
who trailed the 2 ants with some pieces of plum,
who followed 1 ant who carried a crumb,
a crumb from the basket with goodies to eat
that we packed for a picnic on Sullivan Street.]]
Then 32 ants hauled a wing and a leg.
They trailed 16 ants with a hard-boiled egg,]]
who followed 8 ants with a crisp bacon strip,
who chased the 4 ants with a barbecued chip,
who trailed the 2 ants with some pieces of plum,
who followed 1 ant who carried a crumb,
a crumb from the basket with goodies to eat
that we packed for a picnic on Sullivan Street.]]
These 64 ants spied some take-out Chinese.]]
They carried the white paper carton with ease.]]
They chased the 32 with a wing and a leg,
who trailed the 16 with a hard-boiled egg,
who followed the 8 with a crisp bacons trip,
who chased the 4 ants with a barbecued chip,
who trailed the 2 ants with some pieces of plum,]]
who followed the 1 ant who carried a crumb,
a crumb from the basket with goodies to eat
that we packed for a picnic on Sullivan Street.]]
Now 128 ants grabbed some cheese,
and trailed the 64 with the take-out Chinese,]]
who chased the 32 with a wing and a leg,
who trailed the 16 with a hard-boiled egg,]]
who followed the 8 ants with a crisp bacon strip,
who chased the 4 ants with a barbecued chip,
who trailed the 2 ants with some pieces of plum,]]
who followed 1 ant who carried a crumb, 
a crumb from the basket with goodies to eat
that we packed for a picnic on Sullivan Street.]]
Then 256 ants yelled, ""Hurray!""
They spotted a fudge-covered cake on a tray.]]
They pulled it and pushed it,
but all of that fudge
made the cake much too heavy -
It just wouldn't budge!]]
Taking the cake was such a big chore,
that those 256 doubled once more.]]
Then 512 ants, all ready to dine,
picked up the cake and got right in line ]]
They followed the 128 ants with some cheese,
who trailed 64 ants with take-out Chinese,]]
who chased 32 ants with a wing and a leg,
who trailed 16 ants with a hard-boiled egg,]]
who followed 8 ants with a crisp bacon strip,
who chased the 4 ants with a barbecued chip,
who trailed the 2 ants with some pieces of plum,]]
who followed 1 ant who carried a crumb,
a crumb from the basket with goodies to eat
that we packed for a picnic on Sullivan Street.]]
By the time we were hungry,
and ready for lunch,
our goodies were gone.
There was nothing to munch!
But the ants had a picnic
with goodies toe at,
down I their ant hole
on Sullivan Street.]]

Subjective Criteria

Illustrations: Some support

Repeated patterns in cumulative form

Vocabulary: Few decoding/definition issues

Language: Few descriptive words

Sentences: Many Long Complex

Text structure: Story/Poem

Features

Simple Plot

Topic

*Animals

Food

Ants

Bugs

Insects

*Home Arts & Food

*Entertainment & Fun

Picnics

Low Frequency Words

doubled

ease

spied