Buddy the Little Taxi

In the children's story Buddy the Little Taxi, a personified vehicle spends his days navigating a crowded metropolitan environment while yearning for a quieter life among nature and farm animals. Although he is a reliable worker for his driver, Hank, Buddy privately worries that a yellow cab has no practical purpose outside of a busy city. The narrative reaches a turning point when Hank and his wife, Elvira, use their savings to purchase a rural farmstead complete with an orchard and a brook. To Buddy's surprise and delight, he is not left behind or sold to a new city...