Mad Lib
A mad lib about honesty
b
There once was a boy named ! ),/it ud
(boy's name) who lived in
kP C,%ÿ tW rÿ (city name). This boy had a job, and that was to watch the
(animal). There were lots of hunrgy predators nearby that loved to
eat these delicious animals, and the boy didfft want that to ever happen.
Everyday the boy woke up, ate
b " <; ,<ÿ"ÿ"
out to watch the
(same mÿrnal). Now, ff there was ever a problem,
this boy simply had to shout
(favorite brealdast) and would head
iÿ "ÿ'J{..' s 4, (funny word) and heb WOuld be on
it's.way, All the nearby friends took care of each other this way.
This job was pretty easy. ]Day after day, the boy would do the same thing. Get up, lead
the
:ÿ -<"
,,; (same
.... aÿnal)
&t. to
bthe
ÿ
......
under a shady
ÿ;ÿ
ÿ(a
ÿ ÿ,&.
place in nature), sit
(i4ÿ/% @lant), then take them home. It was rather boring.
I f? f? {/
"I'm so bored I can't stand it! I wish something exciting and ÿ" t.'t
7
(adjective) would happen', the boy thought. Then he had an idea.
Tllpretenda tÿ b <ÿ6b/¢'ÿ'ÿ (mean animal) is attacldng the
(same animals) and I'll cry q/ i% /"iÿ (same funny word) as loud as I can. All
my friends will stop what they are doing and come running to meet me by the
1-
i!iPÿ'; <i 1" (a place in nature). Then I wofft be bored any more[
' (same {tinny word)
The boy went ahead with his plan and cried out,
as loud as he coul&
The neighbors heard the boy cry b dt.., ÿ. ÿ-'ÿ (same funny word), When they
heard this, they were so scared! They ran as fast as they could, When they got to the
©JusticeKids. Hhelping kids move beyond learning to doingII www.justiceldds.org
Mad Lib
A mad lib about honesty.
boy, they found no danger. All they found was the boy sitting under a I)?" 'ÿ
lant) and eating a
,
' (food). When the boy saw his {fiends running, he
started laughing because they looked so silly and cÿ [>!:
(synonym for silly),
But the friends did not think the boy was funny, They were mad and ÿi.%., ÿ ÿ!ÿwÿ<:ÿfÿfÿi /
(synonym for upset).
The next day, the boy played the same joke again. He yelled % ',,<,<ÿ ,-ÿill
(same
fmmy word) as loud as he could and the neighbors came running, -Wlÿen they saw there
' was no @,anger, they were even more upset than yesterday!
The next day came and the boy got up early to take care of the
2
(same
animals). They were down by the ÿ'I'ÿ ( {/<ÿ Jÿ"f- (a place in nat,'e) and all o[ a
sudden, the litde boy saw something scary. Behind the i i%ÿ(.. ÿ { ÿ (object), there
was a terri{ying, 'ÿ c I 1 f {ÿf (adjective) \ÿ ÿ [ F<("ÿ I [large annnat), boy
ran as fast as he could and yelled </(%/u.¢ ,..ÿ" (same funny Word). but no {fiends
came running.
i4
The boy was so scared and %,(
(synonym :[or scared). He was never more
sad that he ha(lift been honest. He didn't have any friends that trusted him. He started
crying teardrops the size o:[
(object).
,,
That day, he learned that he would rather be a little bored {an a little liar.
i Hwww,justiceldds.org
©JusticeKids.I!helping kids move beyond learning to do'ng