Knowing my love of word play, I’m sure you won’t be surprised to see that I’ve made up my own farm-themed “phrasal template” (an ag lib?) for you. It takes at least two people to play, so consider it a good excuse to gather up a friend (or three) for a little midday silliness.<\/p>\n
To Play:<\/strong><\/p>\n MaryJane’s “Ag” Lib: One _______________ (adjective describing the weather) autumn day, Farmer Jane woke up and gasped, “_______________ (Interjection)! I’m late for milking _______________ (name, female)!”<\/p>\n She _______________ (verb, past tense) out of bed and yawned _______________ (adverb) as she pulled on her favorite pair of _______________ (adjective) rubber boots and a _______________ (type of fabric) hat. Out the door she _______________ (verb, past tense).<\/p>\n On her way to the big _______________ (adjective, color) barn, Farmer Jane passed the _______________ (adjective describing sound) chicken coop. “Alright, girls,” she called to her _______________ (adjective) hens, opening their gate. “Out you go!”<\/p>\n She tossed the hens a few pieces of _______________ (noun, type of food) from her pocket and continued on her way.<\/p>\n Jane had hardly passed the coop when she was _______________ (adverb) stopped in her tracks by her big, _______________ (adjective) farm dog, _______________ (name, masculine). He’d come _______________ (verb ending in -ing) frantically out of the pasture and now skidded to a halt in front of Jane.<\/p>\n He held up his paw and whined _______________ (adverb). She lifted the dog’s paw and looked underneath.<\/p>\n “_______________ (Interjection)!” Jane exclaimed.<\/p>\n There was a _______________ (adjective describing size) _______________ (noun, object) stuck right between the poor pup’s toes! Since Jane couldn’t grab the _______________ (same noun, object) with her bare fingers, she had to _______________ (verb, present tense) to the tool shed and fetch the _______________ (noun, type of tool). “This should do the trick!”<\/p>\n Farmer Jane told the dog to roll over, and he stayed perfectly _______________ (adjective) as she yanked the pesky problem from his fur.<\/p>\n Stuffing the _______________ (same type of tool) into her pocket, Jane _______________ (verb, past tense) on toward the barn. Her tummy was _______________ (verb describing sound, ending in -ing), but there was no time to eat. She would fix herself a big platter of _______________ (noun, type of food) after milking.<\/p>\n Jane _______________ (verb, past tense) _______________ (adverb) into the barn without watching where she was going and landed\u00a0… _______________ (interjection)! … in the middle of a fresh pie. And it was NOT the pumpkin variety, if you know what I mean.<\/p>\n “Oh, _______________ (same female name as in the first line of the story),” Jane sighed.<\/p>\n The gentle Jersey turned her head, glowering at Jane as if to say, “You’re late!”<\/p>\n Farmer Jane pulled her boot _______________ (adverb) from the _______________ (adjective) pile and and nodded at the cow.<\/p>\n “Okay,” she said _______________ (adverb). “I guess I deserved that.”<\/p>\n Without further ado, Jane sat down on her _______________ (noun, object) beside _______________ (same female name as in the first line of the story) and got to work.<\/p>\n The End!<\/p>\n If you completed your silly story in a Word document, I would LOVE it if you’d copy it in the comments below (I only ask that you keep it kid-friendly, my dears).\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Do you remember Mad Libs? First published in 1958, this cleverly kooky word game soon became a household name, and kids of all ages are still crazy about it today. In case you’ve somehow been left out of the Lib … Continue reading \n
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