A Mad Lib is when you fill in the blanks of a story with your own words, to make a silly, funny tale. Pick a word for each number below (no peeking at the story first!). Then, match each word with its number in the story, and fill in all the blanks. Have your friends do their own, then take turns reading your hilarious stories out loud to each other!

1. Your favorite color __________________
2. Pick a feeling (happy, sad, mad, scared, etc.)____________________
3. Pick a body part (arm, leg, hand, etc.) ______________
4. Your second favorite color _______________
5. Pick a size (big, small, tiny, gigantic, etc.)_____________________
6. Your favorite animal_______________________
7. Pick a thing (car, flower, dog, etc.)_________________
8. Pick a noise ___________________
9. Pick an article of clothing (shirt, pants, socks, etc.)__________________
10. Your name_________________
11. Your second favorite animal_______________
12. Your favorite food________________

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A New Friend

One sunny day, Wally the lion and Marjorie the giraffe we walking through the 1.___________________ jungle. Marjorie was feeling a little 2. _________________, so Wally decided to tell her a joke. The joke was so funny Marjorie nearly laughed her
3. ______________ off! She was laughing so loud, neither she nor Wally heard something creeping up behind them. But there, hiding behind the 4. _______________ trees, was a 5. _________________ 6. __________________! The poor 6._________________ was so shy, she was afraid to talk to Wally and Marjorie, but they looked like they were having so much she couldn’t help following them. The 6.______________ tried to get closer to hear another joke, and when she did, she stepped on a 7.________________, which made a loud 8.____________________. Marjorie and Wally nearly jumped out of their 9.________________, and turned around to see the 5._________________ 6._________________.

“I’m so sorry I scared you!” said the 6.________________. “My name is 10._________________ I heard you telling jokes back there, and I have one of my own to tell. Why did the 11.________________ cross the road?”

“I don’t know”, said Wally, “Why?”
“To get to the other 12.__________________!”

“That doesn’t make any sense”, said Marjorie. “But we can teach you some really funny jokes. Would you like to be our new friend?”

The 6._________________ jumped for joy, shaking all the 1._______________ trees in the jungle. From that day on, the Safari pals had a new friend who loved to laugh at all their jokes!