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Here is a fun story that you can finish yourself. First, study these definitions.

• Noun:A person, place or thing. Examples: man, Alaska, or ball
• Verb:An action word. Examples: run, jump, fall
• Adjective:A word that describes a noun. Example: A pink sweater, A bouncy ball

Now without looking at the story below, come up with a word for each of the following:

Adjective: Noun: Verb: Noun: Verb: Adjective: Adjective: Noun: Adjective: Verb: Noun: Noun:

The final step is to plug in the above words you came up with into the story below.

“Once upon a time there was a (adjective) leprechaun named Patty. It was his first day on the job, and he was very excited to get started. For many years his (noun) would tell him how important it was to study in school so that he could become the best leprechaun in the land. So Patty studied and (verb) as many books as he could so that when the day finally came, he could hide pots of (noun) just like his father did. Finally his chance had come. Patty set off early one morning to (verb) pots of gold at the end of all the (adjective) rainbows in the land. He was doing just fine leaving the (adjective) gold for others to find, until he found himself lost in the forest. He grew frightened and wished he was (noun) with his mother and father. Just then he spotted a (adjective) four leaf clover. It was so pretty that he decided to (verb) it for good luck. And oh, what good luck it brought! In an instant, Patty was in his (noun), sitting at the (noun), eating a delicious meal. His mother told him he had done an excellent job hiding the gold, and his hard work in school paid off. The moral of the story is even if you make mistakes along the way, if you work hard, then good luck will always find you.”