Remember playing Mad-Libs as a kid? Enjoy this dose of nostalgia with this creepy Sleepy Hollow Mad-Libs!
First, make a list of words with these prompts:
1. Adjective
2. Noun
3. Adjective
4. Plural Noun
5. Plural Noun
6. Adjective
7. Sound
8. Adjective
9. Verb
10. Noun
11. Noun
12. Noun
13. Adjective
14. Occupation
Now plug them into your own version of Washington Irving’s Sleepy Hollow!
A Sleepy Hollow Mad-Libs
It was a quiet, [Adjective] autumn evening in the town of Sleepy Hollow. The town’s schoolmaster, a tall, thin man named Ichabod Crane, was on his way home from a [Noun] at the Van Tassel farm. His [Adjective] horse, Gunpowder, clip-clopped along the lonely road.
Ichabod was a firm believer in the supernatural. As he rode, he imagined [Plural Noun] jumping out from behind the trees, their [Plural Noun] glowing in the dark. He thought of the famous ghost of the town, the Headless Horseman, a [Adjective] soldier who rode out every night in search of his head.
Suddenly, Ichabod heard a [Sound] behind him. He looked back and saw a huge, dark figure on a [Adjective] horse. The figure had no head! Ichabod’s heart began to [Verb] in his chest. He kicked Gunpowder, and the horse took off like a [Noun].
The Headless Horseman was right behind him, holding his [Noun] up high. Ichabod raced toward the church bridge, as it was said that the ghost could not cross it. Just as he reached the bridge, the Headless Horseman threw his [Noun] at Ichabod’s head!
The next morning, all that was found was a shattered pumpkin and Ichabod Crane’s [Adjective] hat. Some say he was carried off by the Headless Horseman, but others say he simply packed his things and became a famous [Occupation] in a faraway town.
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