A ___(adj)___ pirate wants to sing ___(adj)___music but he needs to find a group to sing with.
Is it a bold pirate? A tone-deaf pirate? Does he sing Mongolian Folk music? Zen rock music?
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Basic Story Starter
A ________ pirate wants to sing in a _______ band, but needs to find a group to sing with.
Fill-in-the-blank Story
What was that ___(adj)___sound? He knew he heard something and there it was again. It was music. ___(adj)___music and he loved it! The pirate stopped ___(verb)___and just ___(verb)___. Then he started ___(verb)___ his toes. Before he knew it, he was ___(verb)___ his head and his arms too. Now he wanted to sing. He had to sing; he couldn’t help himself. When he opened his mouth, out came a ___(adj)___sound. He was quite possibly the ___(adj)___singer in the whole world.
Pirate felt ___(adj)___. He finally discovered the joy of singing and nothing was going to stop him from getting out and finding a group to sing with. But how? He was a ___(adj)___pirate, but he was ___(adj)___. So, pirate set off on a roadtrip to find a band.
First, he put on his travelling clothes. As all ___(adj)___singing pirates would, he wore a ___(adj)___hat and ___(adj)___pants. He ___(adverb)___threw his ___(adj)___backpack on his back and started ___(verb)___.
Soon, the day became ___(adj)___. The sky was ___(adj)___ and pirate felt ___(adj)___. He took a ___(adj)___ breath, ___(verb)___his head, and kept ___(verb)___ ___(adv)___.
Before long, he heard it again-- that sound. ___(adj)___ music. He started ___(verb)___ ___(adv)___. He ___(verb)___. And there it was! A musical pirate’s oasis, full of other ___(adj)___pirates ___(verb)___ ___(adv)___. He thought, “______________________________________________________.”
Adjective and Verb Lists
Try some of the suggested adjectives, adverbs, and verbs below or use our more complete adjectives list, adverbs list, and verbs list.
Adjectives
Rocking
Beautiful
Loud
Driving
Soaring
Interesting
Awful
Opera
Rock
Country
Pop
Robust
Melodic
Screechy
Rocking
Wobbly
Adjectives
Pathetic
Excited
Worried
Thrilled
Sad
Lonely
Hopeful
Freezing
Steaming
Dark/Bright
Deep
Starry
Sticky
Dirty
Leather
Shiny
Ripped
Smelly
Verbs
Pillaging
Swabbing
Swimming
Marching
Strolling
Listen
Pause
Wiggle
Tap
Stomp
Adverbs
Quickly
Ploddingly
Excitedly
Slowly
Nervously
Carelessly
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