COMMON WORD STORY 13 HOW THE POPES LIVED

COMMON WORD STORY THE VATICAN

words. From this I have chosen twenty words at random. The exercise is to write a story with
at least ten of them. I have included my story along with a translation into other words.

Here is the list:

1. neurotoxin
2. papalumbug
3. patsy
4. humeral
5. syncline
6. humbug
7. orange
8. melancholic
9. blueberry
10. angle iron
11. zodiac
12. manhandle
13. blunder
14. definition
15. transsexual
16. gorgeous
17. stun
18. chimpanzee
19. bowling
20. langniappe

Here is my story:

The idea that the papal court by definition was full of
pious pansies is meer humbug. The Vatican is stunningly
gorgeous with mosaics of zodiacs and other artwork. They have
their own zoo with chimpanzees, a bowling alley,
even a movie theater.
In the past, they had their own army and manhandled people
they did not like. A former pope’s blunder was eatting blueberries
and oranges poisoned with neurotoxins by assassins. He became
melancholic and irrational.

the notion that the papal court by nature was full of holy
weaklings is nonsense. The Vatican is incredibly beautiful with
inlays of the star signs and other paintings. They have a zoo
with apes, bowling lanes, even a film viewing complex.
In the past, they had their own army that ruffed up people
they didn’t like. A past pope’s mistake was to eat fruit tainted
bt enemies with mind killing substances. He got sad and crazy.

Concluding Thoughts:

This is a good activity for several reasons: It gets you to
learn or review words you haven’t seen for a while - gets you cracking opened
a dictionary.
The mind can build to what it is called to do. Writing a story may seem
impossible with a certain collection of words but you can do it! Start small,
see what words go together, make sentences. See if you can improve my story.
I find a story suggests itself from what I have been thinking about.