Baloney, Henry P. (Science Fiction)

This ironically titled story is about an alien who is trying to get to school on time but fails to do so.  So, he tells his teacher a colorful story filled with different languages, aliens, and other planets and explains why he was 7 minutes late for school. Of course, the teacher thinks his story is just a bunch of baloney!


This is an interesting story filled with different languages.  Before actually reading the story, I would have my students partner up with another student, read through the glossary and record the definition and origin of the foreign words used in the story. I would ask them to keep a set of flashcards to have as a reference while we are reading the story together.