def mad_libs(): f = open ("H:\classes\intro robots spring 09\code\mystory1.txt") story = f.readlines() f.close() for i in range(3): print "******" print story[i] print "++++++" for i in range(3): story [i] = story[i].strip() for i in range(3): print "******" print story[i] print "++++++" """ for i in range(len(story)): print story[i] """ mad_libs()