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Phil wanted to see his favorite team play baseball. Phil's stepfather was willing to take his son if he helped his mother. Phil agreed to the deal and helped his mother by completing chores. Phil's mother was very grateful for her son and her husband. Phil and his parents went to see the baseball game. |
Jane woke up in the morning. She took out several ingredients to make eggs. Once she flipped her eggs in the pan, the eggs flew. However, it landed on the ground. She went out to dinner after cleaning everything up. |
Kia was thirsty after snacking on a few cookies. She opened the fridge door and pulled out the milk. But after a few swallows, she stopped. The milk tasted strange. Sniffing the jug, she frowned to find that it was spoiled! |
Haley was taking a walk to the ice cream shop. After buying the ice cream, she decided to sit down. After a few seconds, she caught a foot cramp. A stranger helped her get up. He also drove her home. |
Brad was excited to go to the zoo tomorrow. His mom had promised she would take him if he was good. But that night at dinner, Brad was rude and started a food fight! Brad's mom said his bad behavior had canceled their zoo trip. Brad cried, feeling remorseful. |
Ryan was playing catch in the road. All of a sudden car came speeding through and ran him over. Ryan yelled loudly to his dad he was bleeding. His dad runs out as fast as he can with a smile on his face. He then yells out to Ryan hey bleeding, I'm dad. |
I slept at a hotel near an airport. The mattress was the best in the world. It had been a long day. I just sank right into it. I've never had a better night's sleep. |
I really like Jaime. I snuck into his house one night while he was asleep. I hid in his closet and watched him breathe. My heart began to beat so fast. I quietly left out his window. |
Wayne was an experienced surfer. But he was afraid to ride certain waves. His friends convinced he was good enough. So he reluctantly tried to surf on a 30 foot wave. But he ended up in the hospital and never surfed again. |
John and Mary went to the wilderness for their adventure. They set up their tent. They made a campfire to cook their food. Suddenly, a bear came attracted by the food on the fire. John and Mary escaped the scene waiting for the bear to leave. |
I put a bowl of sugary sweets out on my kitchen table. The weather was very hot that day. All the candy melted together and got sticky. When I tried to take one, all the candy came with it. I threw out all of the candy because it was gross. |
Josh was tired of writing so many short stories for his work. He had written over 200 short stories. His creativity was running out! Josh decided to take a lunch break to recuperate. After the break, he felt fresh and ready to write more stories. |
A woman had a baby. When she was ready to leave the hospital, she packed her bag. Her husband brought the car around and helped her load things up. They put the baby in a car seat and strapped him in the car. Then, the family drove home. |
I really wanted a hamburger for lunch. I walked to the local diner. I ordered a hamburger and fries. When the burger came it looked delicious. I enjoyed eating my lunch. |
I am a stay at home mom. I get very tired of deciding what to make for dinner. I run out of ideas all the time. One day I was running errands and came home to my husband home early. He had made dinner! |
Jeremy clicked on the radio button. He was startled when static jumped out from its speaker. He clicked on the button again, a little more assertively. A stern voice spoke from it asking him to stop it, or be in trouble. Jeremy stopped it. |
Tom was in a band. They remixed a lot of songs. Unfortunately they made them worse. Tom's band was quickly sued. They had to break apart soon after. |
Joe was a lonely kid. He got caught up with the wrong crowd. Joe found himself selling illegal drugs on the streets. He was caught and arrested. While locked up Joe decided to turn his life around for good. |
Danny lives in a camper. One evening while smoking a cigarette. He forgets to put it out. The cigarette causes a fire that burns the camper. Danny is left with no place to live. |
Janice wanted to get in shape. She joined the local gym and started working out. The gym would give challenges that were fun. She started winning challenges. The challenges made her enjoy the gym even more. |
Michael has always adored animals. For as long as he can remember he has always been drawn to them. As he grew up he thought he might want to become a vet. After high school he went to school to become a vet. After his education was complete he opened a successful animal clinic. |
I was at the beach with friends. We were bored and didn't know what to do. We began collecting seashells. The seashells were really colorful and unique. So we decided to sell them at five dollars each. |
I used to collect colored pencils and erasers. The erasers came in all kinds of cute shapes and sizes. I walked to the bookstore in school and bought unicorn erasers. I did this every week with my allowance. I collected them all together in a metal tin by Lisa Frank. |
John was opening a new restaurant. He printed out flyers and business cards. John handed out the flyers and posted them around town. He gave the business cards to all the people he met. John's restaurant was packed on the first day. |
We had a neighbor who liked projects. One day he tried to make a papier mache donkey. He had the children get newspapers. He pasted the newspapers onto a frame. The management made him throw it away. |
Trey ordered Chinese food at the restaurant by his apartments. He got some egg rolls, a pork dish, a rice dish, and chow mein. He waited for his order. He got his order, paid, and drove home. He and his roommates thought the food was pretty good. |
Sue drank wine daily, but never felt like she was drunk. Her stomach began to swell and her appetite faded badly. She went to the doctor and was told that she was having liver failure. He recommended a transplant after 6 months of sobriety. She received stem cell treatment in Mexico and her liver was healed. |
Henry was a hobby craftsman of small electronics. One day he decided to make a little helper robot. He designed it to carry small buckets and vacuum the floor. His design was bought by a large manufacturer one day. Henry lived a very wealthy life after that. |
John was taking his dog Chance out for a long walk. Jogging around the park, Chance kept barking at other dogs. Coming to a large fenced in area, John let Chance run around inside. Other dogs were there, and Chance ran around for hours until tired. The next day, John decided to head back so Chance could exercise. |
Sharon was sitting in her backyard on a Friday night. She heard a strange noise and saw something dark in the sky. Sharon thought it was an alien spaceship at first. Then Sharon realized it was a blimp flying above the golf course. Sharon laughed at how silly she had been thinking it was a UFO. |
Stacy was hiking in the woods. She heard a rustling behind her. She turned around and saw a huge bear. She backed away quietly. The bear watched as she faded into the woods. |
My mother in law became very ill as she has gotten older. She lives with my sister in law. One day my sister in law left the house for a few hours. She came back to find my mother in law on the floor unconscious. The family has decided to put my mother in law inside a nursing home. |
Joey had an old bike in his garage that he never used. So he decided to give it away. He left it by the curb outside his house. And someone picked it up. The person decided to have a yard sale and sold it. |
Bob had always wanted to be a farmer. When he was 18, he moved to Nebraska. He got a loan from the bank to buy some land. After several weeks, he realized he hated growing crops. Bob turned tail and headed home from Nebraska. |
When i was in college i had a lot of friends. I thought they're all true friends until one day i realized something. I had a family problem and i'm so confused and don't know what to do. Some of my friends comforted me and some ignored me. Until i found out who's going to stand by me and who will leave me. |
Lance painted his car with spray paint. When he was done there was paint on the windows. He scraped the paint off of the windows. He cut his finger while he was scraping the paint. His blood discolored some of the paint on the car. |
Brad was in the park having a good day. He was playing Frisbee with some friends. He had put his iphone down before he started to play. When brad went back to get his iphone it was gone. He was so mad and worried that his phone was missing. |
Gill was walking his dog. He noticed his dog was walking funny. There was a swollen area on the dog's leg. Gill took the dog to the vet. The dog had a benign tumor. |
I had just taken a shower. As I walked out of the bathroom my brother wiped deodorant on my face. I washed the deodorant off my face and got dressed. I then grabbed some deodorant and went looking for my brother. I found him in the basement and wiped deodorant all over his face. |
Ana went to the beach. She was excited about spending time in the sun. Ana forgot to put on sunscreen. Ana got a bad sunburn. She was in pain for half of the week. |
One day my mom and I went shopping. I had a really bad attitude that day and talked to my mom really badly. She hit me and the police came after someone had called. I felt really ashamed because the police told her that she was right. I went home thinking that I would never have that attitude again. |
Quinton's mom was mad at him. She would not speak to him. One day she had some good gossip to share. She finally called to tell him. He would not answer the phone. |
Drew started to climb the mountain after receiving approval. For the first couple of seconds, he climbed calmly. However, he started to freeze after climbing higher. His hands froze. As soon as he came down, the ambulance came. |
Lisa was so excited because she was going to be the flower girl. She put her dress on and her hair curled all pretty. Everything was perfect. As she walked down the aisle she tripped, and flowers went everywhere. She thought she let everyone down, and ran out of the church crying. |
My sister had her wisdom teeth taken out a few weeks ago. Her friends all warned her about how hard recovery would be. She chose instead to listen to the surgeon's advice. She kept ice packs on her cheeks for 16 hours afterward. She ended up recovering within just a day or two! |
Gina's desk was old and scratched. But the new boy in her class had a brand new shiny desk. Gina decided she would ask for a new one as well. She began walking to her teachers desk. Another student beat her to the desk so she was forced to wait. |
Jasper had always wanted to play an instrument. He decides to get a drum set. Jasper practices the drums every day. Finally he becomes a great drummer. Jasper is happy he learned to play an instrument. |
Tom and Chris were friends. Chris liked doing Sudoku puzzles. Tom had never heard of Sudoku. Chris introduced Tom to Sudoku. Tom found his new hobby and liked doing the puzzles. |
Janice was laying in bed one night. Suddenly, she felt a sharp pain. She jumped out of bed just in time to see a spider scurry away. The bite began swelling and turning red. She decided to go to the hospital, to be safe. |
Jesse had just got paid. He put his money in his wallet. He lost his wallet later that day. He searched all over for it. He found it in the clothes hamper. |
A handyman was called to fix a leak in the ceiling. He took out his ladder to get a better look at the situation. He saw that there was a big hole on the roof that caused it. The handyman put some chalk on the hole to stop it. After 10 minutes of no water he believed it to work. |
I sent my girlfriend to get a replacement part for my car. I gave her the model number and a description. She said she would come right back. Three hours later she finally returns. Somehow she still managed to get the wrong part. |
Thomas had always wanted to captain a boat. The only issue was they were very expensive. Thomas also had to go to college. After Thomas went to college, he applied for a job. Finally, Thomas was a captain! |
Sam couldn't afford to fly home for Christmas. He decided to spend the holiday volunteering at a soup kitchen. Sam considered canceling when a snowstorm closed the subway. Finding snow shoes, Sam trudged through the storm to the soup kitchen. When a homeless man wished Sam a merry Christmas, he was glad he went. |
Alex wanted to visit his friend. He did not want to drive there. So he found someone else going that way. He met his friend at a hotel. His parents came to get him later. |
Aura went to pick blueberries. She took her basket and began to walk the rows. She plucked the juiciest berries. Then she went home to enjoy her bounty. Aura snacked on her berries for a week! |
It was Joe's first baseball game. His team had practiced all month. Joe wanted to make his parents proud. However, Joe ended up losing the game. Joe's parents ended up still being proud that he tried. |
The student sat down at her desk. She pulled out her new notebook. She filled pages with notes and information. When class was over, she put the notebook back in her backpack. She knew it would help her a lot when she went to study. |
Ian had to use the bathroom. But his sister was taking a shower. He barged on the bathroom door. But it took 15 more minutes for his sister to get out. Ian ran into the bathroom so quickly that he slipped on the floor. |
Kim wanted to see Home Alone in the theater. Her mother said she couldn't take her to the theater. Kim asked her mother if she could go with her friend Beth. Her mother hesitated, then agreed. Kim called Beth excitedly to giver her the news. |
My cat was very lethargic and acting very sick. I noticed she had white, rice-like worms on her butt. I looked online and learned she had a tapeworm. So, I ran to the feed store and got her tapeworm meds. The worm was gone within an hour, and she felt so much better. |
Jasmine sat at her breakfast table drinking coffee and eating waffles. Her cell phone rang. It was her boyfriend. He asked would she marry him and she said yes. He admitted he was scared to ask her in person and she screamed. |
Joe enjoyed making rocking chairs. He used hand tools to make the rockers. It took Joe a long time to make a rocker. Joe decided to switch to electric power tools. Joe can now make a rocking chair in half the time. |
Our building driveway is one way. Most drivers observe the rule. Some Uber drivers do not know the area and drive the wrong way. Yesterday a resident yelled at an Uber driver going the wrong way. The driver ignored her. |
Kate needed new jeans for school. She hated going shopping. Her mom finally convinced her to go. They got to the mall and Kate found the perfect jeans. She was excited to wear them to school. |
Billy had his football tryouts today, and was nervous. He asked his father advice on how to calm down. His father taught him a breathing technique. Billy was surprised at how well it worked. Because of this, he ended up doing very well at practice. |
Nancy was walking around the beach with her daughter. An ice cream truck stopped in the parking lot. Her daughter noticed and asked if she can get some ice cream. When Nancy told her no, she started to yell. Nancy took off her belt and smacked her with it. |
The gorilla swung through the trees. This showed his dominance. The females were impressed. He found many mates. He had many children. |
There was a woman down the street who did laundry for money. Everyone agreed that she was the best one to take your laundry to. One day, the laundry woman disappeared. Everyone was very worried and rightly so since she was always around. A few weeks later, she appeared and told everyone she is now married! |
Emmy's owner went outside to call her. She was nowhere to be found. All the people went looking for Emmy. She was nowhere to be found. She was waiting at the door when they got back home. |
I woke up to go to an appointment. However, I felt dizzy as soon as I got up. I sat down for a minute and couldn't stand up again. I ended up napping on my floor. Now my neck is sore but I feel better. |
Gale and Kim were bored. They decided to go shopping at the mall. They mostly looked and bought a few items. Eventually they got tired and decided to leave. Neither regretted what they bought but neither would buy it again. |
I was helping put out chairs in the chapel this morning. While rolling the stacks of chairs out I saw a spot on the floor. I got closer to see what it was. When I leaned down to see it closer it jumped! It turned out to be a baby frog! |
When I was driving during the night, a man was on the road. He stood in the middle and didn't bother to move. I stopped on the side of the road and got out of my car. When I came close to him, he tried to steal my car keys. He fell down when I kicked him. |
Myles is noticeably weak from an illness today. He has a fever, runny nose, and a dry cough. His mother gave him a bath to loosen up his congestion. The bath worked excellent to open his nasal passages. It also helped to reduce his fever and is sleeping well tonight. |
My daughter got invited back to the finals for dance. She had won the first two rounds already. She had some tough competition for the finals. She was super nervous about it. She ended up with second place. |
Susie's school lacked a cheer leading team. She gathered her friends one night to dress up in school colors. They stood by the sidelines at a soccer game cheering the team on. Her school noticed her efforts. They made Susie captain of the brand new cheer squad! |
Kevin saw an endangered animal on the hiking trail. He called wildlife support and told them. Kevin stuck around and made sure the animal was ok. Wildlife support came and saved the animal, and thanked Kevin. They told him there were only 10 left in the world! |
Alex struggled in high school. She was frustrated and wanted to quit. Her family encouraged her to finish and get a diploma. With the support of her family she did as they suggested. She finally graduated. |
Tia turned eighteen a month before Election Day. She hurried to register to vote. Her voter card arrived just in time. Tia was able to vote in the Presidential election. She felt very grown-up! |
Jane loved her book very much. She tried to keep it clean by leaving it at the highest shelf. She rarely touched the book. One day, the roof started to leak onto the shelf. Jane's book was ruined and she was very sad. |
Bill was relaxing at home listening to an audiobook. His favorite philosopher was talking about meditation. The philosopher began leading a mindfulness meditation exercise. Bill laid on his bed and meditated for the first time. He really enjoyed the relaxing experience. |
Roxy and Sam had everything they needed to make a huge sand castle. They spent the morning talking about their design. After lunch they started construction. By evening, everyone was gathered around their masterpiece. It was the biggest sand castle they had ever built. |
Tom went shopping at the mall. When he got home he checked his bank account. He noticed one store had charged him too much. He called them up and told them the problem. They had him go in and fixed it for him. |
Jim was having a hard time affording his rent. He decided to rent one room out and save some money. After putting an ad online, Jim found his new roommate. After moving in, the roommate was very rude and inconsiderate. Jim decided to tell his roommate to leave, and he lives alone now. |
Mike wanted to compete in a golf competition with his friend. His friend Tom agreed to. The two boys went to the golf course to compete. When they were done, they had a blast. Mike ended up winning. |
We found a hidden chamber in the city hall recently. We sent the security guard in to investigate. He looked around it with a flashlight. Inside were a bunch of old city records. Some of them were over a hundred years old. |
I was sitting in class falling asleep. Suddenly, the teacher asked me a question. I sat there speechless. I randomly told the teacher that two was the answer. Surprisingly, I was completely right. |
Tom bought a new house. He decided to have a Christmas party. He invited all his friends and family over. Almost nobody showed up. They all knew he just wanted to show off his new house. |
The cop pulled me over. I asked him to please not give me a ticket. He asked for my license. He came back with my license. Luckily he just gave me a warning this time. |
Mary was on her way to class one day when she met a handsome boy. They struck up a conversation, but parted ways when Mary reached class Mary thought a lot about this boy during the next few days. Sitting at a coffee shop near campus, she ran into the same boy. To her delight, they exchanged phone numbers and planned a date. |
Carl got new shoes. He was excited to show them off. The first day he wore them it rained. He accidentally stepped on a puddle. They ruined the shoes. |
I used to love drinking soda pop. I loved the taste of the flavors. One day I read about Diabetes. The article said soda pop was a contributing factor to Diabetes. I stopped drinking soda pop. |
One day, Ben was bored and looking for adventure. Ben looked in the newspaper and saw that a carnival was in town. Ben ran out the door and drove to the carnival on his own. Ben had so much fun at the carnival and even had a funnel cake. When he got home he was glad he had gone on his solo adventure. |
Jonathan does not get along with his co-worker, Ryan. Yesterday, Jonathan set his keys on his desk when he got to work. As a joke, Ryan took Jonathan's keys and hid them. Jonathan confronted Ryan about the missing keys. Jonathan found the keys behind the microwave in the break room. |
A woman took her dog the park to play fetch. For a while, everything was absolutely normal. But then, she threw the stick a little too far. It landed in the bushes. The dog came back with a live, but very angry, squirrel. |
Jim wanted to get a cat as a pet. He went to the shelter to get a cat. He picked one out and took the cat home. The instant the cat arrived, it scratched all of Jim's furniture. Jim instantly regretted getting a cat. |
Diana had a problem with her phone screen. She took it to a repair store. The assistant talked to her about the problem. He confirmed that he would be able to fix it. When she came back a week later, he said that the phone broke. |
Lucy and Ravina have been friends for a long time. Yesterday Lucy ran into Ravina's ex boyfriend at the coffee shop. They hit it off really well and he asked out. Lucy said yes but when she told Ravina it didn't go well. Ravina was not happy with Lucy and now they aren't friends anymore. |
I have been working on a new deck for the last week. I am going slow and making sure everything is correct. I am going to have to speed up my process as there is a storm coming. I decided to get some friends to help me. I was glad my friends were able to help me finish before the storm. |
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