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Bill and his brother decided to ride their bikes to the family cabin. They packed their bikes with supplies for the long trip. Twelve miles later, they were tired and halfway there. When they got to the cabin, they went inside and collapsed. The next day, they called their parents begging for a ride home. |
Stephan did a slide tackle into a soccer ball. He missed a ball and hit another player. The referee gave him a yellow card. Stephan had to be less aggressive after that. His coach took him out of the game because he wasn't as effective. |
Janet was talking with her mom. Her wallet dropped when she took a step. Her mom picked up the wallet. She had goosebumps after seeing how much money Janet had. She asked Janet if she can treat her to dinner. |
Olivia loved to eat spaghetti. She loved to cook it even more. When she was cooking it one day, she overcooked her noodles. She decided to serve them anyway. Thankfully, no one noticed and enjoyed the spaghetti. |
Jack was in jail. One day his brother came to see him. This made him very happy. Jack and his brother had a great chat. Jack looked forward to the next visit day. |
The whistle blew and Parker started to run. He spun around a defender and turned back toward the quarterback. The ball was flying through the air and he jumped up to catch it. He tucked the ball under his arm and shook off one defender. He ran up the field and crossed the goal line for a touchdown. |
Luis' personal trainer always made him stretch before every workout. He hated the ritual though, feeling it was tedious and unnecessary. So the day he found his trainer was absent, he saw an opportunity. He jumped straight into his squats without stretching or warming up. Both thighs strained, now he understands the importance of stretching. |
Kelly and her friend Lucy were having an argument. It was over ice cream places that were best tasting. Kelly thought she was winning. Yet Lucy thought that she herself was winning. Finally their friend Tina intervened and won. |
Susan was very good at baking. She made the most wonderful pies, cookies, and cakes. Today she was baking a pecan pie. Pecan pie was one of Susan's favorites. It came out of the oven perfect and was delicious. |
Travis was walking to work on a hot day. And he saw an ad at an ice cream shop for a mint milkshake. He paid $5 for a small order of one. It was so amazing that he wished he ordered a larger version. So he went back and ordered a large that he couldn't finish. |
The family decided to have a picnic. Mother made some turkey sandwiches. She gathered chips and punch and added them. Finally, she added some fresh cookies for dessert. Then they grabbed their basket and headed off for a picnic. |
Dale was bored and went out for a walk. He saw a local diner and decided to go in. When he walked in, a pinball machine caught his eye. He walked up to play it, and happily put all of his quarters in. Suddenly, the game jammed and Dale lost all of his money. |
My family went to a restaurant on the Ohio river. It was a five course meal. People tore off pieces of bread. I had salmon and asparagus. It was the best food I ever had. |
Bud got a skateboard for Christmas. He hung around the skate park, but the other kids wouldn't teach him. He sat on his board, watching their moves, slowly learning. He went and practiced early in the morning while the park was empty. When he became a professional skater, he laughed about those old days. |
Jason was having his high school reunion. Jason had moved away after high school. He didn't like anyone that he went to school with. Jason didn't keep in contact with any of his classmates. He didn't go to the reunion. |
Sam brought several ingredients from the store. She prepared some seasoning for her chicken. Once the food came out of the oven, the family got together. They were disgusted from the food since the chicken was over-seasoned However, they thanked Sam for her hard work. |
When I was little, I really wanted a puppy. I begged and begged my parents to get one. One day, my dad made a regular trip to the store. When he got back home, he brought in a small black puppy! I thanked him over and over for the gift. |
Dale's dog was a tangled mess. He took it to the groomer. They cut its hair and gave it a bath. The dog looked so much better! Dale took him home to snuggle him. |
John needed new shoes. He did not have any extra money. He decided to get an extra job to help pay for his shoes. He finally saved up enough. He was excited to buy his own shoes. |
Nina wanted to play ball. She called her friends, but they were all busy. Then she decided to ask her little brother. He eagerly agreed to play with her. Nina and her brother had a great time playing ball! |
The toilet stopped working. The family called the plumber for help. He came right away and started working. Soon the toilet worked! The plumber handed them the outrageous bill for his services. |
Jen was working late. Her husband was worried about her. Jen's husband drove to meet her. He stayed with her until she finished. Jen and her husband left together. |
Jenny loved everything about her house. The bathtub was her favorite thing. She liked to take a nice hot bath at the end of the day. One night, she turned the faucet on. She walked away and forgot and the bathroom flooded! |
Cathy was on a diet. Her husband bought sweets and sat them on the table. She walked past them. She stopped and turned around. She fell to temptation of the sweets and ate them. |
Anna was a single mom to a teenage boy, Joe, and it was hard. He had no uncles or male role models in his life-so Anna got an idea. She signed Joe up as a Big Brother at the YWCA, helping younger boys. It seemed counterintuitive, but Joe matured a lot in the program. Mentoring forced him to become his own man-and his own role model. |
Gary's wife had been pestering him to mow the lawn. Gary grumbled and went to the garage to get the mower. He started it up and began cutting the grass. He passed under a wasps nest and a swarm of wasps stung him. Thankfully the ambulance got to him before his throat closed. |
Jake went out with friends to the bar. Once there he kept buying drinks. His friends asked him to stop. Jake refused and got too drunk. He embarrassed himself and lost some friends. |
Ella was visiting her Polish grandma. Her grandma made her a bowl of oxtail soup. Ella thought it sounded awful! But she screwed up her courage and tasted it. To her surprise, it wasn't that bad. |
Ben was making pies for his shop. A woman walked in ordering a apple pie. Ben took the order and made the pie. The lady showed up to pick up the pie but noticed something strange. There was a rat in the pie and screamed out the door. |
Lucy and Lisa decided to play Barbie dolls. They girls brought all of Lisa's dolls into the yard. They girls played with the dolls in the grass. They quickly got tired of their dolls camping. The girls brought Lisa's whole doll house out into the yard. |
My mom, sister and I once had a huge craving for cake. My mom decided to find ingredients and make us one! We waited patiently for the cake to cook. When it was finally done, we gathered around the table. We commenced to finish the whole cake in one sitting! |
Ryan went to the dealership to purchase a brand new car. As he went in, he was greeted by a friendly salesman. After discussing what kind of car Ryan should get they went to go look at the options. Ryan enthralled, picked the first one he saw. He was handed the keys, and drove off into the sunset excited! |
Gina went into her grandpa's room. It was the first time she had been in there since he died. She looked at and picked up items from the dresser. She opened the drawers and cabinets and peeked inside. There stood the clothes she would never see him wear again. |
Julie was looking forward to prom. She went shopping for her dress with her mother. They drove to the store. They tried on many dresses. They found one Julie loved and purchased it. |
Janet went to a farm with her class. They were all having fun looking at the animals. Janet walked over to a lamb. She was given a snack to give the lamb and enjoyed feeding it. The rest of the day Janet stayed by the lambs side. |
Tim sat at the salon and waited for his turn. He was a bit nervous about shaving his head. One of his best friend had shaved his head and now it was his turn. The barber took the electric razor and was finished in two minutes. Tim sat there, stunned at his new look. |
Before I took the SAT I was a little nervous. So the night before I went out and bought a Butterfinger bar. They break really easily so I tried to keep it safe. I put it in a special place at night and protected it in the car. I was so concerned about the bar that I wasn't worried about the SAT! |
Kathy had just gotten her first set of big knives. She was excitedly chopping onions on her counter. Suddenly, the knife slipped and she nicked her hand. It began bleeding profusely as Kathy wrapped it. Luckily, he finger was okay and Kathy swore to be more careful. |
Lily was watching TV when she heard a knock on the door. She checked and found an eviction notice taped to the door. She hadn't paid rent on time for quite awhile. Lily had no clue what she was going to do. Luckily, her parents offered to take her in. |
The server gave me my food. I immediately took a bite out of it. A few seconds later, I threw up on the table. When I looked into the food, I found out that it was raw. The manager gave me a refund. |
Oliver had received some birthday money in the mail. His mom promised to take him to the store. When they got there, he ran to the toy aisle. He spent nearly an hour carefully perusing his choices. Finally he settled on a lego set and paid all by himself. |
Wallace was working with his team for his college chemistry lab. They needed to create a solution using a certain amount of chemicals. Wallace and his team carefully read the instructions. Unfortunately, one of the team members wasn't fully paying attention. Their solution started pouring out, making a mess of their work table. |
I had the stairs near me. They were very loud. It bothered me. Thankfully the sound went down. I was happy about that. |
Sara had been in the same job for twenty years. She had been offered the job of her dreams. She decided to take the offer. She quit her old job. She was both nervous and excited on her first day. |
Marsha is talking on her phone. She is also using the toilet. As she gets up off the toilet her phone slips. It falls into the toilet. Marsha has ruined her Cell phone. |
One of Bianca's friends had recently done a juice cleanse. She said she felt amazing and full of energy. Bianca had been feeling a bit sluggish after all the holiday food. She decided to have a 5-day juice cleanse shipped overnight. By the end of the cleanse, she felt like a new person. |
Ike's school was trying to make its students healthier. So they removed their soda machines and added juice instead. At first Ike hated the change! But after a while, he got used to the juice. Soon, he even preferred it to the sugary sodas! |
Julian had brought a gingerbread house to class. It was a treat for the Christmas party. All of the kids had just come in from recess. Julian saw that his house had been crushed. Nobody would claim responsibility and Julian was so upset. |
Our state switched to no toll booth highways this week. We had to apply for an ez pass. The state had an online application. The app kept bombing out. I ended sending my application via snail mail. |
I was asked to leave. There was a security guard talking to me. I was in a Wal-mart parking lot. My friend was with me. I had decided to play her a song. |
My sophomore year of college I was in the Miss College Park pageant. I had a little pageant experience so I knew what to expect. I prepared well for the competition. The day of the pageant I bombed my onstage question! I did not win the pageant but did win talent and runner up. |
Hank was very insecure and would read into his girlfriend's actions. He began to suspect that she was keeping secrets and sneaking around. This bugged him until he couldn't take it and went on her computer. He found emails about clandestine meetings so he confronted her. She was planning a surprise for him, but felt violated and left him. |
Some people claim to need a car. These people should look closely at what a need is. We looked very closely at what our needs are. We decided that we only needed one car to live our lives. We sold our oldest car and invested the money. |
Ned went on vacation in Peru. While there, he made plans to hike a mountain, to Machu Picchu. The mountain was incredibly steep, and Ned had trouble with the climb. The porters were used to climbing the mountain, and helped Ned climb. Ned managed to make it to the top with the porter's assistance. |
It started to rain very hard. The news said that it would stop soon. But two hours later, it starts to snow. It's May, how can it snow! But the neighborhood takes advantage, and makes snowmen. |
Jack woke up in the middle of the night with pain in his chest. His wife quickly phoned for an ambulance feeling very worried. He was taken to hospital and given treatment right away. Jack stayed in the hospital a couple of days to make sure he was ok. He was sent home with tablets and advice to stop it happening again. |
I really had to go to the bathroom. So I told my cousins I would meet up with them after. I walked to the bathroom near the ferry. It was a mile walk. By the time I came back I was ready to pass out I was so tired. |
Fred had a business meeting today. He woke up late and threw something on. When he got to the office, he realized he was in sweats. Fred was worried. His boss ended up firing him for his dress. |
Hannah was in the grocery store. Suddenly, she saw someone very familiar- her ex boyfriend. He caught her eye, and ignored her. Hannah felt uncomfortable and decided to end her shopping trip. She went home and felt depressed the rest of the day. |
Polly was at her friend's birthday party. Polly had gotten her friend Samantha a new dress! Samantha opened up Polly's present. Samantha loved her new dress. Samantha thanked Polly for her present afterwards. |
Raul planted a garden in his backyard. He planted carrots, lettuce, and tomatoes. The summer was very dry, however. The tomatoes and the lettuce did not grow well at all. However, his carrots grew very well and tasted delicious. |
Sally owned a salon. She cut hair and did makeup. One day a robber came to the salon to take her money. The robber had a knife, but noticed 5 women with pointy scissors. The robber ran away from the salon. |
Tom was in trouble at work. He was constantly late. Tom didn't have steady transportation. One day his car broke down completely. He was fired from his job. |
My brother watches a lot of anime. He tried to get me to understand it. I watched one of the shows he likes. I did not know what was going on. I asked him to change the channel. |
My teacher gave us a reading assignment before I came home. I started to read the book. After several pages, I fell asleep on the table. My mom woke me up next morning at the time she was leaving to work. I quickly packed up and left the house. |
Tori bought a beach ball. She took it to the beach. She played volleyball with her friends. She thought she was going to lose. She won near the end of the game. |
The man hung a hammock. He laid in it. The hammock fell down. He hit his head. He was unconscious for several minutes. |
Hailey decided to make breakfast for her mom in bed. She asked her mom what she wanted and her mom said eggs. Hailey tried her best to cook scrambled eggs the way her mom liked. She delivered it to her mom in bed with a smile on her face. Her mom didn't like the eggs but ate them anyway to make Hailey happy. |
Sue had been feeling depressed lately. She needed a new friend. She went to the local animal shelter. She saw a cute kitten that she adored! She adopted the kitten and name it Sir Kitty The Third. |
Tom let his friend borrow his phone. The friend kept using it. He kept draining the battery. Tom got it back way later. The phone died shortly after. |
My sister asked me to come over to her house. I didn't know what was going on. I came over and noticed the whole family was there. My sister handed us all pictures. It was an ultra sound picture of her baby. |
The friends were ready to have a fun weekend. They went to a casino near their homes. They had never gambled before. They lost hundreds of dollars. They decided they didn't like gambling after all. |
Charles was hired as an intern for a new clothing line. His job was in the marketing department. His first assignment was to increase sales of their urban clothes. Charles had an idea and then he contacted Will Smith, a friend. Will wore the clothes in a festival and sales spiked! |
Tom got a new job at a factory. He wasn't paying much attention his first day. He got his arm stuck in some machinery. Tom was crippled. He wasn't able to work there again. |
Tara went to the shoe store to look for new shoes. She didn't see any shoes that she liked. As she was leaving, an employee accused her of shoplifting. Tara showed the employee that there were no shoes in her bag. Tara was upset and vowed to never go back to that store. |
Betsy has always loved watching birds. She decides to buy a bird feeder and put it outside her window. Soon she sees many birds, including blue jays and finches. She finds that watching birds is calming and nice. Betsy is very happy that she can watch birds every day. |
George wanted to play a video game. His mom informed him that he needed to do his chores. George cleaned his bedroom. George did the dishes. George was able to play his video game. |
Ora loved lions, and when she found they were endangered, she wept. Then she vowed to do something to help them. She went door to door explaining and collecting funds. Finally, after 6 months, she made her donation to the Lion Life Fund. She was able to give them over a thousand dollars to help save lions! |
Lance wanted to learn how to sing. He signed up to take voice lessons in his hometown. Lance practiced diligently both in and out of his lessons. Finally he was becoming a great singer. Lance was happy that he had learned to sing. |
Dan was teaching his daughter to check her oil in her car. She watched as he did it once. She then attempted herself. She quickly yanked the stick out instead of slowly pulling. Dan laughed as oil splashed all over her face and clothes. |
Mike and his family were playing doubles ping pong. Mike was upset that his sister was on his team. So he decided to play worse on purpose. Mike's sister complained. So everyone decided to switch teams. |
Gina and her mom's kids didn't share a dad. She was born first, and had a separate dad. Her father had 3 children. She didn't live in the same state as them, so she rarely saw them. Of the 3, her favorite was her older sister Kim. |
On a crisp fall day, Noah grabbed his basket. He made his way down the orchard. Today would be his first harvest of the season. Noah picked the first apple he saw. After one bite, he knew this was the best pick yet. |
Barney wanted to learn about other cultures. He expressed this to some coworkers. One of them was Muslim and invited him over for a cookout. Barney brought sausage, not knowing that they didn't eat pork. His coworker understood and forgave him, becoming a fast friend. |
Jimmy was brushing his teeth. He noticed his toothpaste tasted odd. He suddenly realized he used hair gel instead of toothpaste. Jimmy quickly spit out the gel in his mouth. Afterwards he rinsed out his mouth with water. |
Doris was a hideous middle age women. She was very rich but not the beauty. Her dream was to become a beautiful women. She found a plastic surgeon who would operate on her. The surgeon operation was a success and she became beautiful! |
Collin operated a dog grooming business. He groomed several dogs a day. Everyone loved bringing their dogs to Collin. His business began to grow and it expanded. Collin had to hire more employees. |
Pat was so excited he couldn't sleep! He was taking his family to their first NFL game. They were going to Chicago to see their favorite team, the Bears. They all put on jerseys and face paint. This was going to be an amazing night! |
Tina loves to be on social media. Sometimes she posts lots of pictures to see which one will be popular. One night she posted twenty pictures of herself. The first couple were popular but then people stopped caring. Tina has now found better ways to spend her downtime. |
Jim and his girlfriend were preparing for the party. They were so distracted that they forgot about their child. When they arrived to the party, Hannah smelled something weird. She walked towards the smell and ended up near Jim's baby. They found out that his diaper was soaked in urine. |
My son-in-law Rob went to sit in on a class at BC today. It was a class on business ethics. Rob has a PhD and is looking for a tenure track job. Rob is a philosopher. We are hoping he will get a job. |
Mist saw a spider in her room. She didn't want to kill it. But she did want it removed from her room. She captured it in a cup. Mist released the spider safely outside the house. |
Ava decided to switch to diet soda. She wanted to reduce her sugar intake. At first the diet soda tasted awful. But gradually, she began to get used to its taste. After a while, Ava didn't even miss regular soda! |
Barbara had been baking for over 40 years. She loved experimenting with all kinds of cookies. One of her most popular cookies was the "monster" cookie. It was blue and had many different chips and nuts mixed in. Barbara entered the monster cookie into a local contest and won. |
Mary couldn't find her car keys. She looked everywhere in her house. Mary called her husband. He told her he was able to bring the spare key. Mary found the key before her husband arrived. |
Vicky wanted to be top of her class. She was smart, but lazy. She decided to cheat on her math test. Her teacher caught her. She failed the class. |
One day I saw a cab stop in my building's driveway. The driver asked if I called for a cab. As I did not, the driver went into the lobby. The concierge told him his passenger would be coming.q. The passenger was 20 minutes late, and the driver was irate. |
Gina's teacher wanted them to give a speech to the whole class. Gina was usually shy. But she felt comfortable giving a speech in front of her classmates. She knew everyone would be on their best behavior. No one would laugh, because no one wanted to be laughed at. |
Dale was recovering. He'd just had surgery on his back. The next day, he was up and walking around. The doctor told him he could go home that day. Dale was eager to get better. |
Karen found a nest of small eggs in her backyard. She was only seven and she didn't know whose eggs they were. Could they belong to a lizard or a snake? She was apprehensive, but eager to know. She watched from her window as the eggs hatched into ducklings! |
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