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Billy noticed he had trouble reading the chalkboard in class. He moved towards the front and he could read it perfectly. He then visited an eye doctor to ask about this. The doctor diagnosed him with myopia or nearsightedness. John bought glasses and could see perfectly from then on. |
While he was swimming one day, Jim saw something in the water. He wasn't sure what it was, but he knew it didn't belong. He dove underneath the surface. He pulled the object up to the surface. Jim discovered that the object was a bag of rubber clown noses. |
Sylvia was blowing out her birthday candles. Her hair was dangling down onto the cake. There, her hair was catching on fire thanks to the candles. Sylvia screeched and poured water on her head. Luckily, her hair was only damaged a bit. |
Tim hated his name growing up. Everyone made fun of him for it. He decided to change it when he was old enough. Tim picked a new name that was even worse. People made even more fun of him. |
Tom's office planned a secret Santa party. Tom drew a name from a hat. The name he drew was his own! Tom went out and bought himself a really nice gift. Tom said nothing on the day of the secret Santa office party! |
Jervis decides he wants to vote in the upcoming election. He votes for the Mayor. Unfortunately his candidate does not win. Even though his candidate didn't win, Jervis is happy he voted. He decides he will vote in the next election too. |
Bethany was talking to a friend while she got ready for the day. She usually gets ready alone and found her friend to be distracting. She began to straighten her hair with her straightening iron. Her friend was talking so much that she forgot to stop straightening. After leaving the iron on her hair too long, it melted her hair off. |
Kate was nervous to meet her boyfriend's parents for the first time. The parents greeted Kate as she rang the doorbell. The four of them gathered around the dinner table. Kate relaxed as she realized they were not that intimidating. At the end of the night, she liked them a lot. |
Frank bought a cheap phone at Walmart last month. The phone wasn't very user-friendly. Whenever Frank tried to make a phone call the phone shut off. He was so fed up with the phone at this point. Frank bought the new iPhone. |
Tommy was sick and couldn't go to school. He had his mom go to school to pick up his school work. Tommy's mom brought back a lot of work for Tommy to do. Even though Tommy wanted to do it, he was too sick to. Tommy will have to wait to do his work until tomorrow. |
Evan rifled through his paperwork. He couldn't find the documents he needed for school! He looked in his filing cabinet as a last result. He finally found what he was looking for. He grabbed the papers and ran back to school. |
Tim loved a cartoon. It got cancelled. He would constantly want to watch more. His parents found online episodes. Tim watched it for a longer time. |
Sam wanted to get a new keyboard. His current one was starting to get worn out. He went to his local electronics store. He found a mechanical keyboard that he really enjoyed. Sam was able to type much faster with this new keyboard. |
David played professional football. He was payed a lot of money to play a game. He got a little lazy and his team fired him. David worked very hard to break back in. Eventually he was given a job as a coach and he was happy. |
Simon plays a lot of computer games. He wanted a second computer monitor to make gaming more fun. Simon's brother James overheard him talking about a second monitor. James explained a second monitor wouldn't work with Simon's set up. Simon double checked and learned that his brother was right. |
Ed was running late for school one day. He saw that he had no clean socks. Having no time to wash any, he asked his sister for help. She borrowed him a pair of her socks. Ed had to go to school wearing girl's socks! |
Zoe set her goals really high that year. She wanted to be the best in every subject at school. She studied very hard foregoing any unrelated activities all year. She passed all her final exams with flying colors. And when she went to accept her diploma, she was very proud indeed. |
Charles had always wanted to have a college degree. He worked hard for many years to complete his courses. Finally he turned in his last college essay. All of his family attended his college graduation. Charles was proud that he had a college degree. |
It was reading time for Carl and his class. So everyone was required to choose a story to read. But Carl didn't see any books that he liked. So he decided to write his own story. But when his teacher saw, he got in trouble. |
Anna walked in the house and smelled something terrible. She could not figure out what it was. She searched everywhere. She finally looked in her brother's bag. It was his smelly socks. |
For Halloween Bev and her five best friends decided to dress as cats. Each one would be a different kind of cat. Bev was a tiger. They got praise for their coordination everywhere they went. They decided they would do themed costumes again the next year. |
Lily and her friends went to the roller rink. Her friends immediately started skating. Lily was more hesitant. She could hardly skate herself. Luckily her friends taught her. |
Tom's favorite team made it to the superbowl. He was excited to watch the big game. He made a huge deal about it. Tom's team got destroyed straight out. Tom was severely upset over the whole thing. |
Kim realized she didn't want to eat meat anymore. She had a friend who was a vegetarian. She ate dinner at her friend's house to try out vegetarian meals. She was surprised how good the food was. Kim decided right then to become a vegetarian. |
Jon was a criminal. He had murdered people and robbed banks. The police were looking for Jon. Eventually, the police caught Jon. Jon was sentenced to prison for life. |
Garth was at the hospital. He was there to visit his brother. His brother was having eye surgery. A doctor came out and told Garth everything was fine. Garth was relieved and went to go chat with his brother. |
The bird landed under the large rose bush. It twittered loudly as it looked for bugs to eat. It looked up just as the car crept up beside it. Wings flapping, it took off into the air. The cat lunged, missing the bird completely. |
John went ice skating. He expected to see normal people ice skating. He saw a professional ice skater. He was surprised and mesmerized by her skills. He enjoyed watching the professional ice skater in person. |
The soldier covered his friend. His friend advanced to another point. The enemy started shooting at him. The soldier shot back. His friend arrived at the point safely. |
Tim was listening to music. The neighbors complained. Tim turned the music up louder. The cops came by to give Tim a ticket. Tim never played his music loud again. |
My school was hosting a paper airplane contest. I decided to take part in the contest. I researched paper airplanes. I designed a paper airplane. I won the contest! |
I was on a run with a couple people. We were on the side of a ditch. I said that it works out our ankles. They had run the ditch before. They had thought the same thing. |
Elizabeth used to rail against rap music. She would say that it was not really music. She avoided befriending fans of rap. One day a friend of hers played her a few rap songs. With hesitation Elizabeth admitted that she enjoyed them. |
Ted had feared replacing the broken crown. With mouth ajar, he waited as the dentist poked and prodded. His dentist declared that the crown could not be repaired. Ted asked the dentist for a few minutes to decide what to do. Ted called the dentist and told him to replace the crown. |
When Wendy's friend got married, she had a perfect accessory for her. Something old, borrowed, and blue in one were her heirloom earrings. Vintage jewelry was high style, and the bride was excited by the loan. Seeing her grandmother's blue earrings on the big day was emotional. Wendy knew her grandmother lived on through sharing their beauty. |
Fred had always been scared of cats. His psychologist urged him to get a cat and face his fears. Reluctantly, he adopted a cat and was scared at first. After awhile, he became attached and saw the cat as his son. His fears eventually diminished and he was so pleased. |
Kelly was on a flight to California. She sat in coach as always. She put in her headphones to relax. Yet to her dismay, a baby started screaming. Unfortunately the baby cried the rest of the flight. |
Mark made a grilled cheese sandwich while Ben, his dog, watched. Knowing that Ben wanted a bite, Mark pretended to give it to Ben . Barely missing it each time, Ben, frustrated, jump at Mark's face. Because Ben startled him, Mark dropped the sandwich onto the floor. Ben happily ate the sandwich as Mark watched. |
Myla decided to foster a dog. She was given a black lab to look after. She took care of the lab every day. Many people came to look at the dog. One day it got adopted by a friendly couple. |
I was going on a special date. I wanted to rent a limo so it would be a night to remember. The limo was extremely expensive. I decided I wouldn't have enough money. I actually ended up having fun going in a regular car. |
My daughter is afraid to try new foods. I was happy that I talked her into trying a bag of mixed nuts. Soon after she ate some of the nuts she stopped breathing. In a panic, I called 911. She lived but found out the hard way that she has a severe nut allergy |
I had to drive through a blizzard. It was terrifying. My car was sliding all over the road. I finally was able to get where I was going. I felt extremely relieved. |
Milton is trick or treating. Milton heads to a house. He screams trick or treat. As he is getting his candy. A ghost past by and spooked him. |
Rita was out of shape. So she took a karate class. She practiced every day. She strained her tendons and joints from too much exercise. Rita got in worse shape sitting around waiting for her joints heal. |
The preacher didn't have Sunday's speech ready. He was busy doing charity. There was no time to prepare one. He decided to talk off the top of his head. The congregation loved it. |
Gale's cat was very nervous in a carrier at the vet. The cat meowed and meowed and wasn't happy at all. The vet examined the cat and gave it shots. The cat yelped and got back in the carrier. Gale tried to comfort the cat, paid for services, and went home. |
Mango Wangtini was a bartender. He entertained customers with sick bartender tricks. One day someone asked him to pour a flaming drink while blindfolded. Mango obliged, and began his routine. Unfortunately Mango's bar burned down afterward. |
Dan threw broccoli at his brother Rob. Rob laughed and threw a piece back. They ducked and threw broccoli at each other. Their mother heard them laughing and came in the room. Both boys were grounded for a week for wasting food. |
Every year, swallows make a nest on my front porch. I think they feel safe at my house. The swallows have been building nests at my house for six years. Every year they come back with their family and make a new nest. We love and welcome the swallows every year. |
Bill was walking home from school when he saw the strange bird. It was hidden in a potted plant in front of the grocery store. It had an injured wing. Bill's dad picked the bird up and took it to the vet. The vet thanked them because they had saved the life of a rare bird. |
My mom told us to write down a few things we want for Christmas. I placed the note in an envelope. The next day, she opened it up. There was $1000 dollars in the envelope. She immediately thanked me. |
Kate was invited on a camping trip with her friends. But she was afraid of bugs and bears! She considered declining the invitation. But her mom talked her into going. Kate went and ended up having a wonderful time! |
John was walking down the stairs at his house. He ran down to fast and started to slip. John caught himself on the bannister. His mother had watched the whole thing happen. John's mother told him to go slower down the stairs. |
Mona's grandmother warned her never to leave the stove on. Mona was careless after cooking one night. Mona brushed off the warning as just paranoia. She left the stove on with a pot of grease on it from earlier. By the time the fire was put out Mona had lost her home. |
Mr B was an elementary school teacher. But no matter how much he yelled, his students never behaved. One day, Mr B gave up. And he decided to let his students do whatever they wanted. But they felt strange because Mr B was so quiet. |
Anna made a bet with her sister. She claimed she could drink a gallon of water in 30 minutes. Her sister accepted and they made a $20 bet. Anna lost the bet! Shamed, she paid her sister the $20. |
I was running late to class again. The teacher said if I was late he would lock me out. I didn't believe he would actually do it. When I got there, the door was locked. He made me stand in the hall for 10 minutes before letting me in. |
Allen was good at what he does. However, he wanted to be the best. He practiced day and night for a month straight. There were times he wanted to quit. He was diligent and now he is the best. |
Mr Smith's class was reading a novel together. Joanna was called to read the next page. When she flipped the page, she ended up getting a papercut. She had to go to the school's clinic. The nurse placed a band aid on her finger. |
I had never experienced the death of anyone before. I traveled to Maryland to attend the funeral. Lots of people were there. I hugged his mother and best friend. I went back home crying broken heartedly. |
Out of the whole office, Jamie was the biggest talker. He would spend much longer on the phones than anyone else. When customers call, it's not unheard of for them to hang up. Usually they do this to try and get a different employee. Occasionally, they'll get Jamie again and be stuck for longer. |
Jessie was a bratty, know it all girl. She'd point out to all the other kids when they were wrong. She tattled to the teacher whenever she could. When it came time for recess none of the children would play with her. Jessie didn't mind because she told herself she was better than them. |
John was walking behind a couple of slow people at the grocery store. They seemed oblivious to his presence. He tried to get around them but there was no room. He tried to make some noise so they would notice him there. He eventually pushed through between them and finally got past them. |
Amy unexpectedly found out she was pregnant. At first she was not excited and was very nervous. As time went on, she became very excited to have a baby. She couldn't wait for the baby to be born. When the baby was finally born, she was overjoyed to be a mom. |
Luis was approached at a gas station. He was offered some speakers at a really good price. They told him they had extras they needed to get rid of. He turned down their offer. He had heard of such scams online before. |
The roller coaster began up the hill with Tom and Will in the front. They were so excited as they got to the top. As the roller coaster dropped, Tom got sick and puked all over. Everyone behind them was screaming and covered in puke. Tom was banned from the roller coaster. |
My father owns a motorcycle and a car. I was at my work when i received a call that he was in an accident. I was too worried, i thought he bumped his car and he's critical. Then i knew he was riding his motorcycle we had an accident. Since that day we never let him drive a motorcycle. |
Sam was running through the house when he knocked something over. He looked down to see his mom's angel statue broken on the ground. Sam was crying when he went to tell his mom what happened. Sam and his mom gathered the pieces and glued them back together. Sam smiled as he put the angel back where she belonged. |
Jill had fifty candy bars to sell for her school fundraiser. She had a month to sell them. After three weeks she realized they were all gone. But she hadn't sold them, she had eaten them. She had to pay the full 100 dollars for the candy out of her savings. |
We got invited to June's party. I was a little worried to go. I did not know anyone that would be there. I didn't want to sit in the corner all night. Everyone ended up being really nice. |
Greg wanted to play ball with his son. His son played for 30 minutes. His son hated it though. Greg decided to stop. He knew his son did not like it. |
Alexa belonged to a crafting facebook group. She was the only Asian person in the entire group. The group always posted things to talk about but they ignored her. She always wanted to know why and finally asked them. They finally told her they ignored her because she was Asian. |
Kate knew her baby was ready to be born any second. She felt her water break and told her husband, Angel. Angel rushed them to the nearest hospital. Kate went into labor for more than two hours. Eventually four hours later, their baby boy was born. |
We watched a movie about Pee Wee to reminisce. We both remembered watching it as kids. Then the scene with Large Marge came on. I jumped as hard as I did as a child. My husband laughed at my response, but she was scary. |
The roof was leaking again. Brian called the roofers. The roofers came and replaced the old shingles. Brian hoped the roof was fixed. The next time it rained the roof did not leak. |
The Smith family goes on vacation every summer. They decided to go to Florida this summer. The kids wanted to go to the beach. They spent time at the beach every day. The Smith family wants to go to Florida every summer now. |
Isabelle was often bored and lonely. One day, she decided to start her own live webcast about make-up. At first no one paid attention, but then viewers trickled in. By the fifth week, she had fans and new friends. Isabelle's show is one of the most popular on the site now. |
Miranda decided to go to Dublin. It was spur of the moment. When she got there she wanted to go clubbing. Luckily her friends agreed. Miranda had so much fun. |
Kris wasn't sure what her kids wanted for Christmas. On some advice, she decided to be sneaky. She asked them to write a letter to Santa. Kris made mental notes on what was in the letters. She was happy to be able to get the kids what they wanted. |
Stuart stood watching the brawny men wield the heavy mallet. Strike hard enough and you could make a bell ring. Although the men seemed powerful, none had rung the bell. As Stuart watched, a plan began to form in his mind. He thought he knew how to win the game. |
Jimmy was watching his daughter for the week. She wanted to dress up but Jimmy didn't know how to do hair. He scoured dozens of videos online for advice. Finally, he decided to give it a shot. Luckily, he managed to put together something decent. |
Carol was shopping for new shoes. She found a beautiful red pair. She bought them at an expensive price. She went out on a date with them. She dropped a plate of spaghetti on them. |
Ken gave Tom and his wife presents. Tom opened up his gift basket. It was a sports jersey with his favorite basketball team. When Tom's wife opened her gift, her mouth dropped. It was a diamond ring with gold surrounding it. |
When we were at my cousin's place we had to chop some wood. We each took an axe and took swings at the logs. My older nephews were much better at it than me. I was too weak and barely made any dents. It was my first time learning how to chop wood. |
Ben decided to do some yard work over the weekend. He spent a lot of time bending over to pull weeds. When he got up Monday morning, Ben was in severe pain. Ben's back hurt because of the strenuous yard work. Ben had to take the day off to help his back recover. |
I had to go get gas. My tank was nearly empty. When I looked at it was losing a lot of gas. I hardly made it to the gas station. When I made it it was a sigh of relief. |
Tom and his family live in Texas. His family has lived there for generations. He works at a local factory. Tom is a single father to 2 young boys. He met someone he really likes and they are just taking it slow. |
Tracy's hat blew off in the wind while she was on her walk. She didn't notice what happened until she got home. She didn't feel like retracing her steps, so her husband went to look. He retraced her steps and found the hat stuck in a tree. He climbed the tree, got the hat, and went home. |
Billy just learned guitar. He needed to learn to use a pick. He asked his friend for one. His friend gave it to him. He learned to play with it. |
Linda took a trip to the store. Her new car has a brand new GPS unit. Linda could not figure out how to operate it. She typed in the address to the store but she typed. Linda ended up in the middle of a vacant lot. |
Cindy has a Spanish test tomorrow. She has not studied at all. She decided to pull an allnighter. She felt very nervous about her test. Luckily she passed and did well. |
I went to the casino around night time. I decided to use the slot machine for the first time. My friend told me to put $100 in the machine. After putting the money in the machine, I pressed the handle. The three slots were not the same type so I ended up losing money. |
Peter suffered from severe depression, sometimes too bad to get up. As a result, Peter had a very hard time keeping his apartment clean. Even when he managed to get started, he lost energy half way through. But finally he found instructions written just for depressed people. The list broke up tasks and gave instructions that were very helpful. |
Marco loves riding in the car with his family. He likes hearing his mother and father talk in the front seat. However, this time, Marco falls asleep in the back seat. When the family arrives home he finally wakes up. He wishes had stayed awake for the car ride. |
Igor made some scary felt puppets. He brought them to the preschool to entertain the children. The kids all screamed and began crying. Igor didn't realize he'd made them so terrifying. The school asked him not to return. |
Annie wanted to have a successful Youtube channel. She uploaded a bunch of her vlogs and tried to share them. To her sadness her videos were getting no views. At first, she considered cheating and buying views. Then she realized that it was time to give up. |
Lucy was in a car. It was going to fast. She couldn't control it. All the sudden she got sick. Lucy felt better an hour later. |
Kia went to the fair with her parents. She was twelve and thought she would be bored. But she ended up very surprised. The animals, rides, and games thrilled her. Kia actually had a great time! |
Lucy's grandma was choosing a cake to purchase. She asked Lucy to help her choose, but it was hard. Every cake looked amazing. Every time she chose one, she saw another one she liked. Finally, without Lucy's help, grandma decided on a spice cake. |
Lee had a trusted crystal supplier but decided to hunt for bargains. She found vendors on Amazon advertising similar items for for less. Taking a chance, she ordered a tourmaline at an unbelievable discount. What arrived was fake, ceramic painted like a crystal specimen. Lee learned the hard way that what's too cheap to be true is a scam. |
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