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The kids wanted to do something special for Mother's Day. They knew Mama wanted a vacation. The built a pretend airplane and flew her to Fiji. They had her lay down, made ocean noises and gave her a cold drink. She said it was the best vacation ever! |
Janie was going to the bank. She needed to deposit her paycheck. Janie realized she forgot her paycheck at home. Janie drove back home to get the check. She returned to the bank to make the deposit. |
Adam had a big meeting at work the next day. He needed to go to bed earlier than usual. He made sure to set an alarm so he would not be late. His alarm did not go off like it was supposed to. He overslept and was late to the meeting. |
Jimmy's dad took him to see his favorite baseball team. He brought his glove in the hope of catching a home run ball. Jimmy waited in anticipation as the biggest slugger came up to bat. On the first pitch, the slugger hit a home run right towards Jimmy! Leaping up, Jimmy was thrilled to successfully catch the ball! |
Rachel had only been with her boyfriend a few weeks. Yet the three of them decided to move in together. Everything was moving so fast. However the next week they started fighting. They regretted moving in. |
Tom had just started working at the morgue the week before. He had seen a few bodies, and it still was scary to him. Arriving at work one morning, there were three new body bags. Opening them up, he pushed the tables in for examination. Upon opening the last bag, he found a lifelike mannequin. |
Mitchell is close to his father. Mitchell's father suffers a heart attack. After a few days in the hospital he dies. Mitchell organizes the funeral for his father. Mitchell delivers a moving eulogy for his father at the funeral. |
I was born in a small town. I still live in a small town. I have a ball in that small town. I died in a small town. I was buried in a small town. |
Rochelle was driving with her father when she saw something odd. She realized it was a big green turtle. She asked her father to stop so she could catch it. As soon as she got out of the car, she learned something new. Turtles can move fast when a little girl is trying to catch them! |
I saw an ad on the internet about writing a novel. The ad challenged people to write a novel in a month. I joined the website group. I did not write a novel in a month. But I did finish a novel a year later. |
John was 9 years old when he got his first necktie. He didn't know how to tie it correctly. So John's dad showed him how. It took John lots of practice to learn. But eventually he learned how to tie his necktie perfectly. |
Tom loved exploring and seeing the country. He enjoyed taking long road trips. Tom rented a car. Tom wanted to drive from Florida to California. Tom drove from Florida to California. |
Joy was driving home after a long day of work. A small truck bumped her from behind. Joy stopped and walked up to the driver. The driver agreed that it would be best to call the cops. Once Joy called the cops, the driver drove off. |
Terry people watched from the corner of the room at a party. He noticed a striking brunette woman standing by the punch bowl. He made his way towards the woman. Terry made small talk with the woman while flirting. He walked away as the woman's husband began scowling at him. |
Debbie's knee was giving her problems. She limped when she walked. Debbie got a knee brace from her doctor. It helped her a lot! Soon she could walk without a limp. |
Marie knew she always cried too much. So when her mom told her that her old dog had died, she stiffened. Her mom didn't understand her reaction, but Marie refused to cry. She stayed with her mom, stoic for an hour. Only when she left, did Marie let her tears fall down her cheeks. |
It was Christmas eve. I had to sneak the presents under the Christmas tree. In the middle of the night, my daughter discovered what I was doing. That's when she learned that Santa wasn't real. Christmas morning was awkward and terrible for my daughter. |
Anna's friend challenged her to a fight. It was an arm-wrestling match. Whoever lost had to buy the next round of drinks. Anna tried her best, but she lost. Grinning, she went off to buy their next drinks. |
The bully at school punched me. He gave me a black eye. The nurse gave me a cold steak to put on my eye and soothe it. Alas, the meat infected my eye. My parents sued the nurse and won the case. |
Katie was a cheerleader. Her squad was raising money for new uniforms. She had to help sell cookies. Katie sold the most. She was excited when they were able to buy new uniforms. |
I was camping with my dog on my land. The smell of my food attracted a bear. The bear scared my dog and I. I yelled and my dog barked at the bear. The bear ran away and never looked back. |
My sister wanted to earn a college degree. She could not afford the tuition for a university. Instead, she decided to go to a community college. It turns out that an Associates Degree is not worth as much. You get what you pay for. |
Heather was a caring and sweet little girl. One day her mother left her alone in the yard to play. From a corner of the yard she heard a noise. When she investigated the noise she found a wounded kitten. She saved the kitten that day and the two were always together. |
One day linda was driving down the road tired from work. Her eyes were feeling heavy until she spotted something on the road. It was a brown dog. Linda decided to pick the pup up since it didn't have a collar. Linda and the dog became best friends. |
We went to the Library to get a card. We looked throughout for a book to rent. My wife decided to pick a Steven King book. I grabbed a Harry Potter book. We were excited to get our new books home to read. |
Toni and her brother Fred raced each other. They raced each other with boats. It was getting to be a close race. Luckily Toni won. Fred had to buy her dinner. |
Bill had a science project to complete. He chose two batteries to see which one lasted the longest. He put the batteries in a toy car. The toy cars raced for a long time. The blue car stopped, which meant the experiment was over! |
Jim had a dog whom he loved very much. However, he took his dog for granted and neglected her. One day, he discovered that his dog was covered in fleas and was ill. He felt terrible for neglecting her, and spent hours bathing her. At last she was clean, and he promised never to let her be hurt again. |
Joe woke up to see that his car was snowed in. Joe put on his warm cloths to go outside. Joe went outside and got his snow shovel. Joe worked for a long time shoveling the snow. Joe was proud when he saw he had cleared his car out. |
Mike worked all summer to buy a car. He finally had enough money saved. He bought a car from a friend for a thousand dollars. The car ran well for a week and then the engine went. His friend sold him a bill of goods. |
Jim was having a bad day. It started when he overslept and was late for work. His car broke down on the way home so he had to walk. When he got home, his wife told him she wanted a divorce. Jim went to bed early and hoped tomorrow was going to be better. |
Dan was a reckless young man. He would often do dangerous things. His girlfriend warned him to stop. Dan couldn't give up his thirst for extreme stunts. Dan lost his girlfriend over it. |
Peter was skating around town. Suddenly he felt a crack. His board had snapped down the middle. He had to walk the broken board home. Luckily his board was able to be fixed within a few weeks. |
Gina's mother hated when the gate was left open. Gina usually remembered to close the gate. But her siblings rarely did. One day her mother assumed she left it open and yelled at her. Gina simply closed the gate even though she wasn't the last one in. |
Jade got a new bike for her birthday. Jade practiced with her dad until she was able to ride it alone. Jade decided that she would ride to her friend's house. Jade got scared when a car got close to her and she hit a tree. Jade broke her arm in two places but recovered in 6 months. |
I sent my wife flowers for her birthday. My daughter did as well. My son came over to have dinner with us. He brought flowers as well. The apartment smells like a flower shop. |
Joe needed to go to basketball practice. His mom could not take him. So Joe called his cousin to see if he could take him. His cousin said yes. Joe's cousin picked him up and took him to practice. |
Guillermo was a recurring thief. He was growing more desperate. So he assailed a woman for her purse. The woman however, called the police. And Guillermo was apprehended. |
Gale was frustrated by her lack of crayons. She had many nubs but few full sized crayons. She decided to melt down her small crayons into one big one. The crayon was so big she could hardly lift it. She named it the Ultimate Crayon Creation and used it sparingly. |
My 16 year old grandniece She got her first job ever this year. She got a job in a local supermarket. She began bagging, but is now handling the cash register. Her mother does not have a great job, my grandniece was happy. We told Sia we were very proud of her. |
Morgan had always wanted to be an actor. He was in all the school plays as well. He worked hard in school and went to acting school. After that, he went to Hollywood. Morgan was able to be in a lot of movies. |
Maria taking a test in class. She was wearing a lot of bracelets. They were making a lot of noise as she took the test. Eventually another student couldn't take it anymore. He yelled at her to take the bracelets off during the test. |
Jenny had to run the mile in PE. She had a large liquid-filled wart on her toe. It would pop if she tried to run the mile. Her teacher told her to walk instead. The wart still popped. |
Joe was a sad employee. He had a bad job. He cleaned bathrooms for minimum wage. Joe decided to open his own cleaning business. After that he was very happy. |
Jimmy moved to a new city. He didn't have any friends. He sat in his house by himself all day. He went out to a bar to meet people. He met a friend named Bobby. |
Gina and her sister were viewing her grandpa's body. He looked gray and bloated under all the makeup. Gina only looked at his face for a second. She spent the rest of the time staring at his tie. She was having a hard time dealing with his death. |
Bernard has a big booming voice. His wife Gail calls it the "BIG voice". Bernard only uses it when one of his kids is in trouble. His kids are so afraid of the sound of it that they are well behaved. I wish my husband had a "BIG voice" too! |
Jane is doing some light shopping on a Saturday. She decides she needs a new outfit for a party later that week. She picks out a cute new black dress. She then decides she needs some shoes to match. She finds and buys a very cute pair of black heels. |
Trevor went to the lake one day to fish. Trevor sat down by the lake and threw out a fishing line. While waiting, Trevor felt a strong tug. He tried to fight back, but the pole was yanked into the water. Trevor was forced to go home after he lost his fishing pole. |
Gina and Lisa were at the park. They brought Lisa's sister and brother to play. They were only 4 and 5. There were some older kids who looked like bad news. They left kids in their stroller and waited for the bad kids to leave. |
Earl went to the bar intending to have a few drinks one night. However, Earl ended up having more than a few drinks. He became very drunk as the night progressed. He went outside where he began to curse out loud and expose himself. The police showed up and arrested Earl for being drunk in public. |
Tommy was playing hide and seek with his brother. He was hiding under the bed. Tommy's brother was in the room looking for him. Tommy began to laugh. Tommy's brother found him. |
Kevin worked with lions at the zoo. He rubbed their bellies and fed them steaks. One day, the lion bit him too hard while playing. Kevin was bleeding and had to get stitches. He still insists on playing with his lions though. |
Tom's neighbors had a cat. It would meow loudly at night. Tom asked them to keep it quiet. Unfortunately they weren't able to. Eventually Tom started yelling back at it. |
Fred went to the city for the weekend. He wanted to spend time with friends. He got off work and was stuck in rush hour traffic. He sat in traffic for over an hour. He decided to just go home and sleep instead. |
Macy was walking in the mall with her mom. As soon as she saw a doll for sale, she ran towards it. Her mom tried to take her away however, she didn't listen. She ended up mad and started to shout. Macy began to cry. |
Sheila saw a television show about skateboarding. She decided that she wanted to give it a try. Later that day, Sheila and her friend bought skateboards at the store. She practiced every day after school. Today, Sheila is an impressive skater and can do many tricks. |
Janet made a wish on a shooting star. She wished for tickets to her favorite game show. Janet wish came true. Her grandparents were able to win tickets. She attended the game show with her grandparents. |
Gina's siblings had been at her uncles all night. They were telling her of all the fun they had. Gina hadn't expected this. When she could take no more she went for a walk. She hated to admit it, but she was jealous of them. |
It had come time again to celebrate a dear friend's birthday. I needed to hurry and get ready. I started by taking a shower and cleaning myself up. After bathing, I put my clothes on and headed out the door. Before I knew it, I was at the bar celebrating with my friend Jeff. |
I wanted to take a hot bath last week. Unfortunately the tub was dirty. I decided to clean it and the bathroom I scrubbed everything. By the time I finished I was too tired and fell asleep. |
Aline was a computer science major. One day, she decided to hack her school's computer. She hacked into the system, and gave herself all A's in her classes. The school figured out, however, and expelled her. Now Aline sits at home attempting to hack the Pentagon with no luck. |
We left the island yesterday. Then we had to get in the ferry to go home. But it took forever. We were on the road for hours. Finally we made it home and we were exhausted. |
Will wasn't sure who he liked in the US presidential election. Will talked with his friends, who were all undecided as well. Will watched a debate where the two candidates sparred. Will decided he liked one candidate's answers over the other's. Will cast his vote for that candidate. |
I had to buy some new clothes for myself. I got a new job. I was looking for some business outfits. I went to Target to look. They had everything that I needed. |
Brenda came from a wealthy family. Shelby came from a very poor family. One day, Brenda decided she didn't like Shelby's clothes. She made fun of Shelby. Shelby went home and cried. |
Keesha and her family lived in Kansas. It was a quiet evening when the weather alert began to go off. The local tornado sirens began to sound loudly. Keesha and her family all ran to their storm shelter. They stayed in there until the sirens were quiet again. |
I was playing ball in my yard. The wind was blowing very hard. It blew the ball out of my yard. I began to cry really hard. Luckily, the wind blew in another ball I could play with. |
Cory and Wayne decided to meet at their favorite bar after work. Against their best judgement they began ordering bourbon shots. After a few hours, Wayne was too drunk to stand up. Unfortunately, Wayne tried to get up and fell off the stool. Wayne was banned from Juniors for a month. |
Allie bought some shares of stock. She bought more than what she had. She didn't realize this at first. But her broker called her to tell her to deposit money. Allie immediately called her bank and made the transfer. |
Tom was running for class president. He was rather nervous. He wanted to win. When the election results were in he won. Tom threw a party as a result. |
Tina wanted to lose 40 pounds before summer. In early spring, she started a diet and tried to stick to it. Some days were easy, but others weren't, and Tina cheated a bit. By summer, she had lost 20 pounds. She decided to celebrate anyways - 20 pounds was a lot! |
A packaging foam salesman tried to show off his great product. He set up a pad of foam and jumped off a building on to it. Spectators were amazed when he wasn't hurt from the fall. People bought the foam without the intent to use it for shipping. Everyone set up their own pads and jumped off their house on to it. |
Nate was eight and wanted to be an astronaut. His parents wanted to encourage him to dream big but be realistic. They decided to educate him by sending him to space camp! Nate had a great two weeks there learning all kinds of space facts. He was so thankful for his parents' gift of support and love! |
Sam loved trick or treating. He would walk everywhere getting candy. By the time he was done he had a huge bag full. Sam treasured the bag. He would eat candy out of it for months. |
Penelope had noticed a huge fly in her house all week. She could see it flying around and landing all over things. She was sick of it and vowed to smoosh it. One day, she had a perfect shot. She aimed carefully and squashed the bug once and for all. |
Lisa was frantic because she lost her new puppy. She looked everywhere in town for her dog. Thankfully someone found the dog. When her dog was returned she was elated. She made sure that her dog was never out of sight again. |
Jeb wanted to learn how to make pottery. He went to his local studio for a class. He wasn't very good at it. He ended up with a glob and covered in clay. Jeb was a mess. |
Thor liked to wake his owner by barking very early in the morning. His owner wanted to sleep later. The owner tried many things including ignoring the dog. One day he took Thor for a ten mile hike. Thor did not wake his owner the next morning. |
Gary was about to play a very important chess game. He was scared that his opponent would beat him. He snuck into his opponent's hotel room and changed his medicine. The opponent got sick and could not play. Gary won the match by default. |
Rainey loved to go to preschool every day. She was one of the most popular little girls in the class. Any new child who did not know her was convinced to be her friend. She prided herself on being friends with everyone and loved them all. She enjoyed being the center of everyone's attention. |
Andrew hadn't studied for his history test. He took history after lunch. Andrew pretended to be sick around lunchtime. He went home. Andrew wasn't at school to take the test. |
Cal had a chainsaw for sale with chaps, helmet and a sawhorse. Mike told Cal he wanted everything but the chainsaw. Cal didn't understand the point of that. Mike said he already had a great chainsaw. Cal sold off everything but the chainsaw to Mike. |
Emily had a paper due for class. She waited until the night before to do it. When she started to write her paper she was distracted by her friends. They had stopped by to hang out with her. The next day, Emily's paper was not done. |
It was forecast to rain that day. The kids were sad to stay indoors. Soon the rain began to fall and the wind began to blow. Quickly it was hailing and lightning and then the power went out. Soon it ended, but the power was still out for many hours that day. |
Robys kitten loves to sleep. She first thought it might be sick. She realized though that the little guy was sleepy. After a nap he awoke with tons of energy! He loved playing with an old tennis ball and cardboard box. |
Today at my job, an old man brought in a fryer he wanted to return. The box had blood smears all over it, so I told him no. He demanded to speak to my manager. I explained the situation to my manager, who said the same thing. When we came back, the man had a paper towel trying to clean the box. |
John made a sandwich. He laid it on the table and went to the other room. When he came back his sandwich was gone. He looked around and saw his dog chewing. His dog had eaten his sandwich. |
It was field day at Eli's school. He wasn't very athletic, so he wasn't looking forward to it. He and his friend Lou were matched up for the three legged race. That's the one thing they had been practicing together for weeks. The other kids were surprised when he and Lou won. |
Susie was very upset. She couldn't clear her mind. So she went on youtube. She put on mediation music. She then started to feel better. |
Ann brought her kids to the shelter to pick out a puppy. She told them they needed to pick out a small dog. They picked a pup from the litter of a tiny poodle. A year later, the pup was nearly a hundred pounds. Ann discovered its papa was a Saint Bernard. |
Jon was tired from the activities he did that day. So he was prepared for sleep. But first he wanted to take a shower. So he went to his bathroom to take a shower. Jon was finally ready to sleep and sleep he did. |
This morning I went to a mandatory meeting for folks on food stamps. I didn't know what the meeting was about. At the meeting I found out I'd lose my benefits if I didn't work. Now I have to prove that I work 20 hours per week. Overall this morning was a drag. |
Tom wanted to start a garden in his backyard. Tom bought seeds and fencing. Tom set up the fence and planted the seeds. Tom watered his plants for weeks. Now his plants are starting to grow different fruits! |
James had always wanted to learn to play violin. He went to a nearby school to practice. He found the violin very challenging. However, he improved over time. He was proud to be learning violin. |
Charlie was riding his skateboard to the skatepark. He crossed many busy intersections without problem. But when he was almost to the park he hit a small rock. The rock made him fall and he broke his hand. The ambulance had to come pick him up |
Jenna's was in a choir at school. They were in a tournament and were doing well. It was the final round and they were up against a good choir. They sang their song and it was beautiful. The judges collected their scores, Jenna's group had one the event! |
May was a debt collector who collected money for Bail agencies. She did not like the work much but she needed it for school. She got into the business because of her father but plans to leave it. She plans to use the money to start her own business. Finally saving up enough money she quit her job and became a boss. |
Jay was driving very fast one day. He was going in and out of lanes. Jay answered his phone while he was driving too fast. When he was talking he didn't notice the brake lights in front of him. The traffic stopped suddenly and Jay hit the car in front of him. |
Bert was waiting at the airport when there was a bomb alert. The whole airport became chaotic in a matter of minutes. As Bert didn't like crowds, he panicked. He left the airport in a hurry. In his car, he called his agent to reschedule his flight. |
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