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Abbey was making breakfast. She was excited to serve up some fruit she had bought. She went to retrieve it and was sad about what she found. All of the fruit was rotting and moldy. Abbey had to throw it out and eat no fruit that day.
Mary applied for admission to a prestigious private high school. The high school was an arts academy. Mary waited two months to hear back. Mary was admitted to the school. Mary was able to pursue her passion for ceramic sculpture.
Tim hates cats. But he finds out that his new girlfriend has a cat. Normally he would not date someone with a cat but he really likes her. The cat wins him over. He realizes that not all cats are jerks.
Edward was a very smart but small boy going to a local school. Everyone made fun of his size and it got to him badly. One day on a field trip, Emma dropped her purse into a small grate. Edward saw this happen, and knew he could help her out. However, Emma had treated Edward poorly before so did not assist her.
One day i ride on the bus going home. I noticed a wallet on the chair where i'm sitting. I open it and i saw a picture of the owner. I decided to leave the bus and find the owner of the wallet. Luckily, i found the owner and give it back to her.
My father was out of work and didn't know what to do. So I suggested he open up a food truck to sell our cuisine. He loved the idea, so he bought a food truck and started learning. My dad made countless dishes for us to try and which we liked. We all loved it, and now so do all of his customers daily!
Hank always slouched in his chair. But when others told him to sit correctly, he didn't listen. Eventually, Hank developed a bad posture. And it took Years to correct. Hank regret not listening to the advice of others.
Ella had an envelope for her mom. It was her report card. The grades were terrible. Ella got sent to her room. She was in big trouble!
Kelley wanted to go away. She thought about going to Australia. She brought along some friends. On the plane ride there she met someone. They ended up getting together.
Elle's class went to the petting zoo. Everyone had a little bucket of food for the animals. As she was feeding a little goat from her hand she felt a shove. A bigger goat knocked the food right out of her other hand. Then he ate all the rest of the food by himself.
Kelly was interviewing for her dream job at a tech company. Her interview was in ten minutes but she was stuck in traffic. She honked and tried to pass the slow cars in front of her. She saw the reason for the traffic was a stray dog stuck on the road. Rather than get to her interview, she stopped and rescued the dog.
Pat was at a college party. People kept asking him to drink alcohol illegally. Pat was an honest kid and declined their offers. Pat was taught to not give into peer pressure. He was able to have a good time that night without alcohol.
Bill was cleaning out his garage. But he noticed a bunch of old things that he didn't want to throw away He bought CDs, headphones, and video games inside. But he quickly got bored with them. He realized why they needed to be given away.
I kept misplacing my bank checkbook. It was dark blue in color and was always hard to find. I had some reflective red stickers for my bike. I put one on my checkbook. I have not lost the checkbook since.
Amanda was on the high school basketball team. She had been trying really hard to become a better player. She was in the final seconds on a game against a rival school. She had one shot to get the ball and make the shot. Amanda gets the ball puts up the shot and it goes in!
Andy's daughter loved monkeys. Andy decided to take his daughter to the zoo to see the monkeys. When Andy's daughter saw the monkey exhibit, she lit up. She was so excited she got to see the monkeys at the zoo today. Andy loved seeing how much his daughter enjoyed the monkey exhibit.
Sybil was on a long drive to visit her boyfriend. Some very compelling music came on and she enjoyed it. Soon though the emotional music got her thinking. Before long she was revisiting sad memories and crying. Luckily by the time she made it to her boyfriend she was happy again.
Renee's best friend was moving away to college. The two of them had promised to hang out all the time still. Renee's best friend ended up hardly ever being able to hang out. Renee was super upset to be ditched by her friend so often. Renee eventually made new friends.
Margaret was looking to pick up her daughter after school. It had been 15 minutes and she was getting impatient. Finally, she saw her sitting in the sand with her back to her. Margaret tapped her on the shoulder and said it was time to leave. The girl turned around and Margaret realized it was the wrong girl.
The woman ordered a salad. She asked for the dressing on the side. The salad came with the dressing already on it. The woman got angry. She told the waitress that she was bad at her job.
Al worked at a haunted attraction. He enjoyed scaring the customers. One day he terrified a young girl. The girl ran out crying. Al's boss told him to tone it down a bit.
Becky never had a shrimp before. She liked fish so she thought she should try a shrimp. Her meal was sat down in front of her. She saw the shrimp little legs and its tail. She didn't like shrimp after that.
Tim's neighbors had a dog. They rarely fed it and never played with it. Tim felt they were mistreating him. He called animal services. They wound up taking it away.
I lived in Norway. It was always cold. I decided to move to Texas. I loved the warmth of Texas. I decided to retire in Texas.
Some parents wanted to go to a concert. The babysitter bailed on them. They decided to bring their children. They put headphones on them. They loved the concert!
Jack bought a sampler to produce hip hop beats. He needed music samples, so he had to buy records to record. He drove to the local thrift store and looked over the records there. He found a few records that he was interested in and bought them. Jack brought the new records home and made music with them all night.
Tim wanted to be on his school's soccer team. He practiced hard every day with his brothers. On the day of tryouts he did a terrible job. He didn't get on the team and was humiliated. He later realized that his brothers were too young to play soccer.
The weatherman said not to go out. The blizzard was going to make travel difficult. John didn't listen. He decided he could handle it. Now his car is stuck in a ditch.
Mike's brother was moving so he said he would help him out. He was moving within the development so it was pretty close by. He noticed a bike in the garage and offered to ride it over. He started down the street and realized the tires badly needed air. It was one of the worst bike rides he ever went on.
Making a fountain with mentos and soda is fun. It is very wasteful, however. It uses an entire roll of mentos and a bottle of soda. When you dump the mentos in, the sida shoots up! It is pretty messy, too!
The new boy in the class was getting a new desk. The janitor brought it in and set it up. The desk was brand new. Gina looked at her old desk which was covered with scratches. Now, she hated the new boy even more than before.
A young boy dreamed of playing the drums. He collected many cardboard boxes in his house. The boy placed the boxes in front of him. He beat on the boxes as he pretended they were drums. He got so into the drumming that he destroyed the boxes.
Jack did not know how to swim. He had gone all his life without knowing how. He wanted to go snorkeling with his marine bio class. He told his professor his predicament. His professor agreed to give him private swim lessons before the trip.
The bush grew too big. The man hired a gardener. The gardener cut the bush down. He left the the debris there. The man hauled it himself.
Miranda had a craving for something salty. She tried to eat some chips but she still craved something. She decided she craved something meaty instead. She went to McDonald's and bought a large order of chicken nuggets. Her craving for something salty and savory was satisfied.
Rick was driving and stopped at an intersection. And he saw his friend next to him. They decided to race for fun. But Rick lost control and got into a car accident. And his friend felt guilty for the rest of his life.
Tim was walking one day. He saw a guy giving out free ice cream. Tim took a huge bowl of it. The taste was so terrible. Tim realized that sometimes free is not a good thing.
Ed liked his mom's cooking. She always made him Hamburger Helper dishes. His favorite was Beefaroni and she was making it for him. His mom noticed she was out of beef so they had to substitute. Ed had Tunari that night.
I went out for a walk in the park the other day. While I was out walking I saw some of my friends. We decided to hang out in the park for a little bit. After hanging out together we continued walking our separate ways. I love walking with my friends.
For years Maria had warned her brother John to stop smoking in bed. John always said he would stop. One day John fell asleep and dropped his lit cigarette on the floor. The fire department came but it was too late. John luckily made it out alive but his two dogs died in the fire.
John asked Mary to go to the movies with him. John bought advanced tickets to a romantic comedy. John picked up Mary and drove to the theater. When they arrived, Mary said she was excited about the action movie. John then realized he was wrong in assuming she was a typical girl.
Bob could not find his cell phone. He had a friend call his phone in an attempt of finding it. They never heard the phone ring. It had been accidentally turned off. However, Bob found the phone in his pocket.
The bear was wounded. He had trouble finding enough food. The bear became aggressive. He charged some humans. The bear was killed by park service.
Ashley has always wanted to become a great cook. She cooks generic dinners now but nothing above average. She took a summer cooking course that taught her a lot of new things. She has already become a much better and more diverse cooker. She was so happy that she signed up for three more classes!
I wanted to go see a show in town. I walked to the train station. But the train was late. When the train arrived it was running as an express. So I got to town in time to see the show.
Elliot was an attractive man. Elliot was also concerned with his appearance. He decided to visit an expensive stylist to cut his hair. He loved the new hair cut. Elliot was a very happy man.
Ray was doing his homework when his littler sister ran into the room. She screamed that there was a spider in the bathroom sink. Like his little sister, Ray was also deathly afraid of spiders. He tiptoed to the bathroom with a rolled up newspaper. Ray laughed in relief when he saw it was just a toy spider prank.
I am Chinese. I live in a building with a clubroom that offers free coffee. I often see an old Chinese man there. One day I said hello, and he did not respond. I concluded he did not want to talk to anybody.
Chad was renovating a home. He'd just bought an old farmhouse. It needed a lot of work. He hired a plumber and an electrician. When they finished working, the house was at least habitable.
Stephen was a great basketball player. He was the leading scorer for his team. They were in the championship game and Stephen was scoring a lot of po. At the buzzer, he shot a 3-pointer for the win. It went in, nothing but net!
It had been raining all night. The rainy stopped when the sun came up. Martha saw a glorious rainbow at sunrise. She snapped a picture with her phone. After, she posted it on Facebook.
The woman didn't buy food for her children. They were always hungry. One day the youngest child went next door. He asked the neighbors for some food. They all came over and had a feast.
Tom got a shutoff notice in the mail. It said that he had ignored three warning letters! Now his electric was going to be disconnected. Tom hurried to pay his electric bill right then and there. He vowed not to be so forgetful in the future.
Kathy was studying in the library. Something caught her eye. It was a cute boy. Kathy hoped he would notice her. He did and winked.
While I was driving, the person in front of me was moving slow. I decided to speed up in another lane and go in front of him. Eventually, he drove up and hit the side of my car. I immediately stopped however, he kept driving. Since I couldn't file a report, I was mad.
My coach said we had to stop. My friend and I had been battling. We used sticks as swords. It seemed like something fun to do. We were at running camp.
My wedding ring got stuck on my finger. I tried using butter to slide it off. Pulling on the ring really hurt. I went to the doctor. The doctor cut the ring off.
Tina went on an archery trip. She had never tried it before. So she took a whack at it. All of the sudden she hit the target. She was rewarded with a ribbon.
May's granddaughter Lucy was giving her major attitude. Lucy sat in the car with her arms crossed waiting on May. May didn't like the way the girl was acting. May told Lucy to go to her room because the outing was cancelled. Lucy sat staring at May with shocked look on her face.
Mike was very in love with his girlfriend. He had a strong desire to marry his girlfriend. Sadly he didn't have enough money to purchase the ring. Mike waited, did his research and found the ring he wanted. He decided to buy the ring with his tax refund.
Fred really wanted a hamburger. He went to a fast food place to order one. He specified that he did not want a tomato. Fred paid and went home to enjoy his burger. When he put into the burger, he spat out a piece of tomato.
Jim and John looked forward to going to this new restaurant. They both loved Mexican food and it was close to their apartment. They both set a time to go over the weekend. When the night came, they both got ready. It turned out be a good restaurant, and continued to go there a lot.
Tom got into an argument at the club. He and his friends decided to leave. Outside they were waiting for an uber. A random guy from inside sucker punched Tom in the face. Tom had his jaw broken.
A boy saw an airplane far in the distance. He watched as the plane did many tricks. The boy walked closer to the plane to see it better. The plane flew off into the distance faster than the boy walked. Quickly the plane was out of sight.
Caroline struggled from depression. She decided to talk to a psychiatrist. The psychiatrist told her to go to counseling sessions. Caroline attended counseling sessions for several months. After her sessions ended, Caroline's depression was much better.
I was browsing the internet. Suddenly, my computer froze. I decided to ask my neighbor if he could fix it. Alas, he could not. I threw the computer away and bought a new one.
Igor was having trouble controlling his Great Dane. It pulled on the leash so hard he lost his grip on it. Igor's dog ran out into traffic. A large Greyhound bus ran straight over it. Igor cried as he scraped his dog off the pavement.
Bob was looking at a house near the Missouri river. As the agent showed him the house, he saw something in the river. They went to take a closer look. Bob was aghast when he realized it was a bloated corpse. The agent said people drowning wouldn't affect the home's value.
Art walked through the cheese section of the grocery store. He would grab some cheese and slide it into his pocket. He continued doing this until his pockets were full. Art could feel the suspicion of the store manager on him. When the manager was distracted, Art ran for the door.
Mike took out his cookbook. He tried to make some chicken stock. He tasted the final product. It did not taste right to him. Mike poured the stock down the drain.
The Johnson's had a beach picnic. They decided to play a friendly game of beach volleyball. They set up the net on the sand. As the game went on, the tide started to rise. The Johnson's had to relocate due to high tide.
Mike has always been more adventurous than his friends. He loves to jump off buildings and climb trees. One day he tries jumping into a lake but he slips and breaks his leg. Now Mike needs to wear a cast for almost 6 months. Mike starts to regret his adventurous nature.
Tom was a thin man in college. He became lazy once he got older. He became fat. He decided to join a gym to lose the weight. Tom ate right and lost all the weight he had gained since college.
Keely and her friends decided to go orange picking. The girls always had fun with that. They decided to each grab a bucket. The girls spent about four hours picking. In the end they got about 100 oranges.
The office just hired a new girl. She wore cheap perfume every day. It filled the office every time she walked by. It gave everyone a headache. Human Resources had to send her an email about distracting odors.
Kelsi did not like Tanya. As a result she said mean things. Miranda called her out on it. Kelsi then apologized. She felt badly.
Jamie began advertising for the dance. She hung a huge poster in the hallway. All the students stopped to read it. A huge crowd showed up to the dance that weekend. Jamie felt successful.
Tony was walking to the store one day. His mother had sent him to buy a gallon of milk. Tony found a five dollar bill on the ground. He picked up the money. Tony used the money he found to buy candy.
In a fit of anger, she kicked the cabinet. The door immediately caved in. She stood there in horror at what she had done. She knew she would have to repair the damage. She covered it with a towel, hoping nobody would notice.
Lucy was in a park playing with her little sister. A big dog appeared in front of them. He started barking. They could not find the owner. They run away.
It was a really cold day outside. Jim was getting ready to go to work. He tried to open the door of his car to start it. It was frozen shut. Jim had to use a hairdryer to unfreeze his door handle.
Brett ordered a oven roasted chicken sandwich from the restaurant. The waitress was coming close to him with his order. She tripped on a rock that was near her shoe. The plate from her hand flew on the other side. It landed on another table.
Jim always walked to school. But one day he heard a dog barking. He looked behind him. And it was a loose dog. Luckily, the owner caught the dog in time.
It was Saturday and Amy hadn't heard from Ray. She couldn't understand why he hadn't called. When she gave him her number in class he seemed interested. Amy sat in her room alone the whole day. Her ego was shattered by the apparent rejection.
Morgan and her family lived in Florida. They heard a hurricane was coming. They decided to evacuate to a relative's house. They arrived and learned from the news that it was a terrible storm. They felt lucky they had evacuated when they did.
Sarah and Mike live together in California. For his 30th birthday she bought him a trip to Hawaii. He loved going to the beach and couldn't wait to go diving. Unfortunately,when they went diving Mike dove hard into a rock. Sadly,he broke his neck and is now paralyzed from the neck down.
One night while walking my girlfriend home, she saw a strange shape. I looked and realized that it's an opossum. We went running after it. When we caught up, it stopped and stared at us. We took a few photos and then let it go on its way.
Alex had a bag of candy hidden in his drawer. He would eat one piece a day in order to make it last. After a couple days his bag was almost empty. He realized someone else had been eating his candy. He spied on his drawer and discovered his best friend was doing it!
Anna was in labor with her first baby. She was determined to have a natural birth. She insisted she could handle the pain on her own. But within four hours, she changed her tune! Soon she was begging her doctor for an epidural!
Maya was very afraid of skeletons. When Halloween happened, she felt very nervous. Maya wanted to get over her fear of skeletons. So, Maya tried visiting the Paris catacombs to overcome her fear. Maya was too scared of the skeletons and had a heart attack and died.
Yesterday was very warm in my city. Birds were singing and it looked like spring was finally here. I was looking forward to today, because I had the day off. Overnight, the temperature dropped and two inches of snow fell. I was surprised this morning, because it looked like winter outside.
Zoe wanted to plant a flowerbed in her front yard. She bought flowers with her favorite color purple in them. She watered them everyday and took care of them. They started to grow and bloom into beautiful flowers. Her flowerbed was the prettiest one in the neighborhood.
Kate couldn't find what she wanted in the canned food cupboard. Everything was jumbled and no labels were facing forward. She decided to rearrange the items in the cupboard. She created groups by vegetables, and soups by type. It took her 2 hours but she felt it was worth the effort.
Ben was making pasta for his family. He did his best. But he saw that they were all making ugly faces! He asked what he had done wrong. They said he had added way too much garlic!
Ginger loved to paint furniture. She shopped at thrift stores and yard sales to find new pieces. She sanded, primed and painted every piece with care. She was good at it so people paid her lots of money for her furniture. She was able to open her own business just selling her art!
Dave the mugger grabbed a person off the street to mug. Dave took out his folding knife to intimidate the person. Dave struggled to open the knife blade. It was rusted shut and he could not brandish it. The victim laughed at Dave and ran away.
Ken was playing football with his son. Then the ball struck the tip of a barbed fence. It punctured and deflated! Ken and his son were so disappointed. They decided to go play another game.
Karen had a strict teacher for her English class. Her teacher wanted them to use blue or black ink only. Karen wrote her paper in purple ink. The teacher took off a whole letter grade for the purple ink. Karen started using a blue pen.
Ellen was self-conscious. She was the shortest girl in her class. But then her crush Tom asked her on a date. He said he thought her height was cute and dainty! Ellen was so happy!
Arnold was scared of roaches. He would always be paranoid in his house because of this. He thought roaches were hiding in his house. One day he got up from bed for a glass of water. He saw a giant roach in his kitchen wall.