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Ernesto is a cat. He likes to hunt bugs. Yesterday there was a fly on top of the desk. He jumped and caught the fly. Then Ernesto ate the fly. |
Hosea loved conspiracy theories. One of his favorite theories is about the Roswell alien crash. He collected many articles and essays on the event. Hosea saved enough money to visit Roswell. He had a great time and took many pictures. |
In October of 1997 we went to Nahant Beach. Three sets of parents from our condo went. We all had young kids. It was too cold to swim so the kids hunted sea shells. We got home in the evening, tired. |
Landon's family has a lake house. They spend many of their summers enjoy the lake. After Landon and her siblings grew up, they spent less time there. Her family decided it was not worth keeping without using it. Landon's family sold the lakehouse. |
A boy scraped his toe at the water park. He asked me if I had a band aid. I went to the first aid kit. And I gave him one. He was appreciative. |
I decided to go to the grocery store in the new town I just moved too. I didn't know my way around very well, yet. I took a couple of wrong turns on the way to the store. It took me more than 15 minutes to get to where I was trying to go! I vowed to learn my way around the city better. |
Amy and Susan were lost. It was their first time driving in London. They made several mistakes and wound up in a strange area. Susan decided to ask someone for directions. Luckily they were close to their destination as it turns out. |
Tom went hiking. He hiked for a long time. He wondered when the trail would end. He finally sat down and cried. Then he looked and saw he was right at the end of the trail. |
Tom was working at an internet cafe. He was drinking tea. He had to use the toilet. He brought his laptop with him to the bathroom for safekeeping. He felt smart and safe for doing this. |
Jane was spring cleaning. She sent her kids outside to play. Then she washed her cupboards and floors. Soon the house was sparkling clean. Jane was so happy with her clean house! |
Ben was hit by a stray bullet. A passerby rushed him to the hospital. There, the doctor removed the bullet. He bandaged Ben and then discharged him. Ben realized he was lucky to be alive! |
Shay had moved to a new neighborhood. She was walking around the new area. Then she realized she was lost! She stopped and asked a kindly stranger for help. Soon she was back at her new home, safe and sound! |
Christian looked at people vaping Suddenly he had a strong desire to get a vape He went to the store and bought one. He vaped for a week or so. He got bored and gave it away. |
The Ellis family couldn't find their cat anywhere. They didn't think she could have gotten outside. They searched and searched, calling for her. The youngest son sat crying in front of the Christmas tree. The he noticed her sleeping high up in the tree! |
I found money on the street. I had no idea who had left it there. I wanted to buy coffee with it, but I started to feel guilty. It was not my money, but I could not return it. Instead, I donated the money rather than spend it on myself. |
Jack wanted to drive his father's car. Jack's father would not let him drive his car. Jack waited until his father was asleep to steal the car. As he sped down the highway, Jack was pulled over by a policeman. Jack was taken to prison and his father refused to bail him out! |
Jake was normally a very subdued person. His friends would try to get him excited about things, to no avail. His friends then got together to plan out a surprise party for him. He had no idea this would be taking place. When they surprised him, he was overjoyed and hopped into the air. |
I got one of the best kitties I've ever had at the Humane Shelter. We picked her out and named her TaiShan. She was spayed and we picked her up three days later. When I got to the shelter, they handed me a boy cat named Charles! I immediately pointed to my TaiShan and grabbed her. |
Rachel and her friends went camping. They set up their tent in a clearing. After the tent was ready, they started building a fire. Soon the fire was quite strong. Rachel and her friends sat around the fire telling stories. |
Annie wanted to make a cake for her boyfriend's birthday. She found a recipe for a chocolate cake with buttercream icing. She worked on it all day. It turned out even better than she expected. She decorated it with chocolate hearts and colorful sprinkles. |
After a week, he still didn't know who had stolen his walkie talkie. Several of her friends knew, but didn't tell. She eventually was called to the office. She confessed when he found it in her backpack. He called her parents immediately. |
I tried to run up the steps in my roller skates. I slipped and fell back down the stairs. I hit my head hard on the ground. I laid there, crying in pain for a while. Eventually I just got up and went inside without telling anyone. |
Meagan went out with her friends. She put her phone on the top of the car. The car sped down the highway. The phone fell off. It was destroyed. |
Ali was running late for work. She suddenly realized her car keys were missing! Ali looked under the table, on the desk, and in the couch cushions. The car keys were nowhere to be found. Ali decided to walk to work instead. |
Joe went to the store to buy some dinner plates. He picked one off the shelf to see how sturdy it was. Joe bobbled the plate and it fell. Joe kicked the broken pieces under the shelf to hide it. Joe walked away and told no one. |
Eliza was eating Italian food. She got some tomato sauce on her blouse. Her boyfriend tried to get it off with his napkin. Eliza was embarrassed and told him to stop. Everyone was watching them. |
Sam's sales were way down. He hadn't been able to get his head in the game. Sam knew he would be fired if he didn't do better. Unfortunately he wasn't able to. He wound up getting fired. |
Chad went to the park to meet Larry. Chad and Larry practiced soccer at the park. The boys rested after a half hour. It soon began to rain. The boys hurried home. |
My wife went into a CVS to get a prescription filled. She asked the pharmacy clerk if they sold air purifiers. The clerk said he did not know what an air purifier was. I was amazed that a drugstore did not have such knowledge. I sent an email to cvs corporate. |
I used my ruined treehouse to build a fort. I only had to buy six more boards. These I buried in the ground as supports. Then I constructed a house out of the old wood. The new fort is twice as good as the old treehouse. |
Sally forgot to pay her electricity bill. He began to whine since she couldn't afford the late payment. Malek decided to pay the bill for her. He also told her that she didn't need to pay him back. Sally got excited and hugged malek. |
While walking his pet lizard, he didn't think he was breaking the law. He walked his lizard on a leash at the beach. A police officer showed up and asked why he was walking a lizard? The officer said walking animals on the beach was illegal. He gave the lizard's owner a ticket. |
Nick wanted to be a soldier. His family worried that he wouldn't like the military. But Nick couldn't be persuaded. He enlisted as soon as he turned 18. His first letter home told his family how happy he was! |
Jenny wanted to be a dentist. The high stress and competition wears on her. Jenny gets depressed as she's not doing the best she can. The stress wears on her too much and she drops out. Now Jenny is a waitress. |
Michael was walking home from work one night. Suddenly two men approached with a knife. They threatened him and demanded his wallet. Michael pretended to retrieve it and then threw it far away. The hoodlums went for the wallet and Michael ran far away. |
Melanie lived in a house near the edge of a forest. She loved waking up to the sound of the wind in the trees. One day, Melanie heard more than wind. She went outside to investigate the new sound. Melanie realized that the strange noise was coming from a cricket. |
Alice walked home from school. She heard tiny cries from the alley. Alice went into the alley and found a little kitten. She wrapped it in her coat to take home. When she got it home her mom let her keep it. |
Jon met Marty at a bar that evening. They engaged in a friendly game of darts. When Marty was obviously winning, Jon bought him a beer. After four more beers, Marty's aim wasn't very good anymore. And Jon was proud to win their dart contest at the end of the night. |
Cindy went to her friend's house. And he had a pet turtle. Cindy asked her mom to buy her a turtle too. And eventually, her mom gave in. But in a few days, Cindy had no interest in her turtle. |
My wife's niece had a boyfriend when she was fifteen. She was wildly in love. Her Facebook posts were very romantic. At eighteen she went away to college and broke up with her boyfriend. She is now dating a man she met in college. |
Avery had just moved into a new house. She liked it but there was an odd smell. She tried to search it out as well as she could, but didn't find it. As she added more items, she noticed the smell less and less. Soon enough, she had completely forgotten about it. |
She had asked if he would mind cutting her lawn. She was getting up in age and her husband had died. It was too much work to do herself. She she asked him and he said yes. They bonded over this moment and became friends for life. |
Jimmy knew he could do it. Just a little more and gold would be his. But, he saw a fellow racer had crashed of course. He had to help. Jimmy was so fast enough helping the racer that he got second place! |
I had to go home from work. I got sick with a migraine. Nothing would make it stop. I ended up taking a pain pill. I slept for 10 hours straight. |
Rose was 62 and had never been married before. She had accepted the fact that she would never have a partner. She met Henry at Bingo, he was 65 and also single. They hit it off and were soon inseparable. A year later they got married and are very happy. |
Bruce was exploring an abandoned house. He was going up the stairs. The stairs didn't feel too sturdy. The handrail gave out from under Bruce's grip. Bruce decided not to go up the stairs. |
The cat was bored. It meowed at it's owner. The owner ignored it. The cat clawed the couch. The owner gave the cat attention. |
All of the male members of the Jameson family were in the Navy. The youngest male, Steve, decided to join the military as well. Steve wanted to go into the Air Force. Steve's family was disappointed in his decision. Steve is now a Captain in the Air Force. |
I was riding my bike down a sidewalk. And I heard a snapping noise. I realized I ran over a pencil. And my tube became punctured. But luckily, I was close to a bike store. |
Lee's yard was in terrible shape. His dog had ruined a lot of it. There was poop and holes all over. He hired a yard service. Before long his yard looked great. |
Ed was fishing in the pond. He caught a huge goldfish! Someone must have released their fish there. The fish grew huge. Bemused, Ed set it free. |
Billy got a job. He worked nights at the sandwich shop. He made some friends there. They went to parties together. He worked there for a long time. |
Kay was looking forward to sketching in art class. But when she got there she was disappointed. They were doing painting instead of sketching! But Kay decided to try it anyways, and she was surprised. She found that she liked painting even better than sketching! |
I work at a transit authority. One day we had to take a class on procedures. The speaker was very boring and I almost fell asleep. After the class we all got certificates. I did not hang my certificate up, as the class was terrible. |
Tina lived alone in an old apartment. The electrical wiring was a bit faulty. One night some wires caught fire between the wall. The fire quickly spread throughout the entire building. Tina died in her sleep. |
Carlin was enjoying the day after Thanksgiving with her family. Black Friday was nearly over but she decided to go out. She went to check out a toy store. Inside, most of the stuff was gone or strewn about. Luckily, Carlin managed to find a toy on her daughter's wish list. |
A man installed a security system. His dog kept setting it off. He asked for professional help. They moved some sensors. The dog did not set off the alarm again. |
Tim was at a fancy dinner. He was nervous. He didn't want to do anything embarrassing. He ate as neatly as possible. When it was over, everyone said he did fine. |
I took a trip to Japan. I ate lots of exotic food. However, I lost my plane ticket. After a week of looking, I found it by the bed. I left Japan happily. |
I dropped my old phone. I had to buy a new one. I made sure to buy a new case as well. I dropped the new phone by accident. My phone did not get cracked. |
Tanya had been having stomach pains all morning. She was feeling very nervous about her health. Soon she was ready to call a doctor for some help. Suddenly, she went to the bathroom and discovered her period had come. Luckily, her pains only lasted for a couple more days. |
Cody hated soup. He would pour soup down the drain. His mother insisted that he should try soup for the first time. He finally tried soup. Soup is now Cody's favorite dish. |
Nina was 18 and pregnant - and terrified. She scheduled an abortion because she wasn't ready to parent. But then she postponed that appointment - and the next. In the end, Nina had her son, and loved him dearly. Although she struggled, Nina found that it was so worth it! |
Raven drew some doodles. People in her class all watched her. They really liked it. They started asking her to draw for them. She got money for it. |
Amy was in the media center in her school library. She was excited to see what computers were all about. They had a game called Oregon Trail. Amy was new to computer so she didn't do very well. She played the game exclusively afterwards until she won. |
Anne needed a wok to cook her meal. She drove to the store. Then she began looking at cooking pots and pans. She selected a perfect wok. She couldn't wait to get home and cook in it! |
Eric wanted to learn how to play piano. So he decided to play about an hour everyday. He was careful to not get ahead of himself. And within a year, he was playing advanced pieces. Eric was glad that he never stopped practicing. |
Neil was in his mother's attic. He found a shoebox full of old family photos. Neil went to a copy service. He made several copies of all the pictures. Neil shared all the pictures with his family. |
Charles needed to buy a cheap pair of shoes. He went to the big five sporting goods store. He looked at all of the sneakers on the wall. He found a pair that cost twenty five dollars. They had a Napster logo on the bottom so Charles bought them. |
Rebecca loved dogs. She decided to adopt a dog after graduating college. She went to the dog pound and found a red dog. She bought him his favorite treats and toys. When she arrived home, she named him Banks. |
Bob was taking a shower. All of a sudden, his phone rang. Bob couldn't answer the phone while he was showering. After his shower, he noticed it was a missed call for a job interview. Bob didn't get the job because of his inability to take the call. |
The kids were going to cook dinner on their own. They made their favorite pasta dish. They carefully stirred the sauce into the pasta. They put it in the oven to melt the cheese. They couldn't wait to eat! |
Manny's desk was dirty. He decided to clean it. First, he got rid of all of the trash. Then, there were some dishes to put in the sink. Finally, he organized all of his stuff. |
Jake wanted to learn to play the drums. His parents paid for him to take lessons on the weekend. He would play in the garage so it wouldn't be too loud. Eventually he got really good. He joined a local band and has fun playing. |
Tom watched a lot of movies. He was socially awkward. He would often tried to reference random movies. Nobody understood what he was getting at. It made tom feel more out of place. |
Mika has big thighs and a big butt. She walked into the Saturday morning meeting wearing a long T-shirt. But the T-shirt stopped at thighs, covering her tight shorts. Her manager stopped talking and then said, girl what are you wearing? Mika was embarrassed plus her manager made her go home and change. |
On towing day we were surprised. There were two cars parked. Only one was put on a flatbed, and we wondered why. Later, a small tow truck took the car. I think the flatbed tow would have damaged the car's brakes. |
The desert road Kate was driving on was dusty. She was using the wiper fluid up to keep the windshield clean. She was worried the dust would stop her from seeing at night. Just as she ran out she saw the city lights on the horizon. She smiled and began to calm down. |
I had a bad dream. My dream was so bad, I kicked the covers off. My screams woke my mom. Mom ran in my room. She woke me up to end the dream. |
At work one day Courtney was talking about kittens. She had rescued five of them that had been abandoned. Courtney was trying to find good homes for the kittens. Kay had always wanted a kitten of her own. Kay took home of of the kittens and named it Luna. |
Kate was very angry with her friend. She had spread rumors about Kate. Kate confronted her and yelled at her. They screamed at each other in the school hallway. A teacher broke it fight up. |
Ben took his son to his first baseball game. They both brought baseball gloves to the game. Ben was able to get seats near the field. In the ninth inning, a foul ball came their way. Ben's son caught the foul ball. |
Neil was in Pittsburgh. He decided to go see a baseball game. He headed over to the Pittsburgh Stadium and bought a ticket. Then he watched the game and ate peanuts and hot dogs. Neil loved his Pittsburgh game experience! |
For Ashley, going to medical school it meant leaving behind her life. She had gotten into a medical school out-of-state and had to go. Ashley was very scared but she knew that she could handle anything. Once she moved and started school she got used to the routine. She learned that moving away isn't so bad after all. |
Max stared into the contraption and read off some letters. The optometrist took some notes on his paper. Following directions, Max continued to read off the board. The letters seemed to twist and morph in front of him. By the following week, Max had a new pair of glasses. |
Kayla was entering high school. She was a cheerleader in junior high. However, she was worried about trying out this year. When it was her turn to go, Kayla gave it her all. When the results were announced, she made it. |
Chuck and his wife are debating to have a second kid. Chuck only wants the one kid he has. His wife has always wanted two kids. She says that they will be more social with siblings. Chuck gives in and they have a second child. |
Jan and Hal went on a three week vacation to New Zealand. While they were there they used a shuttle service to get around. One day the shuttle dropped them at the address they had given. They soon discovered the address was wrong and found themselves lost. Eventually a nice woman named Nan helped Hal and Jan find their cabin. |
Tim needed money. He was behind on bills and desperate. A local contractor needed cheap labor. Tim hated the job but applied for it anyway. He was turned down. |
At the warehouse, Ben waited to get revenge on his supervisor. The supervisor was using the forklift to get a pallet off a high rack. The supervisor was using all his concentration to get the pallet. Ben threw a baseball at the forklift to startle the supervisor. The supervisor lost his focus and dropped the pallet. |
The barber told me where to sit when I came into the stop. I spent several seconds talking about the hairstyle that I want. He responded and started to cut my hair. A few minutes later, I woke up from a small nap. My head was unexpectedly bald. |
There is a such thing as a lucky star. Charles was just a student being tutored at the Sylvan Center. The Sylvan Center's director asked Charles to model for a brochure. Charles agreed and modeled with a famous actor. Next, the actor offered Charles a part in a movie. |
Richard and Mary raised dairy cows. One day one of their cows was very sick. Mary examined the cow. She asked Richard to call the doctor. The doctor came and helped the cow get better. |
I was wearing a scarf last weekend. It was cold and I figured it matched my outfit. Without noticing I got it caught on the taxi door. The car almost drove off and dragged me. I barely got the driver's attention in tim. |
Clara was babysitting a girl. The girl had gone to sleep and Clara was bored. She decided to clean the house. When the owner got home, she was really pleased. She paid Clara and Clara noticed an extra tip. |
Cy was autistic but still liked to play games online. He had a good community of friends he had never met. When his friends proposed to meet at a local bar, Cy panicked. He could handle people online but not in real life. He had to decline the offer and stick to having friends online only. |
Joe wanted to go to Stanford very badly. He worked hard all through high school to obtain his goal. He checked the mailbox everyday hoping for the big envelope. The big envelope meant he got in, the small envelope meant rejection. Finally a big envelope came in the mail! |
Yolanda loved pizza. But she was tired of what she usually orders. Yolanda looked through local ads for pizza specials. She noticed her local pizza store was serving a new dessert pizza. She ate the whole thing by herself. |
We went to the beach and saw people crabbing. We decided we wanted to try it ourselves. We bought the needed fishing licenses. The next week we went back to the beach and tried crabbing. We enjoyed eating the crabs we caught. |
Rick spent a lot of his free time painting. He painted because it was the only thing that calmed him down. One month, a stressful job meant he had no time to paint. Before this job contract finished, Rick had a heart attack. He knew that if he had time to paint, it wouldn't of happened. |
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