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Amy wore her new watch to school on Monday. It was a nice watch, but it wasn't he one she wanted. Her friend Beth ran up to see if she had gotten the watch. She showed Beth the one she had instead. Beth told Amy the one she had was better than the one she wanted. |
Doug and Dina both loved to sing. They were asked to sing a duet at the Christmas program. They practiced for several weeks. When they performed, the crowd rose to their feet and clapped. They received a standing ovation! |
Kelsi really needed to work out. She had not worked out in ages. She decided to go down to the treadmill. As she started running, she ran three miles. By the end of the last mile she was exhausted. |
Ned was a collector of coins. He would always check his change for old coins. Once he found a nineteen thirty four dime. The dime was made of real silver so he kept it. Ned put the silver dime in his vault at home. |
There was once an aspiring rapper. He tried to make popular songs but was not succeeding. But one day, he made a song that went viral. He got excited about his future. Eventually, he became famous from this song. |
I write stories for money. I am proud to be a writer. I realize my writing may never be famous. That will not stop me from writing. I think I will write a lot today and be happy. |
Collin had a favorite stuffed animal. He brought the animal outside and it got covered in mud. Collin's mother washed the stuffed animal. Collin had a hard time sleeping without the animal. He was very happy to get the animal back. |
Roy's mother started talking about politics. Roy knew it was a touchy subject, but he couldn't resist engaging. He proceeded to tell his mom all the ways her candidate was wrong. His mother looked hurt and said she felt attacked. Roy apologized and avoided the subject in the future. |
She was excited to go to tryouts. She put on her cheerleading outfit. She grabbed her pom poms and ran to practice. She did several cartwheels and tricks. She was very sad when they chose someone else. |
Tim was feeling a bit tired. He decided to take a quick nap. When he woke up, he found smoke coming from his room. He had left a candle burning while he was sleeping. He quickly extinguished the small fire before it could spread. |
Ann really wanted a burger. But she found that all the local restaurants were closed! Ann dug through her freezer and found beef and rolls. She impatiently fried up her own homemade burgers. By the time they were done, she was so hungry she ate three! |
My wife retired from work recently. On Tuesday an applicant was due for an appointment. She never showed up. She said she was sick. She said she was not going to apply for the job after all. |
Andy made toy whirligigs as a hobby. He gave them away as fast as he could make them. He decided to sell the whirligigs for extra money. He made enough money to visit his brother in France. He took a whirligig to France to give to his brother. |
Erin was at a cafe one day drinking coffee. He ordered cake and a server came to give it to him. Erin felt attracted to the server, so he asked her out. The server accepted and they went on a date after work. Erin and the server have been going out for a year now. |
Tom bought a old sports car. Tom noticed the car would overheat after 45 minutes of driving. Tom decided to sell the car. Tom let the person test drive it with a cold engine. Tom successfully sold the car. |
Cora, a brunette, had a sister, Mira, who had red hair. All the time while growing up, strangers would extol Mira's red hair. Cora was so tired of hearing of the wonders of red hair. But later in life, Cora had three red-headed children. Now she enjoyed it when strangers would compliment the red hair! |
Helen always overslept in the mornings before school. She would try to wake at six but sleep until eight every day! Then she had an idea. Each morning she would set her alarm just five small minutes earlier. In a month, she was getting up at six effortlessly! |
Harold went off to college. On his first day he checked into his dorm room. There were a lot of people at the dorm. He made friends very fast. At the end of the day he went to bed excited about college. |
He worked outside, even when it was cold. Even dressed warmly, he still sometimes got really cold. His hands would feel numb and his nose would burn. However, he loved it when he got home. After being cold all day, the warmth felt so good. |
My friends and I had bonfire while camping out one night. I began to tell them the story of the Silver Ghost. As I told it, several of my friends began to look nervous. The story has scared them greatly. I was the only one to sleep easily that night. |
There was a halloween party at the skating rink. I dressed as a witch. I painted my face green and got false nails. I won the skating competition that year. I had to take off my hat to skate first. |
Beth went camping. Her friends got stung a few times. She got eaten alive. She started taking vitamin B1 supplements. The mosquitoes bite her much less after taking B1. |
Steve has a history test tomorrow. He has not studied at all. He decided to pull an allnighter. However, he fell asleep while studying. Steve did not do well on his test. |
Han had a cat named Fluffy Socks. One day, her cat went out to play and never returned. Han was scared because tomorrow was moving day. Han moved five miles away, but left her cat's toy on the new porch. Fluffy Socks appeared at Han's new house the next day! |
Julian and his family were making Christmas cookies. He made one cookie that looked like his guitar. He was really proud of it and didn't want to eat it. Instead, his mom found a cool spray that would preserve it. Then, she hung it on a string and made an ornament. |
Lucretia decides to pack a lunch before she leaves the house. She puts a sandwich and chips into her bag. Later during the day she eats her lunch. She feels satisfied. Lucretia is happy she packed a lunch. |
There Jimmy sat, waiting to play his cards. He was at his buddy Tim's house. Only Jimmy and Tim were left in the hand. Jimmy drew his last card and laid them down. It was a full house and he won the game. |
I arrived at work this evening to find a woman waiting for me. She was very upset and claimed to have been waiting for hours. I explained that since it was Sunday we do not schedule appointments. She became even angrier and threatened me. I called security and she was escorted out of the building. |
Victoria always took too long to do her hair. She was getting ready to go out to the movies today. She took 2 hours to put on her make-up and do her hair. By the time she got to the movie, it was already over. Victoria was able to snag a ticket to the next showing. |
Steve went to the library to play a game on his laptop. He found a seat far away from everyone. But as he was engrossed in his game, he didn't see the librarian. She glared at him showing him the rules of the library. Steve had to find a coffee shop instead to play his game in peace. |
Jeff and Bert were twin brothers. They liked to play pranks on people. They interchanged their names often to confuse them. And when it was time to assign blame, they denied everything. Eventually, no one liked them and they were alone. |
Pat complained about his tiring homework assignment. He had to write a six page essay about a slum in Vietnam. But when he started to do research, he saw sad images of the slum. Pat decided to never complain again. And he decided to finish his homework. |
Sia felt her heart beat faster in her chest. She began to sweat profusely. She tried to walk more slowly, despite her fear. She discarded the yellow post-it note as she passed a trash bin. It said accounting called, and they wanted to meet with her. |
Michael got roller skates for Christmas, and wanted to try them out. Two of his friends walked with him as Michael skated to the park. There was one steep hill, and Michael needed help to get down safely. Each friend held one of Michael's arms, so he wouldn't fly downhill. But each thought of the same joke at the same time, and both let go. |
Sarah was hungry, so she went to the kitchen. In the kitchen, Sarah saw she had peanut butter and bread. Sarah spread the peanut butter onto the bread. Then, Sarah ate the peanut butter bread. Sarah wasn't hungry any more. |
Mickey was a math genius. He knew all kinds of equations just in his head. One day, his teacher asked him the capital of California. Mickey lived in California. He didn't know the answer, however, because he only knew math. |
It was Sam's first day at college. He messed up his alarm and woke up late. He tried to get to class as fast as possible. Once there he didn't understand anything being said. It turned out he went to the wrong class. |
My boyfriend is threatening to break up with me. He thinks our lifestyles are too different. He wants to have a family and settle down. I want to travel the world and date lots of people. Maybe breaking up is a good idea. |
Aryah didn't like any of the presents she received for her birthday. She whined and refused to talk to anyone. Her mother tried to make her smile with the cake. But Aryah was deep set into not enjoying herself anymore. As she sulked in her corner everyone ate cake. |
Jason felt bad about the condition of his community. He decided to do something about it. Jason ran for city councilman. He ran a good campaign and told people he really wanted to help. Jason won the election and became city councilman! |
Barry didn't feel well. He told his wife his chest hurt. His wife rushed him to the hospital. At the hospital, Barry found out he had a heart attack. Because he got there in time, Barry was able to make a full recovery. |
Martha wanted diamonds. She asked her husband for them. He said okay. Martha was so excited. She picked out a bracelet. |
James went on a mountain hike by himself. During his hike, he tripped and sprained his ankle. Unable to walk, he called for help. A pair of hikers soon found him and helped him return to the trailhead. James was thankful for the assistance. |
Tony was eating sushi at lunch. And people made fun of him because he was Asian. Afterwards, he decided to eat what everyone else was eating. But he missed eating sushi. Tony decided to eat sushi away from anyone's sight. |
Lynn had the day off from work. She woke up at 6am. Lynn couldn't fall back asleep. She decided to clean the whole house. Lynn's house was spotless by noon. |
Tim and Juan were playing putt putt. They were at the 17th hole and the score was even. Juan really wanted to win. Tim missed a putt, so he had a chance. Then Juan missed the same putt so they tied. |
I have to go look for a new computer. My computer is getting really slow. I think I may have a virus. I tried to clean it with spyware. It is still running slow. |
The woman was having surgery. She met the surgeon before she went into the operating room. He was friendly and compassionate. The woman instantly felt at ease. She knew she was in good hands. |
The kids rented a scary movie. They watched it together. They all got very frightened. They couldn't fall asleep. The next morning the kids were very tired. |
Bob nailed Jed with a dodgeball as hard as he could. Jed went down to the gym floor in pain. Tears flooding his eyes, Jed glared at Bob. Bob pointed and laughed at Jed mockingly. Jed got so mad, he punched Bob right in the face! |
Bill tried to pet a squirrel. The squirrel looked in his hand for nuts. It didn't find any, so it bit his finger hard. Bill screamed and kicked the squirrel far away. A woman in the park called the cops on him for animal abuse. |
Jose moved to the USA with his life savings. He found a cheap building for rent to start his restaurant. After setting up the restaurant, Jose began to work hard. After working hard, his restaurant started getting popular. It all paid off later and Jose became very rich and successful. |
Ken moved to a new town. He wanted to make friends. He put an ad up on craigslist. Ken was able to meet a few people. It gave him confidence to make friends. |
Shannon put on her apron. She cut up some beets. She wiped her hands on the apron. The apron became stained. Shannon changes her apron. |
Gary was recently walking to the store to return some shoes. On the way there, Gary saw a homeless man with no shoes. Gary decided to give the shoes to the man instead of returning them. The man thanked Gary profusely for the shoes. Gary felt so humbled at the homeless man's gratefulness. |
Tom was walking his dog one day. He saw another dog and ran after it. Tom wasn't able to catch up to it. Tom looked for the dog for months. Eventually he decided to get another one. |
Tim was celebrating his second birthday. His parents got him a cake with candles. The candles were the type that didn't blow out. Tim kept trying but the candles kept relighting. Eventually Tim freaked out and started crying. |
Alicia was paying solitaire. She really wanted to win. Finally after twenty minutes, she won. Alicia decided to play again. This time she won in five minutes. |
Barry's favorite radio station does a contest every week. He has never won a contest before. But Barry decided to enter anyway. Barry called in when the host began the daily contest. Barry didn't win and decided to try again next week. |
4 Friends were playing secret santa. Jason had to give Jen a gift. He did not know what to give. He ended up buying a nice notebook Jen pretended to like it. |
My teammate and I were in the woods surveying some trees. We saw a great big red maple. It had signs of infestation from an invasive beetle in the area. We had to cut the beautiful red maple down. We were sad, but happy to be helping the environment. |
Stacy wanted to get her belly button pierced. She begged her mom to let her do it. Her mother refused. Stacy then went to do it anyway. She later regretted it, since it came out horribly. |
James had been suffering from anxiety for months. He had been going to see a psychiatrist. His psychiatrist Sarah recommend him to do various exercises. In particular James was required to speak to a stranger. James was able to strike up a conversation with a girl as he left. |
In 1998 my neighbor Joe was a divorced father. His kids visited him on weekends. One son, who was 10, had anger issues and would misbehave. One night Joe called the police to intervene. The son was quiet that weekend. |
Susan wanted to get in shape and lose weight. She wanted to exercise, but the gym intimidated her. She tried lifting free weights, but she couldn't lift very much! Then she tried plain old walking to get in shape. After a month of daily walking, she'd lost weight and she felt great! |
Jill was very hungry. So she decided to make a hamburger using ground beef. But she was anxious to eat it. She didn't cook it all the way through. And after eating it, she became very sick. |
The other day I wore my boots without socks. This small mistake led to an ingrown toenail. I stupidly tried to remove it myself. It got infected and I was in a lot of pain. Thankfully, the doctor was able to remove it. |
Brenda was a lunch lady at school. Everyday she served her kids with a smile. One day Brenda doesn't show up to school. All the kids in school wonder where she is. The principal tells everyone Brenda had passed away. |
The other day I saw a snake out on the lawn. I went inside to get a broom. I couldn't find a broom so I found a large stick. I shooed the snake away with the large stick. I haven't seen the snake since. |
Amy was at the mall with a friend. She saw a pair of short shorts she liked. She bought them and hid them at home. When her mom found them she yelled at Amy. Amy didn't care about the yelling, but was hurt to lose the shorts. |
I went to my friend's house. She called the police. She told me I should have known not to contact her. I had known her three years before that. She did not want to make up. |
Jimmy choo made an exclusive collection of Cinderella shoes. Kelly was thankful to scoop up a pair yesterday. The shoes looked gorgeous on her. She couldn't believe how nice they looked. She liked them so much she bought another pair. |
It was time to bathe the kids. The two autistic kids made a huge mess. The babies squirmed all over the place. The little girl wanted to play until the water got cold. Once they were dry and in bed, I could get a bath. |
New neighbors moved in next door to Mary with their 28 cats. Suddenly the streets were inundated with cats, many were feral. All complaints were ignored and the new neighbors eventually divorced. The new neighbor's wife remained and a new man moved in with her. This new man was allergic to cats and the cats were removed. |
Poppy needed to make a project for her middle school science fair. She decided to make a model volcano with vinegar and baking soda. Unfortunately, on the day of the fair, she combined them incorrectly. The volcano exploded, spraying fake lava foam everywhere! Instead of winning the science fair, she had to clean up her mess. |
Kelly was having issues with her laptop. She decided to take it into the repair people. When she took it in, she was worried they couldn't fix it. Thankfully however they fixed it with no problem. Kelly was super thankful. |
Our father died in 1998. Our mother had Alzheimer's. We could not care for her and took her to a nursing home. She died six months later. The move to the nursing home was very sad for us all. |
Kim went to the library for story time. The librarian blew soap bubbles for the kids to catch. The bigger boys ran in front of Kim to catch the bubbles. Kim started crying. The librarian blew some bubbles just for Kim to catch. |
Jack was good at dancing. He set up some cardboard on a street corner. He started to break dance. A crowd gathered around and began cheering. Jack felt great dancing. |
Joey's first grade class took a trip to the pumpkin patch. They could pick a pumpkin as long as they could get it to the bus. Joey's pumpkin was much too big and heavy. He finally laid his jacket on the ground to pull the pumpkin along. He got to keep it because he got it to the bus. |
Elroy was printing out papers for his presentation. Halfway through it his printer stopped working. It said it needed yellow ink even though the prints were in black. Elroy was really upset and threw the printer against the wall. He wound up buying a new one from a different brand. |
Last Christmas I really wanted a new phone. However they were really expensive. So, I never expected to actually get one as a gift. On Christmas day, I was pleasantly shocked. It turned out my boyfriend got me the phone. |
Susie was sitting on her barstool. She kept kicking the counter with her feet. Suddenly, her kick sent her falling backwards. The chair hit the ground with a thud and broke. Susie hurt her head and was really scared. |
Sally wanted to travel but she did not have money. She decided to do some research and get on a train. She found out the nearest freight train goes to cali. She planned it right and got on it. SHe then sees other people on it. |
I watched the MLB World Series with my dad last night. We had a great time rooting for the Yankees. It was a close game and the Yankees lost. We were very upset that they lost. We hope that they'll win tonight. |
Kim always made good grades. She was in high school now though. She had a big science test and had been studying hard. She was very anxious about it. When Kim got her test back she had failed. |
The innkeeper didn't have any space in his inn when the man came. He told the man he could have his bed as he looked tired. In the middle of the night, robbers came and the man slew them. The innkeeper was very grateful. Ever since, he always found extra room for a guest. |
Ty was a heavy smoker. He needed to quit for his health. He joined a quit club at work. All the guys encouraged each other. they helped To quit smoking for good! |
Pat and Lindsay had been together for 10 years. One day, Pat decided to bake cookies. He made alphabet shaped cookies and spelled out words with them. He asked Lindsay to marry him by spelling it out with the cookies. Lindsay said yes. |
Mandy opened the car door. She sat down in the seat. Gary came out and started to close Mandy's door. Mandy reached out to close the door at the same time. Mandy's finger got smashed in the door. |
Erica was on her morning run. She saw a stray kitten while running through the park. She took it home and fed it. She decided to keep the kitten. She took the kitten to the vet the next day to get vaccinated. |
Sam was worried about his Great Aunt Dot. She was forgetting to pay her bills. She also left the gas on. Sam convinced her to move to an assisted living home. Dot was a lot safer there, and made new friends. |
Vera shared an apartment with two roommates. Continually, Vera would walk into the kitchen and find dirty dishes Her roommates would go to bed without cleaning up after themselves Vera was so frustrated one day that she threw all the dishes away. Her roommates got the message and began to wash dishes every day. |
I joined my friend in the gym to lift weights. We started our workout on the bench press. I lifted half of what my friend did, and I almost dropped the weight. When we moved to the leg exercises, I quit from exhaustion. I went into the locker room and packed up my bag for home. |
John jumped into his car to go home from work for the night. He always drives with the windows down to smell the fresh air. As he was driving, a bat flew into his far through the open window. The bat caused John to swerve all over the road and run into a curb. John had to take his car to a shop to get his tire fixed the next day. |
Gus wanted to be an astronaut ever since he could remember. He would look up at the sky and wish he was in space flying. He studied and studied and got good grades all throughout school. By the time he was in college he was well on his way to his dream. He became an astronaut and all because he followed his dream. |
Johnny wonder what is happening in the world. He decides to read a newspaper. Johnny reads about events all over the world. He learns a lot. Johnny is happy that he learned about news around the world. |
Lucy is a fifty year old woman who lives with her husband. They both have cell phones and they also have a land line. One day Lucy thought about getting rid of her land line phone. Nobody uses it now since they have cell phones. Lucy got rid of it and now saved herself an extra monthly bill. |
I decided to have a dinner party for all of my friends. I went to the grocery store to purchase all of the groceries. Suzie came over to help me cook. We made lasagna and french bread. Everyone loved the dinner party. |
Diane was a whiz in the kitchen. Today she was going to make her famous casserole. It was an eggplant casserole. She worked long and hard in the kitchen preparing the dish. When it was ready everyone agreed it was as delicious as always. |
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