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Tony wanted to impress his friends so he bought a big house. He invited them so they could compliment him on his purchase. His friends were suitably impressed, but it wasn't enough for Tony. He felt alone in his big house as soon as they were gone. So he bought a cat and a dog and felt he had company.
My wife told me today, she wanted to get a dog. I told he that we already have a baby, why do we need a dog. Our son just turned the age of two. My wife said, our son is the one who wants the dog. Now we have our son, a dog and another baby on the way.
George, despite his name, wasn't curious at all. He didn't like learning anything new or be challenged. What he wanted was a simple life. But life didn't listen to this and sent him a whimsical woman. He fell madly in love and suddenly wanted to learn all about her.
Fernando had always wanted to see the natural beauty of Maine. One day he decides to drive to Maine and see it himself. In Maine, Fernando tries the local lobster and other food. On the last day he is very sad to leave Maine. It has truly been the trip of a lifetime for Fernando.
Ethan was walking at the mall. Suddenly, he spotted something black. He retrieved it and saw that it was a wallet. At first, he thought about keeping it. Finally, he decided that he should turn it in.
The dog wanted to go outside. I was tired of the cold. I opened the door and propped it open. I let her go outside by herself. She was perfectly contained by the fence, and I could sit and relax.
Annie took a trip to Florida to see her Dad. They visited Magic Kingdom but Annie didn't have much fun. Her Dad walked so fast that she couldn't keep up with him. He wouldn't slow down because he thought he had to see everything. Annie just wanted to see her Dad.
David was going to go camping. He was going with a few friends and needed to get some food. Everyone else was contributing something so he was nervous. He wasn't sure what to get so he eventually decided on granola bars. When he arrived at the campsite with his friends they were happy!
Diana was on a trip to visit her uncle when she picked up 2 strangers. On the way there she got a bad stomach ache and had to stop. She pulled over to a gas station and asked to use the bathroom. When she was there she had a hard time getting through the whole thing. When she was done she went outside and realized she had been robbed.
During math class, Amy passed a note to Jim. Jim opened the note and saw it had a single question. The note asked if Jim liked Amy, asking for an answer yes or no. Jim passed the note back to Amy after answering her question. He had written the word maybe.
Tom was a student at middle school. There was a health fair at his school. He decided to get his hearing checked. He really enjoyed the testing process. He was happy to learn he was in perfect health.
They had a Halloween costume contest at work. Everyone was supposed to dress up as something. There were cats and goblins. But one costume won the big prize. A woman dressed up as a crazy cat lady.
Sandy was doing her homework. She spilled juice all over her homework paper. Her mother left the paper on the counter overnight. The homework had dried out. Sandy picked up the paper and was able to turn it in.
Olivia had recently gotten married. Her husband and her had been enjoying the first few weeks of marriage. Unfortunately, they finally had their first fight. Olivia was really sad until she realized this was the first one. She lost her focus because she was happy about their milestone.
John started making a new recipe. He put together the ingredients perfectly. He cooked the ingredients perfectly. He enjoyed what he felt was a masterpiece. He left the stove top on, and burned down the kitchen.
Bob hated spiders His friends decided to pull a prank on bob He arrived late at his house one day and sat down at his couch He felt something moving on his shoulder, it was a tarantula He jumped and then fainted from the shock
The sidewalk from Tom's house was slippery. Tom has to walk down that sidewalk. From his door to his friends house was slick ice. He carefully and slowly walked with each step cautious. Tom made it to his friends house safely.
Connor was on vacation. He had rented a beach house on the ocean. There was a hurricane nearing the area. Connor had to evacuate. He was reimbursed part of his stay.
Amy was joking with her friends in class one day. The teacher asked her to hush, but she ignored him. After a while, he told Amy he was giving her detention! Amy had to stay in class for a whole hour after school! She wished she had listened to her teacher in the first place.
Edwin was rude to the waiter. The waiter refused to serve Edwin. The waiter's boss fired him. The waiter followed Edwin home. The waiter confronted Edwin on Edwin's lawn.
Alicia wanted the new iphone. So she waited in line all day for one. Then she realized she could have just preordered one. She then felt rather stupid. So she realized she would do that next year.
Rika was feeling nostalgic. She wanted to play volleyball like she did growing up. She rang her friend who used to play on the same team. They met up at a park that had a net. Rika and her friend had fun together playing like they used to.
Miranda was shopping for computers online. Her old laptop screen had broken. Then she noticed a replacement screen for sale. She hadn't known it was possible to fix but she bought it. She was thrilled to realize that she could fix her computer.
Angie was in a bad marriage. She decided it was time to leave her husband. It was the hardest choice she ever made. The first few days was so rough. Angie finally figured out it was the best decision she made.
Tara wanted to be a better role model for her child. She was using a lot of curse words around her child. She also, slept in late everyday. She started one day, waking up in the morning. She feels a lot better about herself.
Tom, a high school student, did not do well on a test. The teacher told Tom that his mother had to sign the graded test. Tom didn't want his mother to find out his poor grade. So, he forged her signature. The next day, he handed the test to the teacher and got away with it.
Allie wanted a new kitten. So she went to the local shelter. She picked up a tabby cat. Allie was so happy to have a cat. She couldn't believe she was an owner now.
Keith was out drinking with "friends" in his house. He got too drunk. He ended up passing out in his house. His so called friends stole from his house. He lost $1000 worth of material.
Franco Francini was a wealthy business mogul. He owned half of a city's real estate. Unfortunately, Franko was greedy. Most of his buildings were in disrepair, or ugly. Eventually he had no more tenants, and went broke.
My stepbrother David and I never got along. My stepmother favored him over me in a large way. Unknown to my father, she always made me sit in the backseat. David was her pet, while she made me work like a dog at the farm. One day I broke David's nose while we were in a heated fight.
John was going to a parade. He felt strange because he was going alone. His friend texted him as he was leaving to the parade. His friend asked him if he was going to the parade. John said yes so they met up and watched the parade together.
Mary and her sister haven't spoken in many Year's. Mary wishes she and her sister spoke more. One night she decides to knit a sweater and send it to her sister. Her sister calls her to thank her for the sweater. Mary is so happy that she and her sister are speaking again.
Pam had a pen pal when she was 8. They wrote each other for 3 years. Pam suddenly stopped writing her pen pal. Ten years later, Pam ran into her pen pal. Pam and her pen pal are now best friends that hang out all the time.
My daughter woke up in the middle of the night. She was very hungry. She went into the refrigerator. She pulled out a bag of carrots. She ate the carrots with ranch dressing.
The spider made a web. A deer knocked over the web with his head. The spider fell on the deer. The spider lowered himself from the dog with a strand of web. The spider went back to fix his old web.
Tom was shopping at the store. Tom loved cow's milk, and had never tried goat milk. Tom was surprised to see goat milk for sale at the store. Tom excitedly purchased the goat milk. Tom drank goat milk for the first time and loved it.
Greg wanted to meet someone. He went to a singles bar. No one there was appropriate. The dating sites he signed up for just bombarded him with ads. Eventually he gave up and died alone.
Janet loved gymnastics. Growing up she always dreamed of winning gold medals. The closest she ever got was bronze. It was at an important competition and she got local fame. She still hangs it proudly on her wall.
The quarterback threw the ball. The receiver dropped the pass. The coach pulled the receiver out of the game. The quarterback threw the ball to his backup. The backup receiver made a great catch.
Tyler is on is way home from work. He is in his car driving. While driving he sees a cat in the road. He swerves to dodge it. He lands in a ditch but the cat is spared.
Marco is feeling bored one day. He decides to go outside. When he gets outside he jumps rope. He returns home feeling tired. Marco is happy that he is no longer bored.
We moved in September. When the weather got cold we noticed our window was leaking. For days we avoided the couch because of the cold. Finally, we decided to check the window. We found out it was opened at the top and closed it.
Jane wanted to make chicken noodle soup. Jane went to the store. Jane bought carrots, celery, potatoes, and a whole chicken. Jane added all of the items to a pot and cooked a pot of soup. Jane's family loved the soup.
Tim was at his house bored. He couldn't figure out what to do. He looked on tv for answers. He saw a commercial about homeless people. So he decided to volunteer at a homeless shelter.
Tom was running for a local office. His campaign was doing well. All of a sudden a huge scandal hit him. He was innocent but the stories still spread. Tom wound up losing his race.
My boyfriend and I decided we wanted to eat healthier. We thought that we could start buying more vegetables. We took a trip to the local farmer's market. There was an abundance of freshly harvested vegetables. We purchased spinach, broccoli, and yams.
Last week my wife bought a six pack of beer. She brought only one bottle up from the car. She had other packages to carry. She forgot where she put the beer. She went to the car and found the beer under a towel in the back.
My wife's nephew became a father last year. His wife gave birth to a boy in September. We visited the baby in the hospital. They named the baby Matteo. We found the name to be interesting.
Lulu and the girls decided to be in the talent show. Lulu thought it would be fun if they did a triad. When the show was over, the girls won. They each won a medal. Lulu was thrilled.
When a spongy tree became unstable, we couldn't afford a tree service. We tackled the work ourselves, using a hand saw and clippers. I even chopped up the branches by hand to make garden mulch. When we got to the big trunks, we checked out the hardware store. There, we were able to affordably rent a chainsaw to finish the job.
Steve worked outdoors at the car wash. When summer came, there were record-high temperatures. Steve worked hard, and the added heat made him sweat profusely. He became so dehydrated that he suffered a heat stroke. After recovering, Steve was forced to work only indoors.
It's a funny story how I met rapper 50 Cent, before he was famous. I walked downtown Long Beach selling my demo tape for $5. A young man looked back at me because I was too shy to pitch him. I offered him my tape for $5 and he bought it. Months later his album came out and I recognized him from Long Beach.
The Smith family decided to finally get a puppy. They went to the pound with the children to pick one out. There were two little brown puppies playing together. The workers told them they were best friends. So instead of one puppy, they took home two.
Today Logan is having a babysitter. His auntie is coming to babysit. They play with stickers and dinosaurs. They giggle a lot. They have a lot of fun.
Pauline had an obsession with garden gnomes. She had a collection of over 1000 gnomes. Her favourite was one that her son gave her for christmas. It was a gnome holding a sign saying "Pauline is #1 mum" She loved it because she felt like the gnomes were calling her mum.
Lucy got all her friends together for a pizza party. She was super excited to make the pizza. They rolled out the dough and poured on the toppings. They then put the pizzas in the oven for a half hour. When the pizzas were done, they had a taste and were delicious.
I tried to make pizza today. When I went to put it in the oven, I dropped it. The toppings got everywhere. I cleaned it up. Instead of trying again, I ordered pizza instead.
John was the only one to survive a plane crash. He was afraid but he wanted to live so he pushed himself forward. He checked the crash for anything that would help his survival. He found food and clothing and decides to use the airplane as shelter. He found a map,realized that a town was nearby and so he went there.
Daniel is bored at his house with his kids. He suggest that they all go camping. They all agree to go camping. They all head out to the campground and have a great time. Daniel loved taking his kids camping.
Tom was doing cardio at the ring. He was running on the treadmill. He slipped over his shoelace. Tom fell and got thrown back. Luckily he wasn't seriously injured.
I attended a Taekwondo tournament. I was only a yellow belt and didn't have much experience. I got into the ring and fought against a person twice my size. I ended up hitting him and dodging all his blows. I was awarded a gold medal for my performance.
Sue was allowed to use makeup when she turned fourteen. She studied how to apply makeup for weeks before her birthday. On her birthday she spent hours applying makeup. She was confident she looked amazing. She was sure of it when her mother told her how beautiful she looked.
The man got hit in the head. It hurt his brain. People said he had changed. The man tried to fit into society. Society rejected the man.
Mark was racing down the freeway. He hit the median. His car rolled several times. Mark was ejected from the sportscar. He was rushed to the hospital.
Jake is given an assignment. Jake does not spend much time on it. He plays video games instead. The next day in school he gives his presentation. He is given a failing grade for poor performance.
Tom did very well in school. He was invited to join the Academic decathlon. The night of the even Tom got dressed up. He did very well answering all the questions asked of him. He won second place overall.
Emma had moved into an old house with her family. One night she heard footsteps in the attic. She cautiously rose from bed and went to the stairs of the attic. At the top of the stairs was her father with a cigarette in his mouth. He had taken to smoking again, and was trying to keep it a secret.
On the first day of fifth grade, Andre had a bad feeling. His mother enrolled him in a Christian Academy, but Andre was scared. Andre's class was a melange of kids from California neighborhoods. They began fighting. Andre saw about ten fights his first day in fifth grade.
A man went camping during salmon spawning season. He went down to the river to see the fish swimming upstream. He leaned out over the water for a better look. A jumping salmon hit him in the head, nearly knocking him in. The next year, he avoided spawning season.
Andre was kicking flowers in the yard. His father came out and warned him not to do it. Andre kicked the flowers anyway. Andre was grounded for 3 months. He never ignored a warning ever again.
In 1995 our government agency received a new worker. Sam was very friendly and polite. He had no job tasks, though. Sam sat in the office and made phone calls. He was eventually removed after the next election.
The man cooked a hamburger on the grill. He liked wanted it to be medium rare. He cooked it for too long. The hamburger tasted too burnt. He did not enjoy eating that hamburger.
Joe returned home to see a whole in his window. When he went inside he found a baseball on the floor. Joe went to his neighbor Timmy's house with the ball. Timmy confessed that he broke it on accident. Joe gave him back his ball and had the window replaced.
I was riding my bike home. And I decided to go through a neighborhood I was unfamiliar with. I had to ride over a very large hill. And it made me exhausted. But when I got home, I felt proud of myself.
Liz wanted to be more worldly. She decided to learn a new language. She did it online mostly. It was good enough for people to understand. Liz keeps working to make it better.
I woke up late today. I rushed to get dressed and brush my teeth. I was late to work. Luckily, no one noticed. I stayed late to get my work done.
Abdullah arrives at the gym. He warms up with a quick run. Abdullah does his leg routine. Abdullah cleans up and heads home. He passes out for a nap because he's exhausted from leg day.
Charles thought Rodney Maze was an interesting guy. He didn't think Rodney would take advantage of him. He was wrong. Rodney used Charles' house phone for a long distance call. Next, Rodney left and Charles received a $600 phone bill.
Sarah loved cooking. It was a tradition in her family. One day her mother surprised her with a cookbook. It had been in their family for generations. Sarah was touched and encouraged to cook more.
Ron had distant cousins come to visit him and his wife. They decided to try to be good hosts. They made his cousin's home-cooked meals. They also gave them tours around town. Ron's cousins told him what gracious hosts they were!
Jill thought she got a fresh bottle of water. She took it with her to work. When she got there she noticed it was already open. The water inside was actually dirty. Jill tossed it and bought another from a vending machine.
Me and my wife love zombie shows. We were watching one last Sunday night. My wife bit my arm. She left a bruise! I never knew she was a biter!
I went to home depot and got a new plant. I put the plant on my balcony when I got home. Later that week something flew by my window. I looked outside to see what it was. I noticed a hummingbird on my new plant.
CJ loved clams. One day he went to the beach. He dug for clams. There were a lot of clams for him to collect. CJ had a great dinner that night with the clams.
Padfoot the Pitbull had just come home from the pound. He was getting used to his new surroundings including three cats. Padfoot decided that the cats were actually play toys. He chased them until it scratched his nose causing him to yelp! Padfoot learned quickly not to chase the cats.
Robert was broke and needed money. He decided to start selling carpet. He then got a few clients. He installed the carpet for the clients. Now Robert has enough money for a new house!
Suzy had a laptop for a few years. She really loved it. But unfortunately the laptop broke. Suzy had to get another one. When she got it it was great.
I was once stopped at immigration and almost not let in. I was tired and my story was sloppy so they threatened to detain me. Luckily I proved who I was though it was scary. They let me through but just barely. Ever since I have been nervous about immigration.
Scott challenged his friend to a contest. The goal was to see who could drink more juice boxes in one minute. Scott's friend agreed to participate in the strange competition. They met at Scott's house to begin the contest. Scott won by drinking six juice boxes in one minute!
The two teams had their best runners. They got ready to run. They jumped off of the platform. They ran down the track. The best team won!
Heather loved doing yoga. She bought a yoga ball to practice it at home. She did yoga every day. Soon, her muscles were long and lean. Heather loved her new workout.
Jill's fitness trainer gave her a pedometer to track her steps. The trainer told her the pedometer wouldn't lie. Jill grew tired of meeting the goal and misplaced the pedometer. She found it inside her dryer, still working. The dryer's rotation set Jill's weekly goal for steps.
Kara was starting up a jewelry business with limited resources. A friend let her sell items at her store for a small commission. When sales were good, she needed a source of inexpensive supplies. Kara found a charity thrift store loaded with donated accessories. The secondhand necklaces provided parts galore while helping charity.
Kiley had a bug bite on her leg. She kept scratching at the bite. The bite got infected. She had to go to the doctor. Kiley was treated for a staph infection.
Gina needed to get across the playground. She wanted to see her crush, Jamie before recess ended. But there was still quite a distance to cover. She was finally getting close to where he was sitting. Just then the bell rang, and Jamie disappeared into the building.
I published a book of poems a few years ago. A friend who encouraged me to write the book had me over last night. As we began sipping our drinks I realized I saw a copy of my book. My friend was using it as a coaster on his coffee table! I laughed on the outside but wept on the inside.
Vanessa got a blanket for Easter. It was pink and soft. She slept with it every day. One day she left it in a hotel during a trip. Vanessa was devastated.
Henry prepared baked chicken, with rice and mashed potatoes. He prepared a plate of food for his wife. When she bit into the chicken, she had a disgusted look. When she spit her chicken out, Henry can see the wrong pieces. He immediately apologized.
Alex needed a new bike. He went to the store and test drove each one. He decided on a mountain bike. It had big wheels. He rode it home and showed it to all his friends.
Daisy is working in her office when she feels contractions. She calls her husband to let him know that the baby is coming. Her husband rushes to her office to drive her to the hospital. While in the car, Daisy's water breaks. They reach the hospital and she gives birth to a baby girl.