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Roger had a very large key ring full of various keys. After many years, Roger didn't even know what some of the keys were. After his passing, Roger's family tried to figure out all the keys. They found one very strange key that they finally fit to a safe. Inside the safe was thousands of dollars worth of gold.
They had circled around twice in a row. Roger was starting to lose patience as they had been lost for hours. Rick gave Roger the map and compass and gave up control. Roger studied the map and pointed out the direction they should walk. After walking along that path for ten minutes, they found their camp.
Ty was feeling lucky. He decided to try his luck with a lottery ticket. He grabbed his keys to start scratching off the circles. Just one more match and he could win 500 dollars! Ty got a match!
Dan decided to change his own oil. He figured he would save a couple of bucks. After an hour of work and a big mess he still had to clean up. He decided after cleaning up that it wasn't worth it. Next time he just took it somewhere else with a coupon.
Jessica likes to write fiction. She submitted a story she'd written to a magazine. The magazine published the story in their fall issue. Jessica was paid $500 for the story. She used the money to buy a new wardrobe.
Rob wanted a Sega Genesis. His parents refused to buy one since he had a Nintendo. Rob saved his money from his allowance and his birthday money. When his dad Dan took him to the store to buy one he was $20 short. Dan hated to see Rob sad so he paid the $20.
The old lady next door was ill. You could see it in her face as she left her home to go to the doctor. She looked worn out. She lived alone, and her only companion was a dog. Gina worried she would die in that house alone, and no one would know.
The family decided to see a movie. They went to the local theater. It was new and beautiful. They sat in the comfortable seats and enjoyed a great show. It had been a really fun night together.
Tom needed money to pay rent. Tom got a job as a baker. The job did not pay a lot of money. Tom got a raise and made a lot more money. That made it easy for him to pay rent!
Since my father destroyed my kidney, I've had high blood pressure. I've been taking medication to lower it for 20 years. The medication controlled my heart rate, so it made me tired always. The doctor sent me to a nephrologist. They said there was nothing they could do.
Em had lost her pet rat! He had escaped from his cage while she was at school. She looked everywhere but could not find him. Then she heard a squeal from under her bed. Her pet had been hiding there the whole time!
Todd worked hard all summer to buy a new car. He mowed lawns and cleaned yards for the cash to buy the car. He eventually made enough for a used car from a friend. The car ran great and Todd was very happy. Todd decided to mow more lawns to save up for the gas he now needed.
Tom was driving after a party. He was pulled over. He was accused of driving under the influence. Tom got an expensive lawyer to defend him. He was able to get off without a problem.
Bradley is 16 years old. Bradley really wants a job to make extra money. Bradley applies to a local retail store. Bradley is interviewed by the manager. Bradley gets the job.
Amy was going on a date. She told her friend she was going to paint her toenails. Her friend suggested they get pedicures. Amy met her friend at the salon where they got the pedicures. Afterwards Amy wished she had just done her nails and saved the money
One day, a telemarketer called the Davis family. The marketer asked about their political affiliations. The father told the man on the phone that they were Democrats. The man on the phone laughed. The father got mad and hung up.
Jill was very afraid of spiders. A friend of hers said he knew of a way to conquer her fear. Jill took his advice and bought a spider farm. See look at the spiders daily and tried to get comfortable with them. After 3 months Jill was no longer afraid of any type of spider.
Joe and Bill had a contest as to who could carve the scariest pumpkin. They were going to put both out on Halloween. Trick or treaters would vote on them. That night they both sat outside to take the votes. They each got exactly twenty six so it was a tie.
I went Christmas shopping last weekend. First I tried the mall, but it was too packed with people. Next I went to the shops on Main Street. I found the perfect gift for my mom, but couldn't buy it due to price. I headed back to the mall where it was on sale for fifty dollars less.
Kay was coloring in her coloring book when she ran out of pages. She decided to finish her drawing on the wall. She asked her mom to come and look at her drawings. Her mother looked upset instead of happy. Her mother spanked her and made her wash the drawing off the wall.
Jane was so excited to step off the airplane. She had just landed in Berlin after a long ride. She beamed brightly as she made her way to immigration. She showed her passport to the official. After her passport was stamped, Jane gave the official a big smile.
We went to Tanglewood last Sunday. Veronika Eberle was the soloist. She played a Mozart concerto. I liked her very much, and looked for her on Spotify. Spotify had only a few pieces featuring her, and I was sad.
William was on a weekend trip. He to visit his grandparent's farm. They kept him busy with mostly farming chores. William grew to love life on the farm. He decided to buy his own farm.
Rena has a hard time falling asleep. Sometimes she gets lucky and falls asleep within 30 minutes. But the sleep doesn't last very long. She wakes up multiple times throughout the night. The Doctor has told her that she has chronic insomnia.
We saw Chinese movies in the 1960s. They rented time in a theater on Friday nights, after 10 pm. We were young but our parents took us anyway. We saw a lot of action pictures. We slept late the next morning.
Bret decided to bake his own bread. He mixed the dough carefully. But when he pulled the bread out of the oven, he frowned. The bread had not risen! Bret realized he had forgotten the yeast!
Maryann is having a hard time picking out what to wear today. She doesn't have anywhere in particular to go. She just wants to look nice and casual. After trying over 15 outfits, she calls it quits. She spends the rest of the day online shopping.
The family approached a small donation desk. The organization accepting donations was the American red cross. Everyone took out their wallets and donated a couple of dollars. Ben only threw a penny. He also took out a dollar to use for snacks.
Jo loved to hunt for arrowheads. His friend Mike suggested they go to look for them in the woods. The two boys spent all day searching all over the woods. By nightfall, they had found so many arrowheads. Jo was very grateful that Mike invited him.
Timmy had volunteered to be in the dunking booth at the school picnic. It sounded like fun, and would help raise money for the homeless. However, his swim trunks were lost. His solution was to wear a pair of his dad's old Umbros. He made it on time and helped raise a good amount of money.
Gina was paying for her candy at CVS. There was someone yelling at the back of the store. Gina turned to see a man walking towards the door. One of the pharmacy technicians was yelling at him. Gina was shocked to see a store employee being so unprofessional.
Phil was making a lot of money online. Other people in the community were jealous. They tried to call him out. Phil decided to stop being in the community. He's been happy since.
Lauren had an interview scheduled on Tuesday. She really needed the job. She was nervous and worried about the interview all week. When the date finally arrived, Lauren did her best. She managed to land the position!
Chelsea loved designer brand clothes. Her friend Liv told her she had a way to get designer brand cheap. Chelsea gave her 500 dollars to get a new purse. The purse was a knockoff from China that cost Liv 120 dollars. Chelsea couldn't tell and got 380 dollars stolen from her.
Bob was cleaning his shed. He heard some strange noises behind some boxes. He went to get a flashlight. He shined the light way back into the back of the shed. There was a big ball of snakes in the corner.
Christy has never set up a budget before in her life. She was introduced to the concept of envelope budgeting by her friend. Her friend was in massive debt for most of her life. Once her friend explained the concept, Christy started using it. Now she no longer has any credit card debt.
Molly found a sack of coins outside a store in town. She didn't tell her folks because she wanted to keep the money. Then, Molly's mother told her about a robbery at the store. Molly thought about the coins hidden in her room. She returned the coins and got a reward from the owner.
I was sleeping in my bed. I heard a noise. It was a rustling noise. I jumped only to find that it was a small lizard. I decided to let the poor lizard go outside.
My friend Gary is an outdoorsman. In 1988 we lived next to a pond in the city. Gary inflated a boat and got out into the pond. The police came by and told him there was no boating. He was disappointed.
Stella needed some new pants. She looked everywhere for some. Finally she saw some at the mall. Stella took the first she saw. They fit perfectly.
I went on a field trip to a nursery when I was a small child. They gave us each a tomato they had grown right there! My mother set it aside to use in our dinner. When she came back for it, there was a huge chunk missing. My brother, a toddler who loved tomatoes, had helped himself to it!
For track practice, we had to do a box jump at 48 inches. I had never done it before and I knew I was scared. Other people went and completed the jump. When I stepped up, I was very nervous. However, in the end I was able to complete the jump.
Steve's grandma made it tradition to make birthday calls. Every year she would call Steve to say happy birthday. This year, Steve was tired from work and slept all day. He missed his grandma's call and felt terrible. Luckily she understood and still gave him a belated message.
The artist released new work. It was a comic strip about having a family. A lot of people said it was very funny and realistic. The teenagers that bought comics didn't like it, though. The artist decided to make some adjustments.
Tim had soccer practice after school. He asked his dad to pick him up. After practice was over Tim waited for his dad. He never showed up. Tim was disappointed yet again by his father.
Arthur did not want to go to school. A bully was always being mean to him. One day Arthur decided to stand up to the bully. When the bully pushed him, he pushed back. The bully was surprised and decided not to pick on him.
Tina wanted to see the new movie playing. She and her friends showed up to see it. Unfortunately the movie was sold out. Tina was so upset. She started to cry.
I always wanted to swim with the dolphins. I saw dolphins when I was at Sea World with my family. I asked my mom if we could swim with them. She wouldn't let me because it cost too much money. I was disappointed that I couldn't swim with them that day.
Allie had a debate for history class. She had prepared for many hours for it. But all of the sudden her mind went blank. She couldn't focus. She didn't know what to say.
Bob owned a Bonsai tree. He tried to water it every day. The Bonsai tree started to die. Bob gave it some plant food. The Bonsai got better.
My truck's door stopped opening awhile ago. I didn't have any experience in fixing doors so I researched it. I found out what to do but was very nervous when doing it. Eventually I just bit the bullet and started working on it. After a few days of work and fixing different things I got it working!
Rachel really wanted a snow day. She was tired of having to get up. Thankfully the phone rang. When she answered the phone it was the school. A snow day was rewarded.
Barry was unhappy with Christianity. He decided to find a new religion. He traveled to the Middle East to explore Islam. Barry enjoyed the philosophy of Islam. Barry decided to convert to Islam.
Tim wanted to become fit. He joined a new gym. He saw a man skipping rope. He copied the man's exercise and form. He quickly became fit after jumping rope regularly.
Tyler walked to his mailbox. It was almost his birthday. He was expecting a letter from his mom. He hasn't seen her since she was deployed. Tyler grabbed a letter with a big smile.
He sat back in the chair. He tried to relax. He stretched his feet on the ottoman. He sighed with relief. His feet felt better.
Abby wanted to hatch chickens for a school project. She went to her grandparents farm to do her project. Abby's grandparents let her study one hen that was laying eggs. Abby kept notes on how long the egg took to hatch and the conditions. When the egg hatched, Abby turned in her written study.
Jeff is a volleyball coach at a high school. He held try outs today and he has to cut two kids. He is dreading doing this because he doesn't want to upset them. He gave them specific things to work on to get better. The following year they came back and had improved!
Gerard came to work in his underwear that morning. He didn't realize until his secretary told him. Embarrassed, he went back home to change. But he couldn't find his house again. He was surprised when the doctor later said he was losing his memory.
Ron was playing football outside with his friends. Ron tackled one of his friends. His friend fell and sprained his wrist. Ron and his friends decided to stop playing tackle football. They started playing tag football instead.
Jed followed the instructions to compile Chromium OS. He did everything Google's developer page said to. When Jed tried to run the QEMU image, it wouldn't work. Jed spent days on it, getting angrier and angrier. Finally he gave up, and learned to love Windows.
Jane was trying to take a nap. She heard a loud bang in the kitchen. It woke her up. A dish had fallen off the counter. Jane picked it up and went back to sleep.
The girl decided to write a book of poetry. She sat down every day and wrote a new poem. She did this every day for almost two years. She amassed a huge collection of poems. She decided at the last minute not to try to publish them.
Carrie cannot wait until football season starts! Most chicks like her are not into it but she is. She is very popular among the guys and that is probably why. She also sings like an angel. She will perform the National Anthem on opening day.
Joe was feeling depressed. He went to his psychiatrist. His psychiatrist prescribed him medication for his depression. The medication did not help. Joe was able to cure his depression with exercise and a healthy diet.
The Bundy's neighbor had a really annoying dog. He barked all day and night. One day someone took the dog. The neighbors blamed the Bundy's. They never saw the dog again.
Susie went to the candy store. She loved everything in it. She wished she could have it all. She decided to ask her mom if she could. Her mom said no.
The kids huddled around the tv. They were going to watch their favorite movie. The opening credits started and they got very excited. They loved movie night! They stayed up late to finish it.
One of my daughter's friends got married last weekend. One of her bridesmaids got into a fight that night. She hit her husband and he beat her up. She called the police and he was arrested. The fight overshadowed the wedding.
Tom wanted to play the piano. As soon as he tried, he felt like a failure. He sounded awful. Tom practiced everyday. Soon, he was the best piano player at his school.
Graham had been missing his favorite book for weeks. One day he was at his friend's house playing. As he dug through some toys, he spotted his book. Graham confronted his friend who admitted to stealing it. Luckily Graham was able to forgive his friend.
Liv walked into her son's room to get his laundry. There was a horrible smell! She sniffed around until she found the source. It was his gym shoes. She took them outside so they could air out.
The cloud was grey. The man decided to bring a coat. It began to rain. The man put on the coat. The coat protected him from the rain.
Tom had an old bicycle. It kept breaking on him. Tom kept fixing it each time. The last time it broke his parents surprised him with a new bike. Tom was excited and incredibly thankful.
Jamie was about to enter the sixth grade. Today was her orientation. At first, she was overwhelmed and nervous. Luckily, the school put her in a group. There, she made two close friends.
Kim we to the supermarket to buy paper towels. She saw that he brand was at the top of the shelf. Kim reached but was not able to grab it. She began to climb the shelves to grab it. A store clerk noticed this and told her to get down.
Leslie had a few chickens. They each laid an egg every day. She would collect them and put them in her fridge. She sold them to her neighbor for $3 a dozen. She was making a lot of money each month off her eggs.
I wanted to know the name of the song I heard in my head I hummed it out loud but still could not name the song. I sung it for my friends and family but they did not know it either. I searched through old CDs hoping I would find the song. I called a radio station, hummed them the song, now I know the song.
The boxers were in the ring. The bell dinged and they walked out towards each other. They began trading blows. The boxers went back and forth until one of them left his guard down. The other boxer took advantage and with a swift cross knocked him out.
Alexander woke to a strange noise in the middle of the night. He got out of bed to investigate. He grabbed a baseball bat in case it was an intruder. He found his cat tapping on the window sill. Alexander went back to bed.
The tsunami crashed into the village. Many homes were destroyed. A crew of volunteers came to the area. They rebuilt the homes. Another tsunami came and did more damage.
Daniel's mother was determined to see him marry well. She set up a blind date for him with the governor's daughter. Daniel went out dancing with friends instead of on the date. While out dancing he met Darlene who was a poor man's daughter. Eventually they married, causing his mother many years of sorrow.
Jim loved to eat sandwiches. Jim went to the kitchen to make one. He pulled out the mayo, the cheese, and the turkey. Jim suddenly realized he didn't have bread. He used a flour tortilla instead and was very happy.
Jason's mother warned him not to rough house. He ignored the warning. He threw a ball to his brother. The ball went through a windows and broke it. His mother found out and grounded him.
Cole loved football. He was a referee on the weekends. He liked blowing the whistle and making calls. He refereed a very close game. The crowd didn't like a lot of his calls and they yelled at him.
Ray was constantly sick. And he realized his indoor air quality was bad. He left his window open. And he got a high quality window filter. And the air quality in his house was much better.
Tanya was having a rough day. She was feeling really down. Tanya called her mom to chat. After 30 minutes, Tanya felt better. She's happy her mom always makes her feel better.
There was a sliding glass door at Grace's house. Grace ran into the glass door and cut her knee. Her frantic mother took Grace to the emergency room. Grace needed ten stitches in her knee. Her mother decided to put butterfly stickers on the glass door.
I found a silver quarter in my change today. Because of this I decided to go through all my other quarters. I found five more silver quarters among them. I took all the silver quarters to a jeweler to exchange them. He gave me five dollars for each quarter.
I called a local Chinese restaurant to order food. The worker asked me for some information including my order. I told him that I want to purchase a family deal. He said that everything is $100 dollars. I cancelled the call.
Ryan made a living exposing the media to his benefit. Now, he had to let people know how corrupt the media is. So he wrote a tell all book on the media. His book made the New York times bestseller list! Now everyone knows all about the dark arts of the media.
The man filled up his backpack. He tried it on. It felt too heavy. He took the backpack off. He took some of the stuff out of the backpack.
Golden State was a very good basketball team this year. Their players were especially good at shooting the ball. Their best shooter hurt his ankle early in the playoffs. The team fought hard to advance to the final round of the playoffs. In the final round, they were unexpectedly lost to Cleveland.
Steve wants to be able to dead life five hundred pounds at the gym. He currently can only deadliest about two hundred pounds. He set himself up with a year long plan to reach his goal. He worked hard and ate healthy for a year, making steady progress. A year later Steve was able to deadlift his goal weight!
Joey was having a party at the beach. Someone kicked sand onto the food that he had brought. The person who kicked the sand apologized. Joey forgave them. They went to a store to buy more food for the party.
Joe had an important final exam coming up. However, Joe was lazy. He chose to play video games all day instead of study. When exam day came, he was totally unprepared. He ended up failing the exam, thereby failing the whole class as well.
Every year at Christmas time I send holiday cards to strangers. I advertise my cards on an online forum to strangers. I take the time to insert a positive quote for people to smile at. I always make sure to put stickers on the envelope before it is sent. Once complete, I mail the cards and wait for them to arrive.
I was walking to a grocery store. And I heard a man yelling. He was running towards a bus that was leaving. And the doors began to close. Luckily, he was able to get on the bus at the last second.
Randy always purchased his music digitally. He did not understand why someone would buy music physically. In an effort to learn why, he purchased a record at the store. At home he sat down, ready to listen to the album. However, he had forgotten that he needed to buy a record player.
Ned saw a stray dog. He felt bad for it, so he approached it. But when he tried to pet it, the dog bit him! Ned's hand started to bleed. Ned wished he had not tried to pet the stray dog.