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Some bad people tried to pick a fight with Jackie. Jackie thought quickly and grabbed an egg from a food vendor. He also grabbed a nearby piece of thick wooden board. He held the egg in his palm while breaking the board. Jackie did not crack the egg and his attackers decided to not attack.
Jack went to the candy store. He picked out a chocolate bar. He gave the clerk a dollar for the chocolate. Jack opened the candy bar and took a big bite. Jack chipped while eating the candy bar.
He wanted his daughter to be well educated. Every day after school, she had to do her homework. If there was none to do, she had to read. He started her reading an entertaining science book. She really enjoyed the book.
One day Luis went to Tallahassee. First he went to San Luis de Apalache. Then he went to the Museum of Florida History. Then he went to the Capitol building. He had a great time.
Ben saw a squirrel in his yard. He went into the kitchen and found peanuts. He went to the squirrel and fed it peanuts. He continued to feed the squirrel until the peanuts were gone. Ben's mom was shocked to see that there were no more peanuts.
Roger wanted to wear his new shirt to school. Once he wore it, he realized one of the buttons was missing. He told his parents who brought it to the store quickly. The store was able to give Roger a new shirt. Roger then wore the new shirt to school the next day.
Charles' mother taught her son to carry a pre-paid cell phone. As a job seeker, Charles put his cell phone number on applications. He needed a real cell phone, but kept up with his pre-paid cell phone. One afternoon he was in a phone interview with Apple Computers. He ran out of minutes and never reached Apple's hiring manager again.
Lance had a farm in the North, but he was getting older. The snow bothered him and he wanted to move south. Lacking funds, he put his farm up for auction. When it sold, he used the proceeds to move to a southern farm. Lance ended up with a warm and sunny farm in Florida!
Simon eats oatmeal every morning. He likes it topped with lots of brown sugar. One day he runs out of brown sugar. He uses honey to top his oatmeal instead. He likes the honey, but thinks brown sugar tastes better.
Rob wanted to do something nice to treat his family. He decided that it would be nice to give to make dinner. He went to the store and bought all the ingredients. He returned home, and fired up the stove. His wife, and children all loved Rob when he made the meal!
Amy was starting Junior High. She got up extra early to get dressed. She changed her clothes 4 times. She wanted to look as adult as possible. In the end she had nothing she wanted to wear.
Matt was spending his first Christmas with his new adoptive parents. On Christmas night he went to bed unhappy. He had seen that there were no presents under the tree. But the next morning, his eyes widened in shock. Santa had come in the night and left dozens of gifts!
The man ordered shelled crab. It looked perfect. He took a big bite. There was a piece of broken shell in it. It cut his gums wide open.
Mariah wanted a cup of vanilla coffee from the coffee shop. She got in the car and drove to the shop. She ordered a vanilla coffee with two sugars. The cashier gave her the coffee and Mariah took a sip. She scrunched up her nose because the coffee was bad.
Tom was trying to buy a car. He was unsure about his credit rating. They looked it up for him. It wasn't great but it was good enough to get a decent price. Tom worked harder to improve his score afterward.
Tim had a new job. He didn't think he was getting paid fairly. He kept track of his hours and showed them to his boss. The boss said he would look into it. Tim never got a resolution.
John was training for a marathon. He got up every morning and ran. Each morning he added extra time to his run. He did strength training too. On the day of the race, he finished in record time.
The child complained that his stomach was hurting. His eyes were red and he had a runny nose. His mother took his temperature and called the doctor. She made an appointment for later that afternoon. The little boy would feel better soon.
Logan was a rat terrier dog who was pretty large in size. He was a grumpy dog who thought the world revolved around him. When he got old he forgot that he could jump on the furniture. He wanted his owner, Bob to pick him up and set him in the chair. Bob would not do it because he knew Logan was able to jump.
I cut the corner short and the cop behind me pulled me over. Then he started to write me a ticket. He noticed my registration was out of date. He just shook his head in disbelief and told me leave. I got home fifteen minutes after that and had been very lucky.
Kia was sick of commercials. So she called her cable company. They installed a DVR box in her home. Now Kia could record shows and skip the commercials. She was very happy with the DVR box!
Callie was out with friends for dinner. Her waiter hadn't been around to take their orders. Callie and her friends had to place their orders with another waiter. She saw their waiter leaning on the bar, playing on his phone. Callie didn't leave the waiter a tip.
I was practicing my three point shot the other day. I was out on the court for hours. I set a new record for three pointers made in a row. I can't wait to tell all my friends about my new record. I hope they believe me!
Ken got a call from work one day. He was supposed to be there. Ken told them that wasn't his schedule. He was informed that the schedule was changed last minute. Ken got in trouble for not showing up.
Gunther lived at home with his mom. His mom told him to come home by eight at night. Gunther came home late one night. His mom kicked him out of the house. He lived on the streets.
Carla was working hard on a project. She stayed after work every day for a week to finish the project. Carla finished the project ahead of the due date. Her bosses were impressed with the work that she did. Carla was recognized at the next meeting at work.
Mariah was playing her very first soccer game. She was really pumped up to win and trying hard. Unfortunately, her team didn't manage to win that day. Mariah was really upset at first. Then she realized that it only motivated her more.
Greg never found a hat he liked. Greg decided to make some hats of his own. Greg's friends wanted to buy hats from him. Soon, Greg was selling hats online. Greg made lots of money.
Sally went to friend's house after work. She brought a puppy with her that someone had left at her work. She told her friend Dan he should take the adorable puppy. After 1 hour with the cute puppy he couldn't resist. The puppy has been in Dan's life for 11 Year's now.
Joanna was nervous. She was ready to go, but still kind of scared. She was getting to ride on her first horse. Up she went as she got on the horse's' back. She had so much fun that day, riding the horse around the paddock.
Tom was going to get married. Everything was perfectly set up. He waited at the altar for a long time. His fiance never showed up. Tom had to cancel the wedding.
Bob arrived for the dentist appointment in high spirits. The dentist took xrays and gave Bob the bad news, multiple cavities. Bob called work to let them know he would be out the rest of the day. The dentist got to work on giving Bob multiple root canals. Bob's teeth hurt less after a few days - root canals hurt!
Jeff wanted to save money on bread. So he decided to make his own. He was afraid it might turn out badly. But as long as he followed a recipe, he figured it would be fine. Unfortunately, Jeff wasted the whole afternoon baking lousy bread.
Jon's mom kept the heater too high in the house. Consequently, Jon was always sweating. He complained to his mom. They agreed to drop the heater temperature by two degrees. Jon was happy with the decision.
Leo is walking down the street. He sees a thief swipe an old lady's purse. Leo runs after the thief. He catches the thief. He returns the purse back to the lady.
Marion was a manager at a fast food restaurant. Marion was working when two men came in. The men were obviously drunk. Marion asked the men to leave. When the men refused, she called the police.
Sampson bought a permanent marker. He walked out onto the street and opened it. As people walked by, he marked them with his marker. The people would look around, but never know it was Sampson. Eventually, everyone in the neighborhood was marked by Sampson.
Amy and her family were going to Mount Rushmore. Amy wasn't looking forward to being in the car for hours. She sat in the back seat and tried to ignore her brother and sister. Finally when she was about to explode they arrived at Mount Rushmore. Although she was annoyed by the drive she was impressed.
Patty was confused. She was having a Halloween party and she didn't recognize someone. They were dressed as a ghost. She went over to ask then who they were. They saw her coming and ran away.
Sandy has a crush on her boss at work. Sandy purchased a Valentine's Day card for him. She wrote a small poem about her feelings for him. Sandy secretly placed the card in his mail box at work. Sandy was delighted to see the smile on his face when he got the card.
The family decided to go on vacation. They went to Branson. They visited the amusement park and the aquarium. The trip was a blast. The family was sad when they had to leave.
Alan got into a fight with his friend. The boys began to scuffle. Then they started to hit each other! But Alan's brother hurried over to break up the fight. The boys grumbled, but shook hands and made up.
Julie wanted to add height to her toe touch. She stretched every night. She did leg lifts. She also did ten touch touches every day. Julie finally got her toe touch to where she wanted it.
The man opened his garage. There was a raccoon inside. The raccoon hissed at the man. The man poked at it with a broom. The raccoon darted through the door.
Gina's dad was upset. He gave her a task which she failed to finish. Instead she was in the house watching TV. He watched as she finished the task. When finished, she was then sent to her room.
Tim was a huge fan of a band. They were coming out with a new album. Tim had been looking forward to it for years. At first he didn't like the new sound. After a while Tim loved it.
Carter slept in his crib. In the morning, he climbed out of it. His dad transitioned the bed into a toddler bed. Carter discovered that he could just get into his bed without climbing. Carter now sleeps in his toddler bed.
Jill loved the Hunger Games. For her sixteenth birthday she had a Hunger Games themed party. She spent weeks on her Katniss costume. At the party, her friends said she looked just like Katniss. Jill still has that costume in her closet to this day.
Patricia is always smiling and joking with her friends. She believes that laughter is always the best medicine. When she is feeling down about events in her life she tries to laugh. One day she accidentally ran into the cafeteria wall. Though she was embarrassed she laughed it off.
John wanted to start a family. He thought highly of family values. He met a great girl. They fell in love. They got married.
Our 2 year old granddaughter is in daycare in Queens. We live in Cambridge, MA. She visited us over Labor Day. When she got back to daycare on Tuesday she said she wanted to see us. We were touched.
Tom was in a garage band. He didn't care about making it big. He loved playing for the music itself. Surprisingly the band got popular. Tom kept playing for the love more than the money.
Che was named after the Argentinian revolutionary. The only problem was Che was deeply conservative. He bought a bunch of Che Guevara t-shirts from Hot Topic. He burned them on the lawn of his university campus. Everyone wrongly thought he was starting a protest against the school.
Last winter my brothers and sisters brought my mom a coat. This coat was a surprise for her birthday. One of my sisters hid the coat in her bedroom closet. The day before her birthday, she enter the kitchen wearing the coat. We all had to laugh.
Tom was driving home from work. His car idled and died. He tried to start it up again. Unfortunately his batter was out of power. Tom had to get a jump start.
David was extremely hungry. On his way to the shop, he saw an elderly homeless man. The homeless man asked if he had any change. Although David wanted the money for food, he gave the man the money. David knew he could use his card so that the man could eat also.
Kelly was out shopping for some new pants. She came across a pair she absolutely loved. They were brown and leather and perfect. Thankfully she got a good deal. She immediately wore them the next day.
Last week we went to Disney world. We waited in line for one of the rides. It was the longest line ever. Four hours later we decided to leave. It simply was not worth it.
The neighbors growing up were retired. They spent all their time at home. I went to their house to help them clean their yard. They held trash bags while I raked leaves. My mother said she wished I would help at home that way.
Beth's kitten got lost when her brother left the door open. Beth put up fliers all around the neighborhood. She spoke to everyone she saw to ask them about her kitten. Finally a neighbor down the street called Beth's number to say he had Beth was ecstatic to see her kitten again.
Nina drifted on the ocean for many days. She was the only survivor of a boat sinking. Nina suddenly saw a cruise ship in the distance! She waved and made all sorts of noise. Nina was only hallucinating and died of dehydration soon afterwards.
I smelled something pungent near me. I checked my one year old's diaper for the source. He had soiled it. I got a fresh diaper, wipes and baby powder. He laid down so that I could change him into a clean diaper.
The Riley family enjoyed playing video games together. One day their PlayStation stopped working. It could not be fixed. The family decided to go for a bicycle ride together. They had so much fun they never got their PlayStation fixed.
Gail was accepted into her first choice for college. Her mother told her she would never be able to succeed at that school. Gail went against her mother's wishes, and enrolled in the school. Her mother sent her emails, telling her she was likely to fail. Gail graduated from college with honors.
Griffin needed to write a book report for school. He went to the library to find a book. He found an interesting book about Abraham Lincoln. Griffin started to read the book, but fell asleep. When he woke, Griffin decided to pick a different topic.
Matt went to the beach. He laid down in the sand. There were a lot of grains of sand he could see. He tried to count them. He failed because there was too much sand.
Adrian went to bed at 2:00am despite having to go to work at 7:00am. He set his alarm clock to 5:30 am before getting into bed. When the alarm went off, he hit the snooze button. He eventually woke up and realized it was already 6:30 am. He was going to be late for work that day.
In August Billy is going overseas for the war. He doesn't want to say goodbye to his wife, kids, and friends. He talks to his friend Tom about looking over his family. Billy feels better about leaving now. Now Bill only focuses on the war, and serving his country.
Dean moved home to take care of his sick mom. His mom died. Dean made the funeral arrangements. His dad came to the funeral. Dean talked to his dad for the first time in five years.
My new coworker was very thin. She had just started on the job. She told me she liked beef buns from Chinatown. I bought her several buns during her first weeks at the job. She said I was trying to fatten her up.
Ronnie is out camping. While out camping he sees something. He goes to look and see what it is. He sees a big black bear. Ronnie can't believe what he has seen.
A baby rocked in it's highchair. The chair began to wobble. The child fell forward. He cut his head open. He got some stitches.
Tobo Bobobo got out of the car and heard an explosion. He turned to look at the natural gas plant engulfed in flames. His work was finally done, he'd become a terrorist. Unfortunately for him, he was bad at it. Tobo was tackled by 5 people and arrested.
Rob found a new place to golf. The grass was manicured and beautiful. He started golfing there every evening. He bought new clubs and a membership. Rob was glad he had a new play to improve his game.
John hated spinach as a child. John's daughter refused to eat spinach. John ate spinach in front of his daughter. His daughter ate it after he did. John eats spinach for his daughter's sake.
In tenth grade, Anna's class did a unit on feminism. Anna loved the idea. She decided to be a feminist from now on. But after being mocked at school for going braless, she reconsidered. Anna decided to support the cause from afar - not personally!
Sal didn't know how to read. He decided to try to teach himself. First he memorized the alphabet. Then he began sounding out simple, easy words. Pretty soon he was reading quickly and fluently!
Tara had been feeling a bit tired lately. She went to her doctor to get a checkup. Her doctor drew some blood for testing. The results indicated that she had low levels of Vitamin D. Tara's doctor recommended that Tara get more exposure to the sun.
For Mitch's birthday, his friend gave him a history book. Mitch thanked his friend but secretly hated the gift. The book sat on his coffee table for months before he opened it. Inside the book was an inscription. The inscription said that the friend hoped Matched liked the book.
Ariel decided to go hiking this weekend. She drove 2 hours to her state park. She took wonderful pictures while on the trail. She returned from her hiking trip on Sunday. Ally spent the rest of the week reminiscing about her trip.
Jean decided she would be an artist. She practiced and practiced and practiced but the ideas wouldn't come. Her work looked bad and lacked meaning. She quit practicing and started doing other things. Suddenly she found a world of inspiration and made beautiful art.
Mom made chili for dinner. I watched as she cut up onions, green peppers and tomatoes. Then it simmered, and did it smell good! We all sat at the table with our huge bowl of chili and crackers. Afterwards I helped mom do the dishes for a job well done.
Ian was going on his first vacation to a tropical island. The indigenous people there had a very rich culture and customs. Ian wanted to learn all about the people, so he bought a book. The book was about a different culture. Ian did a bunch of things in good faith that made the islanders angry.
I lived in Texas. My parents got new jobs. We packed our stuff in boxes. We put them in the moving van. We moved to Alabama.
Amy and Beth were ready to start the 7th grade. They were over the summer and ready for school to start. They decided since they were adults to get their ears pierced. Amy's mother forbade it. Amy was so upset she didn't speak to her mom for a week.
Jasmine liked to be outside. She decided to spend her day fishing. She felt the hot sun on her skin and smiled. She knew the fishing would be great today! She took a ride down to the river.
Melody's carbon monoxide detector was beeping. She thought she had a gas leak and called emergency services. Melody met the rescue workers outside and explained the problem. The fireman discovered that the detector only needed a new battery. Melody felt embarrassed.
Bob is a worker in the CDC. Late at night, a plane arrived from Mexico with a very sick passenger. Bob had to board the plane in a Hazmat suit and examine the passenger. On the plane, Bob fell and his suit ripped. Now Bob is forced to remain in quarantine too.
Shawn was trying to make some soup. He stuck the bowl in the microwave and turned it on. Soon, a popping sound began. Shawn quickly turned off the microwave and unplugged it. After some internet research he realized his appliance was done for.
The couple worked hard to make their house safe. A hurricane was coming and they wanted to board up the windows. As the storm moved in, the winds picked up. They finished just before the storm hit. They hoped their house would hold up.
Opal wanted to buy her first guitar. She had saved up money from her summer job. Her boyfriend took her to the guitar shop. He helped her find one that was in her price range. She took it home and immediately started practicing.
Our granddaughter Ella lives in NYC, while we are in Boston. Her mom sends videos to update us. Today she sent a video of Ella saying the alphabet. She got some of it right. We were very amused.
I thought the Oogum Boogum song contained bad words. I bought the cd to find out if my suspicions were true. I played the Oogum Boogum song over and over. I repeatedly listened to each and every word. Now I know the song does not contain any bad words.
Heather went outside to check her vegetable garden. She knew she had a large cucumber plant that was taking over. Heather looked thru the garden to make sure vegetables were ready. She realized she had not only cucumbers, but tomatoes ready. Heather picked the vegetables, brought them in the house to eat them.
A marine earned a medal for his service in Iraq. After he had been home for a month he went to a fast food restaurant. He got tormented by a group of racially motivated teens. He was brutally beaten. His new injuries surpass any he had succumbed to in Iraq.
The director of the bell choir took out all the bells to tune them. The large B flat bell was a little sharp. He tapped it with a small hammer to change the shape of the bell. Upon testing it again, the bell was in tune. No other bells gave him a problem that day.
Jasper fell in love with Staci when he was young. Stacy returned his feelings because she felt the same way. Jasper and Stacy got married when they were twenty years old. They eventually had three children. Jasper realized that love can definitely work out.
The contests took turns performing in the cafeteria. The first few mainly did acrobatics and magic tricks. However, Dan simply came onto the stage with a water bottle. He flipped it in the air and it landed vertically on the table. Everyone clapped for him.
Sharon went in the candy store at the mall. Everything looked good, and the clerk let her sample some things. She bought more of four candies she really liked. She also bought a pound of caramel fudge. She paid for the items and went home.
Ralph has a crush on a girl in class. Ralph asks her out on a date. The girl tells him no. The girl tells him she has a boyfriend already. Ralph goes home crushed and defeated.