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Carl was excited to build a jungle gym for his kids. He had selected the best wood and a great plan. His kids were so excited they couldn't sleep. On Saturday morning, Carl got to work. He finished by the end of the weekend and then they played! |
There was a storm looming. Ken was out of food. He decided to go get bread. Unfortunately the store was already cleaned out. Ken had to settle for noodles. |
Tim had rented a DVD out of a automated stand. When he got home, he discovered the DVD was scratched. It wouldn't play. Tim called the distributing company. They gave him three free rental credits for the trouble. |
Bobby hadn't checked under his bed in quite some time. It was time to clean his room so he looked under it. As well as shoes he found something big and fluffy. At first he wasn't sure what it was. Then he realized it was the biggest dust bunny he'd ever seen. |
My new computer was delivered. I could not wait to open it. I got one of the best ones on the market. It has all the fancy stuff to go with it. It's going to take me a while to learn how to use it. |
I went to a coffee shop to buy something to drink. As i leave the shop i noticed a child outside with her mom. They were freezing so i decided to buy hot coffee for them and a cake. Her mother were in tears while saying thanks to me. For me is was just a small thing but for them it means so much. |
I was feeling down. I went to the doctor. He said I had the flu. He gave me some medicine. I overcame the flu within the week. |
I went to the bathroom today and noticed the dog needed to be fed. After using the bathroom I went to the kitchen. I spent some time preparing his food. After preparing the food I fed him. He ate every single bit! |
My three-year-old found her swimming goggles. She put them on and climbed up on the couch. I tried to scold her for climbing on the couch. She looked so silly in the goggles that all I could do was laugh. She jumped down and climbed into my lap and laughed with me. |
Sam writes news stories. He heard about a breaking news story on the radio. He quickly wrote a news story on the subject. He put his news story online. Many people read it. |
There was a woman whose door I knocked on three times. She told me at first that she wasn't interested. I failed to mark her off on my list. She was angry when I returned. I started to keep track of houses on note cards. |
Jim had a toothache for a week. He went to the dentist to have it checked out. The dentist said that he would have to pull the tooth. After the tooth was pulled, Jim was in no more pain. The dentist told Jim he needed to brush his teeth more. |
Evelyn moved away to college on her own. She felt very homesick and missed her friends. Eventually, she decided to join a student organization. She met a lot of people and made a few friends. Evelyn didn't feel so homesick any more. |
Maria was in love with a man. He was much older than her however. Her parents disapproved of such a relationship. Maria went with her heart. And lived to marry this man at last. |
Tom kept trying to do homework last night. He needed to concentrate on a tricky subject. His phone kept distracting him by beeping. He tried ignoring his text. Until he chose to just turn off his phone. |
Jamie and matt met up. They wanted to study for the new test. They decided to play a round of a game first. They ended up playing 5 hours of the game. They did not study at all. |
Alex had been on a diet. One weekend, she decided to take a break from her diet. Alex splurged on chips, soda, and burgers all weekend. Her body wasn't used to all the junk food. Alex began to feel sick. |
There once was a hunter named Ned. He hunted for more reasons than to get fed. This hunter mutilated animals until they were bone. One day, Ned fell asleep in the woods alone. By sunrise, the hunter had become the hunted. |
My dogs love to go for walks in the park. It is sometimes hard to handle both of them alone. My son and I brought them to the local dog park yesterday. One of my dogs broke off the leash and ran away. We had to run for 2 blocks before we caught him! |
Jon wanted to fit in at his new school. When classmates talked about their pets, Jon invented one of his own. He raved so much about his pet, the other kids wanted to see it. Jon said they could visit after school the next day to meet his pet. That night, Jon decided to skip school the next day. |
The Christmas tree was looking bare. Lily found a big, flashy ornament to hang in front. Now the tree was nicely decorated. She took a step back and admired it. The ornament really made the tree look great. |
The man bought a firework. He lit it outside of the stand. The firework flew inside the stand. The owner frantically cleared the firework out of the stand. He put up a sign to avoid that scene in the future. |
Tracy was pumped. Today, she was going to get to do something she had wanted to try. Tracy was going ziplining. She got up on the platform, got on the zipline, and took off. Tracy yelled loudly as she zipped down, having a great time. |
Last year Joe was an inch too short to ride the big roller coaster. He waited in line to be measured this year. He had grown over two inches! He was excited to finally be able to ride the coaster. He rode it three times that day. |
Jimmy was an amazing guitar player. He played songs for his friends after school. One day, he played his songs so loud his parents had to scold him. He was embarrassed for being so loud. From then on, he had to play quieter. |
Paul went on vacation with his family for a week. He was a little worried about his home. He lived in a bad neighborhood with a lot of crime. When Paul came home his home was a mess. The cops had to fingerprint everything. |
I was invited to a party from a somewhat friend. He seems nice and I decided to go. When I arrive the party was lame and nothing to do but watch tv. The worse part is I was the only one there. First party that I wanted to be over fast. |
The student council were having a hard time deciding on themes. They wanted their prom to be memorable but very fun. Some of the suggestions got voted down for being too cliche. Others got voted out for being too outlandish. They finally decided to have a Disco theme. |
Sam was driving around town. He heard a squeaking sound coming from his car. It was his rear brakes. Sam drove to his mechanic to get his brakes replaced. He was able to get his car back good as new the next day. |
The girl had developed an oral disorder. She adored her binkies but couldn't stop chewing on them. She chewed through several every day. Her parents talked to her doctor. He recommended she stop using binkies entirely. |
The announcer called out Fran's name. She walked her lamb, Edna, into the small arena. Edna's white coat looked like a giant cotton ball. Fran stopped walking allowing the judges to look over Edna. After the judges handed in their scorecards, Fran exited the arena. |
Tim always had stomach problems. He tried different things to fix them. His doctors couldn't really figure out what was wrong. It really cut into Tim's social life. Eventually he learned to just live with the discomfort. |
Kendra was the best athlete in college. She won all the prizes. When it was time to find a job, she had a harder time. She applied to become a physical education teacher. She got the job, but missed being an athlete herself. |
Jane pulled into her driveway after work one day. When her light shone she saw there was graffiti on her garbage can. Upon inspection she realized someone had written profanity on her bin. She tried to wash it off, but it wouldn't budge. Jane simply gave up and went in the house. |
The chess match began. My first opponent gave me a handshake. The same was tied until the end. I had a small lead. He was afraid to lose and made two moves when I looked away. |
There is a weekly religion class at church for children. They put an ad in the bulletin needing more teachers. Paula answered the ad because she felt a calling from God. She began to teach the Kindergarten class and taught four years. She got more out of the class than she ever thought she could. |
During the Holiday Season my neighbor, Mary, feels lonely. Her husband died a few years ago and her son moved away last summer. This year I invited Mary to come to my house for Thanksgiving. I was so happy that she said she would come. We all had a wonderful time enjoying the Holiday together! |
Lonnie was feeling very sick one day. He decided to go the doctor. They ran some tests on him. He was told he had 2 months to live. Lonnie begin to tell his loved ones Goodbye. |
Kian wanted to be a male model. A talent agent came to his town and arranged a contest. Kian was nervous, but he entered the competition. He did his very best! Even though he didn't win, Kian was glad he had tried. |
Stacy needed to make money fast. She decided to take her last $100 to Las Vegas. She arrived at a casino and put all of her money on roulette. Stacy lost her money within 2 minutes. Stacy went home sad and empty handed. |
Matt wanted to be a comedian. He came up with an act and decided he was ready. He called up a local comedy club and managed to book a spot. He went on stage and did his act. Nobody thought he was funny. |
Larry awakes one night to a sound. Larry gets up to see if anyone is around. Larry goes down the stairs into the kitchen. Larry see's no one just the family kitten. Larry heads back to bed and rests easily. |
Tina wanted some new dishes. She found beautiful plates at the store. She bought ten of them. She set the table with them that night. They looked great! |
A nuclear missile silo received a launch order. The officer in charge opened the safe to verify the code. He opened the envelope containing that day's code. Inside was a coupon for half-off the price of a sandwich. Belatedly, he realized it was April Fool's Day. |
Kevin considered himself a good chess player. He was at a park with outside games once. An old hobo asked him to play. Kevin obliged and lost badly Kevin was humbled and decided to learn to play better. |
Sue had decided not to get a new pair of eyeglasses at her eye exam. Just before her next appointment, one earpiece broke. The next week, the other one broke, too! She was afraid the glasses would not last until the next appointment. Luckily, she had another pair if they did not make it. |
Driving down the road, I saw a car accident off to the right. The cops had yet to arrive. I stopped my car and got out to help. There was a man bleeding very badly. We waited for the authorities to arrive. |
Denise was a gymnast. One day after class, she saw that all of her belongings were gone. She searched the entire gym for her things. Finally, some girl's little sister admitted that she had done it. She gave Denise back her stuff and apologized. |
Cher was so impatient she was nearly bouncing off the walls. She just about mugged the parcel delivery man when he rang her bell. She tore open the nondescript box with uncontrollable anticipation. Crestfallen, Cher held up the too small, gaudy swimsuit to her torso. The picture in the catalog had lied. |
Zeke wanted to become a pilot. After high school he enrolled in a commercial pilot school. He graduated with his pilot's license a few years later. Zeke looked for a job for months but nothing came up. Eventually, he was hired and was finally a pilot! |
Wes did the laundry. He put a red towel in with the white ones. It turned the white towels pink! His wife was not very happy. She made him buy new towels. |
Kim wanted to work out. She was going to go to her gym. Then she remembered it was closed. She decided to cancel her membership. She started going to an all day gym instead. |
Stan came to work and his computer did not turn on. He tried to fix it himself to no avail. He had to call IT to come and help him fix the problem. The IT guy came right away to Stan's aid. The IT guy found a loose wire that was the cause of the problem. |
Milton hated camping. His least favorite part was singing around a fire. His dad played guitar poorly and his mom couldn't sing. When they were roasting marshmallows a bear came to the site. Mom started singing Kumbaya and the bear retreated instantly. |
We took a bus to the haunted hotel. The guide said it was built in the 1800s. The doctor used it as a sick hospital. Hundreds of people died there. It was rumored to be a haunted place. |
Jake never cooked dinner. He thought he would surprise his girlfriend. He looked up online how to cook a fancy dinner. Jake only messed up small parts of it. His girlfriend loved the gesture. |
Joe has had really bad canker sores for a week. He could hardly eat because of them. Desperate for some reprieve he sought out some medicine. He found some numbing paste from his local pharmacy. But the medicine did not dull his pain long enough for his liking. |
Karen had been suffering from nightmares for several weeks. She was having more and more trouble sleeping every night. A friend recommended Karen try hypnotherapy. Karen has several appointments with the hypnotherapist. Before long, she was sleeping much better with no more bad dreams. |
My wife had never tried cooking on the grill. I decided one day to teach her how to use the grill. At first, she was a little scared and afraid to try. However, with my help, she cooked an amazing steak dinner for us. Now, I can't keep up with all of the amazing food she is grilling. |
Jason was doing some work for a man. He was painting a fence. The man told him he wanted the color blue. Jason decided to paint it red. The man was very mad and fired Jason. |
Ben's ex was getting married. Ben hated the idea of his ex marrying another guy. He had an idea to crash their wedding. So on the day of her wedding he crashed it. He ruined the whole day for his ex. |
Andy believed expensive office chairs were just a gimmick. So he stuck with worn old one. But his chiropractor recommended a new one. But Andy refused. After suffering a back injury, Andy regret being cheap. |
It was late summer and I decided to go on a yacht party with my friend The boat was filled with about ten other friends. As soon as we got on the boat it was so much fun. We had a great dinner and swam. I could not wait to get back on the yacht. |
Bob was taking a woodworking class. Bob had done bad on all of his projects. His latest project asked him to build a box. Bob thought he would make a bad box. Bob ended up making the best box in class! |
Katie found a pink dress she loved. She did not have enough money to buy it. She decided to save up. She finally had enough. She went to the dress store and bought it. |
There once was a requester on mturk. They put up hits asking people to write stories. The stories got progressively weirder. One person in particular caught the eye of the requester. This led to the requester giving that person a high paying qual. |
Jenny liked fresh fish. She decided to go fishing to catch her own. She brought her worms and pole and a chair. She sat there all day but didn't catch anything. She packed it up and went home disappointed. |
Stan wore his blue beanie outside. His friend took the hat off of his head. Stan chased his friend through a field. His friend got away from Stan. The next day his friend came over wearing Stan's hat. |
Raimy wanted to buy a new car. One that he had seen in so many movies. So he saved money, but couldn't afford the car he wanted. So he got another slightly smaller slightly older car. He was happy with his choice. |
I was driving in the car with my friend. We drove past a field full of llamas. My friend saw one, and asked me what was wrong with that horse. I told her it wasn't a horse, but a llama. She felt foolish. |
Jim was the owner of a fully functional farm. With his property thriving, he was focusing on survivalism. One of his ideas was to install solar panels. It took him years to save the money for the panels. Finally he had them installed and they immediately began saving money. |
Tim and Katie were enjoying their beach vacation. On their way back to the hotel from the beach, Katie spotted Scoops. Scoops was an ice cream shop in a building shaped like a cone. Katie and Tim went in for ice cream sundaes. They were the most delicious ice cream sundaes they ever had. |
Tommy wanted to get his mom a nice necklace for Christmas. So he worked a lot during the month of November and December. He sold a few things from his house for more money. He finally got enough money to buy his mom a nice necklace. She loved it. |
Kelly got the animal crossing game. She thought it was so much fun. She played it nonstop. She played it so much she broke her game console. At that point she couldn't play again. |
I wanted some popcorn. I placed it in the microwave. I hit the popcorn button. When it was done, I smelt something burnt. The popcorn had over cooked. |
My friend and I tried to fix the playground at a local school. We went during the night and cleaned the slide. We found a twenty dollar bill. My friend and I were very confused, but happier than sunshine. We ended up splitting the money for movie tickets. |
Chuck has had a cold for a week now and doesn't feel well. Chuck decides to go to the doctor. The doctor gives Chuck some medicine. Chuck takes the medicine and feels better in a day or two. Now Chuck is back at work performing well. |
Morgan had a very difficult exam. He of course, didn't study as he was a slacker. He went in expecting a fill in the bubble exam. However, at the last minute the teacher changed it to a written test. Therefore, Morgan failed spectacularly. |
Nell was excited to choose toys from the yearly Christmas catalog. She looked through the pages and found her favorite toy. Nell showed her mom a page of dolls in the catalog. Nell pointed to a black doll and looked longingly at her mom. Nell's mom quickly tried to steer her daughter to the white dolls. |
Frank had a dog named Rose. Rose had been with Frank for three years. One day Rose ran away from Frank. Frank found Rose a week later outside his door. After a few months, Rose gave birth to five puppies! |
Jane was never very flexible. She decided to change that. Jane started doing yoga. It was slow and hard. Eventually she became more flexible. |
Jack was on his way to violin practice when he saw a cat. The cat was small and had tabby colored fur . Jack reached down to pet the cat. The cat became frightened and ran away. Jack felt sad that the cat left so quickly. |
Matt just turned sixteen and bought a new car. He realized that he never learned how to change a tire. He asked his dad to teach him so he will know just in case. His dad showed him once and then made Matt change it while he watched. After one try Matt changed the tire by himself perfectly. |
Tom's phone was on low battery. Tom was on the bus. He needed a charger now. He ran to the bus driver for help. The bus driver let him charge his phone with a car charger. |
It was New Year's Eve and Mark rode his bike through the neighborhood. Mark was looking for firework displays, enjoying the cold night air. Turning a corner he crashed into a pile of expended fireworks debris. There was a group of Latinos playing music, shooting off fireworks. They saw Mark crash and invited him to join the show, which he did. |
David saw a new bike in shop one day. He begged his dad to get it for him. His dad told him he had to work for it. David got a job cutting grass all summer. David finally saved enough and bought the new bike in the window. |
Pam always cooks tacos on Tuesdays. Her family always looks forward to Taco Tuesdays. This Tuesday, she had to work at night. The family was disappointed. Pam decided to make tacos the following day. |
It was getting close to Christmas. Rachel didn't have a lot of money. She had two little boys that were hoping for some presents, though. She didn't think she would be able to get any presents this year. Luckily on Christmas morning, neighbors brought gifts for the boys. |
Bob wanted to do something for his 40th birthday. He decided to buy a brand new sports car for himself. A shiny red new corvette was delivered on the day of his birthday. Bob drove his new car all around town. Later that day, Bob got a speeding ticket for going too fast. |
Florian wanted to ride a horse. He considered lessons. He decided that lessons would be too expensive. He rode a pony ride at a carnival. Florian figured that was close enough. |
Alfie is my greywing parakeet. He is very dramatic and has given us a lot of scares. When we clean his cage, we remove him sometimes. After the cage is clean, we return him back but he plays dead! He lays on the bottom, opens one eye to check and pops up! |
Dave was always the happiest person in a room. No one had ever seen Dave get mad before. Then one day his sister poured water over his head as a joke. Dave had just woken up, and for the first time ever he got angry. He screamed at his sister, and she learned not to make him mad. |
Jacob walked outside to put the trash at the road one night. He saw a strange car down the road. The car turned into his neighbor's driveway. A man climbed out and started peering into the windows of the house. Jacob called the police. |
For Easter Sammy got a white bunny rabbit he named BunnBunn. He had to keep it in a hutch outside but he played with her every day. About two weeks after he got it, he ran to see BunnBunn after school. Now there wasn't one bunny, there were 6. BunnBunn was a mommy! |
The new guy at work is odd. Just yesterday, he yelled at a co-worker. Then when he apologized, he ended up yelling even more! His co-worker took offense and punched him. Now, the new guy at work is much, much more quiet. |
My nineteen year old niece works at a swimming pool. They close down when it rains. She got up yesterday at six am and drove an hour to work. When she got there it started to rain and she was sent home. She published her woes on Snapchat. |
The waitress served my food to me. However, an angry man approached us. He asked the waitress why she works there. In addition, he said he was disappointed in her. Luckily, she was patient and treated the man with respect. |
Bart is five and he loves trucks. He sits in a pile of dirt playing with trucks. He then gets up to find the perfect truck for moving dirt. In an old oak in the back of the property he finds a beautiful thing. This mythic item is the amazing dump truck that he plays with. |
Tony was at a toys store. He saw a baseball that he wanted. He put it in his pocket. A security guard noticed it. But he felt bad and nicely asked Tony to put the baseball back. |
Gina's teen brother Jay was trying to go upstairs. He had been fighting with his dad in the basement. Their dad was angry, and wouldn't let the boy leave. Jay pushed his father partly down the stairs. The older man erupted and began to hit Jay. |
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