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Julia had been reading about hair online. She had learned about putting coconut oil in your hair. She decided to try it. When she did, her hair became extremely greasy. She realized that she had used too much. |
Ana was constipated. She tried prune juice, but it didn't help. Then she bought some over-the-counter medicine. She took two capsules as recommended. Within a day she was regular again! |
I worked in a KFC for my first job. One day I prepared a guests food without gloves on. Looking for a discount, she yelled at me. Being a child, I took it personally. My boss took care of me, and I knew to do it right after that. |
Rocky woke up on Saturday determined to go fishing. He got dressed and packed up his rod and tackle box. As he drove to the lake, he saw big thunder clouds in the sky. Determined to eat fish that night, he went to the supermarket instead. Rocky came home with a fish and couldn't taste the difference. |
A group of friends camped out in a disused house in the neighborhood. They swapped ghost stories and ate snacks. At one point the old house creaked due to wind moving some shutters. The boys were thoroughly scared and fled the house. They mutually agreed not to tell anyone about their experience. |
Tom was an avid runner. He would run very fast. He would encounter dogs occasionally. He prided himself on being able to outrun a dog. Tom was tired at the end of a run and got bit by a dog. |
Colin went to bed early. But he was so nervous, he couldn't sleep. He got out of bed and did some meditation. And when his mind was calm, he went back to bed. A few minutes later, Colin was fast asleep. |
I went to the cell phone store where the line was outrageous. The greeter told me it'd be a 2 hour wait which was crazy! Eventually I waited 30 minutes before a manager came out. The manager said that he would be giving everyone a $100 credit. I ended up getting helped and an extra credit on my bill! |
Kim wanted a new table. So she decided to go to a furniture shop. She saw a table that looked attractive. But a salesperson talked her into buying another one. Later, Kim regret giving into his advice. |
Rachel decided to go horseback riding. She picked out the biggest horse at the stable. She climbed on it and settled in. The horse was great on the trail. Rachel had a great time! |
One day my wife and I were on the bench in front of our building. We saw a boy about six years old on a scooter. The boy rode down the driveway and into the building. We never saw any adult with the child. We were amazed and concerned about this. |
Kay decided to make her own donuts. She molded them and dropped them in the hot grease. They came out great, but the grease splattered everywhere! Kay was burned pretty badly. She decided to be more careful next time. |
Marion and her sister went to a buffet. They ate a plate each but then agreed that the food wasn't great. Unfortunately, they had already spent a lot for the buffet price. So, they made sure to take some leftovers. That way they didn't feel so guilty. |
Tommy noticed a pipe was leaking a little bit. He went upstairs that night and took a shower. When he came down later, he noticed a water spot on the ceiling. He didn't know what to do, so he ignored it. The next day, the ceiling came crashing down! |
The kids walked down to the woods. They liked to splash around in the creek. They played for hours until they were tired. They gathered their clothes and shoes and went home. It had been a great day! |
Casey was doing the laundry. He noticed his clothes weren't coming out smelling fresh. Casey took a look at his washing machine. It seemed to be broken. Casey bought a new washing machine. |
Ken was trying to sell his house. Ken was frustrated because it had been a very long process. Ken sat and thought about why no one wanted it. He thought it was a great house , he had a lot of good memories there. Ken decided to keep the house. |
Lo Pan was finally satisfied. He spent most of his life climbing up from the criminal underbelly. Now that he was a criminal overlord, he directed his henchmen. Unfortunately, Lo Pan's conscience got a hold of him long ago. His orders to the henchmen had them, and the syndicate, get caught. |
Kara woke up to the loud alarms of smoke detectors going off. She got out of bed. Kara saw smoke coming under her bedroom door. Kara escaped out the window. Kara heard sirens from the fire truck approaching her house. |
A vacationing couple bought six bottles of wine. Originally they just wanted to try many different types. However, they soon became very drunk. They ran around the city causing mischief. They sobered up before being arrested and returned home. |
Gina and her friend Mary were feuding. Rita chose Mary's side, and Tami chose Gina's. Gina was upset with Rita for choosing Mary over her. But she was happy that at least Tami was on her side. Gina now knew who her real friends were. |
Michael hated Rob. Most think that the reason is because rob stole his girlfriend Shelly. One day rob was with Shelley in the hallway. Michael coincidentally was passing by so he saw them together. Michael and Rob got into a fight. |
Dante was going on a boat ride. He was in the Bayou in Louisiana. He charted a boat and they were leaving. He was on the water in the swamp, it was great. Dante even got to see a few alligators that day! |
I had to read Tom Sawyer for school. To make it more fun, my friend and I decided to act it out. We painted a neighbor's fence red in the spirit of the book. The neighbor got mad at us and made us clean it up. Now we don't like to act out stories anymore. |
I chewed my pen at my desk. I accidentally got ink on my lips. My friend told me my face was dirty. I went to the bathroom to wash the ink off. It was an embarrassing experience. |
Buddy was asked to run his dad's business social media account. Buddy started the page. It got lots of followers. They got more business. Buddy's dad paid him well. |
Jackson rode his bike to school. When he went to leave, the bike was gone. Jackson walked home from school. He told his parents his bike was missing. Jackson's parents called the school about the bike. |
I went on vacation with my grandparents. We were browsing through a gift shop. I kept asking my Grandma to buy me rock candy. She became very annoyed with me. She did finally buy me the rock candy, though. |
Andy was having writer's block. He was two-thirds finished with his book. He decided to travel a bit to look for some inspiration. He spent a week traveling across Europe with his family. When he came home, he was able to finish his book. |
Tim bought a new scooter. He left it on his front porch. One day it was gone. He filed a police report. Unfortunately they didn't give him much hope about getting it back. |
Robert was planning on having a nice dinner with his girlfriend Kate. When Kate arrived, Robert was nearly done cooking the meal. Robert made pasta and chicken for Kate. When Kate tried it, she thought it was not the best food. However she lied to Robert and told him she loved it. |
I decided to take my first trip to Paris last month. Mainly for the shopping however. I had great fun and stopped at Chanel and Hermes. At the end of the trip I had spent far too much. I couldn't wait to come back. |
Tom likes to ski. He hasn't been able to go this year because there is no snow. Tom watched the weather and saw that there was going to be a storm. He woke up the next morning to a winter wonderland. Tom finally gets his chance to ski! |
Ruth was working on a school project. She had to share her favorite song and explain the lyrics. She had finished all of her work and was presenting the project today. As she shared, the kids began to tease her for her song choice. Ruth was mortified and didn't finish the presentation. |
Carol always wanted to go jogging. Unfortunately she didn't have the right shoes. She bought a new pair for that reason. Carol eventually wound up using them just once. They spent most of their time in her closet. |
Samantha was at a bar with friends. Her friends urged her to participate in karaoke. She was reluctant but eventually agreed. She went on stage and began singing. It was so bad it wasn't even listenable and she left quickly. |
The dropoff in the rushing water was mere inches away. Tyson had to act quickly or he would be swept away by the current! Trying not to panic, he clung for dear life to the pole overhead. He cried out for help, hoping someone was nearby to aid him. Bored of waiting, the next kid in line pushed him down the waterslide. |
Tom wanted to be good at tennis. But after hours of practicing, he didn't feel like he was improving. Eventually, Tom became frustrated and quit playing tennis. But his urge to play again returned years later. And Tom regret not practicing during all of that time. |
The children's clothes were nothing but rags. Months in this wilderness had worn their clothes and spirits. The new snowfall didn't help their outlook. They prepared for another cold night huddled together. Tommy shouted first about the light, a fire, a warm home was in view. |
Mark loved making movies. He had a ton of homemade movies. He tried to sell them to a local theatre. They didn't want his movies. Mark went home sadly. |
Wally was sick. He was coughing a lot. He went to the doctor. The doctor gave him medicine. He stopped coughing and was fine! |
John loved caffeine. He read about how coffee is unhealthy. John stopped drinking coffee. John wanted to consume caffeine. John switched to tea and felt healthier and happier. |
Ora had been waiting months for a new video game. The day it came out, she rushed to the store. But there, she stopped dead in her tracks. The line was a quarter of a mile long! Apparently, many other people had been waiting for the game too. |
I had been searching for a somewhat rare book. I finally found a pdf copy online. I downloaded the book. I opened up the file. It was in Russian, which I don't read. |
Tom was at a nearby park. There was a protest going on. It turned into a riot. Tom was swept up in the middle of it. He wound up getting arrested. |
Annie had been missing for a week. Her parents were a nervous wreck. She had gone missing while walking with a friend. They finally found her at a different friend's house. She was grounded for life! |
I wanted to get an app on my phone. I could not do so until I changed my payment information. I could not do that as the internet was out. The internet came on today and I was finally able to get an app. I think the tech world is confusing. |
Sam needed help to move a couch in his house. He made a flyer asking for a strong helper. He tacked it to every telephone pole around his house. The next day he got a call. The caller said he was strong and could help Sam. |
In the middle of tenth grade, a new boy moved into town. He was bashful and quiet. Maura, who was shy, liked him. She didn't know it, but he liked her too. Finally, in eleventh grade, they discovered their mutual affection. |
Harry the Greek was a store in the South End of Boston. It was located on Dover Street. Harry was a very grouchy man. I bought my work shoes and caps from Harry. The store went out of business and the area became gentrified. |
Jake was playing with his cat. His cat was playing very aggressively. His cat scratched directly in the eye. Jake had to go to the hospital afterwards. Jake had to get surgery in order to fix his eye. |
I made a New Year's Resolution to get in shape. I purchased a gym membership. I bought new workout clothes to look good while exercising. My first day at the gym was exhausting. I don't know how long I will keep my resolution. |
Viola was playing in her living room. She wanted to make the light colored so she put a blanket on the lamp. Before she realized, the blanket had caught on fire. She rushed to get her parents. Luckily they put out the fire, but her blanket was ruined. |
Cheyenne pulled the big box down from the top of the closet. She was going to help her Grandma put up the Christmas tree. It was a family tradition to do it the day after Thanksgiving. Grandma put Christmas carols on the CD player and they sang along. By the end of the day the whole house was decorated. |
Tim investigated high end speaker systems. It seemed that every brand had some weakness. He found a set branded as Martin Logan speakers. The weakness of Martin Logan speakers is the low end frequencies. But they make sound by vibrating a single plastic sheet. |
Maria is at Disneyland with her boyfriend. While standing next to the castle. They both look at the fireworks. Her boyfriend gets down on one knee. He asks Maria to marry her and she says yes. |
One Halloween, Gray was playing a game to find candy. He looked all through a pile of hay to find hidden pieces of candy. When he found the candy, he put it in his bucket. Gray thought it was more fun to find the candy than to keep it. At the end of the game, Gray had no candy because he would put it back |
Karen was having some trouble at school. A bunch of girls didn't like her because a boy had a crush on her. Karen tried her best to make the girls like her but nothing worked. Finally she consulted her mom about the trouble. Karen's mom offered great advice about being with your true friends. |
Colby loved to go outside when it was a sunny day. He loved to look for all different kinds of bugs. He had a bug catcher to catch bugs in. One day he caught a bug he had never seen before. He decided to keep the bug and he named it Joe. |
Jill was very nervous for her first day of second grade. She had just moved to a new town and didn't know anyone. She was afraid people would be mean to her because she was a stranger. But during recess the first day a girl asked her to play hopscotch. It turned out Jill didn't have anything to worry about. |
Ashley met a very attractive man at the gym. She saw him everyday and finally decided to talk to him. He asked her out on a date and she was very nervous. She realized she had never seen him outside of the gym. When he picked her up she saw that he was the worst dressed man ever. |
John went to his garden. He saw a snake near his veggies. John got scared and ran inside his house. John called some people too pick up the snake. They picked up the snake. |
Mark would read his son a children's story every night before bed. His son loved one book in particular about a cowboy. Soon, Mark's son would request the cowboy story every night. Mark grew tired of reading the cowboy story. However, he continued to read it because it made his son happy. |
When we were young my brother and I made spears out of newspapers. We took newspapers and rolled them up tightly. We secured them with tape. Then we tossed them at each. I tried to show this to my kids but they were not interested. |
Pat wanted to lose 50 lbs. He started eating smaller meals. He also started eating more healthy food and less junk food. In addition, he began a daily exercise program. By the end of the year, Pat had lost all 50 lbs. |
JJ got in the car when Daddy said it was time to go. Daddy drove to a big building, and took JJ to a room where Mommy was. In Mommy's arms, there was a tiny baby, and JJ was very confused. "Come here," Mommy said, and JJ climbed onto the bed. "This is your sister, her name is Ana," Mommy said, and JJ was happy. |
Tina made the best pies around. She decided to enter into a competition. When she got there she started cooking. She won the blue ribbon. Tina could not have been happier. |
Liam was a very funny guy. He decided to try his hand in stand up comedy. Liam unfortunately suffered from stage fright. He decided to put on a scarf over his eyes. Everyone thought that was a part of the gag and laughed. |
Bob asked his new girlfriend, Sheila, to go camping one weekend. At first, Sheila was excited as the weekend began. Soon, however, she found she didn't like camping with Bob's big dog. Bob broke up with Sheila a few weeks later. He says he needs a woman who really likes his dog too. |
Karen liked a diner in her town. She loved their burgers. The diner changed their recipe for the burgers. Karen didn't like the new recipe. She stopped going to the diner. |
The cat sensed danger. It ran under the bed. She waited under the bed for five minutes. Then she poked her head out. She walked out proudly when it was safe. |
Jim had a chronic illness. It made it so that no health insurance company would cover him. Eventually the affordable care act was passed. Jim was now able to get insurance. His illness was finally properly treated. |
Hannah wanted a new pair of headphones. They were really expensive due to their brand name. So she saved for months. Finally she was excited to buy the headphones. She was disappointed at the quality upon them out. |
Tara put her money in her purse. Later she went to get her money. It was missing. Tara found a hole in her purse. She bought a new purse the next day. |
A man desired to travel the world. He made that the most important thing in his life. He saved for years to travel the world. He eventually traveled the world. He reached his goals of traveling and felt gratified. |
Sam was babysitting his baby brother. Sam was watching TV when he heard a loud noise. His baby brother broke his mother's favorite vase. Sam cleaned up the mess. Sam apologized to his mother when she came home. |
Bob was walking down the sidewalk. A car suddenly jumped the curb. Bob ran behind a tree. The car hit the tree and stopped before hitting Bob. Bob felt lucky he reacted by running behind the tree. |
My brother and I played Mario Bros. I beat every level before he could. He tried to get me down by poking me. I ignored him until I finished the last level. He punched me in the arm for winning. |
Mary loved to teach different languages. She loved how she could audibly hear the progress her students made. Some students didn't like to learn and started to fall behind. Mary spoke to them and told them they could do anything. With confidence instilled in them, they tried and succeeded. |
One day in 1993 i played chess with Mike. I had not played in years and had no strategy. Mike lost his queen early on a careless move. I was happy, but still unable to do much. I finally lost my queen, and the game. |
A man named Jake needed a new car. He looked on craigslist and found an affordable one. He contacted the seller and made plans to meet him. He arrived, and traded cash for the car. He got into the car and it was in pretty good shape. |
Kennedy wanted to volunteer during summer vacation. She loved the library. She found out they hired middle school volunteers. They offered her a summer internship! She loved working at the library all summer. |
Mary's mom turned her bedroom light off and closed the door. Mary jumped up and dove under her bed for cover. She knew her brothers would be sitting on the wall. The her room and her brother's that didn't reach the ceiling. A sudden shower of pillows rained down on her bed. |
Sara had taken some time off from running. She decided to get back in it. She started off slow. She decided to enter a race. Sara was able to finish the race and beat a record. |
John was at home watching a movie. Suddenly the power went out. John got up to investigate. One of the breakers in the box had tripped. He fixed it then finished his movie. |
In the middle of the night, a pipe broke loose. I tried to move closer to the house. It came from the kitchen. Several workers had to replace the pipes by breaking down the wall. Therefore, the value of my house went down as a result of the changes. |
Brad needed to find a date to the prom. He asked just about every girl in school. One day a new girl came to his school. She was all alone and had no friends. Brad decided to ask her and she said yes! |
Krishna planned a backpacking trip with his friends. He packed freeze-dried food and clothing in a backpack. Krishna and his friends went to the trail. They looked at different wild animals with binoculars. Using sleeping bags, Krishna and his friends slept under the stars. |
Rich and his friends went to see Garth Brooks in concert. There were so many people at the concert. They got some drinks and found their seats. Rich sang along to every song. He thought it was the best concert ever. |
Kia was a little drunk one evening when she got home. She made her lunch for work and fell into bed. When she awoke, she was pleased to see her lunchbox by the door. But at lunch time, she found that she hadn't put any food in it. Kia had just packed herself a plate and a fork! |
Kyle would get home everyday and play computer games. His grades began to drop. Kyle's parents decided to take away his computer. Kyle started to work harder in school. Kyle was allowed to use the computer again. |
Ronnie was a picky eater. His mother had trouble finding things he'd eat. Ronnie's mom started sneaking broccoli into his mac and cheese. Ronnie actually liked the broccoli as long as it was with cheese. Gradually, Ronnie became more open to other foods. |
When I was in high school I was always busy. I had to go to football practice. Then, go to band class. Finally, I go home to finish my homework. I find time doing all these things because I know how to multitask. |
Edwin needed a new car. He went to the dealership. The salesman wanted sell the car he liked at a certain price. Edwin negotiated with the salesman for an hour. In the end, he saved a lot of money. |
I asked them if they were really that small. We were always great friends. I am very pale compared to them. One spring day, I got a very bad sunburn. My indian friends named me "blood orange", orange outside, red inside. |
Sean and Glenn were hanging out outside. It was a hot summer day. They needed something to cool down. They decided to walk to the general store. There, they picked up cold ice cream to cool off. |
Jessica was never so happy as when she was in her garden. Everyday she would be out there. She loved it, even weeding out the beds. Jessica had a very green thumb. Her flowers were beautiful and she was very proud. |
I needed a haircut. I didn't have any money. Instead, I decided to cut it myself. I grabbed a chunk of my hair. Then, I chopped the piece off. |
Michelle decided to move to a new home. She asked a friend to help her with moving. They packed and moved some stuff. Her friend accidentally broke Michelle's favorite vase. Michelle told her friend not to worry about it. |
I went out into the woods. I picked out a large Oak tree that was dying. I started my chainsaw. I cut down the old big Oak tree. I loaded the cut up wood into the back of my truck. |
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