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Harry was a terrific salesman. He was the type of person that could sell ice cubes to Eskimos. One day he decided to open a furniture store. He developed a good reputation for quality and timely delivery. He expanded to stores across the region. |
Jane was two years old. She was afraid of dogs. Her next door neighbor had a new puppy. Jane went to meet the puppy. She decided she wasn't scared anymore! |
The man cut down the tree. The neighbor complained. The man planted a new tree. The neighbor watched that tree grow. Ten years later the tree was full size. |
ISIS kidnapped a woman's five year-old son. The woman was sad. She appealed to the Syrian rebels for help. The Syrian rebels found her son in a Daesh camp. The rebels freed the woman's son from the camp. |
Madison was going to a party. She knew her mother didn't want her to go to the party. Madison told her mother she was sleeping at a friend's. Madison's mother called the friend because she forgot her clothes. Madison's mother found out that she lied. |
Joshua had a huge argument with his parents at night. In order to break free from them, Joshua moved out. He managed to maintain his house for several months. When he started school, he started to build late payments. After getting kicked out of his house, he moved to his friend's house. |
It was Mike's first day of school. He was scared and nervous. Mike cried several times his first day. He was relieved when he finally went home. Mike begged his parents to stay home the next day. |
Angel was a very traditional man. He originally came from Spain, and had very catholic values. When he moved to a southern US state, he found it difficult. Although he was very much the same religion, he experienced prejudice. He realised that religion couldn't mend all rifts in society. |
Emily was only 16 Year's old. She found out she was pregnant. She was devastated and scared to pieces. Her mom helped her through her pregnancy, and eased her fears. She had a healthy baby, and her mom helped raise it. |
Max bought a joke book at his elementary school's book fair. Max followed his mom around reading jokes aloud from the joke book. He did this so much that he began repeating many of the jokes. His mom was being driven crazy by hearing all these terrible jokes. She got a joke book of her own and started reading its jokes to Max. |
Emma was a picky eater. Last night, her mom made tacos. Emma wouldn't eat them because this week, she doesn't like cheese. She liked cheese last week. Maybe she'll like cheese again, tomorrow. |
As a child I visited an unfamiliar school for an academic contest. While at the contest I desperately needed to pee. I frantically searched for a restroom until I finally found one. Everyone laughed at me for unknowingly using the boys' restroom. I never went back to that school again. |
Eva was a single mom. She lived her parents and worked long hours. Eva was tired of not having her own place. She enrolled in nursing school and graduated with honors. Eva began her career and bought her own house. |
Gina's wanted a unicorn folder like her friend Tami. She had never seen anything like it. She had already been in trouble for talking while the teacher was. So she decided to wait till the teacher was done teaching. Once the teacher finished she asked Tami about the folder. |
Patrick loved racing, and looked forward to going to the track. For one particular event, he made sure to get front row seats. He arrived early and paid no attention to the gathering storm clouds. But unfortunately they wouldn't be ignored, and unleashed a downpour. Patrick was forced to miss the racing that day. |
The man cut into the tomato. The tomato was very ripe. It's juices squirted everywhere. The man threw the tomato out. He cleaned up the juices. |
Lea was excited to go to her first football party today at Joe's. Joe laid out many snacks and had his nice TV out for everyone. Lea sat on the couch and ate lots of potato chips while watching. To Lea's delight, her team was winning the game. At the end of the game, everyone cheered. |
Lucy dropped an earring in the toilet. She didn't want to put her hand in the water to retrieve it. She grabbed tongs from a drawer in the kitchen. She retrieved the earring from the toilet. She washed the earring, and the tongs and but the tongs back. |
John and Terry were coworkers. They shared a cubicle wall. Terry noticed John was a fast worker. Terry asked John for tips. John advised Terry to try and move the mouse faster. |
Gina had just given birth and was very tired. When her baby started to cry during the night, she couldn't hear it. Her husband tried to wake her up but she wouldn't move. So he went to feed the baby and went back to bed. In the morning, Gina was so touched, she hugged her husband very hard. |
Marcus and Trent have been planning a picnic together. They spent all morning preparing lunch and snacks. Marcus and Trent arrived at the park. They laid out the blanket and all the food. As soon as they sat down, a flash storm hit. |
Lucius was asked to write a report on aging. He imagined his own life at 85. He thought of his grandfather, who has a simple but happy life. Lucius realized he didn't fear aging. He drove to his grandfather's house after school to be with him. |
Alice loved watching the series Friends. Alice decided she would go to Netflix and binge watch the show. Alice was searching on Netflix for the show, but could not find it. Alice could not believe that Netflix did not have her favorite show. Alice was disappointed that Netflix did not have Friends available. |
I retired from my job in 2012. I had a stroke in 2011. I went to my transit authority to apply for a performer's permit. I wanted to sit on at a station with a cane and solicit donations. The transit authority refused to give me a permit. |
One of my friends was really depressed. She kept bringing up sad situations. My friends and I sat down to talk with her. She was sad that she had no money. So we all decided to donate one hundred dollars to her. |
Robert anderson called my phone and said i had won the sweepstakes. I was ecstatic very happy and coud not believe it. My happiness shortly faded away. It faded away when he asked me to send money to him. I shouldn't have to pay money to receive a prize! |
On the drive home, Sam saw a sign for a cafe. He entered the cafe for a quick coffee. When he asked for a coffee, the waitress filled up his cup. The cafe provided free refills, so he ended up staying for 5 cups. Sam was extremely alert for the rest of his drive home. |
Two friends banded together to go to the supermarket. The bought the biggest quantity of every item they needed. At the register they split the cost between them. They took the food home and split it evenly. The friends were very happy because they saved so much money. |
I hated creating passwords for websites. Thus, I used the same password for every website. Naturally, a hacker found out my password on one website. Now, he could access my account on all the websites. I lamented and realized I should have been more careful! |
A friend of mine owed me money and we agreed to meet at a park. I had baked cookies and had brought some in a paper bag. I joked - GIVE me my money - and we sat for a visit. We were greeted by a cop saying we had been reported as a drug deal! We explained what happened, laughing, and shared our cookies. |
Andrew broke his leg playing football. He got tackled by his brother really hard. Andrew will be in a cast for three months. His brother felt so bad for breaking Andrew's leg. He offered to drive Andrew around for three months. |
Carmen felt unsure about going to the movies with Sean. She liked Shaun but was unsure if he really liked her. She met Sean at the movies and he greeted her with a hug. During the movie they both laughed a lot together. After the movies Sean asked her on another date and kissed her goodbye. |
Greg only wanted to be able to walk without a limp. He was tired of being made fun of at school and was getting frustrated He decided to start physical therapy with a specialist. After a year he was able to walk without a limp. He was so happy about the hard work he put in. |
Old Man Donner's pond always froze over in the winter. The local school children never failed to take advantage. Sandra was one such child. She spent all afternoon skating on that pond. She loved it very much and would always remember that day. |
Garry went to the library to find a book to read. He pulled off a new release off the shelf and gave it a look. In the inside cover there was a message. The message said to avoid this book at all costs. Garry was too interested to adhere to the warning. |
Manuel loved using social media. He shared all of his most personal moments on social media. He also shared all of his political inclinations on social media. He made everyone else enjoy social media less. Manuel did not seem to notice the negative reaction to his openness. |
Bob was always depressed. Bob went to the doctor for help. The doctor examined him and diagnosed him. He gave Bob some pills to help him. Bob took the pills and is on his way to recovery! |
Brad has been having a rough time. He got dumped by his girlfriend a week ago. His friend Chuck could tell Brad needed a mood boost. Chuck brought Brad to a comedy show in the city. Brad laughed hard all night and afterwards felt better about life. |
I found a turtle in the backyard. We named him after a backyardigan. We now allow him to live back there. We bring him food every day. The kids love visiting our turtle in the yard. |
Bob was throwing a party. He made lots of food. However he couldn't find the chips. He looked everywhere. He finally found them chewed up by the dog's dish. |
Julie never trusted banks with her money. She would stash any extra cash she had under her mattress. She counted it one day and found she had over $1000 saved. Later that day she left to go buy groceries. When she came back her house was on fire and so was her mattress. |
Allie promised her cousin she would visit him this summer. She had packed her favorite toys and games to play with her cousin. When she finished packing her dad drove Allie to the airport. This would be her first airplane ride alone to visit her cousin. When her airplane landed her cousin and aunt was there to greet her. |
I never wanted to move houses. My father's job wasn't paying him enough. We had to move to a better job location. My father is much happier now. I am very glad we moved houses. |
My cousins and I ran to to the bedroom when we heard crawling noises. The noises continued for several minutes. I grew impatient and started to walk in the living room. I found out that the noises came from a lizard. My family were not scared anymore and got out of the room. |
I have never been hunting before. I would not even know where to begin. I would like to go one day. It would be fun to come back with a win. Perhaps I will go next season. |
As an adult I continued to sleep walk. I walked out of my house while asleep. I went into the yard in the rain. The rain did not wake me up. I realized when I woke up in bed, soaking wet. |
Yesterday I got some new nail polish. I picked up about a dozen polishes. I love the polish. When I put it on it looked great. I cannot wait to buy some more. |
My husband tried to cut his beard off. When he was halfway done, the battery died on his clippers. He had half a beard hanging and no way of charging them. He had to go to the store to buy a new charger. He was very embarrassed. |
Jimmy went to a baseball game with his girlfriend. Upon reaching the gate, he realized he had forgotten the tickets. The two turned around and headed down North Street. They eventually found a scalper selling tickets for double the price. Jimmy was embarrassed, but nevertheless enjoyed the game with his girl. |
Jen decided to go to the park today. Her mom helped her climb on top of the slide. She also tried to move through the tunnel. However, she found an old man inside. He was sleeping. |
Shannon hated having a dirty house. She bought a giant container of cleanser. She sprayed it all over her house. She wiped down each surface. It made her whole house smell and feel cleaner. |
The man put some chewing tobacco in his mouth. He felt dizzy almost immediately. He spit out the tobacco. His stomach felt sick. He vomited on the street. |
My friends and I decided on a movie night for one night. We got popcorn, movies, and sodas. We all showed up at my friends house and unloaded all our stuff. Eventually we secured our spots on the couch and sat down. We started the movies and everyone had a great time. |
Monica was going on a diet. Her friend brought brownies to work. Monica ate one of her brownies. She knew the brownie was unhealthy. Monica decided to start her diet the next day. |
Denise was feeling quite ill at work today. Denise decided to call her doctor and make an appointment. Denise was glad to hear the doctor could fit her in today. After the visit, Denise's doctor gave her his prognosis. Denise found out that she was 12 weeks pregnant! |
Gina had been bullied during recess. She had hoped the bully would pick on the new boy in her class. But the new boy hadn't been bullied. Gina realized it was wrong to wish bad things on other people. She knew that was why she had been the victim, and not the new boy |
Norma was not getting much sleep. Every night her twin babies seemed to be playing a game of sleep tag. Just as she got one to sleep, the other would wake up screaming mama! And just as that one went to sleep the other would awaken. They seemed to be conspiring to keep her from getting any sleep. |
Gina's car door was frozen shut. She pulled the handle with both hands but it didn't budge. She tried to slide her finger in between the door and the frame. When she had a grip, she pulled hard. She lost her grip and stumbled backwards into the snow. |
Arielle loved cooking with her great-grandmother, Milly. Milly was a wonderful cook, and preferred old fashioned implements. But arthritis was beginning to interfere with her cooking. Arielle decided to buy a potato peeler, to make the process easier. Although Milly loved her old tools, she came to appreciate the peeler. |
Duke loved to cook. He was a very creative cook. He enjoyed taking old recipes and making them new. Duke made some spaghetti with a bunch of pizza toppings. Everyone loved his new spin on spaghetti. |
Heather got her own cell phone. So her and her friends started making prank calls. They called about twenty random numbers. A box of pizza and the police both showed up to her house. Heather didn't know how to block her number. |
My dog is a Labrador, and he is very sweet. He sleeps in my bed but that isn't enough cuddling for him. When I wake up he throws himself at my face, snuggling under my head. He stays there wagging his tail for ages. If I miss morning cuddles, he is a brat all day! |
Jane started to open all the mail after she got home. In total, there were four new bills that arrived that day. She got out her spreadsheet to make sense of the finances. She looked dismayed that they may not be able to pay them all. She took a break and went to watch some television. |
Tod owned a stuffed penguin named Ivan. Tod took Ivan to the zoo to see other penguins. When Todd arrived at the penguin habitat Ivan was missing. Tod's heart went into a panic, he didn't know what to do, so he cried. The security person found Ivan and gave him back to Top. |
Kelsey left for work for work one morning and forgot his coffee. He got to work and made a cup but it tasted really bad. So then he decided he would get a cup at lunch from the local shop. He finally got his coffee but it kept him up all night. Kelsey knows better than to forget his coffee in the morning. |
I was riding the bus to visit family across the country. A man a few years older than me asked to sit next to me. The man didn't say anything and eventually fell asleep. Despite my best effort I fell asleep after a while. When I awoke the man was gone leaving only a nasty scratch on my hand. |
Janice was about to pitch the ball. Henry held the bat with strength. He managed to hit the ball when Janice threw it. However, the ball ended up hitting her in the stomach. She fell on the floor. |
Tabitha's birthday was coming up soon. She was very excited and invited all her friends. On the day of the party it was very hot. Tabitha's mom suggested the kids play in the pool. Her mom saved the party and all the kids had a great time. |
Tom couldn't afford the payments on his new car. He was really behind. They threatened to take it back. One day Tom noticed it was towed. They had repossessed it. |
Lisa owned a cat named Twinkles. Lisa loved Twinkles more than anything else in life. One day, Twinkles became very ill. Lisa took Twinkles to the vet. Lisa is very happy that Twinkles is recovering from the illness. |
Dan needed some quick cash. He decided to go by his bank. He tried to take money out of the ATM but it was broken. Dan had to go in to do it. They apologized to him for the inconvenience. |
Gina's friend Tami had a new unicorn folder. Gina wanted to know where she got it. But the teacher was talking to the class. Gina tried to whisper to ask where she got it. But she stopped when she saw the teacher scowling at her. |
Jasmine was going to make a bowl of cereal. She realized that all of the bowls were dirty. She yelled at her boyfriend for not washing his dishes. Then, they argued over whose dishes they really were. Finally, she gave up and washed a bowl herself. |
The man put on some sunglasses. He went outside. The tint of the sunglasses became darker. He realized he had taken his brothers glasses. He told his brother that he accidentally took his glasses. |
Mark was very tired. He hard worked really hard and was relaxing on the couch. He didn't feel like getting up so he called in for a pizza. The delivery guy showed up and Mark payed. The pizza was amazing. |
Joe noticed graffiti in his school's bathroom. It was written with a black sharpie. Joe always kept sharpies in his backpack. But he only used them for art projects. A teacher found Joe's sharpies and took him to the principal's office. |
When Clint first began working, he wanted to be a storm chaser. He decked out his truck, and followed storms with his camera. After years of near misses, he got some really great tornado shots. His most popular images were of lightning, and he got an amazing view. He ended up quitting storm chasing to be a photographer. |
Sarah ordered fries from her favorite burger joint. The fries came hot and fresh. When she took bite she spit it out. The fries were way too salty. Sarah was able to get a full refund. |
Bob works long hours to make money. Bob misses his family Bob gets sick from the stress of his job Bob quits his job. Bob feels better because he gets to spend more time with his family. |
Izzie wanted a new dress. She did not have money in her budget to buy a new one. She decided to pick up a babysitting job to help. Izzie finally had enough money. She was excited to buy her new dress. |
In the middle of the night Peg was woken by her brother. He was known to sleepwalk so she was used to it. She didn't try to wake him because that would make him mad. Instead she carefully guided him back into his bed. The next morning her brother didn't even know it had happened. |
Henry was trying to call his mom on the phone. For some reason she couldn't hear him. He tried a few fixes but none worked. Finally he tried using speaker phone. That worked and he had his conversation with his mom. |
Lynda entered an essay-auction contest to win a house. She sent a photo of herself and her spouse with her essay. The story she wrote was about the terrible childhood she'd had. She didn't expect any response at all, from such a graphic tale. Lynda nearly fainted when the letter came, saying the house was hers. |
My son's hair is getting too long and stringy. I made an appointment to have his hair cut. We went to the barber across town. He sat down in the barber chair and the cutting began. Once the haircut was finished, he looked very handsome. |
Willie had too much stuff. Willie bought a shed to store all his stuff. Willie had a hard time putting up the shed. He called some friends for help. With the assistance of his friends they finished the shed. |
The man painted a mark on the fence. He shot his bow and arrow at the mark. The mark was hard to hit. He made the mark much bigger. He hit the mark with his bow and arrow. |
I once stayed with a Scottish woman in South Africa. She had a husky named Akira. She also had a pool and I was excited to swim in it. When I finally did, it frightened Akira and she barked and barked. After that day, every time I got in the pool I locked Akira inside. |
My sister had colitis. She could only eat certain grains. I accidentally fed her rye for dinner. She had to go to the emergency room. I realized I should double check what I feed her. |
The boy had a project. The teacher wanted them to make a realistic sculpture. He stayed up all night doing it. When he presented it he thought he did well. But, the teacher said it looked unrealistic and failed him. |
When I was a small child I was playing outside at my Grandma's house. I wandered into my Grandma's flower bed at one point. I picked a flower, and my grandma yanked hard on a lock of my hair. My mother saw this, and flew into a rage at my Grandma. I never doubted my mother's protectiveness after this. |
Sandy was a school teacher. She had a student that was failing. She offered to give extra credit. He refused. He failed her class. |
We would always pester Bishop about his first name. Even if we bribed him, he refused to tell us what it actually was. He invited me to breakfast this morning and I finally learned it. Bishop was standing there with his girlfriend and he introduced us. She turned to him, calling him Stewie, and from there on I knew. |
Marci's dog likes to bark at airplanes. He can see them flying over the house through the kitchen window. The barking was worse at night when he could see plane lights. Marci decided to buy blinds to cover the windows. Now that he can't see the planes, the dog barks less often. |
Sandy enjoyed breezy, summer days. She would go outside during the nice weather. While outside, she would go for walks and pick flowers. Arriving home, Sandy would put the flowers in a nice vase. This allowed her to smell the wonderful scents all week long! |
The Jensen family were all quite excited. Tonight was the big meteor shower. They had all stayed up late to watch it. The meteors began raining down. The family had a great time that night. |
Stacy had always hated winter and cold temperatures. However, since she had married Ron, she would be staying in Minnesota. Ron surprised Stacy with a new floor heating system. It runs with a boiler and keeps the floors toasty warm. Stacy is truly impressed with this wonderful home improvement. |
Jon just graduated college. Jon couldn't find a job. Jon decided to apply to graduate school. Jon didn't get into graduate school. Thus, Jon killed himself due to depression. |
Mary's mom came home with more bananas than they could possibly eat. She wondered why she had bought them all. Then after dinner that night she got a surprise. Mom made banana splits for the whole family. That was the best way ever to eat a banana! |
Kevin twirled the pistol like the actors he'd seen on TV. His fifth grade class was suitably impressed. Kevin pointed it at a girl he really liked and pulled the trigger. Her head shattered from the bullet he hadn't known was in the chamber. Kevin was tried as an adult and is serving a life sentence. |
Will was on a fishing trip. He felt a pull on his line. Will started to reel in his line. He suddenly felt a slight pop. The line had broken. |
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