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The little girls ran into the house. They went into my daughter's room. They came back with a brush and hair ties. They begged me to do their hair. I put cute pony tails on both of them, and they loved them. |
Penny is a pitbull. Her owner is Martha. Martha found fleas on Penny. Penny got a flea bath from Martha. Now Penny does not have fleas. |
Jeff bought expensive, new headphones. But he was struggling to open its package. He used scissors to cut open the edge of the plastic box. But when he opened it, he noticed that he cut the headphone's cord. Jeff lied to customer service and said it was packaged incorrectly. |
Sky needed a cape for her costume. She could not afford to buy one. Then she had an idea. She took an old sheet and tied it around her neck. Sky got her cape for free! |
Amy's mom woke her up in a panic. There was a tornado coming their way. They all huddled in the basement for safety. When it was quiet Amy's dad went out to see the damage. To their surprise the tornado had missed their block. |
Seth loved to play in the snow. On the first day of snow, Seth went out to the hills. Seth brought his favorite sled with him. He drove up to the highest hill he could find. He slid down so fast that his beanie was torn off his head! |
Peter tried all day to call his wife's phone. His wife never answered any of his calls. She never responded to his texts. Peter drove home to check on his wife. He realized upon arriving that her phone was dead. |
Dan was playing poker with his friends. They were loud and making too much noise. Dan and his friends left a mess in the kitchen. Dan's wife was upset at the noise and mess. She didn't let them have poker at their house for months. |
Laura was really late getting home from work one day. Me and my roommates were already going to have a party. We started when Laura was out, but she came home in time. She was really tired after work so she wasn't happy about the party. After changing in her room she came out and enjoyed it a lot. |
Jerry was trying to impress a girl. Unfortunately for him, all of his attempts had fallen flat. Finally Jerry introduced himself to her. She was impressed with his boldness. Jerry was able to ask the girl out on a date. |
I had been crushing on one girl for a long time. I finally worked up the courage to talk to her. I saw her in the hallway and asked her out. Unfortunately, she turned me down. I went home that day feeling pretty blue. |
When I was baby dolls were one of my favorite toys. I loved pretending to be a mother. One time I took my doll to the park with me. When I got home I realized that I had left it at the park. My dad went to look for it but it was gone and I was super sad. |
I was driving through San Leandro on Monday due to work. All of a sudden my car starts to shudder. The check engine light also started flashing. I took it to a local shop, and I had to pay $500 to get it repaired. I hope that never happens again. |
In elementary school, I and my friends were on the baseball team. We practiced all summer to be the best we could be. One day, our coach made us all work until we all became dehydrated. He gave us warm water to sip and told us to suck it up. Many of us quit after that. |
Oliver's bottle was dirty. His mom took it to the sink to wash. She filled it with soap and scrubbed it. Then, she rinsed it. When she was done, she gave him some water. |
Fred was a high school student at a small school. He decided to take metal shop as his elective. He worked very hard and listened to his instructor. One day Fred started his final project. He built a 10 HP motor from spare parts and got an A in the class. |
Anna's mom wanted her to drink more fruit and veggie juice. She worried about Anna getting enough vitamins. So she devised a sneaky plan. She froze the juice into tasty popsicles for Anna to snack on. Anna enjoyed the yummy, nutritious treats on every hot summer day! |
The campers started a fire. The fire got out of control. The campers escaped from the fire. They told the authorities. The authorities sent a team to put out the fire. |
Charles was financially wiped out and didn't know how he'd eat. Luckily a credit card arrived for him. He activated his card and went to a restaurant. He paid for his meal with his new credit card. His waiter said, our economy is set up so everyone needs a credit card. |
Sam was excited to wear her new dress. It was the perfect shade of pink. It was full of ruffles. When she put it on, the zipper busted open. Sam was so upset and cried that she couldn't wear it. |
Sara wanted to take dance. Her mom knew Sara was clumsy. She enrolled her anyway. Sara ended up being very good. Sara stuck with dance and loved it. |
Jim did not have any money. He could not find a job anywhere. He could barely afford food. Jim hated being broke. So he finally decided to open his own business selling apples. |
Greg works on a ranch. He has to tend the horses every day. One horse is particularly unruly. He finally got the horse under control last week. Now his job is much easier. |
Bill bought an aquarium. He filled it with lots of fish. The next day he saw that many fish died. He was sad. He decided to only use a few fish next time so they all had air. |
Eric had studied hard for his math exam. When the test was handed out he got nervous. Eric started to second guess his answers. He handed in the exam knowing he had done poorly. Eric score a D on the exam. |
The girls took a vacation every year together. This time was no different. They chose a spot and reserved a hotel. However, when they got there, they didn't have a room. Come to find out, their card had been declined. |
Joey was a skater. He could do many tricks on his roller blades. One day he tried to grind on a hand-rail. Instead he landed with his legs on either side of the pole. He isn't sure he will be able to father a child now. |
Judy's friend Amy had wonderful parents. They took her on vacations and took off work often. Judy was jealous because her parents worked long hours. Amy and her parents lost their house because they couldn't pay bills. Judy learned to be grateful that her parents worked so hard for her. |
Jackson is down at the race track. He is betting on a horse. He puts all his money down on the race. His horse wins the race. Jackson wins big at the race track. |
Ella needed a new crib. Her son broke the last crib. Ella then went shopping with her husband for one. Finally the they found one they liked. They immediately purchased it. |
Sara was told not to trust food found in the wild. As she was playing outside, she came across a berry bush. The berries looked swollen, ripe, and so sweet. Sara plucked several berries quickly and ate them voraciously. Poor Sara then spent most of the night ejecting the poisonous berries. |
Susie was nervous before her talent show. That evening, she went on stage and sang two songs. Afterwards, the audience applauded loudly. Her parents were very proud. Susie won the talent show. |
Josh's mom had just had a baby. He was jealous because the baby was getting all of the attention. So, Josh decided to make a mess of the house. When his parents found him drawing on the wall, they were upset. However, they decided they were going to give him more attention. |
I took my book bag from the desk and headed to school. I walked inside my classes and sat down. When the teacher asked for the homework, I searched by book bag. I couldn't find it although I placed it there last night. Later that day, my mom told me that she moved it. |
I wanted to introduce my in-laws to my board and card game hobby. I tried to get them to play Splendor but they did not like it. On our last trip to their house I introduced them to Dominion. We ended up playing seven games in a row. I felt proud of myself when they told me they ordered their own copy. |
Ike was playing Twister with his little brother. He thought since his brother was shorter, he'd definitely win! But Ike was surprised as they played. His brother was flexible and much better than him! Ike lost the game every single time they played! |
Louis had entered into a sweepstakes on a cereal box. One day he checked the mail and saw that he had won. He won a trip to a theme park in Florida. There, he met all kinds of cool people and did cool stuff. He was so grateful for the experience. |
Sue had a puppy she loved. One day it ran away. Sue was so sad. One day her dad said Sue I have something for you. It was a new puppy. |
Dan recently took his daughter to have her eyebrows waxed. Dan had never seen the procedure before and was intrigued. Dan watched intently as the specialist placed the wax on the eyebrow. Dan, however, was startled when the specialist ripped the hair off. Dan was amazed his daughter went through such pain for her eyebrows. |
I wanted to learn statistics. Alas, it was too difficult. I decided to pick another subject. I picked algebra. It was much easier to understand! |
Josh is in high school. He loves running miles. The fastest mile at his school is six minutes. He beat it by one minute. He is now the top runner at his school. |
Jen doesn't like Sandy. But they both have to be in a group project at school. Jen tells the teacher this, but the teacher doesnt help. Eventually Jen and Sandy get in a fight about boys. The teacher now feels bad she didn't listen, and didn't punish them. |
Tim recently bought a new car. He wanted to get auto insurance. After he saw the price, he decided not to get insurance. Then, Tim got into a huge car crash. Tim learned to never drive without insurance again. |
Lynn arrived at the school and joined the bean bag toss. Her job was to pick up the bean bags and the kids through them. She kept score for the team at her station. At the end, she announced the winners. Then, the kids rotated, and she instructed a new set of kids. |
My dad was a heavy drinker. He could out drink almost anybody. When he was young it did not affect his health to much. His doctor warned him that all that drinking would catch up to him. Now my dad has liver disease caused by heavy drinking. |
Bob invited Mike for a drink. They came to a pub. A Waiter came and brought them beer. Ben's beer did not taste good. He returned his beer to the waiter. |
Reggie was in desperate need of new clothes. He felt so bland in the outfits he was wearing. He went online to try to find some deals. He filled his virtual cart with items he wanted. He grew excited as he clicked 'purchase'. |
It had been raining all evening. Tom and Robert called for a taxi to get back home. They waited nearly one hour for a taxi to arrive. No taxi arrived, and the line for the taxi was quite long. Tom and Robert decided to walk the five miles home. |
My dad asked me to kill weeds in the flower bed. I used a liquid weed killer. I sprayed most of the plants in the flower bed. Unfortunately, some of them were flowers. I did not see them bloom after that. |
We used to have a big house in the country. We had a problem with field mice coming in. We decided to get a cat. He was good at catching mice. We never saw another live mouse in the house. |
Jose had been pitching all of his life. Suddenly Jose couldn't pitch a strike. Jose asked his pitching coach for help. Jose's coach spent a lot of time helping him. Jose started throwing perfect strikes again! |
Betty wanted to be a nurse. She applied for night school. She was accepted, and she began attending night classes. She persevered for a whole year. Then Betty was given her LPN degree! |
Sammy liked to write books in his free time. His girlfriend knew he was eyeing an expensive desk and chair. She saved every extra penny for 3 months to buy it for him. On his birthday, Sammy was presented with a huge wrapped present. He opened it and squealed with joy. |
Kevin had a big test in the morning. He decided to stay up all night studying. When it came time for the test Kevin was really tired. He kept falling asleep. Kevin did poorly on the test. |
My friend Tim has GERD. He was diagnosed two years ago. Tim hates medication and wanted some alternative remedies. He was unwilling to change his diet. Now he is on medication, reluctantly. |
When I was young, my friend bought me a Ouija board. We both put our hands on it to play. All the sudden, the planchette started moving slowly. We were very scared and stopped playing immediately. I threw it away the next day. |
Miles notices that his bedroom is even darker than usual. He realizes that one of the lights in his room isn't working. Miles decides to get a replacement light bulb from the local store. He replaces the bulb in his room. Miles is happy now that his room is a little less dark. |
Our culture has no rites of passage to manhood and so we invent them. Young men do very dangerous things and I was no different. I fought in a Tough Man amateur boxing contest, twice. At one of the fights, my friends later told me a man had been killed. I realized fighting had not made me a man and I hung up my gloves. |
Tom wanted to do something nice for his parents. Tom waited until they went out of town on a trip together. While they were away, Tom cleaned the house and washed the car. When his parents returned, they were stunned by what Tom had done. They celebrated by taking Tom out to dinner. |
Janelle was cheering loudly. She was at the medieval fair in her town and she was watching a joust. It was silly but a lot of fun. She chanted and clapped her hands. The knight with the blue sword won! |
James was driving his granddaughter Lucy home. She had been lost and afraid. Although the child was afraid, James knew she was safe. The town was small, there was no where to get lost. He chuckled silently to himself. |
Susie looked inside her stocking. She saw some beats headphones. She was so happy. She couldn't believe she had them. She loved them. |
Adam was fishing in a lake. He hadn't caught anything all day. He was reeling the line out of the water when he hooked something. Adam yanked the line out of the water and saw a big snake. Adam hadn't gone fishing since. |
Oswald decided to write a novel. He worked on his book for several months. Oswald took his book to a publisher. The publisher rejected his book almost immediately. Oswald decided to give up on writing. |
Nancy found herself in need of government assistance. God had brought her here, and would keep providing for her. He often told her to have her children instructed by psychiatrists. Though she didn't quite trust them, she always signed their forms. For food stamps or having her children committed, she knew not which. |
Joel was very stingy with his money. And he always feared he would need to use it for an emergency. He never took vacations or bought things for himself. But he kept on saving money. He felt regretful for never spending more after he retired. |
Hannah had a break at work. She was tired and wanted to take a nap. She forgot to set an alarm. She overslept and was late back to work. Hannah's supervisors reprimanded her and she apologized. |
Jake was searching for apartments online. He found a listing that he really liked. He contacted the property manager of the apartment. Unfortunately, the apartment was already taken. Jake was able to find another apartment the next day. |
Tom went to Las Vegas. It was his first time there. He told himself he wouldn't gamble much. Before he knew it he lost thousands of dollars. Tom didn't let himself go back. |
Cool C was a hip hop artist from Philadelphia. He enjoyed a successful music career for about 5 years. In the early 1990's, he robbed a bank and killed a police officer. He was found guilty and sentenced to death. His execution was scheduled for January 2016 and he may be dead. |
Sarah loved books. So she wanted to start a book club. Sarah invited her friends and family to join. She got seven members. They all started to read books. |
I was walking my dog one afternoon. While walking on the sidewalk, I noticed something in the grass. I walked over to the object to see what it was. I noticed that it was twenty dollars and became excited. I picked up the money and put it in my wallet. |
Owen was telling his friend a joke. He forgot part of the joke. The joke didn't make sense. Owen's friend didn't understand. Owen had to retell the joke. |
Billy is bored. Billy sits with his friends thinking of something to do. Billy suggest they all head to the lake to go fishing. His friends agree that's a great idea. Billy takes his friends to go fishing and has great time. |
Tom went on a cruise through the Caribbean He did all sorts of fun stuff on the cruise He went snorkeling, zip lining, dancing, and karaoke. He had so much fun he didn't wanna go home At the end of the two weeks he was sad it was over |
Gina told Rita she was upset with Mary. She didn't want Mary to find out. She made Rita promise not to tell Mary. But Rita refused to promise. She would only agree to keep Gina's issue a secret. |
Sasha and Julie went to the mall to buy gifts. Julie turned around to look at jewelry. Sasha kept walking. The girls were both looking for each other. They found each other at the pretzel store. |
Shane is the lead singer of a his band. His band has huge success. Shane just can't get used to the spotlight. Shane calls it quits. Shane leaves the band and they replace him with someone else. |
For Halloween, I was going to have a party. Everything had to be perfect, including my costume. I had to work for hours on my customer to make sure it was perfect. Every detail, down to the last button was exquisitely done. Everybody that showed up to the party said my costume was the best. |
Kenny wanted to get a promotion at work. His boss promised a promotion upon completion of work. Kenny spent late nights working on unfinished projects. He was able to get complete all his work by the deadline. Kenny was promoted to general manager. |
Jenny, a kindergarten teacher, had a colorful new outfit. When asked his opinion, her husband praised it. Her mother claimed to like it, too. But when Jenny wore it to school, the children laughed. Though embarrassed, Jenny admired their innocent candor. |
Will had a terrible dream. He dreamed that his wife had turned into a zombie. When Will woke up he felt uneasy and afraid. He switched on the light. He was relieved to see his wife sleeping soundly - as a human! |
I knew of a young man who won the lottery. He used to ride lawn mowers. After he won, he went on to using drugs. He blew a lot of money. Eventually his winnings were revoked after a dui. |
Louise was about to get married. She was all dressed and waiting for the music to start. Suddenly she began to feel incredibly nervous. Luckily, her bridesmaid noticed and came to comfort her. With a little pep talk, Louise new she was just being silly. |
Mike and Jake were trying to make Sally happy. She said she would be said forever, since her boyfriend left. So they took her to her favorite restaurant. They told the waiter it was her birthday, so they brought a cake. It wasn't her birthday, but they got a cake, Sally cracked a big smile. |
The school football game was last weekend. The team has been very good this year. They have won a lot of games. A lot of people showed up to watch. They won by a ton of points. |
Randy stood at the mound during a baseball game. He saw that the next player at bat was not very good at hitting. Randy taunted the player with a soft lob of a pitch. The player swung hard and missed. The crowd roared with laughter at the terrible display. |
The power had gone out at Sarah house. Her entire neighborhood was in the dark. Panicked she rushed out of her bedroom. Running straight into a hallway wall. Sara ended up with a huge knot in the middle of her forehead. |
Anna's parents took in a foster son. At first Anna was jealous. She did not want a brother stealing her mom's attention! But soon she grew to like the little boy. She was happy when her parents officially adopted him. |
Jessie had always wanted to go to a hockey game. She finally decided to buy tickets. Before she bought tickets, she heard about a contest on the radio. As she was on her way to work, the contest winners were announced. Jessie had won six tickets to the next game. |
My Mother always told me I never had a Father. It didn't take me long to realize I wasn't immaculately conceived! I begged my Mother to allow me to meet my Father. She arranged the meeting when I was 5 Year's old. I knew who he was immediately, I did not need an introduction. |
Tom was at an outdoor market. He was trying to buy an item he liked. He haggled for a while and finally bought it. Tom thought he got a good deal on it. He later found it online much cheaper. |
Heather liked to do artistic things. She bought a loom and started to weave things. She made a big, beautiful tapestry. She gave it to her mother. She loved it! |
There was a horse that crashed into a tree. It's owners were very surprised. They had a vet look at it. It turned out the horse had bad eyes. The vet made the horse wear special horse eyeglasses. |
Kelley traveled abroad. One day she was walking alone. Someone robbed her. He held her hostage. Kelley was frightened. |
Michael wanted to lose weight. He joined the Weight Watchers program and attended weekly meetings. He counted points and ate lower calorie foods. He also exercised more. Michael lost two pounds in the first week. |
Freda has been out of work for some time. She had applied for many jobs and heard nothing back. Freda eventually gets tired of waiting around. She attends a job fair that came into her town. She got hired on the spot after months of no work. |
Jason loved toast and therefore worked at a company called Toast. One day his job held a meeting for all of its employees. They told everyone that they would need to come in an hour earlier. After researching, Jason found that he had been taking the long way. He found a much shorter route to Toast and all was well. |
I ran into an old teacher after high school. She smiled and asked how old I was. When I told her, she began to tear up a little. She said she was happy I had survived. I stood there in shock, not realizing my teachers had known my past. |
Shawn had always looked up to his dad. He thought he was the greatest man to walk the planet. One day on his way home from school he saw his dad's car. It was outside his teacher's house. Shawn never spoke to him again after catching him having an affair. |
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