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Every day, Tom walked past street bums on his way to work. The bums always asked Tom for spare change. One day, Tom filled his pocket with worthless slugs. He planned to give the handful of slugs to the first hobo that asked. But when the hand reached out, he shoved a handful of dollars into it. |
Lonnie was a ghost hunter and wanted to go a haunted mansion. The mansion was the most haunted in Colorado. He walked around downstairs, and quickly heard screaming and yelling. He ran upstairs, and the door slammed behind him, with a scary laugh. He decided that was enough, so he turn around and ran out. |
Ashley wanted some pizza. She went to the store. She bought some Daiya brand pizza. Going back home, it started to rainy. Her car slid from the rainy and she died in the crash. |
Cora loves going to the water park. Today we visited the waterpark together. We took turns riding the slides. Unfortunately the water was really cold. Our lips were blue by the time we left. |
Rose got an inflated ball to use for exercise. Rose hadn't been to a gym in Years, so she was a bit rusty. She balanced precariously on the ball and wondered if it was working. Just then the phone rang, startling Rose. She hurt herself falling off and couldn't exercise for months. |
Randy and Kat wanted to eat out. They decided to walk to their favorite restaurant. After a short walk, they arrived at the place. It turned out that the place had closed permanently. They were really upset about it. |
Todd was taking a day trip to the aquarium by himself. He walked around the penguin pond, and into the shark pool area. While watching the sharks swim around, he felt a tap on his shoulder. It was his friend Mark who he had told earlier he was busy. Todd apologized and they spent the rest of the day together. |
Jonah was eating lunch in his dining room. Suddenly he noticed a gigantic fly buzzing around. He chased the fly around trying to swat it to no avail. Finally he managed to corner the fly in his pantry. With a quick smack, he killed the fly. |
Ron was running with the basketball. He performed a cross-over on Gary and made a lay-up. Gary got up from the floor in a furious manner. He pushed Ron. The referee called a flagrant foul on Gary and he was ejected. |
Annette is very mean. She always gets invited to Megan's birthday party. Megan decided to not invite Annette to her party this year. She discovered her party was much more fun without Annette. Megan feels good about her decision. |
Sam went for a ride in Shanghai with his family. There was a giant parade for the New Years. Sam witnessed a poor man begging on the streets. He offered the man a dollar. The man accepted, then ripped the dollar in front of his eyes. |
Scott rubbed the sleep from his eyes. Another glorious morning could be seen through the open window. Time to get up and let the dog out. Tom's foot felt a squishy sensation when it met the floor. It was already too late to let the dog out to poop. |
We went to the zoo last weekend. There were many types of beautiful animals there. I was given the opportunity to touch a giraffe. Afterwards we sat on a bench because we were tired. It was a fun day for the whole family. |
The family loved going camping. They loaded their tent and sleeping bags up in the car. They drove to the campsite and unloaded it all. It took an hour to get their camp ready. THey couldn't wait to settle in for the night! |
Johnny's sneakers are so old that they are beginning to rip. He loves his old sneakers but he knows it is time for a new pair. He looks at several stores but can't find exactly what he wants. Finally he finds the perfect new pair of sneakers. Johnny is so happy that he no longer wears ripped sneakers. |
Colby was a good little eight year old boy. He loved to play with all of his army men. One day he lost his army men and couldn't find them. He got very upset and was worried he would never find them. He finally found them and he was very happy. |
Beatrice was watching the news for the weather one day. The weather reported said to expect a storm The storm would bring at least ten inches of snow. Beatrice went to the store to stock up on food. It was a good thing she did because it snowed all day. |
A man walked into a wine store and asked for the best wine they had. The clerk showed him many bottles and gave his opinion. The man was torn between the three different bottles. The clerk popped all three and poured them into a single bottle. The man was impressed and thanked the clerk for his idea. |
I was walking in New York when a man asked me for an interview. He told me his name, but I forgot it. He asked me confusing and weird questions. When he asked me if I was lactating, I asked him for his name again. He ran away and I never saw him again. |
Julia was doing a school project. She needed to learn about her family history. She was going through some old books. The history was so new and interesting to her. She had a new appreciation for her ancestors. |
Anna went to the local nail salon to get a pedicure. She sat with her feet soaking and felt very relaxed. She unknowingly drifted off to sleep. Everyone laughed as she snored away. Anna awoke with drool running down her cheek and was horrified! |
Hannah was driving her car to work. On the highway, Hannah got a flat tire. Hannah telephoned her auto service for help. Within thirty minutes, a repairman showed up to assist her. The repairman fixed her flat and she drove to work. |
Dee was a great student, and her grades were high. She wanted to speak at graduation, so she asked the principal. The principal said he would review her grades and let her know. A few days later, he called her into his office for a meeting. He said her grades were so high, he'd made her valedictorian! |
Carlos notices that many weeds have grown in his flower garden. He decides to spend Saturday morning weeding the garden. While weeding, Carlos notices that his jeans get a little dirty. After he is finished, he puts his jeans in the washing machine. He decides having a weeded garden is worth having to wash his jeans. |
Ray was a pretty good trail runner. He used to go running every day. However, last week he sprained his ankle. Ray's been confined to a treadmill since then. He keeps asking his doctor when he can go running again. |
A kitten was born in an abandoned house. It learned to hunt and survive on its own. Later it was found and adopted by a human. The human coddled and fed it. It eventually forgot how to hunt and became fat. |
Scott was playing in his backyard when he heard a hiss. As he looked down he saw there was a snake right by him. He remembered something he read about snakes and stood perfectly still. Finally after an hour of waiting quietly the snake slithered away. Scott was lucky it didn't bite him. |
I met a guy at work today. He told me his name was Jeffrey. Jeffrey asked for my number. When I got home from work we talked all night. Jeffrey has become one of my best friends! |
Mike, a college student, had frequent bouts with feeling depressed. Mike went to see a campus counselor about this. The counselor encouraged Mike to start exercising. Mike began to go for a mild run every evening after classes. Mike has not felt any depression since he started jogging! |
Judith was making spaghetti. She opened a jar of pasta sauce. Then, she went to pour it into a pot. Somehow, she missed the pot and sauce spilled across the stove top. Judith quickly wiped the sauce up but it was all ruined. |
Alina went out to dinner with her friend. When it was time to pay the bill, neither of them had enough for it. Alina offered to go get her wallet from home and come back with money. The manager was unhappy but agreed. When Alina returned, she promised she would never be so stupid again. |
Rona was doing research into natural language processing. She used crowdsourcing to increase the size of her sampling data. She warned her workers to stick to reality, where animals can't speak. An earnest worker sent her a talking parrot as a gentle rebuff. Rona found it delicious, with a dash of pepper and a pinch of salt. |
Lorry and Manny were happily married for 10 years with 3 kids. Unfortunately,one year they lost their youngest son to a car accident. The loss was very hard for Lorry and Manny couldn't comfort her. As the years went by they continued to grow apart. After 7 years of the loss of their son,Lorry and Manny got a divorce. |
Madelynn wanted to go to her friends house for a sleepover. Her mother said she could go and be with her friends. She went to her friends house and they were glad she was there. All of the girls put on makeup and played dress up all day and night. Madelynn had a lot of fun and wanted to go back again. |
Ben and Allie had just moved to a new city. They decided to go for a walk through the neighborhood. When they tried to get home, they realized they were lost. They spent two hours wandering through the city. Finally, they managed to find their way home. |
Vicky was taking her morning jog in the park. Her ankle buckled when she tripped over a rock. She fell to the ground with a forceful impact. Her knee had been scraped, but not too badly. She was able to continue her jog without any problems. |
After I skipped detention all week, I got called to the principal. He asked me why I skipped detention. I told him it was unfair to punish me for going to a funeral. He called my parents and asked them if they knew. They said yes, so he let it go. |
Leonard was on vacation with his family in Jamaica. Leonard brought his girlfriend with him to the beach. They relaxed on the beach and sunbathed. Leonard fell asleep on the beach. He woke up in excruciating pain to see his whole body was sunburnt. |
Bob was tired of wearing glasses. They always fell off his face. He went to his optometrist. He ordered contact lenses. Bob loved his new contacts. |
Alana was looking for a boyfriend online. He found a very handsome man. He asked her out on a date. When they went out, he was very ugly indeed. So Alana never used online dating again. |
Tina was taking a bath. All of a sudden, the electricity in her house turned off. Since the bathroom was dark, she was freaking out. She ended up tripping on the tub since she couldn't see well. Eventually the power turned back on and she got up. |
Carl was on a first date. He was nervous and ate too much at dinner. He felt sick the rest of the night. He had to cancel the date early to go to the bathroom. Carl was too embarrassed to ask for a second date. |
Annie couldn't read. She had started dating a great man, but she was afraid. She thought he'd leave her if he discovered her secret. But one day he caught her struggling over a children's book. Instead of leaving her, he began giving her reading lessons! |
Breanna wants to lose some weight. She decides to go jogging. She made it into a routine and jogged everyday. She then lost 5 pounds in 2 weeks. She was happy and decides to do it for another month. |
Tom's windows were drab and boring. They didn't let in much light. He decided to ask an interior decorator friend. The friend made some suggestions. Tom followed them and likes his windows much more now. |
We bought some young chickens and put them in our coop. We bought some older chickens to go in with them. The older chickens were mean to the younger chickens. The younger chickens got sick and died. We were very sorry we had bought the older chickens. |
Matt's sister had friends over. And they were having a party. Matt wished they would be quiet but was afraid to speak up. Eventually, he got so angry and yelled at everyone. But Matt regret yelling and alienating everyone. |
I did a survey on Mechanical Turk for five cents. It took me twenty minutes. I was angry at the low pay. On top of that, the requester rejected me. I realized that Mechanical Turk was unethical. |
Sky was five years old and about to take her first plane ride. She was very frightened about it! So her mom bought her a model plane and explained how it worked. Then she let Sky watch videos of planes taking off and landing. By flight day, Sky was excited and ready to fly! |
Tom's work had labor shortages. It made his job that much harder. Tom implored his bosses to hire more people. They didn't want to waste money. Tom had to quit because of the workload. |
Bob went to the gym with his friend Sam. He was able to bench press 200 pounds. He was shocked at how strong he was. Then he found out each weight was 50 pounds, not 100. He had only lifted 100 pounds. |
Bob would be celebrating thanksgiving alone. He was unable to make the flight to see his family. On Thanksgiving day he ordered pizza. He ate the pizza by himself. He was happy that he was at least able to call his family later. |
It was the first night of monday football. They grabbed snacks from the kitchen. They sat in front of the tv. They cheered as their team won the game. They went to bed happy with the evening. |
Tom was always lazy. He never did well in school. He never played sports. He could barely hold down a job. Now he's contemplating suicide. |
Dan was working on a report. He accidentally deleted the content of the report and saved it. Since he had to redo the report, he stayed up late at night. His mom woke him up since he overslept. He was late to the lab and ended up with an F on his report. |
Pat had taken his nephew Liam to the park for the day. Liam was given a net to catch small frogs around the pond. He ran around but had no luck, Pat decided to give him a hand. Using the net, Pat was able to corner a large frog in the water. Swooping down with the net, Pat caught the frog and handed it to Liam. |
Alex is a selfish man. He is mean to everyone he knows. One day, he meets a girl that is always sweet to him. Alex decides to be nice back to the girl. Now, Alex is dating the girl and is very generous and sweet. |
I was watching my sister-in-law's apartment today. She had an inspection. I took two pieces of bit of honey from her. That is my favorite candy. I ate them when I got back home. |
Fariah made a mistake in her writing. She tried to erase the spot with an eraser. However, the eraser ended up ripping the paper. Since she couldn't turn in a ripped paper, she started a new one. It took her several minutes to rewrite everything. |
Patricia went to the movies with her friends. She was caught off guard by the prices of the tickets. She stated she did not want to see the movie at such a price. Patricia's friends saw her reaction and paid for everyone's tickets. Patricia was very grateful for her friend's generosity. |
Mary was cooking dinner. She was chopping zucchini when she felt ill. She took a break, but was sick when she started again. She realized the zucchini smell reminded her of the dentist office. She wasn't able to eat zucchini for a decade afterwards. |
Last week Shirley decided to quit smoking. She realized it was a bad habit. She tried to quit cold turkey but it was hard. She still struggles with it. She is happy with the struggle more than the habit, though. |
America has beaten back the Japanese Empire. The President had to make a decision. Would he invade Japan or use his new weapon? He consulted with many advisers. He decided to use the bomb. |
She began rolling a large ball of snow. She had never made a snowman before. She realized the snow wasn't sticking very well. She made it as big as possible. She started working on the body of the snowman. |
Jennifer had been on birth control for years. She decided to hook up with her best friend Tommy. A week later she was feeling a little not right. Her period hadn't come as usual. She took a test and found out she was having a baby! |
Nina decided that she wanted a smoothie. She put all of the ingredients into her blender. She turned the blender on but nothing happened. Nina decided she needed a new blender. She went to the store and bought a new one. |
Tim was watching the news. He believed everything he heard. One story was an opinion piece. Tim didn't realize the difference. He repeated it as fact often. |
Michael wanted a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. Michael looked through his pantry for supplies. He noticed he was completely out of jelly. Michael substituted it for with a banana. Michael ate his sandwich with content. |
I ordered some chicken strips yesterday. They looked burnt. So I went and returned them. They didn't want to make another batch. So they just gave me a refund. |
Lucy had a crush. Her crush worked at video store near her grandparents house. Her grandma saw her blush and flirt with the guy. On the way home her grandma asked her about him. Lucy blushed and declined to answer her questions. |
Fred got to go to the candy factory. It was an amazing trip. While there he tasted a lot of the candy. He also made his own flavor. Then he got to package it. |
Oswald decided to drive to the store. He pulled out of his driveway and sped down the road. A policeman pulled him over. He gave Oswald a ticket for reckless driving. Oswald decided to never drive to the store again. |
Erik liked to dance. He met a woman Felicia, who also liked to dance. They quickly bonded and went dancing together. A few months later Erik and Felicia got married. They go dancing every weekend. |
The true American walked to the town square with his flag. He carefully unfolded it and laid it on the ground. The true American gave a short speech about liberty. He then poured a half a cup of gasoline on the flag. He gave a salute and dropped a lit match on the flag. |
Sara had a beautiful princess costume for Halloween. She was excited to wear the costume to her school party. Unfortunately, her mom told her that she couldn't. She didn't want the dress getting dirty. Instead, Sara came up with a simple cow girl costume. |
Rachel Walker loved Bogginton. It was a winding, twisty city. While wandering the streets one day, she found a kitten. The kitten was on the brink of death, so she did CPR on it. The kitten still lives today with Rachel. |
The day of the big football game the star player gets sick. Ken the star football player does his best to give it all he has. So he takes some medicine and suits up for action. Ken battles and fights through sickness to play. His team comes out with a victory because Ken played. |
Tom was desperate for money. His bills were piling up and rent was due. He desperately bought some lottery tickets. He won a bit of money off of one of them. Unfortunately it wasn't nearly enough. |
The parents were looking forward to the conference. Their daughter's teacher usually had wonderful things to say about her. When they sat down, the teacher told them their kid had been terrible. She was talking too much and never did her homework. The parents were shocked and disappointed. |
Sam was a hard working man. He worked one Job his whole life. Times had fallen hard on Sam. He decided to go work for Walmart. Sam became the cart collector for Walmart. |
John was in a car wreck. A driver hit him from behind. He was not hurt. His care suffered a couple of scratches and dents. The drivers exchanged insurance information and left. |
In preparation for an upcoming bike race Ryan road his bike nightly. It was summer in a hot climate, so night rides were ideal. While peddling over a bridge a car veered toward him. Drenched in sweat and tired, he peddled furiously to avoid the car. Ryan dodged, stopped, and yelled an expletive at the car as it passed. |
Jerry wanted to get a snack. He got up to go to the kitchen. Once he entered the kitchen he forgot why he was there. Jerry walked back to the couch. Once he sat down he remembered he wanted a snack. |
It was finally time to decorate the Christmas tree. Claire had been waiting all day to decorate it! She and her family hung the ornaments on the tree. Claire wanted to put the star on the top. Her father lifted her up high, and on the star went! |
Ben was the star quarterback. Ben was playing in the big game. Ben's team is down 4 points. Ben attempts to run for a touchdown. He is tackled before he can score and loses the game. |
Clyde ran his own bar ever since he was a young twenty year old. Now being in his fifties he was thinking of retiring from his business. He was passing down the bar to his brother so they threw him a party. It was his last day there and everyone was sad to see him go. Clyde left the next day and now travels the world a happy man. |
Jake had locked himself out of his house. He was a slender man so he thought he could use the chimney. He climbed to the roof and shimmied down the chimney. His feet reached the floor but he could go no further. Twelve hours later someone heard his screams and he was rescued. |
Amy failed Algebra in the 9th grade. In her senior year she discovered she would need to repeat the class. Amy worked harder in the class than previously. The teacher approached Amy and told her she was receiving a D. Amy laughed, happy to receive a passing grade even if it wasn't good. |
Tara loved bracelets. She always wore bracelets. One day she swung her arms very fast. The bracelet flew off and broke. Tara cried. |
Rachel was staring at the clouds. She could make out distinct shapes in all of them. Some were more elaborate than others. Before long it started to rainy. This made all the shapes turn dark and sinister. |
A group of teenage boys were gathering wood to sell. They needed money for camp. One boy climbed up the tree to knock down dead wood. He fell from the tree and broke his arm. They had to take him to the doctor so they got very little wood. |
Sam and Jen go to the hospital to have a baby. Jen is in a lot of pain and asks for medication. The doctor tells her it is too late to take anything. Jen screams and cries as she delivers her baby. Jen is so glad that it is over and she has her baby. |
Linda lived in Texas. The winter time came and her kids were sad. They really wanted to build snowmen but they had no snow. Linda got creative and had them make mud men. Her children enjoying playing in the mud with their mom. |
Leo showed me a trick at movie theaters last week. Never one to pay prices at the theaters for snacks, I was frustrated. He suggested I find a bag in a trashcan nearby. Sure enough, we found one unsoiled by trash after some looking. It smelled fresh, and I was glad someone had been so wasteful earlier! |
Cindy use to work for a call center. She was a very hard worker. One day she got a call from a grumpy old man. The man chewed her out for no reason. Cindy ended up quitting her job. |
Jesse had never swam before. She wanted to learn how to swim. She hired an instructor. She practiced every week. She eventually became a great swimmer. |
Jerry always wanted to be a comedian. He struggled getting gigs. Even when he got gigs nobody really like his stuff. So he sat down and rewrote some material for a gig. At the gig he made everyone in the crowd laugh. |
Adam moved out to school. He started his classes well. He made straight A's. He won an award. He got hired for a job. |
After the third grade was over, I got an invitation in the mail. It was from my teacher, inviting me to her wedding. I showed up at the wedding and ran to her afterward. She gave me a huge hug and said she loved me. I told her I would miss her more than anything. |
Glen really enjoyed gardening. He had all the necessary tools for a perfect garden. After returning from dinner one evening, Glen went to his shed. He encountered a burglar taking all of his tools. Glen was too frail to fight, so had to retreat while the man fled. |
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