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I went to Carlsbad Caverns with my friends. We were standing in the quiet cave with some other tourists. Then, we heard a loud smack and a child crying. He had fallen down on the path! I laughed, and then I felt like a bad person for laughing. |
Sam told John that Lucy was interested in him. In excitement, John tried to meet up with Lucy. She was confused when John assumed that she likes him. John found out that it was a lie. While crushed, he took his anger out on Sam. |
Su and her family came to America when Su was just nine. Coming from China, everything was so different, and Su was afraid. She had heard a lot of bad things about Americans. But as she started school and made friends, she relaxed and calmed. Su realized that Americans were like people anywhere - kind and open! |
Sylvia was trying to carry some groceries home. She needed to stuff some things into her purse. In the process, she heard something snapping. To her dismay, it was her expensive lip liner pen. The pen was totally ruined beyond salvation. |
Fred often forgot to wear his seatbelt while driving. His friends and family told him he needed to start wearing it. One day Fred got in an accident and wasn't wearing his seatbelt. He was badly injured. Now Fred always wears his seatbelt. |
Floyd owned a funeral home. He bought a shiny new hearse. He used it at the next funeral he did. The family really loved the sleek new car. Floyd knew it had been a wise purchase. |
When Joey was little, he wanted a pet dinosaur. His mother told him that that was not possible. His father laughed and said that he had a surprise for Joey. Joey's parents gave him a puppy. Joey was glad it was a puppy and not a dinosaur. |
Elle was tired and not feeling well. She told her boss that she needed a day off. Elle took the day off and went to the doctor. The doctor told Elle she had the beginning of the flu. Elle had to miss the next few days of work. |
One day when I got home my dog was missing. I searched the entire house and still couldn't find him! I started to get very nervous and called a few neighbors. I went out searching the area a bit as well. When I got home it turns out he was trapped in a room! |
I challenged my doctor to a match of Tennis. Since he was 60 years old, I doubted that he was good in the game. Since I had the ball first, I served it. As soon as it came in his direction, he was able to hit it. I didn't see where the ball went since it moved quickly. |
Janet was going through chemo therapy. She lost a lot of hair because of it. Her friends chipped in to buy her a fancy wig. Janet really liked the style and was grateful. Her friends were happy to see her smile. |
Betsy had a new bike. She loved riding this new bike. One day someone stole her bike. Betsy cried everyday. Until one day someone return her bike and she was happy again! |
Stan had a beautiful garden. He would sell fresh vegetables from it at the market. One year the was a bad freeze mid Spring. All of Stan's plants died. Stan no longer sells vegetables at the market. |
Usually a good student, Joan was confused about fractions. She panicked when the teacher announced a test on fractions. Joan feigned illness to avoid the test. Then, she continued playing sick for the rest of the week. When she returned to school, she told the class her tonsils came out. |
Tom was frugal. He wanted to reduce his expenses. He decided to cancel his cable TV service. He called the company. He cancelled the service. |
James loved dinosaurs. One day his family took him to the museum. James favorite thing at the museum was the big T-Rex skeleton. The next day at school he told all his friends about his trip. They were so excited to hear about the T-Rex he saw! |
Chris wanted to become an artist. He studied the masters - Monet, Picasso, and others. Chris read books and took classes and thought about art a lot. Chris finally finished his first major piece. It was sold for over a thousand dollars! |
I joined the track team. I practiced everyday for my race. I started running but got tired by the fourth lap. I was sweating really bad. I finished the mile race in five minutes. |
Anna had five kids to feed. She was on a tight budget. Meat was scarce, but then she found a solution. Beans offered healthy protein too, and they were cheap! Anna's kids soon ate beans with every meal. |
Kayla loves accessories. She is always wearing multiple accessories with every outfit. One day, she decides to open an accessories boutique. Her boutique is very successful and popular. Kayla's accessories boutique is now a chain of stores. |
Gage bought a new home. It was not newly built but new to him. He wanted to remodel it and sell it for profit. Upon inspection he saw that the house needed new plumbing. It was expensive to fix but helped him to make a profit once sold. |
Kyle needed extra points in history. He asked his teacher for an extra assignment. The teacher told him to watch a documentary and write a paper. Kyle took notes while watching the documentary. He wrote the paper for his class. |
I was babysitting a 2 year-old for a friend earlier today. I had to use the bathroom really badly. The toilet had a childproof lock on it that I couldn't work. I ended up peeing myself fiddling with it. The kid I was babysitting yelled at me for peeing my pants. |
Skip is skiing. Skip falls off his skis. He lands on top of a rock. Skip cannot get up. Skip has broken his leg skiing. |
I woke up and saw that I was 10 minutes late for school. I got dressed and ran to school. When I got there, everyone was gone. I wondered where they all were. I looked at the calendar and realized it was Saturday. |
Cindy needed a new coat. She found the one she wanted. The only bad thing was it was too expensive. She decided to start saving. She was excited when she could finally afford it. |
Robert had a very big chest. In fact, he had never opened the chest. After much thought he decided to open the chest. He had to go to a locksmith to open it. Inside, he found a lot of money. |
Scott had just come to the office for the day. He realized that a printer had been stolen. He knew that it had to have been an employee. He asked everyone who it was. No one would confess so Scott called the police. |
Richard signed up at a local modeling agency. He got a gig as an actor on a commercial for a local pizza restaurant. The commercial played all the time. Everyone started to call Richard the pizza guy. Richard regretted doing the commercial. |
Tom was into boxing. He was about to have his first amateur match. Tom won but had a lot of issues. It was a good learning experience. Tom kept getting better. |
Fanny arrived to campus for the first time. She glanced at her map several times to find her first class. After walking for a few minutes, she realized that she was lost. A stranger helped her move in the right direction. Despite being late to class, she was able to get in. |
Clara felt unwell so she visited the doctor. The doctor couldn't find anything wrong. She visited many other doctors and none could find anything wrong. She continued to get sicker and sicker and wasted away. She died of an unknown illness. |
Kim had never been to a Mardi Gras celebration anywhere. One year she and her friends decided to do it properly. They took a bus to New Orleans and stayed in a hotel there. All week, they danced in the streets under the hot Louisiana sun. Kim had a wonderful time and didn't want to leave! |
Susan was leaving the store on a Tuesday. She noticed a wallet full of cash on the ground. Susan took it into the store. The man the wallet belonged to was inside at the front desk. He was very happy it was returned and gave her $50. |
Emily put a for sale sign on her old car. Within hours she got several phone calls about it. After a couple test drives nobody was offering her enough money. She was ready to give up when someone offered her the right amount. Now she has enough money to buy a new car. |
Tom wanted to go on a vacation. He decided to create a vacation savings fund. He worked very hard every day to save money. He added a substantial amount of money to the fund. He eventually took the vacation of his dreams. |
Vera was taking a walk at night. She noticed that in the sky, bats were flying. While she was looking up, she ran into a street pole. She had a huge bump on her forehead. Vera decided to not get distracted while walking again. |
I had always wanted to own a home. I saved as much money as I could to buy my first home. During the housing crisis of 2008 there were many good deals. I bidded on a foreclosure. I am now the proud owner of a new home. |
Kayla liked to watch scary movies. She watched a really scary movie about demons in televisions. Kayla couldn't watch television for a week. The televisions remained off in her house. She had to turn away when she passed by one. |
We went for a long run. We were hot and tired. When it was over, we went home. We rested and drank lots of water. We ended up fall asleep on the couch. |
One night there was a huge storm. The next morning Thomas was checking out his yard. He saw that his entire fence had been blown over. He had to spend all day putting the fence back up. This time he reinforced it for wind. |
Joe knew he wasn't supposed to play soccer inside. He did it anyway. He kicked the ball. It broke his mom's vase. He was grounded for a week. |
Terry has a new boss at his job. He meets him for the first time. The boss is very sarcastic. Terry doesn't like him much. He thinks about quitting. |
Henry and his wife bought his daughter a telescope for her birthday. They spent an hour putting it together. Taking it outside, they spent another hour trying to get it to work. Finally, they just turned it to the moon and looked at it. Henry decided they would have to read the manual this time. |
Year's had passed since Jamie had spoken with her father. She and her father both thought that they would never see each other. Jamie found out that her father was sick and she came to the hospital. They each apologized as he passed away. Jamie is happy that she could reconcile before her father passed. |
Mila loved grilling. She decided to try a new burger recipe. She grilled the patty carefully. Then she piled the toppings on. Mila couldn't wait to take a bite! |
Terry was upset to see so many ant piles in his yard. He spent all day destroying them. He dug, he sprayed with water and he burned with fire. Then he saw the ants had all relocated to a big mound near his door. Terry called an exterminator. |
The family huddled under blankets. They were at the drive in and it was cold! They watched a movie under the stars. When the movie was over, they packed their stuff into the car. It had been a great night at the drive in. |
Maggie could not believe that she was finally pregnant. Her husband Jim had been waiting for this for a long time. Maggie immediately grabbed the phone to tell her parents the news. Her parents were very excited to be grandparents. Maggie kept planning names for the baby and the clothes it would wear. |
The man's boss inquired about his progress. The man sent a report to his boss. The boss was impressed with his progress. The boss requested a raise for the man. The raise was request was denied. |
I went to the church yesterday and something happened to me. I was so embarrassed because of my shoes. While walking,my shoes opened on side and anyone can notice it. So i rush to the nearest shoe stall to buy new. I won't let that happen again. |
Two girls were dancing a jig. Larry noticed them and went to create an interruption. He pushed himself between them. One of the girls sat down. He then proceeded to marry the other. |
John's grandpa died and he was very sad. The funeral was that day, and John didn't want to go. He didn't want to say goodbye. John eventually decided to go, but it was hard. John said goodbye and cried very hard when he got home. |
I had just joined a band and we had a show that night. The lead guitarist was sick, meaning I would have to fill in. We made it through the first five songs fine. But then came a song with a difficult solo. I played box patterns really fast and the audience couldn't tell. |
As I child I came across a worm crawling, as I was playing. A boy came up and started violently stomping on it. Blood and gush started squirting everywhere as the worm exploded. I was mortified, disgusted and frightened completely! This experienced has made me hate worms to this day! |
Lenard was never able to get anywhere on time. He was late for work. He was also late for school. One day a girl asked him out on a date. He was still late. |
Neville went on an archaeology trip with his grad class. The grad students dug and drilled through shale and limestone. They tracked all their findings carefully. Nevil's digging yielded an ancient dinosaur fossil! The other grad students were so jealous of his find! |
Colton was so happy it was his 5th birthday. He had a Skylander cake picked out and ready to eat. Everyone sang him happy birthday. He closed his eyes, made a wish, and smiled. Suddenly he heard a bark, his wish for a puppy came true. |
Kendall loves to run. One day, she decided to train for a marathon. She ran every day for weeks. Finally the day of the marathon arrived. She won the race. |
Tom lived in an old home. The home was very dusty. Tom invited company over. Everyone who came over sneezed frequently. They never returned to his home because of the excess dust. |
The first day of school made Ted nervous. He had all new clothes on and fresh new supplies. He rode on the bus and arrived at school. He looked around at the other kids and felt more at ease. Ted made friends fast that first day and enjoyed the school year. |
Henry found out that his mom received a speeding ticket. Since she was broke, he had to pay for it. The next day, his mom asked for money to buy groceries. Since he paid an expensive ticket, Henry angrily refused. They argued with each other. |
Tom had a lot of good ideas. He followed politics closely. He decided to run for a local office. Surprisingly Tom won a close election. He stayed in politics ever since. |
To advertise his business, James make promotional pens. He handed them to people on the street. A person kept asking how much he was selling the pens for. James had to explain that the pens were free. The person was skeptical and refused to accept one. |
Louis loved camping and hiking. Last summer he went on a week long hike. One morning he woke up with a snake in his sleeping bag. After carefully observing the snake he concluded it was non-venomous. Louis carefully moved the snake and went about his day. |
Bill heard his neighbor's husband died. Bill felt terrible about this. Bill wondered what he could do to show concern for his neighbor. Bill learned what funeral home was handling the arrangements. Bill anonymously arranged to pay for all the funeral expenses. |
The man believed in god. Something very bad happened. He blamed god. He gave an angry prayer to god. He believed that prayer was answered. |
The man was wearing glasses. A rock hit the glasses. The glasses broke. He showed his friend. His friend said the glasses saved his eye. |
The town gathered in the city park. They were there in remembrance of their veterans. They held a memorial for the veterans who had passed away. THere was music and speakers. It was a wonderful way to honor the veterans. |
On June 28th we had dinner with my cousin. We had not seen each other in six months. We met in Chinatown and had Cantonese food. We talked about our grandchildren, showing off photos. We ended up staying for three hours, and were sad to say goodbye. |
My mom reminded me to take out the trash tonight. Since I was studying late at night, I forgot. The next day, the garbage truck rode across the neighborhood. It passed my house since the trash cans were not out. My mom was mad when I told her that I forgot. |
Brandon woke up on a cold morning. Ice had begun to coat the frame of his bedroom window. He went and prepared himself for the day and the cold weather. Brandon walked towards his front door to go outside. He opened the door took one step outside and fell on his bottom. |
Sam needed a new pair of headphones. Unfortunately, they couldn't spare the cash for a pair. Then, they found an old and valuable video game in their closet! Sam sold the game for a lot of money. Finally, Sam was able to buy the new headphones they needed. |
Jim was working on a project. He needed to study a specific book. He went to the library. Then, he checked the computer for the book. Luckily, he found it on a nearby shelf. |
Duke wanted to play football on his birthday. Ellen wanted Duke to go to a movie with her. Ellen told Duke he could play football after the movie. Duke told Ellen they could see a movie after football. Duke and Ellen decided to go see a movie about football. |
Jane was looking for new clothes for her spring wardrobe. She didn't have much money, so she decided to go to a thrift store. When she got there it didn't look like they would have anything. She almost gave up but then she found a pretty new dress and shorts. Jane can't wait to go back and find more clothes soon! |
Tom was looking at pictures on his phone. He let a friend get a closer look. The friend scrolled to the next one. Tom freaked out and smacked the phone away. It was a private picture and the phone broke. |
Tim suffered from dyslexia and had trouble counting. He was on the playground with other children. The other kids knew that Tim was different from them. As they played marbles together, they never cheated Tim. Tim went home happy and looking forward to tomorrow. |
Jake was out sailing. He noticed a storm coming in. He decided to head back to shore. It was right behind him the whole way. Jake just barely made it to safety. |
Jared climbed a mountain for the first time with his wife. He was very impressed by the view he had when he reached the top. But what really awed him was the reverberation of the echo. He called his name over and over. And when he was done, he was jumped when his wife called his name. |
I tweezed my eyebrows. I put black dye in them. I brushed them with an eyebrow brush. Then I coated them with a light layer of spray. They finally looked perfect. |
Every day Jim combed the beach with his metal detector. He never found anything but bottle caps and lost pennies. But then one day he found a beautiful metal box buried in the sand. His hands trembled with anticipation as he slowly opened it. The box was full of bottle caps and pennies. |
One day Sally went to a concert for Twenty One Pilots. First she found her seat. Then the opening act played. Finally Twenty One Pilots came on stage! She had a great time. |
The Jones family went on vacation. They pulled over at a rest stop. Their dog Vincent got out of the car. They were very worried. Three months later, Vincent made it home! |
Joey loved animals. He desperately wanted one of his own. His parents forbade it until one day, when Joey looked so sad. Joey came home from school to find a beautiful, white puppy! The two of them were so happy together, then. |
In 1993, our car was involved in a crash. It was in the shop for two weeks. I was going out on my bike for an errand. Our 21-year old neighbor insisted we use her car. We are friends to this very day. |
Rod worked in a watch shop. His current project had him repairing an old mechanical watch. He sat there for hours, working on the timing gear for the watch. After days of patient work, he had fixed the old watch. Rod proudly handed the watch back to the customer the next day. |
Owens had always enjoyed driving. But one day, he began texting while driving. This made Owens a much worse driver. Then one day, Owens got a ticket from a police officer. Now, Owens does not text and drive. |
Henry had just moved into a new house. He loved everything about it except it at night. For some reason in the dark the house felt so scary. Henry thought he was just paranoid for a long time. Eventually they confirmed eletrical issues which cause fear. |
Ted had been dating his current girlfriend for five years. He knew she was the love of his life, and decided to propose. He saved for months for a ring, and obtained a beautiful diamond one. He proposed to Amy over dinner at their favorite restaurant. She said yes, and they're now happily planning their wedding. |
Layla was scared of dentists. Her mom drove her to the dentist for a cleaning. When they got to the dentist, she refused to leave the car. Her mom said that if she went inside she would get ice cream after. Layla let up and went into the dentist after all. |
On August 3rd, my son took us to the Lowell Spinners game. We had seats behind home plate. The Spinners were down 4-1 in the ninth. They tied the game in the ninth. The Spinners won in the 11th on a walk off double. |
Tim lived with two roommates. He was the messiest of all three. Tim often forgot to do the dishes. After a while it created big fights. Tim was forced to move out. |
June was happy to finally be a mother. Her friends showered her with cute clothes for the baby. Her parents visited with piles of baby clothes from other grandkids. Her mother-in-law brought sacks of baby clothes she'd been saving. June donated a big box of baby clothes to the Salvation Army. |
Frustrated by his life, the man sat on the couch and watched TV. He was mostly chanel surfing because nothing held his interest. He kept thinking about how much he hated his life. On one channel He saw images of starving and dying children. He realized his life wasn't THAT bad and felt a bit better. |
A couple couldn't agree what to name their baby. They opened a book and decided to use the first name they saw. The story was so entertaining they got distracted. At the end of the chapter they realized they didn't find a name. The couple started the next chapter and tried to pay more attention. |
Tom dreamed of being a businessman. He decided to start a small store in a tiny town. As the town grew, more and more people purchased from his store. Tom's store became the most popular store in the town. Tom had become a successful businessman. |
My friend Tim smoked from 14 on. He is 45 now. He stops for awhile, then takes it up. This year he stopped when he 14 year old took it up. I hope he stops for good. |
Esteban was seven years old and lived with his parents. One day he saw his mom putting cookies into a jar on the counter. Esteban loved cookies and decided to climb up and get them. As he climbed he bumped the jar and it fell and shattered. Esteban felt guilty and knew he would be in trouble. |
The family was going camping. They bought a new tent. It was big and nice. They spread their things out in the tent and tried to sleep. It started to rain and the tent leaked! |
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