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A boy had his father come in to tuck him in, like every night. He asked his dad to look under the bed for monsters. Under the bed he found a stuffed dinosaur. It was his favorite, an apatosaurus. It was the father's birthday and this was his present. |
Eddie was eating at an all you can eat buffet. He had been there for four hours. He had eaten more than what was reasonable. The manager approached Eddie. He was forced to leave. |
Ken wanted a girlfriend. He went online and joined a dating site. Soon a kind-sounding, pretty woman contacted him. He agreed to meet her for a date together. They had one date and Ken was soon hoping for another! |
I found this recipe for a fun fruit bowl. You have to carve open a watermelon. You add all the colorful fruit inside. It looks so pretty once done. It was a hit at the party I went to. |
I too was caught up in the internet selling craze. I scurried thrift stores and garage sales for things to sell. I posted my treasures with Rebay dot com. The items still haven't sold. No more Etailer dreams for me. |
Sandy loved collecting shells at the beach. She arranged the shells around her home. One day, a friend came to visit. She said Sandy's house had a fishy smell. Sandy's gaze went to the shells filling every corner. |
My girlfriend dragged me to a play last week. I didn't understand most of it. At the final scene I started to clap. It turns out It wasn't anywhere near done. Everyone in the theater was embarrassed for me. |
Greg took his family on vacation. They got a rental car at the airport. While they drove, a semi swerved and hit them! Greg was very nervous that the rental agency would charge him a lot. His insurance company said they would take care of it. |
It was 90 degrees outside. Adam was sweaty and miserable. Then he jumped in a cold shower. He felt much better! He was glad he'd had the idea to cool off! |
Two neighbors, Bob and Joe, hated each other. Bob decided to build a big wall so he never had to see Joe. Bob had a large brick wall erected on his property. Joe hated the wall very much. A few weeks after it was built, Joe vandalized Bob's wall with paint. |
My daughter was struggling with her math class. She brought some difficult homework home. We both worked on it for several hours. She began to understand the material. She got a good grade on her assignment. |
My friend has a three-year old boy, Sam. Sam loves watermelon. She went to the store today and bought yellow watermelon. Sam refused to eat it, saying it was not real watermelon. She called him fussy. |
A class was having a philosophical discussion. The teacher had a glass of water. They wondered if the glass was half empty or half full. They didn't come to a consensus. They decided it could go both ways. |
Tom bought a new truck. He didn't realize it would be so top heavy. He tried taking a turn at a fast speed. The Truck tipped over on its side. Tom had to get it towed. |
Ahmad moved to America six months ago to find a better job. America is a large country and can seem scary at first. Ahmad soon met some new friends. He began working with one of his friends. Ahmad is glad that he moved to America. |
I was so nervous for my first day at work as a programmer. When I got to work, I sat in the smallest cubicle. I became very claustrophobic and anxious. I talked to the manager and he moved me to a better cubicle. I ended up having a great first day after that! |
Kevin could never find shoes in his size. He required shoes that were a size 16. Stores always stopped at a Men's 14. One day he found an online outlet that catered to large-footed people. He was almost overwhelmed by the options and bought three pairs. |
Sarah was working at a diner. She had the morning shift one Sunday. It was very cold in the building and Sarah was freezing. Then, her boss offered to let her wear her sweater. Sarah put the sweater on and felt nice and warm. |
Jackie had a wonderful job at the World Trade Center. One day she was feeling very ill. She called off sick to work that day. That day an airplane crashed into the building she worked at. She was sad to see that none of her coworkers had survived the crash. |
Ken got a job in a metal shop. He learned how to use many different machines. He was best at working the lathe. His boss gave Ken a raise for doing so well. Ken was glad he'd been rewarded for working the lathe! |
Mark was not good at baseball at all. For this reason he was always picked on. So he started training hard. And in the end was able to outplay all the guys. And so no one made fun of him again. |
Today we went to buy a christmas tree. At the christmas tree farm we were looking for a good looking one. We finally found one that was not too tall and not too expensive. At home we put up the tree and decorated it. We all enjoy looking at our sparkling christmas tree. |
My parents decided to start planting an organic garden. They now plant the garden every spring from seeds. They make sure to weed to take care of the garden during the summer. They taught their grandchild to garden this year. They have passed on the great skill of gardening to their grandchild. |
Sam moved into Natalie's neighborhood when he was 6 years old. Their parents quickly became friends. They got the kids together for a play date one day. Sam told his mom he was going to marry Natalie one day. They all laughed until years later when they actually got married. |
Charlie had always loved animals, and begged his mom for a lizard. She always denied him, saying lizards were disgusting. One day Charlie found an injured lizard, and nursed it in his room. When his mom found out she was sympathetic, but said he had to go. Charlie was sad to lose his lizard, but glad he'd saved him. |
A bird took off from its nest and headed towards a house. He circled the yard for a while. When it looked safe, the bird got closer. He landed on a tree branch and looked for a cat. The bird saw no cat so he fluttered to the bird feeder. |
Alice heard about a new movie coming out. She had watched all the other movies in the series. She decided to buy tickets for opening night. She convinced a few friends to go with her as well. All of them went together and thought the movie was great. |
John and his girlfriend of two years had broken up. To help get his mind off it, he took his dog to the dog park. He sat down on a bench after he unhooked his dog to go play. While he was there a very pretty girl started talking to him. He enjoyed himself so much he asked her out and she said yes! |
Craig was a good electrician. While Craig was working on circuits he kept getting shocked. Craig looked at his new tools. They had no rubber on the ends of them. Craig stopped getting shocked when he bought rubber handled tools. |
Several posters were posted on the bulletin board in the hallway. It says that the senior prom is within the next week. It also reminded everyone to find a partner. I thought of one friend and approached her. After asking her out to the prom, she said yes. |
Nigel did not like being around people. Nigel won free tickets to a music festival. When he arrived, he saw a lot of people already at the festival. Nigel was apprehensive about the event because of this. Nigel actually had a great time. |
Sean learned to hunt from his father. His father taught him to hunt with a bow. Sean was very good at using a bow. He began training as an archer because of his skills. Sean is going to be in the Olympics next month as an archer. |
Shane was holding his baby. He was throwing the baby in the air and holding him up high. Suddenly, the baby spit up. The spit up when everywhere, including down Shane's shirt. Shane put the baby down and cleaned both of them up. |
Fran got a new job waiting tables at a restaurant. Fran kept spilling food trays at her new job. Fran's boss encouraged her to practice carrying trays at home. Fran followed her boss's advice. Fran became an excellent waitress with practice. |
Tom was at a restaurant. He told them about his peanut allergy. They assured him it would not be an issue. Tom ordered his food without care. The staff was right in that he ran into no issues. |
Shanna and her husband could not agree on a boy name. They looked through every book they could find, and couldn't decide. Finally, her mother suggested a family name that had a lot of history. Shanna and her husband also liked another name, and waited to decide. On the day of the birth, they chose the family name. |
Susan was excited to plan her first egg hunt in the South. She found it fun to hide the candy filled eggs in green grass. The sun was high in the sky when the egg hunt started. Soon, kids were opening eggs and bursting into tears. Susan saw that all the candy inside had melted in the sun. |
Tom was doing the laundry. He forgot to separate the whites from the colors. All of Tom's white clothes got colorized. He had to throw many items out. Tom never made that mistake again. |
Edgar loved his family's mastiffs, but he wished for a horse. He even wrote to Santa Claus asking for a horse ride for Christmas! Edgar's dad had an idea for making that wish come true. On Christmas morning he set little Edgar on the largest dog. The dog let Edgar ride him just like a real horse! |
Ronald asked his secretary to get him a morning coffee. As their coffee machine at work was broken, she went out. She walked to the coffee shop. She ordered a cup of coffee for her boss. When she went back, he boss said he changed his mind and wanted tea. |
I much prefer to live by the coast. My girlfriend much prefers to live in the desert. We have long fights about where to ultimately live. I think I shall seek out a desert landscape with coastal access. Spans of California may hold what I seek. |
Jimmy was trying to feed ducks bread. The local park ranger saw him. He told him he shouldn't do that. He explained it was bad for the ducks. He gave them other food that's good for them instead. |
Grandma accidentally locked herself in the bathroom. She could not figure out how to unlock the door. She cried out for help. Grandpa came running to help Grandma. Grandpa was able to unlock the door from the outside. |
Julio was excited to plan his vacation. He started looking up information online. He found a really interesting resort in Bali. After booking the resort, he found a cheaper hotel nearby. He canceled the resort and booked the hotel instead. |
Andrea and Kylie were in class. Andrea was attempting to pass a note to Kylie. Suddenly, their teacher spotted them. She made Andrea read the note in front of everyone. Andrea was mortified. |
Ben was digging in the sand at the beach. He found a lump of what looked like gold! He was so excited. He took it to get appraised right away. But he was told it was only pyrite, fool's gold! |
Amy was having her first Christmas with her husband. They needed their own set of stockings. They couldn't afford much so Amy decided to make them herself. It took her months to learn how and then complete them. On Christmas, the stockings were perfect. |
Terry has red hair, brown freckles and pale skin. He usually avoids the beach because he burns so easily. Yesterday, however, his girlfriend made him go. She forgot to pack sunscreen. Now Terry has red hair, brown freckles and red skin. |
Bob needed to confirm his u-haul reservation. He opened up the company's live chat interface. Bob grew increasingly frustrated with waiting. He began to second guess his decision to use them. Bob decided he'd give them a few more minutes to respond. |
Kim was driving carefully through the heavy fog. She heard a thump from below her car. Kim got out to see if she'd hit something. When she saw nothing, she prepared to get back into her car. A truck coming from the other way slammed into her and killed her. |
Kate and her friends were going on a road trip. But they hadn't timed the trip well. They left at 8 AM. And were stopped dead by rush hour traffic. Kate sat in the back seat seething for the entire 2 hours in traffic. |
A group of four friends tried to get together for tabletop night. The first member besides the the game master showed up on time. Both the game master and the player waited for an hour for the others. Once everyone arrived people talked for awhile. The friends finally started playing the tabletop game. |
Terri had been working in the kitchen or hours. She was perfecting her meatloaf recipe. She sampled the latest one and decided it needed more garlic. She started over again and hoped for a better result. The last one she pulled out of the oven was perfect! |
Becky made a lot of money working at a bank, but she hated her job. Her childhood dream was to work with horses. Becky quit the bank and got a job at an equestrian center. Her first day on the job, a horse kicked her in the head. After a hospital stay, Becky went back to work at the bank. |
Matt was a wealthy doctor, but he was quite lonely. He decided on a way to keep his mind off his loneliness. He joined a charity club to offer medical services in the Third World. In Asia, he doctored a beautiful woman and they quickly fell in love. When Matt returned home, he brought her with him- as his wife! |
Macy was getting really nervous for her big test. Her test was spread out over two days and was major. Although Macy had studied for many hours, she was still scared. Macy wonder whether she would do okay. Finally Macy did well when she ended up taking it. |
Jim's dog would not stop barking. The dog's barking kept up the neighbors at night. Jim took his dog to an obedience class. His dog learned to only bark occasionally. Jim's dog barking stopped keeping up the neighbors. |
James walked to the high school. He opened his old locker. It was the same combination. He took out the student's backpack. He took the money and ran. |
Steven was feeling cooped up in his apartment. He grabbed his bicycle from the garage. He rode his bike clear across town. Steven started to get tired from riding all day. Steven called his wife to come pick him up. |
Erik bought a tattoo parlor when he was 20. He inherited money when his dad died. He bought the parlor against his mother's wishes. He did tattoos and drugs in the back room for 5 years. Eventually he stopped and sold the parlor. |
Sam wanted to go hiking. The weather was rainy and windy. He decided to stay in instead. He read a book and watched television. He figured he would just hike another day. |
An Earthquake struck the town. Since it had a magnitude of 7, many buildings were destroyed. Several episodes of strikes occurred for a few hours. Once the earthquakes were settled, everyone approached a shelter. Resources were provided to people who lost their homes. |
Charlie lost his brother Sam. One day they had a terrible accident. Charlie felt guilty every single day. He felt haunted by him. He finally got counseling to cope with the loss. |
Tom loved going to haunted houses for Halloween. He convinced his girlfriend to go with him. Tom's girlfriend didn't like them at all. She broke down halfway through and refused to keep walking. They had to let her and Tom out a side exist. |
I put on my favorite white shirt to wear to the mall with friends. We all wanted to eat burgers from the food court. I like to eat my burgers with a lot of mustard. When I took a bite of my burger, mustard fell out on my shirt. My favorite shirt was ruined by a big mustard stain. |
Eric was at the beach. And he saw everyone lined up at a food truck. He always thought food served at a restaurant would be better. But when he bought a burger from the food truck, he was surprised. So Eric decided to eat from food trucks more often. |
Bob was training for the marathon. He ran 10 miles everyday. The day before the race he ate lots of carbs. Bob finished the race in 3 hours. It was record time for him. |
Michael liked to lift weights. He went to the gym every single day. He decided that he was in great shape. Michael entered a Fit Man Competition and trained for many weeks. He lost in the finals but decided that he would do it again. |
Roy's parents were adamant about him not smoking. Roy did smoke, but tried to hide it from his family. He hid his cigarettes under his car seat. One day his father was riding with him in the car. Roy's father reached under the seat and finally found the cigarettes. |
Our family was getting low on groceries. I decided to single-handedly take the kids to the store. Both kids sat in the crowded cart with the groceries. At the checkout, I missed putting some of the groceries on the belt. My two year old helped me steal canned oranges. |
Suzie and her mom both loved to shop. They decided to go the mall. They must have visited every store in the mall. Suzie found some nice things as did her mom. They both had a great time shopping. |
The group studied the forest. They were curious about the biodiversity. They counted the number of different plants. They plotted the plant counts. They wrote a report about their findings. |
Erin's cat was about to have kittens. Erin was very excited. She kept track of her cat's every move. When Erin got home from school on Friday, she checked on her cat. She found her with 5 very tiny kittens snuggled up to her. |
Evan cursed in frustration. He looked at the clock, and saw it'd been hours. He called his ISP again, but they couldn't give him an answer. Evan stewed and stewed and made a decision. He bought the ISP and fired every single employee. |
Lee's parents were overprotective. They finally allowed Lee to go to a concert with her friends. But they warned her to wear ear plugs so as to not damage her hearing. Lee was worried they would find out if she disregarded their advice. Bitter, Lee wore her ear plugs, even though the concert was not loud. |
Billy's parents bought him a bike without training wheels. Billy didn't know how to ride a bike yet. Billy's dad would hold the bike and walk while Billy rode it. Eventually, Billy's dad was able to let go of the bike. Billy kept riding his bike. |
I was doing a pool workout. My calf froze up for a minute. It was as it flexed itself. I rubbed it. Then I continued the workout. |
Lynn and her friends had broken curfew. They were in the basement after coming in a window. With a Monopoly game in hand, they climbed the stairs. When the door opened, her father turned from his sandwich and stared. The girls pretended they went to get the game, and he believed them. |
John is riding his motorcycle. John goes blind and cannot see anything. He loses control of his bike. He crashes into a ditch. John is rushed to the hospital to be treated for his injuries. |
Carlos had acne on his face that he didn't like. He researched different face creams to hide them. He eventually decided on one brand and took it home. Carlos was nervous and worried the cream wouldn't work. Within a week, Carlos had no more acne on his face. |
The wine taster tasted some wine. It did not feel mature enough. He stored the wine for another year. He tasted the wine again. The wine was ready to sell. |
The Barton family arrived at their hotel. They had never been to this island before. It was a beautiful place. They played many games and also relaxed on the island. They all agreed it was a beautiful place. |
Joe went to the beach with his family. It was a chilly day. Joe stood on some rocks watching the waves. A huge wave hit the rock and shot water high above the rocks. Joe got drenched. |
During university, there was a guy that I really liked. At the end of the year, my friends decided to take a beach trip. I asked if he could be invited and he was. I was happy and hoping that we would bond and start a relationship. Instead during the trip he was bummed because he missed his ex. |
Tommy told Hannah that he had a friend that liked her. He revealed that Sean was her secret admirer. Hannah had no idea who Sean was but agreed to meet him. Sean met her but was too nervous to say anything. Hannah decided to run away. |
Roger is a hiking enthusiast. One day while hiking, Roger came across a bear. That day Roger had forgotten to bring his bear spray with him. He ran away and went straight home. Roger will never forget to bring his bear spray with him on a hike. |
Michael noticed someone following him home from school. The car drove too slow, staying behind him as he walked. Michael started to panic, but then remembered what he'd been taught. He walked confidently up to the nearest house and knocked on the door. When the old man answered, the car sped off. |
Laura wanted to decorate her house. She wanted to paint it a different color. She hired a contractor to paint ttt her house lime green. They painted her house in a few hours. Laura's lime green house stood out in her neighborhood. |
Tom went horseback riding. It was his first time. It took him several minutes to control the horse. After a while he became much better. Tom had a lot of fun by the end. |
Jimmy had to walk to school on the coldest day in winter. He didn't have a jacket that fit. He left his house in short sleeves. It started snowing heavily. His friend saw him and gave him a jacket. |
Emily studies hard to be a physicist. She is very passionate and excited about her field. She networks with many people and aims to get a job. Emily gets an offer from an old professor. Her hard work paid off. |
Tommy was playing with his toy car. The toy car rolled into the middle of the street. As Tommy went to get the car out of the road, a car was approaching . Luckily, Tommy's mom got him and his toy car from the middle of the ro. From then on, Tommy could only play with his toy car inside his home. |
Yesterday I was driving home from my mother's house. My car started to sputter. I pressed on the gas, but it wouldn't go. To my surprise I had run out of gas. Thankfully, I was close enough to walk to the gas station and get more. |
Charles was down to his last dollar and didn't have a job. He parked in a grocery store lot but need to walk to Kinkos. On the way, he saw a girl with an awesome figure. She was his x-girlfriend. They talked and she offered him $100 to help him out. |
There was a squirrel across the street. It was climbing up and down the tree. I realized it was carrying nuts to its babies. I watched until it finally stopped and hid in the tree. I realized this was probably a waste of my time. |
Daniel was playing baseball outside. He hit the baseball too hard with his bat. The ball flew into someone's car window. He was made to apologize to the car's owner. His parents took away his baseball and bat. |
Jay wanted to be a mechanic. He signed up for auto class in senior year. He learned all kinds of things. After he graduated, he found work at a garage. He was so skilled, he got his first raise in under a month! |
Herb had finally allowed his children to get a puppy. But the puppy loved to chew Herb's shoes. The puppy also loved to steal Herb's food. But the puppy was so cute. Herb loved him and didn't regret getting him. |
Signing up for college is very challenging. There is a lot of paperwork you need to fill out and send in. You have to write the best essay of your life for strangers to judge. Then you wait, sometimes for weeks, to hear back from anyone. The day you get into college is one of the best days of your life. |
Tom was losing his hair. He cared about his appearance. He visited a doctor. He had hair implants put in. Tom felt better about his appearance. |
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