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Wally found a wallet while walking home. He figured he'd give the wallet to the police on his way back. When he got to the station the front desk officer was preoccupied. He was talking to someone who lost his wallet! When Wally return the wallet to the owner he gave him twenty bucks! |
Jen likes to dye her hair. She wants to dye her hair pink this time. She goes to the store to buy two packs of hair dye. She doesn't see the pink hair dye she was looking for, she buys red. It turns out this hair dye was marked wrong and her hair is pink now. |
Hugh was a big spender. Despite having large debts, he would always buy everyone drinks. One evening out cost him over $500 as he was so generous. After years of neglecting his bills, bailiffs eventually were called. Hugh had all of his possessions seized and had to start over again. |
Cam had failed science class. His mother was very angry. She grounded Cam until his grades improved. Cam studied hard every night. Soon his grade had risen to a B. |
Cam ordered a pizza and took it home. He opened the box to take out a slice. Cam discovered that the store did not cut the pizza for him. He looked for his pizza cutter but did not find it. He had to use his chef knife to cut a slice. |
Jill had always wanted to get a tattoo. She just didn't know what she wanted. She would look books and magazines for hours and hours. One day she finally found the perfect design. It was a big dragon with bright red eyes. |
Bob's son Ricky was getting bad grades. Ricky had trouble organizing his time and getting things done. Bob tried to help, but realized Ricky was too far behind. He signed Ricky up with a tutor and arranged for summer school. After a little extra effort, Ricky was back on track and doing well. |
My friend and I were sitting in class today. I was bored so I gave him a straw. He tore up some paper and made a spitball. He spit it and accidentally hit the teacher. Now we are sitting in detention. |
Keith was watching a movie at home. The movie cut out to show a breaking news story. Keith missed the rest of the movie. Keith wanted to see the rest of the movie. He ordered the DVD on the internet. |
Alicia thought Morgan was cute. So she decided to hit on him. Morgan quickly told him his wife was there. Alicia did not care about this development. So the wife saw this and started a fight. |
Braeden was on summer vacation. He loved playing with his best friend Elisa. One day she had went to the store with her mom. Braeden went to her house every ten minutes to ask if she was home. Eventually, Elisa's dad told him to stop coming over and checking. |
Todd was completely enthralled by his girlfriend. He was so enraptured, he didn't hear the music she played in her car. When asked, he claimed he liked it, too. But it turned out it was music he hated. He spent the next fifty years happily listening to that awful music. |
Matt was trying to find his wallet. He had to spend a long time digging through the drawer. He decided that he needed to clean the drawer out. That afternoon, he went through it and threw out all of the junk. Finally, he had nice organized drawer. |
Jeff challenged me to build my own personal computer. I watched some online videos about building PCs. Then I ordered the parts, which cost nearly 1,200 dollars. I devoted a Saturday to building the machine. It worked beautifully and I've used that PC ever since. |
I'm getting married this summer. I didn't understand how much money getting married required. I have already gotten another job to help pay for everything. Luckily my parents have agreed to help me pay for it. I'm very lucky to have such generous parents. |
Joe taught his son how to play pool. After teaching him he wanted to buy him a pool stick. It was going to be nice and custom made with his name carved on it. He bought it and ordered it online. It came and he gave it to his son. |
John was a football player. He need to improve his flexibility. So he decided to take ballet. His other teammates made fun of him. However, John became a much better football player. |
Becky just had a baby. Becky's husband left her for a younger woman when she was pregnant. Becky tried to sleep for a few minutes but the baby started crying. She changed the baby's diaper and rocked it to sleep. Becky laid down again hoping for a few minutes of rest. |
My sisters in law visited us last week. One sister in law lives in Greenfield, 90 miles away. She got a ride into to Boston and stayed with her sister in Watertown. They brought muffins and visited us in Cambridge. We talked for hours and had a good time. |
Today at the hotel the corporate inspector came through to inspect. He tested the receptionist on her knowledge of the company. Then he examined the rooms for filth. The inspection was going great until he went to the pool. It was a little green and there were 3 bodies floating in it. |
Grace was out for a walk in her neighborhood. She saw a big mound of red dirt. She kicked it to see what would happen. A swarm of fire ants poured out of the mound Grace turned and ran as fast as she could. |
Katherine's dogs love to play outside. She took them to a dog park down the street from her house. One of her dogs got bit by another dog. Katherine had to examine her dog for injuries. The owner of the other dog apologized to Katherine for what happened. |
Kim's boyfriend asked her to buy some batteries. She agreed to get them on her way home. She stopped by the store and got some impulse items. When she got home she realized she forgot the batteries. Her boyfriend made her go back for them. |
Bob's Dell IPS monitor got smashed in his move. When he turned it on he saw a huge spiderweb indent at the bottom. Bob was really bummed because he liked that monitor. Bob took the monitor off the mount with great sadness. He improperly disposed of it in the dumpster when no one was watching. |
Adrian never studied in school but still did well. He was on the honor roll through high school. Adrian went to college and was in for a surprise. He had to learn to study. Adrian dropped out of college. |
Keith had served in the army. He had just come back from active duty. Keith was attending a New Year's celebration. He knew that the fireworks would remind him of gunfire. Keith left before the fireworks. |
Missy wanted puppies to sell. She had a dog and she invited a friend to mate his dog with hers. They put the two dogs together in a room. Then, the dogs did their business. It worked and the puppy became pregnant. |
The tourists went to an aviary. They saw their favorite birds. There was a show for one of them. The toucan would talk to them. They loved to see the show. |
She sneaked into the office. She checked to see if the principal was looking. She grabbed his walkie talkie from the desk. She ran out of the room. She hid it in her backpack. |
My family woke up early to go to my grandma's house. We were going to her house to celebrate christmas. When we arrived, we had breakfast and talked. Afterwards, my siblings and I opened presents. We all got great gifts and it was an awesome day. |
Dan had always wanted to go hot air ballooning. At the state fair, they were selling rides on them. He could hardly wait for his turn as he eagerly climbed in. Something went wrong and it fell sideways into the field they were on. Dan says he's lucky to be alive and will never get in another one. |
Moe had a big challenge to face. He promised his girlfriend he would stop smoking. He tried going cold turkey at first, but it didn't work at all. He tried using nicotine patches, but they made feel sick. After trying everything else, Moe settled with using an e-cigarette. |
I got new golf clubs today. I went to the golf club to try them out. My round started out poorly. By the eight hole I was playing great. I ended up shooting my best score ever. |
Chantal was stuck under the rain. She looked around for a shelter, but couldn't see one. She started running in a random direction. She ran and ran until the rain stopped. Then she found a shelter and she was drenched. |
Corinne applied makeup on her face with agility. But when she came out of her room, her mom glared at her face. Corinne argued that even if she was nine, she could look pretty. And her mom made her wash her face until all the makeup was gone. Angry, Corinne went back to her room to apply more make-up. |
Bob went to the doctor for a routine visit. The doctor said Bob was deficient in vitamin B12. The doctor recommended a vitamin supplement. Bob went to the vitamin store and bought B12 supplements. The next time Bob went to the doctor, his B12 levels were perfect! |
I sat in front of my computer and sighed heavily. I couldn't find anything to do. I stood up and walked to the bathroom. I stared at myself in the mirror. I said aloud that I didn't know what I was going to do with my life. |
Tom was concerned about his health. He felt sick. He wanted to take his temperature. He wanted to know if he had a fever. He bought a thermometer to measure. |
Julie wanted to see the new Batman movie but was too young. When she asked her parents to take her they said no. The next day she dressed up to look older and went by herself. The ticket taker let her in without a second glance. Ten minutes later she ran out of the theater crying for her parents. |
When Sue turned 13 her daddy took her to a football game. They bought matching jerseys to support the home team. They spent time visiting with tailgaters before entering the stadium. They ate popcorn and peanuts and enjoyed the game. That day was the beginning of a long family tradition. |
Tom had some tickets to take care of. He felt that the cop was mistaken in his assertions. Tom's attorney was not very good. He failed to convince the judge of anything. Tom had to pay all the fees and attorney costs. |
Jeff was at a red light. All of a sudden it turned green. As he was getting ready to accelerate, a car bumped into him. He got ready to pull over to exchange information and call the cops. However, the car sped off and left Jeff with no information. |
Josh did not want to go on the Ferris wheel with his friends. They did not know that he was terribly afraid of heights. They teased him mercilessly until he agreed to go. At the highest point in the ride, Josh began to feel ill. He threw up all over his friends. |
Myra was a 12-year-old girl in school. She had a crush on the cute boy Amir. Amir, however, liked Myra's friend Jared. Amir asked Jared to the Junior Prom and he said yes. Myra was happy for Jared, but sad that she had no date. |
Tom got his paycheck. He felt that it was way too low. Tom checked his hours and it verified his suspicions. He brought it up with his boss. His boss told Tom the paycheck was right. |
Beth sent a letter to Santa Claus. She received a letter back in the mail. Beth did not think that it sounded like the real Santa. She sent another letter calling that Santa a fake. She did not receive another letter back in the mail. |
Don was a spokesperson for his company. The company had not been doing so well lately. He had to do an interview on it. The person conducting the interview was intense. Don did not do well on it. |
The boy picked his nose. His mom made him stop. The boy did it in private the next time. His mom did not make him stop that time. He started picking his nose in private all the time. |
Ivy planted vines along the foundation of her home. She watered them diligently. Showly they sprouted. As Years passed, they climbed up Ivy's walls. In a few Years the whole house was covered! |
Greg plays electric guitar for a living. He plays in local clubs every other night. He also plays in a local cover band on the weekend. The primary style of music that he plays is hard rock. Greg is happy to be doing something that brings him joy each day. |
Susan wanted to lose weight. She joined a new gym across from her home. Her 50th class reunion was approaching. She wanted to look great and healthy. On the day of her reunion she had lost the weight. |
Joseph enjoyed the city a lot. He liked it because he could make a lot of new friends. One day, he went to the village. There were not a lot of people and Joseph did not like it. After that, Joseph rushed to back to the city. |
The man lay on the couch in the shrink's office and spilled his tale. He said he'd killed women all up and down the coast. He wasn't feeling remorse, he said. The therapist started becoming a mite bit nervous. The man turned to look at her and smiled. |
Hailey was a typical teenager attached to her cell phone all the time. She brought it everywhere she went and used it all the time. One day she wasn't feeling well and had to leave school early. She got home and was upset to find she didn't have her phone with her. She went to school to find her friend was holding on to her phone. |
Dustin was watching TV when he heard a knock at the door. The knocker informed him that he owed the cable company for his bill. Dustin scoured his wallet hoping to find the money to pay. When he couldn't pay up, the man took Dustin's TV. Dustin couldn't get his TV back until he paid his bill. |
My friends and I saw a snake in the woods one day. One of my friends noticed a stick moving. I realized it was a snake, so I tried to touch its tail. It turned on me very quickly and we all ran. Now I know that I should not play with snakes. |
Ken wanted big muscles like his friends had. He hated being so skinny and weak. Then his cousin bought him a set of weights. Ken lifted every day after school. Within just a few months, he had developed big muscles! |
Anna was playing football in gym class. She ran to catch the ball. But it struck her in the nose, hard! Anna's nose ended up being broken! She had to wear a bandage for a month. |
Steven had gotten in trouble at school. He was in trouble for writing on the wall. He swore it was his friend that did the vandalism. Everyone thought Steven was telling a story. Eventually, his friend admitted to doing the writing. |
Dominic and his friends would skate everywhere they could. They broke the law doing this many times. They went skating at a local school yesterday. They started doing some tricks until a police officer came over. He gave them all tickets for skating in a no skating zone. |
At the local swimming pool I was dared to dive off the high dive. I had to suppress my terrible fear of heights. I slowly climbed the stairs to the top, and walked out onto the board. I jumped and did a terrifically painful belly flop. I learned that sometimes one should listen to his fears. |
Jenny was baking in the kitchen with her mom. While they were baking, her mother lifted her glasses over her head. Jenny helped her mom get all of the cookies baked. Her mother then began to look all over for her glasses. After a few minutes, Jenny giggled and told her where they were. |
Pauline invited Josephine to her house for tea. Josephine went to Pauline's house and brought some cookies. Pauline tasted one and said that it was disgusting. Josephine told Pauline that her tea was disgusting. Pauline made Josephine leave her house. |
I needed drinks so I went to the local market. The market was crowded since it was just before a holiday. I was very excited to find that soda was on sale. I went to the checkout and paid for my soda. I made my way home to tell my wife about the good deal. |
Alex used a profanity at school one day. When he got home, his mom was really mad at him. She told him to go to the kitchen. Then, she made him open his mouth and swallow soap. Alex hated it, and learned not to use those words again. |
The carnival was in town. Tina decided she wanted her face painted. Tina got a tiger on her face. Everyone complimented her face. She loved it. |
Tina had to house sit her friends' house while she was away. Tina thought it would be no big deal. But she ended up getting very scared. Tina realized she was not ready for it. She was so scared she kept the lights on all night. |
We went to the town today. It was too hot, It felt like a sauna. I couldn't stand it. I had to sit down. |
Shelly bought a new pair of gloves. They were leather and warm and nice looking. They fit her hands nicely. Unfortunately they soaked up water. So she had cold hands whenever she wore them. |
Ellen was expecting to have a baby. She and her husband decided not to find out the baby's sex. Ellen went into the hospital to have the baby. The baby was a boy! Ellen and her husband were happy and surprised! |
John packed his suitcase full of clothes for a business trip. While packing, John forgot to include socks. When he arrived, he couldn't find a store that sold socks. He finally borrowed some purple socks from his friend. John went to work wearing a black suit with purple socks. |
John went out on his boat for an afternoon of fishing. He caught a few and decided it was time to head in. He pulled his boat up to the dock and grabbed the pole to get out. Somehow John slipped and lost his grip. John ended up in the water, drenched from head to toe! |
I recently ordered a steam mop online. I was more excited than I should be to get a cleaning implement. When it arrived however it had clearly been previously used. It was supposed to be a new item so I sent it back right away. I did finally get a refund but I still feel so annoyed! |
Shane was eating at a high end restaurant. The restaurant was new and was very crowded. He waited while to get his drink order. His server did the best they could but Shane was not happy. Shane decided to leave a very low tip. |
It was already almost noon, and Maria was feeling hungry again. Maria went into the kitchen to look for food. Maria didn't really have anything that she felt like eating. So, Maria decided to get a takeaway from a restaurant. Maria went on Yelp to look for a good place to eat. |
Elizabeth sold her car. The man who bought it wrecked it. He said Elizabeth sold him a bad car. He asked a judge to award him his money back. The judge said no! |
My brother's daughter is engaged to a white man, George. We are Chinese. George said he cannot eat pork because he gets sick. One day my brother fed him a spring roll, which George ate. My brother smiled to himself, as the roll had pork in it. |
Marcy wants to go to homecoming. John needs a date to the dance. Marcy decides to ask her friend John if he'd like to go together. Marcy and John have a great time and sparkle on the dancefloor. Marcy and John decide to date! |
Taking care of twins in the morning was a huge chore for Norma. True, her husband was charged with getting the older 3 kids to school. But two of them rode the bus, he only had to drive one to school. She tried to get him to take a twin baby with him almost everyday. But he never would take even one with him to drop off the other kid. |
I had a medical appointment last week. While waiting, I started reading a book. An old lady started looking my book cover. Then she asked to test out my cane. I was very amused by her behavior and wished her well. |
Stacy and her family were very excited. They had just arrived in the country of Vietnam. The family was vacationing there and having a great time. Stacy saw so many wonderful sites while she was there. For many years after the family would always talk about their trip. |
Exploring is one of Dans favorite things to do. Usually he takes a vacation where there are caves and springs. He spends his time there checking the place out in detail. He writes about his experiences on his website. He loves his life! |
Amy used to have a crush on Ray. It was clear he wasn't into her. In the hall outside class he tried to get her attention. Amy pretended not to see him and looked at her phone. Amy felt nothing as she walked past him while he stood stunned |
Georgina brought home a black man to her big home in Jackson, MS. Her parents were shocked, because they were racists. Georgina said she was going to marry Freddy, her boyfriend. Her father slapped her and banished her from the home. Georgina and Freddy moved to Canada and were happy. |
Bob was designing a circuit. He forgot to add a pull up resistor before the microprocessor. When he turned on the electricity, it shorted. Bob yelped and quickly cut the power. He was dismayed to have fried his microprocessor. |
Gordon loves jelly. His friend, Mark, suggested he try jelly donuts. One day, Gordon bought a jelly donut. He ate the whole thing very quickly. Gordon is happy to have discovered his new favorite food. |
Tim had many goals for the summer. He would clean his whole house. He would also learn how to skate. However, he didn't have time to complete any goals this summer. He decided he would complete them in the fall. |
James was on a little league team. He was scared of playing his first game. His dad practiced with him every day. On game day, James was excited. He hit his first home run. |
When you are on a boat with your friends. You can help them to not be sick. Last week my friends got sick and I helped them. I told them to breathe and stay calm. When we got in, they didn't ride on the boat anymore. |
I have twenty nine mixing bowls in my house. My husband forgot we had a lot of mixing bowls. He asked me to buy another at the store. I reminded him that we had a lot of mixing bowls. I helped him find them in the kitchen. |
Jason loved motorcycles. His mother bought him one for his eighteenth birthday. His sister said he rode it all the time. One day he had an accident. He crashed into a car and was badly hurt. |
Kelly decided to be adventurous. She decide to take the training wheels off her bike. Ultimately she fell off. Kelly sprained her ankle. Thankfully though, she was taken to the doctor. |
Tom's dad had cancer. Tom was very religious. He prayed every day for his dad to get better. His dad kept getting worse. Eventually Tom's dad died a painful death. |
John liked to drive. Unfortunately, he liked to text at the same time. He pulled out in front of another car while texting. It hit him, and they both were injured. John recovered, and no longer texts and drives. |
A hurricane struck town. Heavy winds were blowing everywhere. Since the windows in my house didn't have shuttles, they were cracked. The winds rearranged everything in the kitchen. Pots, pans and the fridge toppled over. |
Abu wanted to leave the plains of his tribe to live in the city. But when he went to the council of Elders they refused. As Abu didn't want to hunt all his life, he left anyway. In the city, he went to school to learn to become someone different. And when he did, he returned home but only to visit. |
Miranda was bathing her toddler. She wiped his face with a cloth to clean it. Suddenly the baby began to scream and cry. She could tell he had soap in his eyes. She helped him rinse his eyes and he felt better. |
Will left the living room while his daughter was watching cartoons. From his study, Will heard his daughter crying. Will re-entered the living room to see a horror movie trailer on TV. Will comforted his little daughter. Now Will always skips the commercials when his child watches TV. |
Fred missed the winning basket during the basketball game. He felt awful and sulked for a week. Finally the coach told him to snap out of it and stay late today. The coach had Fred shoot that shot he missed one hundred times. Since then Fred has never missed that shot in a game! |
Jake was trying to hit on a girl at the bar. He started flirting. Within seconds her boyfriend appeared. They kissed in front of him. Jake felt bad but got the hint. |
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