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Susan was presenting. She couldn't remember a word. She looked at her aide for help. The aide didn't know the word. She moved on in her presentation. |
Johnny was excited to go the the flea market with his mom. When they got there they went from table to table. He finally asked his mother when they were going to see the fleas. She laughed, telling him there weren't actually fleas at flea markets. He was extremely disappointed. |
It was time for the three children to have a popsicle! John's brother and sister picked their favorite colors first. John asked for a green popsicle, but there were none left! John was crying as he took the orange popsicle out of it's wrapper. He forgot all about green once he tasted how good the orange was! |
One night Chris was having trouble sleeping. His neighbors were blasting music above him. So he went upstairs to knock on their door and tell them off. They couldn't hear him so he went back downstairs. He fell asleep, so tired now even with the bass. |
Michael wanted to build a doghouse for his dog, Raven. First, he measured Raven with a tape measure. Then, he sawed wooden boards to the correct length. Finally, he nailed the boards together with a hammer and nails. Raven sleeps happily in the doghouse that Michael built for her. |
Tom invited his friend Will to his house. Will drove over but couldn't find street parking. Tom asked his neighbor if Will could park in his driveway. The neighbor allowed him to park in his driveway. Will appreciated the parking space and thanked the neighbor. |
James was bored. He picked up a book that was near him. He got so involved in it that he read for four hours straight. He read until the final page. James decided he needed to read more books. |
Steel met a barmaid named Lesley. They fell in love. He asked her to marry him. She said yes. They are now living happily ever after. |
I got a new phone one Christmas. It was called the juke. It flipped out sideways like a knife. I used to come up to people. I pretended my phone was a knife. |
Sarah was struggling to pay the bills. She had recently been unemployed. She had to move back with her parents. Her parents helped her find a job at the local bakery. Sarah was able to get back on her feet with the help of her parents. |
Billy hates doing homework. His grades began to plummet. Billy's mom hired a tutor for her son. The tutor made learning fun for Billy. Billy now does his homework everyday. |
I clipped and painted my toenails. They had been neglected for a few months. I don't normally pay too much attention to them in the colder months. I painted them a bright red. They are gorgeous, and no one will even see them. |
Joe thought Amy was the cutest girl in his class. He watched her everywhere she went. One day, he worked up the nerve to ask her out. Amy thought Joe was creepy and told him to go die. Joe was crushed. |
Tammy was a very proud girl scout. She had worked hard for weeks selling cookies door to door. Now it was time to hear the rankings. She was delighted to hear that she had sold the most. She ended up winning a cute pink radio. |
Ken left the bar to notice his car was missing. He remembered exactly where he parked it. He called the police and filed a report. His car was never found. Luckily insurance covered the loss. |
Shasta made a naughty face at the palace guard. The stoic man didn't react at all. She began to aim kick at one of his shins. Before it landed, her mom grabbed her. As her mom dragged her away, Shasta realized she was in big trouble. |
Phoebe was craving bananas. Phoebe got in her Honda Civic, and went to the grocery store. As she made her way through the produce section, she spotted a dog. Phoebe was confused by the loose dog in the store. Phoebe told the manager, and he quickly found the dog's owner. |
Joan won a trip overseas. She was very excited. Joan had a great time on her trip. Months later, Joan realized she had to pay taxes for the trip she won. She was extremely frustrated and dismayed. |
A man drove his car across the country to see the landscape. He was horribly lost after two hours of driving. He pulled up to a gas station and asked for directions to the highway. The gas attendant didn't know roads and just pointed. The man thanked the worker and drove in that direction. |
Jerry was waiting for his bus. He was 10 minutes ahead of schedule. He decided to checkout a nearby cell phone store. He walked inside and browsed the phones. Before he knew it, 15 minutes had gone by and he missed his bus. |
Leo begged his mom to take him to the zoo. After weeks, she relented and they went to the zoo together. Leo was thrilled and excited! He loved walking around looking at all the foreign animals. Leo and his mom both had a great day at the zoo! |
Pumpkin, my 5 year old pug, just got eye surgery. She got into a fight with another dog a few days ago. Her eye got seriously scratched in the fight. It will be sore for a few weeks, so I'm keeping close watch. She wants to scratch it, so I put a cone over her head. |
Anna had had a c-section for her first baby. Now she was in labor with her second. Her doctor said she could attempt a vaginal delivery, and VBAC. Anna decided to try it. She managed to deliver her second baby naturally! |
Ana dropped her iPod in the toilet. She fished it out right away. Then she put it in a bowl of rice. She let it sit overnight. Thankfully, it worked again in the morning! |
Chris went to the beach. He is very conscious of the sun. Usually, he wears sunscreen. He forgot it today. Chris suffered from a very bad sunburn. |
Jim made a resolution to lose weight for new years. He started going to the gym in January. He noticed it was really packed. By February there were a lot less people. It was basically empty by March. |
My Sister came for a visit last year. She likes to bring exciting things to do. She brought fireworks and confetti bombs! We set them off in the yard. We had a lot of cleaning up to do after she left! |
Kim was a bad cook, but her parents were coming for dinner! She decided to make pasta, since it was hard to mess that up. But she over boiled the noodles - they were inedible! She and her parents had to order pizza for dinner! Luckily, everyone just jokingly laughed off Kim's cooking. |
Celine was a horrible person. She yelled at her little girl when she started to cry. She was only a baby. Celine screamed at her to shut up. She called her a bad name. |
Jason wanted to invest in silver. He bought a bunch of silver dollars at the current price. After a couple Years the price of silver was much lower. He realized his investment was a failure. He sold the silver dollars at a loss to get some money back. |
Robert loved to read every day. He could simply not go a day without reading. One day, he lost the book he was reading. He rushed to the bookstore to find another copy of it. Thankfully, the bookstore had a copy of his book. |
John was visiting a farm where they had baby chicks. He cried until his mother agreed to get him one. He and his chick became fast friends. Even when she grew up and wasn't cute and fluffy anymore. This chicken lived a good long life at his house. |
Bob always wanted a puppy. He knew getting a puppy would be expensive. He didn't have the money he needed to get the puppy he desired. Bob patiently waited for the annual free adoption day. He walked away from the animal shelter with puppy he wanted. |
Lisa wanted something different. She decided to have a pasta party. She made ten different pastas. It was great. Lisa loved it. |
Steven saw it one day while walking downtown with his mom. Advertised in the window of one of the many shops was the yo-yo. He asked his mom if he could have it. She said if he promised to clean his room, she would buy it for him. That sounded like a lot of work, so he didn't get it. |
It was a very hot day. The woman felt too hot in her sweatshirt. She took off the sweatshirt. Her shirt underneath was drenched with sweat. The breeze felt good on her wet shirt. |
Gabriel had bought some candy for a party later. He stored it in his bag and began riding his bike back home. Suddenly, his bike crashed and fell to the ground. He had landed on his bag, so he urgently needed to check on the candy. Unfortunately, it was all crushed into pieces. |
One of my neighbors lost a cat. She posted a note on my door about it. So, I joined the hunt. Luckily, we were able to find the cat. That good fortune really made my friend's day! |
Emily watched as her brother and sister walked past her. Emily crawled after them but was not able to keep up. Emily crawled towards the couch and pulled herself up onto her feet. Slowly Emily let go of the couch and turned towards her siblings. Emily put moved slowly and soon was walking beside her siblings. |
Ron and his family enjoyed eating out a lot. They ate out twice a week. Ron's hours at work were cut. They weren't able to eat out as often. Ron and his wife cooked at home more. |
Tom had many thoughts. He wanted to organize his thoughts. He bought poster board. He organized his thoughts. His life improved due to organizing his thoughts. |
Shane couldn't sleep. He tossed and turned, but it was no use. No position seemed to be comfortable. Finally, Shane tried counting backwards from two-hundred. Before he realized it, he was fast asleep. |
Leo was throwing a huge party, the invitations were in the mail. Inviting all of his friends, family and coworkers for a Friday party. Finally the day was here, and Leo had everything set up. Food, drinks, games and lots of really good music. However, Leo never put stamps on the invites and no one came. |
Josh loved doing skateboard tricks to grab people's attention. But his tricks became more and more dangerous. While at a skate park, he announced he would do a backflip off a ramp. And a large scene gathered around him. But Josh ended up in the hospital. |
Aaron couldn't stop making fun of randy. He assumed randy takes steroids on a regular basis. Randy couldn't tolerate his comments and approached him. He asked Aaron to lift his shirt up. Instead of muscles, Aaron had a lot of fat around his stomach. |
I went to college by the beach. One night my friends and were nervous over a test. So we walked to the beach. The sound of the waves and breeze calmed us down. We felt much better after. |
It was Easter morning and my parents wanted me to take pictures. I was just a little girl and really didn't feel like it. After she got me dressed in my tacky Easter outfit, I was mad. She told me to go and pose in the grass, so I did. As she snapped the picture I made the ugliest face I could make! |
Derrick knew today was the day. He was going to buy his new stereo today and was pumped. Derrick had looked over all the models and found the one he wanted. He drove to the store, very happy. He got his new stereo and it sounded fantastic. |
My coworker Jim is married. He flirts as a joke. Today he asked if he could kiss his boss, who is beautiful. She offered to punch him in the face. They laughed, as they were both joking. |
Sean posted an ad for guitar lessons online. He was contacted by a mother who wanted some lessons for her son. He went to their house the next day. The son met him and they went through a lesson. When he was done, they paid him and he went home. |
I was in a stroke ward for eight weeks in 2011. One of the victims had a bad stroke. She could only say no. She was so loud they had to segregate her. I never found out what happened to her. |
Riley had always wanted to be able to do a handstand. However, he found it very challenging. He decided to practice handstands every day after work. Finally he was able to do one. Riley was proud to be able to do a handstand. |
Jeff was usually a very healthy man. He caught a cold one day from his neighbor. Jeff wasn't used to feeling so ill so he had a bad time. His neighbor suggested hot lemon tea to soothe his cold. Jeff tried it and felt better right away. |
I was in a bad mood. At work, I yelled at people. It the bus stop, I screamed at a bird. I realized that I was simply hungry. After eating a pizza, I felt happy again. |
Sally spent Monday night at a party. The party didn't end until 2 am. She fell asleep as soon as she got home. However, she forgot to study for a midterm. She ended up failing the exam and also the class. |
Richard is dreading this 3 hour survey. He knows he needs to get started. Richard forces himself to start the survey. It goes much faster than he thought. Richard is proud of himself for completing it. |
Ben was at the hospital with his wife. They were expecting their first child. Ben was extremely nervous and excited about being a new father. Their daughter was born healthy and alert. Ben's fears were quickly erased by the sight of his daughter's smile. |
Justin asked Abby to the dance. Abby looked surprised at Justin. Justin started to walk away. Abby ran up to him. Abby put his hand in hers. |
I went to the airport yesterday. It was such a long wait. I was quite irritated. Finally I got to the terminal. I really had to rush. |
Martin was a garbageman. He picked up a trash can and dumped it. Inside was a dead body. Martin flipped out and called the cops. They told him they were busy and to call back later. |
Tanya was furious from her recent breakup with her boyfriend. Dan took her to a shooting arena. The instructor gave basic instructions to Tanya. After her first attempt, she managed to shoot every target. She also didn't hesitate to shoot the targets. |
Jim ran into one of his high school friends, Rick, at a bar. And they decided to hang out. But Jim smelled drugs when he got into Rick's car. And Rick pressured Jim into trying some. Years later, Jim left college and stopped talking to his family. |
Missy had been excited to ride her bike for a long time. She went to get it only to find a flat tire. She pestered her dad for a long time to fix it. At first he ignored her. Finally weeks later he got around to the bike. |
An actor decided to watch all of the movies he acted in. He was very nervous that he'd hate it all. He judged himself harshly. He went through 20 hours of movies. He did not think he did too bad. |
I have a problem with things falling out of my pockets. It is even worse when I wear shorts and ride my motorcycle. The other night I wasn't thinking and rode my motorcycle with shorts. My wallet fell out somewhere on the ride. It was returned a few days later with all the money gone. |
Susanne had a birthday. She thought no one cared. Then she went home. All of her friends were there. They surprised her. |
Jeb went to highschool with his brother. One day in the school hall he sees his brother getting picked on. Jeb rushes over to see what's going on. Jeb notices the kids beating his brother up. Jeb pushes the kids off his brother and defends him. |
Jane went to a concert. She saw her favorite artist performing on stage. He stuck his hand out. Jane immediately grabbed it. He pulled her on stage and sang in front of her. |
Rose had been studying for her driving exam for weeks. Finally the big day arrived. Her driving instructor looked intimidating, but she tried to be calm. She passed both the written and practical with flying colors! Rose knew the stress was worth it when she held her new license. |
Teddy was an avid bird watcher. He went into a forest nearby with his binoculars. Most of the birds he saw were very familiar to him. Then he saw one he had never seen before. Standing on a branch far away he could see a beautiful eagle. |
For a long time, I used to work temp jobs. They were easy to get. I regretted my decision when a job I really wanted was temporary. They weren't looking for full time people. After that, I quit temp jobs and applied for real jobs. |
Jake joined a mountain climbing team. The team trained for months for an upcoming climb. Jake purchased all of the gear he would need for the trip. On the day of the climb, the weather was severe and dangerous. Jake was sad to have to postpone the climb. |
Tom loved to run around his house. One day, Tom ran into a door. The door almost fell off the hinges. Tom got a large bruise on his side. Tom no longer runs around the house. |
Adrian wanted to go to art school. The entrance application required that he paint a picture. He worked long and hard on a painting of some water lilies. Unfortunately, the school rejected his application. He decided to go to business school instead. |
This week, there was a heat wave. I was sitting next to a window in direct sunlight so I got overheated. To cool off, I moved to a room on the other side of the house. Unfortunately, I forgot that the sun moves. All too soon, the sun was heating up the room I'd moved to instead. |
The Smith family was eager to visit the zoo. They had anticipated going for months, and the day had finally come. They drove for hours in a cramped car, but their moods remained happy. There was no line at the gate, so they walked right in. The caged animals entertained the Smith family greatly. |
Chris had an older brother that raced motorcycles. Chris looked up to his older brother. Chris decided to race motorcycles also. Chris fell in love with riding bikes outdoors and off-road. Chris became an excellent motocross racer over time. |
Tom's cat smelled pretty bad. Tom knew he had to bathe it. Unfortunately the cat goes crazy around water. Tom had to get someone else to help. They were both splashed and scratched up by the end of it. |
Mary is a daughter with two brothers. One is older and one is younger. Her older brother watches over her and is very protective. Mary never dates a man because her old brother is too protective. Mary is saddened by this. |
Pat had all of the food and drinks ready for the super bowl party. All her friends and family were almost there. She made one last look over her house to make sure it was clean. When they arrived, everyone seemed to be in good spirits. It was a good night and nothing bad happened which was good. |
I ordered a pizza last night. A man came to the door with my pizza. The pizza had the wrong toppings on it. The man gave me that pizza. He returned with the proper pizza. |
Jim was asked by a stranger if he would watch his bag. Jim agreed and waited patiently for his return. The stranger never came back. Jim decided to take the bag. Inside, he found $1,000. |
Anna was at the beach playing in the water. Then she went too deep and started to flail about. Luckily, a lifeguard was watching. He jumped in and pulled her to shore. Anna thanked him profusely! |
Jackson is tired of spending all day in his small apartment. He decides to find something to do. He walks to the local pool hall and plays a few games. Jackson makes new friends while playing pool. He decides he will try to spend less time in his apartment alone. |
Tom had a messy girlfriend. He always had to clean up after her. He would constantly ask her to be cleaner. She never complied. Eventually it was too much and Tom dumped her. |
Anna wanted fish in her new tank! But she knew she had to wait. She added ammonia to the tank every day. She let the tank go through its whole cycle. Then she knew she could safely add her fish! |
I stayed after-school and needed a ride home. I called my mom and she said that she's on her way. After an hour, I decided to walk home. The walk home lasted about 2-3 hours. When I got home, my mom was furious. |
Madison was walking when two small dogs began barking at her. The dogs were chasing her and nipping at her ankles. She didn't know what to do. Finally, she faced the dogs and yelled and stomped her feet. The dogs yelped and ran away. |
Frank couldn't believe he was going to do this. Here he was up on the mountain. He strapped himself into the hang glider with his instructor. 1, 2, 3 and off they went! Frank soared over the valley that day, having an amazing time. |
Pam had a very volatile illness late in life. She called her family one day to come say goodbye. Her family was set to arrive in two days. Pam thought she would last to seem them. She ended up passing just before their plane landed. |
Omar had been tasked with training the new employee at his company. He was a little nervous. What if the new guy did not like him? But as they worked, Omar realized they two were very alike. He ended up becoming great friends with his new trainee! |
He was very proud to take on the the task in front of him. Managing money was very hard for the young man. He spent more than he could afford, but had fun! Then when out of money had to wait in a great depression. Payday came and the cycle started once again. |
Sarah was doing her laundry late at night. But when she had to transfer her clothes to her dry. She had already fallen asleep. In the morning, Sarah looked for clothes to wear. But she remembered she left them in the washing machine. |
Kevin's feet smell terrible. He left his shoes outside his hotel room to be cleaned. In the morning, they were gone. The front desk told him they were disposed off. Kevin doesn't have any shoes now. |
Diana was walking across the sidewalk. She slipped on a crack that was on one of the concrete tiles. She fell on the ground and her belongings got scattered. They well inside a sewer cage. The water under the well carried it away. |
When he was little Carlos father took him to the Grand Canyon. It was his father's favorite place. Carlos father died but before he died he told Carlo to cremate him. Then throw the ashes in the Grand Canyon. That's exactly what Carlos did. |
Truman lived in Sea Haven. It was a great town, but he felt something was wrong. He always felt like he was being watched. Truman tried to leave the town. A large fire spread across the outskirts of town. |
Maya's husband and sons had been out sledding all afternoon. It was cold but clear, and she knew they were having fun. But when they returned home, Maya had hot cocoa ready! The three males eagerly sipped the warm drink. As Maya had suspected, they were frozen to the bone! |
Elijah went to the doctor. He was terrified of getting shots. He closed his eyes and said that he was ready. He got the shot in his arm. He held back his tears so he could get a sucker. |
Last month I got a new haircut. I went to a new place to get the haircut. I got lost on my way there. I was driving around for hours trying to find it. It was all worth it though, because now my hair looks awesome! |
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