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Naughty Cat
Donna's boyfriend was a type one diabetic.
This meant he couldn't have sugary desserts.
Once in a great while Donna would let him have cake.
He loved the special tiny slices of cake she made.
The cat also loved them and ate them every time.
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A Beige Shade
Jenny pulled forcefully on the kitchen window shade.
It dangled limply in her hands, instead of rolling up as it should.
Jenny yanked it much harder than she had before.
The shade snapped loudly out of its holder.
Jenny has a big bruise on her forehead from where it smacked her.
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Test Drive
A man went to a cat lot to test drive a car.
The salesman took him out in a station wagon.
The car ran out of gas a few miles from the lot.
The man saw that there was a leak in the gas tank.
He told the salesman he was not interested.
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Bouldering
Norma loved climbing and had been focused on bouldering in particular.
Bouldering is a form of rock climbing without a harness.
The routes are short enough that with a padding one can drop down.
One day she sprained her ankle badly by landing the wrong way.
She was never able to trust herself to boulder well after the injury.
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Younger man
Sally was single.
She went out one night.
She met someone.
He was younger.
They still decided to date.
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Sad Education
Ivan was playing an educational computer game.
In the game, his character was born in a third world country.
And he struggled with health problems and crime.
Ivan thought the game was depressing and stopped playing.
But he learned about problems in other parts of the world.
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cookies
It was raining outside that's why i can't go anywhere.
There is no good movie to watch so i just eat whatever i want.
When i get bored,i decided to bake some cookies.
I was satisfied with the taste that's why i baked more.
I gave few to our neighbor and the rest i gave it to my friends.
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Tag Team Twins
Nina had not expected caring for twins to be so exhausting.
The two boys seemed to have a conspiracy against her getting to sleep.
They would take turns sleeping in shifts all night.
Nina finally got them both to sleep right before the alarm bell rang.
She threw the noisy alarm at the wall, breaking it as she passed out.
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Futball game
Linda got two ticket for a Packers game.
She invited her friend to go with her.
They had a great time.
Then they found out their valets were stolen.
They called police.
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Wimping Out
Ken had a crush on a girl.
His friends pressured him into telling her.
Ken walked up to her with the intention to do so.
At the last minuted he lost his nerve.
He kept walking past her.
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school camping
We had a school camping when i was in grade school.
It was really fun and adventurous.
We made bonfire on our first night.
I thought it was difficult to make bonfire but i was wrong.
It was the time that i learned how to make bonfire.
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Dopped money
Tim was walking to school.
He accidentally dropped him lunch money.
He didn't even noticed.
Sue saw the money.
Tim was relieved when she gave him his lunch money.
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A Lesson Paid for in Sweat
A man went out early one morning.
It was freezing cold, so he wore his winter coat.
By midmorning, he was uncomfortably hot.
By noon, he found himself sweating uncontrollably.
He resolved, next time, to check the day's overall forecast.
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The Pawn Shop
The guy needed cash.
He took his most valuable possessions to the pawn shop.
They gave him a hundred dollars for everything.
The guy was disappointed in himself.
He swore he would be better with his money in the future.
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Date jitters
Fred wanted to ask Lucy out on a date.
He was thinking about her all year.
Unfortunately however, he was nervous.
When he saw Lucy he finally got the courage to ask her.
Luckily she said yes.
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Odd habit
There was a small town in Somerset with a strange boy.
This strange boy was called Bobby.
He was known as the strange boy because of his eating habits.
Bobby was locally famous for eating foam cushions.
Despite help from experts, he still consumes a cushion every month.
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Dream vacation
Pat and Sherri have been married for 20 years.
They have lived all of their lives in Michigan and have never left.
So they planned a trip to Hawaii and saved money for 3 years.
When they had enough money they went on their trip to Hawaii.
Pat and Sherri really enjoyed Hawaii and said it was a dream vacation.
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End of the Run
Kathy was running a marathon.
She was toward the middle of the group.
She had never finished a marathon before.
She was within a mile of the finish line.
Kathy persevered and finished the marathon before passing out.
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Work
Martin had been out of work for a long time.
His friends tried to support him but it was becoming a burden.
Martin did some research and found about mechanical turk.
He worked for days to get proficient at MTurk.
Now Martin is self sufficient and even paid back his friends!
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New Mousepad
I went to the store to buy a new mouse pad.
I bought one for 50 dollars.
When I took it home, it broke instantly.
I took it back to the store to get my money back.
The manager was so embarrassed that I got double my money back.
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Bowling Game
Tim had his birthday at the bowling alley.
Him and his friends all played games.
Tim won most of them.
His friends let him win since it was his birthday.
It made Tim feel happy.
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Job interview
John got nervous easily.
He had a job interview tomorrow.
He asked his friend for help.
His friend suggested a breathing technique.
John applied it during the interview and got the job.
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The Poor Student
Ian didn't pay attention in class.
He daydreamed while the teacher was talking.
Ian would fall asleep during the class time.
Ian's schoolwork began to suffer.
He had to repeat his grade.
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Sleepytime
Mia was tired of being woken up by her neighbor's loud music.
She confronted him one day, but her effort was in vain.
The next time, she took a new approach and called the police.
The police arrived and ticketed him for causing a nuisance.
Mia's tactic worked and she was never woken up by him again.
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Jim is Late
Jim was running late for class.
He had missed his bus.
His mom had to drive him to school.
He arrived to class 20 minutes late.
His teacher gave him detention.
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Just Watch The Game
Tom married the love of his life.
Jen, Tom's wife, loved him very much.
Everyone said Tom and Jen had the perfect life.
The problem was Jen talked during football games.
Tom filed for a divorce.
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Weight Loss
Lindsay decided she needed to make a life change and lose weight.
She read up on healthy ways to do it.
For 9 months Lindsay ate better and exercised more.
She ended up losing 65 pounds overall by the end of the year.
Lindsay is much healthier and can now run races again.
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Pregnant
Franklin went to the store to buy some condoms.
He couldn't find any in his size.
He decided not to use any.
A few months later he got a call.
His ex-girlfriend told him she was pregnant.
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Gabe's Gliders
Gabe loved to glide around Brazil.
He build tons of custom gliders in his garage.
He decided to make a business out of his hobby.
He opened a shack on a cliff selling gliders.
Gabe hasn't had much success unfortunately.
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riot
There was a riot in the street
People were breaking stuff and stealing
The cops came into the picture
They started tazing people
the riot stopped
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Carpet Clean
Jodie's baby had an accident.
She spilled grape juice on the floor.
Jodie called around for cleaners.
She finally found one.
They did a really good job!
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The Force Awakens
John, Eric and Carl waited in line for four hours.
They wanted to see the premier of the new Star Wars movie.
They rushed in the theater to get good seats.
After they were settled, Eric went and got popcorn.
They agreed afterwards it was well worth the wait.
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Pit Bulls
Sam had a sweet old pit bull who never hurt anyone.
The dog had been with Sam since he was a baby, and was very old.
One of Sam's neighbors raised a fuss and called animal control anyway.
Sam organized a protest and put his dog all over social media.
The dog was reunited with Sam and they were so thankful.
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Broken touch id
I went to use my Touch ID on my phone.
It was broken.
I had to get it fixed.
But when I brought it to someone, they said it couldn't be fixed.
So I had to buy another one instead.
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Gifting plants
Susie's boyfriend wanted to give her a special gift.
He bought her an exotic plant and had it delivered to her house.
When he called her to make plans for the weekend, she was sick.
She had received the plant but was allergic to it.
Her boyfriend came to pick the plant right away so she could heal.
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Headphones
David was listening to music when he adjusted his headphones.
He heard a loud sound and then they fell apart.
He attempted to fix them, but they wouldn't work.
That night, David's dad saw them and started to fix them.
The next morning David woke up to find his headphones fixed!
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Too Spicy
Tim was eating tacos with salsa.
A friend wanted to try them.
Tim told him they were too spicy.
The friend took a bite anyway.
Within seconds the friend was crying and chugging water.
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Crush
On the first day of school, I saw the cutest guy.
He was new at our school.
I gave him my number.
He called me later that night.
I now have a date this weekend.
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Selling Houses
Jane had put up her house on the market just last week.
She patiently waited for the open house to be over.
Finally, the last few couples left her house and she was tired.
She felt a range of emotions and talked to the realtor.
She told him that she decided to keep her house.
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Trouble
Mike was a high school kid who seemed to love trouble.
Mike convinced his buddies to go out with him late one night.
Mike lit some cherry bomb firecrackers and put them in a mailbox.
The box blew apart, and everyone scattered into the night.
Mike, however, was caught by a neighbor, and got in big trouble.
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Church
It was Sunday.
So John and his family were going to church.
But John knew he would be bored.
So John bought his phone.
And he played games on it while at church.
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Baseball
Sean was at baseball practice.
While there, he was hit in the head with the ball.
He thought he was okay at first.
However, he got dizzy.
Sean was then diagnosed with a concussion.
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Tromboned
Bob bought a new trombone from a yard sale.
He took it home and tooted on it constantly.
Bob's parents suggested he join the school band.
He was very quickly told by the band leader he couldn't join.
Bob learned that sometimes tooting alone wasn't good enough.
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New Desk
Joe needed a new desk.
His had a broken leg.
He went to the office store to find one.
It took him hours to find one he liked.
He finally bought a new desk.
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Cupcakes
Kayla and Dawn were going to the cupcake shop.
They both pledged to start diets in the morning.
Both agreed a treat was in order for their decisions.
They both loved the cupcakes.
Instead of going on a diet they ate cupcakes everyday.
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The Puzzle
Tom was given a new puzzle.
He could not figure out how to solve it.
He pulled it and shook it, but there was no change.
With no solution in sight he threw the puzzle.
The impact unsatisfactorily solved the puzzle for Tom.
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The late gifts.
Millie was expecting all of her gifts to arrive by Christmas.
But, when she checked the tracking she saw that they were too far.
She was really disappointed and didn't know what to do.
Finally, she decided to just enjoy the gifts that had arrived.
When the late gifts did arrive, she enjoyed them just as much.
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Company Car
I had just been accepted to a new job.
The job required travel.
But, I didn't want to use my own car.
I told my boss that I would like a company car.
She gave me a Jaguar!
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The Chick
Joe grew up on an animal farm.
There was a particular chick to which Joe felt attached.
Joe watched the chick hatch and held it as a newborn.
One evening Joe had a wonderful chicken dinner made by his mom.
Joe was horrified to learn he had just eaten that once beloved chick!
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Inspector
Dan went to a family party with his mom.
His cousin offered him a drink when they arrived.
Although Dan's mom prohibits from drinking, he tried to drink.
However, he had to hide from his mom throughout the whole party.
Eventually his mom found out and yelled at him.
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