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"Bill was a young piano student. Bill found out he would have to play in a recital in a month. He was nervous about this. Bill practiced for two hours every single day for a month. Bill nailed the recital piece, wowing the crowd!"
"Anna went out with her friends for Saint Patrick's Day. They went to a crowded local bar and ordered beers. But when the beers came, Anna was taken aback. They were colored bright green! It turned out the bar had added some festive food coloring!"
The mom put on a tight top. The daughter told her to change it. The mom refused. The daughter left her mom at home. Her mom cried all night.
"Rodney always wanted to see some fossils. He decided to visit his local museum. Luckily, his local museum was hosting a huge fossil exhibit. They even let him touch the fossils. Rodney left satisfied seeing relics of an ancient time."
"They were down to the last piece of cake. Both Danny and his brother Marc wanted to eat it. After much arguing, their mother stepped in with a solution. Danny would be allow to cut the cake into two pieces. And Marc would be allowed first pick at what piece he wanted."
"Bill was driving across the United States. Somewhere in the midwest, Bill realized he was lost. Bill tried his phone for help but was still quite lost. Bill stopped at a gas station to ask for help. Bill got a cool drink, some directions, and hit the road again!"
The man got into the car. The car seat was very hot. The man started sweating immediately. He complained to his friend. His friend bought seat covers.
"Cletus owns a farm. One day, he noticed all of his cows were making noise. Cletus ran outside and saw a wolf circling the cow pen! Cletus yelled and ran towards the wolf until it fled. Cletus was very thankful his cows were unharmed."
I sold girl scout cookies for my daughter in 1997. A lot of people in the office bought them. One day our manager (who bought cookies) was fired. Her husband still worked there and paid me for the cookies. Shortly thereafter he was fired.
"My friend Tio grew up in Boston. He is a fan of all Boston sports teams except the Red Sox. Tio is a New York Yankees fan. Last night he sent me a Snapchat video of the Yankees at Fenway. Sad to say, the Red Sox lost to the Yankees."
Fred wanted to go to the movies. So off he went. He went with his friend. Fred saw two different movies. They were great.
Neo found a frog in his backyard. He took it inside and put it in a tank. Soon it grew larger and louder. Neo released it back outside. He was proud of the frog he had raised!
"I walked into detention with an attitude. The monitor laughed when he saw me. He asked why I was there and who else was there because of me. I said nobody was there because of me. Just then, Bethany walked in and told him it was my fault she was there."
Skip was a middle aged man. He wondered where his true love would come from. One night while he was putting some boxes away. He found a picture of his best friend Alice. He realizes his love has been here this whole time.
Clarence was in the mood for a horror movie. He decided to look up the scariest movies of the last decade. Clarence finally settled on a psychological horror movie. Clarence was completely spooked after watching it. Clarence could not sleep that night.
I went to the circus with my family. I have always been afraid of elephants. I was terrified of them because I thought they would crush me. I sat in my seat trembling hard. The elephants turned out to be quite friendly and entertaining.
Dina found a small dog who was hurt. His friend told him to just leave him. But Dina went for the dog. She nursed him back to health. And now they are friends.
The man bought a big item. He wanted it shipped. They said it had to be put in a crate. The man agreed. They charged him one hundred dollars for the crate.
"I tried my best to convince her. She knew what she need to do but was conflicted. We talked for hours over the phone. She chose to make the trip to Nebraska alone. When she got there, she saw that she made the right choice."
"We walked to the garden behind the mansion. We sat down and looked at the gravestones. We talked more about my old memories of the garden. We talked about the golf carts I drove around the grounds. My son asked if he could drive one, but he couldn't."
"We found a car wash that was automatic. We had to stop and remove the antennae. As we drove into the wash, the water came down. The car was covered in soap. The kids laughed loudly at the experience."
The parents got a babysitter. They went on a date. The date was going well. They called the babysitter. The babysitter agreed to keep watching the kids.
"Dipa was feeling like having a treat. She decided to make herself a glass of mango lassi. She grabbed some mangoes, plain yogurt, and some ice. After it was all blended, she poured some for herself. Dipa was very pleased with her lassi."
Jacob was in the convenience store with his mom. Jacob stole a pack of candy. Jacob and his mom went back to the car. His mom realized he stole the candy. She sent him back in the store to pay for it.
The man turned on a radio. He disagreed with what he heard. He called the radio station. The radio station hung up the phone. The man found another radio station to play.
"Mariah and her husband had never been able to conceive. They considered adoption for years, until finally they felt ready. Then they applied to be adoptive parents. They ended up with an Asian baby named Suki, sweet and cute. They loved her right from the very first day!"
Sam checked the oil in his car. It needed to be changed. Sam decided to do it himself. He bought all the things necessary. In a few minutes Sam got the job done.
My coworker is a lawyer who used to be a cop. She smoked a lot. She stopped smoking when she got pregnant. One day I saw smoking outside the building. She said she took up smoking after her baby was born.
Matt was taking pictures at school. His class was scheduled to take pictures after lunch. Matt had spilled food on his shirt for lunch. It was obvious in the picture that he had spilled. Matt's mom told him after seeing the picture that he ate like a pig.
A boy tried to scare his dad. His dad acted scared. The boy thought that was funny. The mom decided to help. She scared the boy from behind.
Jacob has long hair. He wants to get it cut. He heads down to the barber. He has his hair cut. Jacob loves his new hair.
Hailey liked a boy that she knew for a long time. She thought this boy was a nice boy as he went to church. Both of them talked for long hours on their cell phones. Hailey found out that the boy was also talking to another girl. As soon as she found out she broke up with the boy for cheating.
The man heard some sirens. He pulled over to the side of the road. An emergency vehicle drove by. The man pulled back out. The man followed the emergency vehicle.
"Andy daydreamed of what it would be like to be rich. He imagined that he would buy a nice house to live in. In addition, Andy would purchase his dream car, a Ferrari, as well. However, Andy realized that it was all a dream, and it was not reality. Andy did think it was nice to dream about being a very rich man."
Kelly had a tear in her toenail. She began to put her socks on in the morning. The thread on the socks pulled the toenail back. Kelly yelled in pain. She found a file and filed her toenail smooth.
I looked into his bright blue eyes. He was perfect in every way. He gurgled and kicked his little feet. I smiled at him happily. He was the picture of perfection.
Lebron James is known as The King. He plays professional basketball for the Cleveland Cavaliers. Lebron just signed a three year contract extension. He will be paid 100 million dollars over the next three years. That makes him the highest player in the NBA.
Sandy had bad allergies. She was cleaning her house. Sandy dusted her fans and baseboards. They were very dusty. Sandy began to sneeze and had watery eyes.
"Tom felt mentally sluggish. So he decided to play sudoku everyday. After a few weeks, he began feeling mentally quicker. And he decided learned other games like chess and go. And he became great at puzzle and strategy games."
I had a California roll today. It was rather delicious. I liked the taste of it. I wanted to have it again. So I got another one.
Sam was on a picnic. There were a lot of clouds in the sky. It wasn't raining so he stayed there looking at them. He shared shape ideas with others. Sam took several pictures of them for his instagram account.
Kelly moved to a new location. She went to a new pharmacy. They were a bit skeptical of her prescription. The pharmacy called to verify the information. Once verified they gave Kelly her medication.
I needed to get some honey. I knew that bees made honey. I found a bee hive and put my hand inside. The pain was so intense that I ran down the street screaming. I decided it was best to buy honey from the store.
"Bill came home for Spring Break from college. Bill's parents asked him so many questions about school. After dinner, Bill shot up from the table and began washing dishes. His parents were amazed by this. They felt proud that their boy was becoming a thoughtful adult."
Jack watched a lot of TV. Almost sixteen hours everyday. Eventually he had seen almost all the reruns. He got tired of the same thing. Now he believes everything that comes on is a bad rerun.
Craig bought a house with a leaky basement. He had decided to seal the basement walls. After the repairs he was going to put a man cave down there. He paid a company to come do an evaluation. After the evaluation they told him it was beyond repair.
"The friends were very competitive. They always bet on things. One day, they bet on who would finish their lunch first. They raced to eat their food. Tom won, but they both felt sick at the end!"
Carson had planned on attending a party with his friends. He was punished the day before the party. Carson called his friends to tell them he couldn't go to the party. Carson's friends went to the party without him. They called him the next day to tell him the fun that he missed.
"Emma turned on the news every Sunday, without fail. But her daughter Roa saw a pattern - the news was always sad! There were reports of bad things and very little good. She convinced Emma to stop watching the news and read instead. Roa's advice made Emma a lot happier in her life!"
"Ollie is worried that his English teacher doesn't like him. She always scolds him and never lets him use the bathroom. When he tells his mom, she suggests bringing his teacher a gift. He searches all day and finally finds the perfect present. He later learns that his teacher is, in fact, terrified of salamanders."
I was involved in an expressive experiment. I felt from the beginning it was rigged. The answers did not seem to match opinions. We argued for an hour. The final choices were very different from expectations.
Greg was moving into a new house. He was moving a heavy mirror. It fell and shattered. Greg thought he was going to have bad luck now. He wondered if this new house was a good decision.
Sal the writer got a lot of feedback about his work. He wrote all the advice on note cards and sorted. He took the more critical and favorable feedback aside. With those cards he improved on his story. Sal made a mention of his reviewers in his dedication.
Kyle traveled to the beach. He took his surfboard from the truck. He surfed for a couple of minutes until a wave hit him. Kyle fell and his foot landed in a rock. A life guard had to dive in the water to save him from drowning.
"Kara had always found steak too tough for her liking. Then one day her boyfriend promised to change her mind. She waited curiously as he cooked them both steak and potatoes. As she bit into the steak, she had to admit - it was incredible! Her boyfriend explained that it was a tender cut called Filet Mignon."
The man opened his garage. There was a raccoon inside. The raccoon hissed at the man. The man poked at it with a broom. The raccoon darted through the door.
"Mary went to the grocery store. She made out a shopping list so she would not forget anything. At the store, she forgot to double check her list. Once home, she realized she had forgotten to get milk. She was annoyed because she had to return to the store."
The man dug a grave. He put his dead dog in it. He filled it in with dirt. He planted a tree on top of it. He thought of the dog when he saw the tree.
"Andy looked forward to his weekly dart game with his co workers. This week they were going to play against a team from another town. Andy was nervous, as this was his first team tournament. However, as the game went on, Andy and his team became more confident. Andy was so happy, because they beat the other team!"
"There were a dozen of slugs on Terry's porch. He counted them himself, twelve slimy slugs. After he was done counting he ran inside to tell his mother. She handed him a can of salt and said it would make them leave. Now Terry's porch is covered in a dozen black shriveled dead slugs."
Greg cracked his knuckles. That sound gave his wife the creeps. The wife asked him to stop. The man cracked his knuckles more. The wife felt physically ill.
The jury debated. They could not come to an agreement. They asked the judge for more time. The judge gave them more time. They returned a verdict of not guilty.
Faye was learning how to drive. Her father refused to take her because she was a horrible driver. Her grandma agreed to take her. They went down by the lake. Faye hit the gas instead of the brake and drove the car into the lake.
"Cindy wanted security bars for her windows. But she also wanted to be able to escape a possible fire. So she decided not to get any security bars. But a week later, her house was broken into. She decided to never get security bars in fears of a fire however."
"I am Chinese. One day I was sitting on the bench in front of my building. A young man came by and said I looked like his father. He was white, however, as was his father. He said I just looked like his dad."
"Jeremy went for a walk on the beach. He walked barefoot so he could feel the sand on his feet. When he was ready to go, he put his sneakers back on. At home, he took his sneakers off and lots of sand fell out. Jeremy got a broom and swept up the sandy floors."
We went to the dixie stampede in Branson. We watched them ride horse and chase pigs. Our server brought us an entire chicken. There was lots of food and fun. We had a great time.
Christina found a turtle. She decided to keep the turtle as a pet. The next day she saw something strange in the box with the turtle. She was mortified when her mom told her that was poop. Christina decided she no did not want to keep the turtle anymore.
"Ethan's friends challenged him to drink 2 liters of cola in an hour. They pooled their funds and offered him twenty dollars. Ethan accepted the challenge. He struggled, but he managed to drink all the cola on time! However, that night Ethan had a terrible stomach ache!"
"Oliver was really annoyed with Hester. She kept poking at his head and babbling in his ear. He complained about her to a friend. His friend told him that he was a fool: Hester was in love with him. Oliver lightened up, went to Hester and kissed her."
A man went out for a jog on a summer day. On his way back he upped his pace for a challenge. He thought after a while that he was very close to his start. The man sprinted all out for a while. Once he got back to where he started he collapsed on the ground.
"Ann wanted to fix an extra special meal to impress her new in-laws. She fussed over a complex recipe she'd never tried, fingers crossed. Her guests arriving, Ann found her dinner stuck to the pan in a mess! Ann decided the best thing to do was confess the truth. Over a bucket of chicken, they laughed, shared, and felt...
"Everyone wanted the recipe. I couldn't share the entire thing with them. I explained my grandmother would be angry if I did. I gave it to them anyway, under condition that they not tell her. She ended up finding out and yelling at me."
Libby family was always running out of food. She sometimes tried to save an apple or sandwich for later. She would hide her snacks underneath her bed. One day when she reached underneath the bed a mouse ran out. She no longer hides snacks underneath her bed.
Amelia tried walking to school. She walked under a tree for a short moment. A coconut fell from the tree. It knocked her on the head. She was unconscious for several minutes.
"Dan connected a shopping cart to a truck using a string. He sat inside of the cart while his brother drove the cart. Both vehicles were moving. When Dan's brother made a turn, Dan fell out of the cart. He fell on the road."
Kate's bedroom was cold in the winter. But her space heater gave off fumes which gave her headaches. One day she saw an electric blanket at the store. She bought it even though she wasn't sure it would keep her warm. For the first time in weeks she slept cozily.
I decided to try doing jumping jacks for exercise. I started doing them first thing in the morning. I could only do twenty before I felt like I was dying. I eventually built my tolerance to about fifty per day. I started to lose a little weight because of it.
Jessie ran a dog sitting company. She was always very careful not to let them run off and escape. One day however a dog ran out the door while it was open. Jessie ran up and down the street trying to catch it. She eventually caught it and has been extra careful ever since!
Allie went to her room. She saw the candy cane tree. Her mom had made it. It looked amazing. Allie was so impressed.
"Oni worked hard to save money. She decided to start college funds for her sons, Jaki and Jalim. She saved every dollar she could. When Jaki and Jim turned 18, Oni was so proud. She could afford college for both of them- entirely!"
Kara ate at a diner. The food at the diner was greasy. Kara began to have stomach pains. Kara was sick all night. She never ate at the diner again.
Becky heard a noise outside her window. She was scared and couldn't sleep. Becky went tell her parents about the noise. Her father came to see what was making the noise. A tree branch was scraping the window.
Steve looked for something. Someone saw him looking. Steve felt like he was being watched. He stopped looking for that thing. He came back when no one was watching.
Mary was unloading the dishwasher. She noticed a dry crusty substance in some of the glasses. She realized it had been some time since the filter was last cleaned. Mary scrubbed the dishwasher filter. The dishes all come out clean now.
"Ethan was turning 27 that morning. He was just planning on having a normal day. He got off work and drove home. He opened the door of his apartment and all his friends jumped out. He had a good birthday,"
"I was making breakfast for my family. I threw some bacon on a frying pan. Unfortunately, I knocked the pan onto the floor. Then, bending over, I slipped on the grease on the floor. I walked away with a few bruises."
"Bill wanted to learn to play the guitar. Bill watched some instructional videos to pick up techniques. Bill practiced every day for months. Finally, Bill tried out for a band. Now, Bill is touring the country as the band's lead guitarist."
Larry is going fishing. He is going with his grandpa. Larry likes to spend time with his grandpa. They catch lots of fish. They eat fish for dinner.
I looked for some fresh jalapenos. Nobody in town seemed to have them. I ended up going to the farmer's market. There I found a bounty of hot peppers. I filled a bag to take home and freeze.
I went for a walk on Beale Street. I couldn't get a song about Memphis out of my head. I walked down to a club and had a drink. I talked to a stranger and listened to the blues. It was a fun night to get out of the house.
"Mellie was taking her daily walk around her neighborhood. When she turned the corner, a dog ran up to her. Mellie looked around for the dog's owner. There was no one in sight. She decides to take the dog home and call the number on its collar."
I sat down to eat some nuts. I put a handful into my mouth. I began to chew them quickly. I heard a cracking sound. One of my teeth had broken in half.
Kate disliked the co-worker who sat next to her. One day he put in his two week notice. Everyone was sad. To his face Kate pretended to be upset as well. As soon as she walked away she was beaming ear to ear.
Karen was walking her dog down the sidewalk. Her dog got loose and ran away. Karen looked all over for hours but never found her dog. She eventually went home. When she got to her house her dog had been sitting on the front porch!
Every year we watch a horror trilogy. We chose the Scream trilogy last year. We stayed up all night laughing at the corniness. We even dressed like the characters for fun. We handed out candy and watched movies all evening.
Ashley wore a floral dress to go to the park. She was walking on the sidewalk. Heavy wind blew across the park. Several tree branches came out of a tree. One twig penetrated Ashley's dress.
"Cane mined coal all his life. He was determined that his son would not have to. So for eighteen years, he set aside every extra penny he could. Then when his son finished high school, Cole pulled out the money. His son cried when he saw that now he could afford college!"
The man gave a presentation. He asked for questions from the audience. The audience had a lot questions. The organizer realized the man was a good presenter. He asked him to present at the next convention.
The boy got a piece of pizza. He took it to his friends. He ate it in front of his friends. His friends all wanted one. The friends went to get pizza.