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"Hank was scared of house fires. So he put a fire extinguisher and smoke alarm in every room. His wife made him see a therapist however. And gradually, Hank removed most of the fire extinguishers and alarms. But when there really was a fire, he had no available extinguisher."
The girl cleaned her room. She found some change she forgot she had. She showed her mom. Her mom took her to the store. The girl bought a toy from the change she found.
"Sam had just seen a movie about panning for gold. His mom said there was no gold in their backyard creek. But Sam insisted, and she let him go out with the strainer. After a whole day of panning for gold, Sam conceded defeat. He admitted his mom was right - their creek had no gold!"
The man asked for real syrup. The waitress brought back some syrup. The man tried it. He explained that he meant real maple syrup. The restaurant didn't have any.
A father and his daughter were walking to school one morning. Their journey took them past many houses with pretty front yards. They stopped to look at some nice flowers in one of the yards. Suddenly a sprinkler came on and soaked them both! They had to turn back and dry off at home before heading out again!
Allie loved to stream music. She got a good deal. She only had to pay ten dollars a month. Allie was pretty happy about that. She used it every day.
Deborah had two daughters that were successful. Her youngest daughter met a guy she fell in love with. They got engaged and Deborah knew she had to plan the wedding. She was worried because she didn't make a lot of money. Deborah got another job and worked it out.
The man looked out at the ocean. He spotted something on the horizon. He asked his friends for the binoculars. His friend asked why he needed them. His friend agreed to lend them.
Karen bought a new bag. She found it cheap online. Within a few days she noticed a hole in it. Several items kept falling out. Karen figured out why it was so cheap.
The man got in a line. The lady told him he was the last customer. Somebody else got in line behind him. The man didn't know what to do. He gave the lady his place in line.
"Alfred was stopped by a police officer. He was asked to take out his license. Alfred said that his wallet is in the trunk. Once he tried to walk to the trunk, he ran away. The police officer chased him."
"Deshaun needed a white outfit for her office event. She found the perfect white shorts and a blouse. She found shoes she liked, but they were blue, not white. After a few days looking, she had a genius idea. She bought the blue shoes and bleached them."
"Ronald was shopping for a new drill. He wanted to install shelves in his living room with it. He found the perfect drill and went to the counter to pay. To his surprise, his card was declined. Someone 3,000 miles away had used his card to shop for video games."
The man made a date. He was excited to go. He got ready for the date. He went to the meeting spot. His date never showed up.
The man smiled. The woman noticed. The woman smiled back. The man did not notice. The woman felt silly.
Jake was in the school play. He hadn't been rehearsing his lines. Jake forgot a couple of the lines in the play. He improved to make up for the forgotten lines. No one realized that Jake forgot his lines.
Tommy went to school like any other day. On his way to class however Tommy was made fun of. Tommy spent the rest of the day feeling down. When he went from class to class he avoided people. Once he got home Tommy told cried and told his mom what happened.
"The kids had a dog named Ava. She was kind of old and smelly. They loved her anyway. She didn't know any tricks, but she was very sweet. The we're proud of their nice dog."
"Andy's daughter loved monkeys. Andy decided to take his daughter to the zoo to see the monkeys. When Andy's daughter saw the monkey exhibit, she lit up. She was so excited she got to see the monkeys at the zoo today. Andy loved seeing how much his daughter enjoyed the monkey exhibit."
Gary read the script. He liked the content. He tried out for a role. He got his favorite part. He put his all into that performance.
"Elena was in the process of giving birth. She endured a lot of pain and felt irritated. When her husband held her hand, she squeezed his hand. He immediately released his grip. The doctor had to treat his broken arm."
"Kate was going to go to the grocery store after work. She wanted to get ingredients to make a stew. But she needed to look up the recipe. Unfortunately, her job had removed all internet privileges. She realized she would have to buy the ingredients with no list."
Brad had a huge crush on me. He wrote me notes every day in study hall. We laughed and talked a lot at our lockers. One day he asked me to be his girlfriend. I pretended I didn't hear him and ran away to play.
"I had a video game match against my friend. We played a racing game. He won by a short-margin. When the game was over, he ridiculed my playing skills. Instead of arguing back, I ignored him."
Jody is bored. Jody doesn't know what to do. Jody thinks. Jody decides to go swimming. Jody enjoys a day of swimming.
Dorothy is driving home. She tries to stop at a red night. The breaks do not work. She cannot stop the car and crashes. Dorothy was taken to the hospital for her injuries.
"Kelly loved volunteering at the stables. She was completing her high school charity requirement, 20 hours. But it felt more like fun than work, feeding and grooming the horses! When her 20 hours were complete, she could graduate. And after graduation, the stable offered Kelly a full-time job!"
David has just made a million dollars. He developed an app and sold it to Apple. They loved his idea and wanted it for themselves. David wasn't sure what he was going to do with his fortune. He started by buying a new computer to develop more apps!
Teddy collected action figure toys. He liked to keep them in their original packaging. Teddy's brother came into his room. He took the figures out of the packaging. Teddy was furious.
The man was hungry. He looked for a restaurant. He could not find one that sounded good. He bought two frozen dinners instead. He ate them both.
Samuel Braman came into the world under poor circumstances. His mother was 15 years old. She told the doctors she was addicted to meth and heroin. They took the baby early because of this. She treated him very badly from the beginning.
Tom was out on a windy day using a kite. He was having fun until it got stormier. The wind was fun but lightning was happening too. Tom felt one hit too close. He decided to go home to be safe.
Tori wanted to go to a concert on Friday. Her parents did not let her go. She decided to sneak out of her home. Tori managed to get to the concert with her friends. She was grounded when her parents caught her.
Luke was late for a meeting. He run in the hallway and bumped into a woman. He apologized and started running again. Until he realized that this was the person he was supposed to meet. He went back and helped the woman up to her feet.
"Ella had heard nothing but bad things about plastic surgery. But all her life, she'd hated her big, wide Jewish nose. So at age 22, she finally decided to get it fixed. After she recovered, she was so pleased with her new reflection! Ella saw that for some people, plastic surgery was a Godsend!"
Suzy got a part time job. She was folding clothes. All the sudden she saw a cute boy. She wanted him. Lucky for her he asked her out.
The boy didn't want to go. The dad insisted. The boy got in the car. He was acting grumpy. His dad told him to put a smile on his face.
Tom had been sick for a while. He couldn't afford to go to the doctor. Due to changes in the law he was able to get insurance. Tom was finally checked out by a professional. He was able to get his problem cured.
Jane was planning a birthday party for her son. She told him to invite some friends to a ice skating rink he liked. Jane picked up her son and friends after school and took them skating. She treated them to hot dog's and sodas at the snack bar. The friends had fun skating on the ice.
A beggar stood on a street corner and panhandled. When times were slow he would write small stories. A person came by and refused to give the man a handout. The beggar offered to sell one of his stories instead of charity. The man obliged and paid 23 cents for the beggar's best story.
"A high school classmate asked me to be his FB friend. We chatted for awhile. He a lot about me, and talked at length. I confessed I did not remember him at all. I apologized to him."
"A friend emailed me that they needed to go to the store. I replied that I would pick them up in about an hour. The friend replied that they needed to go right away. I then told them I'd pick them up in 5 minutes, and to be ready. I grabbed my car keys, picked them up, and took them to the store."
Both of Jay's parents smoked cigarettes and hated it. One afternoon Jay's friend offered him a cigarette after school! Jay remembered his parents' miserable coughing and illnesses. He shook his head emphatically. He was determined never to become a smoker!
Zack was a zoologist at the local zoo. It was his turn to feed the lion. He grabbed a big raw steak from the freezer. He placed the steak inside the cage. The lion ate the steak in a minute and was full afterwards.
I was told by a friend I need a health card to improve my hireability. I went to the website and learned I needed to pay $25. After I paid the fee I went through a thorough online training. After training was complete I received instruction to go get my card. I drove to the facility and took my picture and paid $20 for...
Matt lost custody of his little girl. He had been accused of molesting her. One day he chased her with a machete. He was arrested and charged. He was no longer allowed to see her.
Clyde is at the bar drinking. A man comes up to him. The man insults Clyde. Clyde has heard enough. Clyde fights the man and beats him down in the bar.
Jane wanted to learn to ride horses. She joined a horse riding club. On her first day of practice she fell off the horse. She kept practicing for three months on her skills. Jane is now a well known experienced horse rider.
I bought a new lip balm. It was from the Disney brand. It was based on the tum tums game. It was shaped like winnie the pooh. I opened it to find the smell of honey in the wax.
The cabinet fell over. It was very heavy. Everybody wondered how it fell. Someone admitted to pushing it. The mystery was solved.
Gary tied up his brother. He refused to let him go. His parents came home. They looked for Gary's brother. They found him tied up.
My wife is having a drink tonight. She usually has wine but is having whiskey tonight. She wanted to have a whiskey and ginger ale. She consulted Google on what constitutes a shot. She got various answers ranging from 1 to 1 and one half ounces.
I took voice lessons after school on Friday. I walked to the tutor's house. Her miniature poodle greeted me at the door. I would sing with her for over half an hour. She showed me a lot of new tricks.
Her house was starting to look bad from the outside. She figured she would spend the weekend fixing it up. So she went to the store and bought supplies. She started with paint. It took all weekend but her house looked much better.
"Henry found out about a combined Bachelors and Masters program. He decided to sign up for it since the program involved his major. The adviser told him that he had to take an exam for it. He took a year to study for the exam. When he received his scores, it fell short of the requirements."
I decided to try to become a stand up comedian. I imagined myself being rich and famous with a tv show. I got my first try at a comedy show. The audience booed me off stage. I then decided that I'd stick to my day job.
Fariq had worked hard all day. He was extremely hungry. He looked through his refrigerator for something good to eat. His eyes passed over all of the fruits and vegetables he had. Today he ate cookies for dinner.
"The girl was working on her sculpture. It was a head. She was finished except for the nose. It was so hard to make it look right! After many hours, she perfected it!"
My friend Dick and I used to play chess in the atrium of our building. We played speed games during lunch. One day a stranger walked by and asked if he could play. He won a game against Dick. Dick was angered by the stranger's smug look.
Andy has played the guitar for years. He has noticed his guitar was getting old. He decided to throw down some money for a new one. He spent all weekend shopping and searching. He eventually spent one thousand dollars on a wonderful new guitar.
Tommy wanted a donut for breakfast. He repeatedly asked his mom for one. Finally she got mad and yelled at him. Tommy was sent to his room. He never did get a donut.
Diann was a financial aid advisor at a local college. She received an email about a job with the state. This job would be a large raise for her. She would also be able to help so many students. Diann applied and was offered the position.
Jim told lots of stories. Jim told a new story nearly every day. After a while Jim ran out of stories. So he started to make up new ones. They didn't make as much sense as his first stories.
Tom was feeling a bit down. He thought a shopping trip would cheer him up. Tom got himself several new items. Unfortunately they didn't make him happier. Tom kept shopping to see if it would help.
"Bill loved to fish all day on the weekends. He would leave the house in the early morning and return late. Bill's wife Karen did not enjoy Bill being gone all of time. One day, Karen confronted Bill about his absences on the weekends. Bill apologized, and realized he had been selfish."
"I saw a new barber today. He was nervous while cutting my hair. When he was done, he gave me a mirror. My head looked awful. However, he informed me that every haircut comes with a free hat."
Clark is eating his favorite pizza. A few hours later his stomach hurts. He heads to the hospital. The pizza made him sick. Clark gets treated for his sickness and goes home.
Jack's father sacrificed everything for his family. Jack was always grateful to his father and wanted to show him. For five years Jack saved up money. He wanted to buy his father his dream car. On Jack's father's 50th birthday Jack gave him a new sports car.
"Jim's friends invited him to blow off fireworks one night. But Jim knew how dangerous it was. He refused to go. Later, he heard that one of them was injured by a lit fuse! Jim was glad he'd trusted his gut."
The kids made lunch for themselves. They thought they'd done a great job! The girl left the food out on the counter so she could show her mom. The dog ran over and gobbled it all up. The girl was so mad!
"I have always wanted to rock climb. I know it is dangerous, but it is also intriguing. I found the perfect instructor, who taught me everything I needed. Once out at the mountain base, I was scared. Once I began the climb, my fear faded and I started to enjoy myself."
Randy realized he was gay when he was 30 years old. He found this out because he met a guy at work. He was attracted to the man that he met. Randy asked him out for lunch. They hit it off and started dating.
Kio loved playing video games. But his parents worried that he wasn't ambitious enough. Then Kio announced his career goals. He wanted to be a programmer and design his own games! His parents were happy that Kyo had such big plans!
The man something in the sky. It was some sort of flying craft. It landed nearby. The passengers walked towards the man. The man worried that they were aliens.
I started collecting glosses. I had one in every flavor. I found them in drugstores. I bought so many that I had to get a bag for them. I carry them in my purse.
"My family and I went for a long hike. On the hike, we were accompanied by our dogs. We had to climb to the top of a summit. From the summit we could see the most beautiful sunrise. The hike left us all feeling accomplished and refreshed."
Austin was a huge hockey fan. He entered a raffle to get free tickets to a hockey game. If he won he was going to take his son to his first game. Austin checked the website the day of the contest. He could not believe he had won the tickets.
Jen was on her way to work when she noticed a car on the road. She decided to stop and she what was going on. The driver of the car explained to Jen that she ran out of gas. Jen gave her a ride to the gas station to get gas. The driver was so appreciative and Jen felt great for helping.
Sam was driving around. He noticed he was low on gas. He tried to get more at a gas station but they were closed. He didn't know where another near one was. He barely made it before running out.
"Jeremy used a machine to make a new key. The machine accepted his key. It started making very loud noises. When it was time to give the key back, it broke. Jeremy pushed the machine, but he was now with no keys at all."
Amy always wanted to learn how to make cabbage soup. She went to the grocery store to purchase all the items for the soup. She lined up all the items she bought on her kitchen table. She mixed some ingredients incorrectly into a cooking pot. This mistake caused the soup to taste awful.
Bill thought he was the best baseball player in the league. Jason was sure he could strike Bill out and challenged him. Bill was confident he could beat Jason and accepted. They went to the local park for their challenge. Jason ended up striking out Bill.
It was nearing midnight. Allie was still hungry. She went upstairs. There was one slice of pizza left. So she had some.
"Anna found a gold ring in the school bathroom. It was lovely and she wanted to keep it. But her conscience would not let her. Instead, she took it to the lost and found room. Soon it was claimed by a very grateful girl!"
On a long hiking trip Mike took out his map. The map into a very large sheet. A sudden gust blew the map away. Mike chased after it. The map landed high in a tree and Mike had to climb it.
It was very hot outside. So we wanted to go where it was cool. We walked into the building. But then we walked out. The building was far too cold.
"My husband said he wanted some fajitas. I bought the stuff to make them. He liked to mix meats, so I bought two kinds. He loved the meal. He ate some more for breakfast the next morning."
We went to a restaurant in Branson. There was a play while we watched. There was a murder and they were trying to solve it. We ate and laughed as they ran around acting. It was a fun evening.
Tammy enjoyed sleeping outside at night in her backyard. It was the only time she got to view the night sky. She would count all the stars above in the sky and daydream. One night she even saw a two shooting stars. She hopes to continue doing this routine forever.
"Su and her family came to America when Su was just nine. Coming from China, everything was so different, and Su was afraid. She had heard a lot of bad things about Americans. But as she started school and made friends, she relaxed and calmed. Su realized that Americans were like people anywhere - kind and open!"
My third grade teacher was very young. She told us she had just graduated college and was 22. She was so nervous she was shaking. We tried to help her feel better. We fell in love with her on the first day.
The kid was in the back yard. The yard had a big fence. The parents thought the kid was safe. Somebody had left the gate open. A loose dog came in for a closer look.
Garrett was in school. It was a stormy day. The rain began to accumulate in the roads. The school district closed the schools early. Garrett went home early.
Sam worked at an office. He had been slacking off as of late. A lot of paperwork started to pile up. Sam wasn't able to catch up. They had to fire him soon after.
"Justin took a trip to Omaha this summer. He wanted to see a game at the college world series. He got to the big stadium, went in and found his seat. He sat through all nine innings and was there all night. He loved watching the game and had fun for his first time in Omaha."
Mary came by and told me she was having problems with her computer. She and I then went over to her apartment. I fooled around with her computer for about an hour. I finally found that her wall plug was bad. I replaced the plug and now her system is working fine.
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.
"I found a job tagging adult content. It was very new and confusing. I had to view the content and make a tag that related to it. I tried several of them out. I got the hang of it, and started to enjoy them."
The adventurer trekked deep into the jungle. He was looking for a lost tribe of natives. He keenly searched for many days and nights. One night he heard drums in the distance. The next day he followed the sound and found the tribe!
"I was spending my first night alone. I walked into the kitchen because I thought I heard a sound. I glanced into the weight room. I saw my father's coat hanging on a weight machine. I screamed, thinking it was a person."