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"Mister Smith had a peach tree in his backyard. Chad was eight, and lived in the house behind mister Smith's. Chad would pick peaches off the tree, then throw them into the street. His mother caught him doing this, and yelled at young Chad. Mister Smith felt sorry for him, and baked a peach pie for Chad."
"Ted had his license for a week, and was excited to go on the highway. He took his dad's truck for the first time, and called a friend. After picking up his friend, Mike, they decided to make a trip. Driving on the highway, they took the truck to 80 mph until it shook. When it began shaking, they pulled off the road to...
"We used to buy dim sum from a restaurant in Allston. Recently the restaurant moved. We have searching for dim sum restaurants in our area. We found one in Belmont. Sadly, they do not make the dim sum dishes we like."
Nelly is turning seven this week. He wants to visit the space museum for his birthday. His parents promised to take him on his birthday. Nelly saw on television an advertisement for a circus. He convinced his parents to take him to the circus for his birthday.
"Everyone knew that Tim believed in ghosts. So some of his classmates decided to play a prank on him. During recess, they climbed onto a building. And they held out a milk carton attached to an invisible string. Tim began to cry and was eventually taken home."
The sixth grade was having an election for a new president. Adam and Ashley both wanted to be president. They both ran a good campaign and worked hard. Their classmates voted on who they wanted. Ashley won by Twenty votes.
Ashton was shaving his beard. He didn't have any shaving cream. Ashton tried using regular soap. The soap didn't work as well as his shaving cream. Ashton nicked his face shaving.
Tony and his buddies were pumped. They were going to a concert. They showed up and got to their seats. The band came on and began to play. Tony and his friends all had a great time.
I looked at a larger apartment the other day. I found a cute 3 bedroom down the street. It is right in my price range too. I hope my husband likes it. I would really like to move in.
I was in Canada. I was with my youth choir from church. A couple people got caught leaving their rooms at night. They didn't get in too much trouble. But they apologized to the rest of us.
Rupert could not sleep because he was afraid. He thought he saw a ghost sitting in his closet. Rupert got up to peek inside of his closet. He found only his shirts hanging in there. Rupert laughed as he fell asleep.
My 19 year old niece is a Snapchat user. Yesterday she posted a video about a spider. A spider had gotten into the living room. She was trying to find it but it crept under a table. She posted a video of herself screaming.
"Two guys walked towards Haley. They were fascinated by her shoes. However, they tried to steal it from her. Her shoes were thrown in the sky. She became mad once they were tied to an electrical post."
"Patrick had a job interview. He put on a nice shirt and selected a tie. The problem was, he didn't know how to tie it. Patrick shrugged and tied it just like shoe laces. Patrick looked ridiculous and the interviewer didn't hire him."
"Barry hated animals. One day, a cat showed up at his house. He tried to shoo it way. The cat kept coming back! Eventually, Barry let it stay."
"Art was browsing in Best Buy. He saw a big, fancy tv on sale. He whipped out his credit card and paid for it. He would be paying it off forever. Art decided it was worth it to have such an amazing tv."
"The kids loved playing with pool noodles. They would float with them. Sometimes, they'd hit each other with them. Pool noodles were a fun, cheap toy. They bought a dozen of them the next time they went to the store!"
My dad said that it looked good enough to stop. I kept mowing the grass over and over. I wanted to be sure I had gotten all of it. We had a small back yard. It was one of my first times cutting the grass.
"The doctor prescribed me anti-inflammatory steroids. I took them for an entire month. A few days later, my face broke out in whiteheads. Since they were sensitive, I was afraid to pop them. They healed on their own."
Kelly bought some new bedding. One item was a fluffy new duvet. She loved drifting off to sleep under the new duvet. A friend visited and Kelly showed her the room. Her friend was so impressed with the new look!
"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!"
"My mom didn't buy anything to eat tonight. She also argued at me since she told me to buy hood. Since I lend her money every month for groceries, I got mad. I asked her to return my money so that I can buy food. She apologized for her comments earlier."
"Louise was at the aquarium. She was caught up looking at the jellyfish. Suddenly, she realized that she had lost track of her parents. She asked an attendant for help. Luckily they were reunited shortly after."
"My mom left the house to go to work early. My siblings were starving and there was no food in the fridge. Therefore, I had to go to the grocery store to buy food. I also spent the whole day with them. Although my plans were cancelled, I had a good day."
Kate wanted to play soccer. But her mom thought she was too small. She worked hard all summer to build muscle. He mom finally agreed to let her play. Kate was so happy she ran and hugged her mom.
The florist was hard at work. She was making a beautiful arrangement. The flowers were all fresh and beautiful. The arrangement was placed in a gorgeous vase. The bride cried when she saw the amazing work.
"Julie got her son, Jason, Legos for his birthday. Jason loved his Legos, but would leave them strewn across the floor. Julie often stepped on the Legos, which was very painful. She decided to wear slippers to protect her feet from Jason's toys. Jason grew up to be a messy, disorganized adult."
I was walking in a field one day. I walk there pretty often. But this time I noticed a puddle. In it were a couple dozen tadpoles. They were swimming around in circles.
Chip has a cooking job. Chip is cooking food at work. Chip burns the food. Chip is fired. Chip goes home to look for more work.
Ann loved making custom cigarette lighter cases. She decided to try to sell her lighter cases on the internet. Her custom cigarette lighter cases were a big hit. Ann made a lot of money from her cigarette cases. Ann was then able to afford treatment to kick her smoking habit.
"Marie had been hearing strange noises every night. One day, she saw a trail of cracker crumbs across a counter. Marie decided to get a mouse trap. Eventually, a mouse was caught in the trap. Marie no longer heard the noises at night."
"Suzanne attended a party at her church. At the party, Tommy complemented Suzanne on her appearance. Suzanne misunderstood Tommy, and got upset. Suzanne left the party in tears. Tommy later apologized, even though he had done nothing wrong."
"Lois was cleaning out her house. She had tons of unused clothes, trinkets, and other belongings. All the clutter was stored in multiple boxes. Lois wasn't sure what to do with everything. She decided she would donate them to charity."
"Karl's mom washed his lunchbox often. He would leak things in it that were hard to clean. One day, the lunch box fell apart in the washing machine. Karl's mother was very upset. She made him take his lunch in a paper bag instead."
"A young boy was bored at the grocery store with his mom. He decided to hide from his mom to spice things up. He hid on the bottom shelf behind a stack of paper towels. His mom freaked out and looked all over the store for him. When she finally found him, she grounded him for a month."
Alice was a teacher at an elementary school. Alice stepped out into the hall to talk to another teacher. Her class became extremely loud. Alice stepped back into the room. Alice punished the class by keeping them in for recess.
"Niles escaped from prison. He used devious methods to slip away. But he didn't count on tracker dogs! The guards set dogs on his scent. Within hours, Niles was caught and jailed - again."
"Luis loved cars. But he could barely afford to pay his bills. He couldn't resist buying new parts for his car however. And he had several other cars in his garage. But eventually, Luis had to sell all of them to keep his house."
"Corina was very proud of her social circle. She had thousand of friends on Facebook. She wrote to many of them every day. But when it came down to it, she had no real friends. And when she needed support or help, she was alone."
Ron and Cali had been together since middle school. Now that they graduated college they wanted to get married. Ron wanted to propose at a special place because he loved Cali. One day he took her to their first date spot and popped the question. Cali said yes and cried of excited in response to him.
Jay had the same computer for a while. He started doing some research on building computers. He bought the part online. Once he got the part he started to assemble his own computer. His new computer is much faster than the old one.
"Rick liked playing in the mud. But everyone thought it was too dirty. That didn't stop him however. And he continued to do what made him happy. But a few weeks later, he was hospitalized for a disease."
"Carly was upset when her wedding photographer failed to show up. She was resourceful, and she came up with a plan. Carly got all of her friends together before the wedding ceremony. She asked all of her friends to take photos with their smart phones. Carly ended up getting amazing wedding photos from her friends."
Luigi was a pizza chef. He was great at throwing the crust high into the air. He would catch it and then throw it again. Then he would spread sauce and toppings on it. Luigi's pizzas were the best.
Melissa was tired of her dog making a mess in the kitchen. She bought a baby gate to keep her out. The dog couldn't climb over it. Melissa was relieved! The kitchen was no longer messed up by the bad dog.
Becky was in a book club. She had always wanted friends to talk about literature with. Becky read all the required books and showed up to the meeting. Becky was upset that the book club was more of a wine club. Becky pouted in the corner while all the other women got drunk.
"My old boss called this morning. He had a question on MA state procurement issues. Luckily, I had just read the MA regulations. I emailed him the excerpts he needed. He was grateful."
"Jack wanted to learn how to perform card tricks. He searched online for card trick tutorials. He spent a lot of time learning and practicing. To show off what he learned, he invited his friends for a live show. His friends were very impressed with Jack's card trick show."
A man won the lottery and became rich overnight. The first thing he did was buy a large house with a big yard. He felt that the yard was too barren and lacked interest. The rich man commissioned a large windmill to be built in his yard. From then on he was known as the windmill millionaire.
When I was 9 years old I had what I thought was the best day ever. My soccer team won the final game of the season leaving us undefeated. We went out for pizza and ice cream to celebrate. When I got home I found out that my brother had died during my game. I then realized it was actually the worst day ever.
"Haruki was walking home when he heard the sound of a cat. He looked around and eventually traced the sound to a well. At the very bottom, a kitten cried for help. Haruki ran to get help. With the neighbor's help, he rescued the kitten and brought it home."
"A young lady was running through the sand at the beach. Strong winds started to blow in her direction. She was pushed back. When she fell, her hair fell out. Before anyone noticed, she quickly put it on and walked away."
Tina was mad at her mom so she decided to run away. She packed her little bag and started to walk down the street. She turned the corner and walked up to a house. She rang the doorbell and her grandma answered! Tina had cookies and then went home happy.
"Although Jenny's team was winning, she was mad at Diana. For most of the game, Diana never passed the ball. When they had to score one more point to win, Jenny attacked Diana. She stole the ball and tried to make a shot. However, she missed and the other team managed to win."
The man found some money. He tried to figure out who owned it. He could not find anyone. He donated the money to charity. The charity improved lives.
Cabot was entering eighth grade. Her dad built shelves to go in her locker. All of her friends loved Cabot's new shelves. She started a business selling locker shelves. She made $200 in the first week of school.
Georgia was walking home from school. It started raining so she pulled out her umbrella. She tried to put it up but it was broken! Georgia ran home in the rain. She and her broken umbrella were soaked.
"The farm was looking bare. The family decided to plant some pine trees. Within a few years, the trees were tall and strong. They had lots of privacy now. The trees had been a great addition to the farm!"
Alice was eating burritos for lunch. She was in math class when her belly started making noises. She started feeling sick very quickly. The burrito didn't want to be in her belly anymore. She ran to the bathroom just in time.
Tara hates her new job. She spends her workdays being lazy. The boss has threatened to fire Tara. She begins to worry about her job. Tara now comes in enthusiastic about completing her assignments.
Tracy wanted out of his relationship with Douglas? Tracy prayed for a way to get rid of Douglas? Tracy's prayers were answered in a dream. Tracy told Douglas to come over right away. When Doug got to Tracy's house he found a note that said It's Over.
"A house in Max's town had been robbed recently. That morning, the police had arrested the assumed culprit. Max was in his yard when he heard someone break his window. He soon discovered that someone had stolen his laptop. The police realized that they had the wrong guy."
Jace was eating ice cream. He felt a sharp pain in one of his teeth. Jace went to the dentist. The dentist fixed the problem with his tooth. Jace was able to eat ice cream without pain again.
Gabe played a lot of basketball in his childhood. Gabe would eventually play in college basketball. Many scouts looked at Gabe to see if he was good for the NBA. Gabe broke his leg. Gabe had to stop playing basketball.
The kid had cold feet. He got a pair of wool socks out of his drawer. The socks warned his feet up. But then his feet were too hot! He decided to switch to thin socks instead.
Trey took his son to the park. His son was playing on the monkey bars. Trey's son fell from the monkey bars. The boy busted his lip open. Trey brought his son home to tend to his lip.
"Alida wanted to get back with her boyfriend. She'd cheated on him in the past. She tried so hard to win him back. To her surprise he told her no, and that she is out of chances. She was so shocked that she gave up."
George tried to zip up his coat. His zipper caught his skin. It hurt so much! George cursed and yelled. He stomped back to the store and tried to return the defective coat.
I was looking on-line for a part time job. I found an ad for a movie theater checking job. I thought that sounded interesting so I applied for it. I received a call to go over the job assignment. I get to do my first assignment tomorrow.
"It was Amy's first day at the local pizza joint. Nobody knew how well she would do. But then they gave her a chance to make a supreme pizza. To everyone's shock, Amy did very well! They were quite impressed."
Maggie always left her purse on the top of her shopping cart. Everyone told her that was a bad idea and someone would take it. While at target Maggie's purse was taken as she picked out a shirt. She called and cancelled her credit cards. She will never put her purse up there ever again.
Linda like wearing the color red. All her clothing was the color red. Even the color lipstick she wore was red. Linda decided to change things up a bit. Instead of only wearing just red she now wears the color blue.
Wesley was in the Army. He lived on a base. One day he was driving with alcohol in the back. He was kicked out of the army. They said he had an open container of alcohol.
Gina approached her friends in class today. She told them that Brad had a huge crush on her. Brad was mad that she told them his secret. He ignored Gina for several months. They became friends again once Gina apologized.
The boys loved playing video games. Minecraft was their favorite. They would spend all day building houses in the game. They talked nonstop about their game. They couldn't wait to play after school every day!
Kiki learned of a new way to make cheese burgers. She was going to cook the cheese in the middle of the burgers. She patted out the burgers and loaded them with cheese. After she put them on the skillet she walked away. The burger burnt to the skillet.
Rob had a new toy. It was a drone! He loved flying it around his neighborhood. He took videos with it as well. The drone was a fun new thing to play with.
Lee had a garden. He planted lots of cucumbers. Lee had more cucumbers than he thought he would. Lee pickled most of the cucumbers. He planted less cucumbers the next year.
Collin was in Las Vegas on vacation. He decided to go to one of the buffets. There was food as far as the eye could see. Collin covered his plate with food and then went back for more. He didn't need to eat for the rest of the day.
Jean was walking home from the theatre. It began to slowly rain. Jean began to walk faster. The rain started to fall harder. Jean went into a store and called a friend to pick him up.
Love was a thing that seemed out of reach for Ernesto. He thought that love was only for the luckiest of people. That all changed one day when he was set up on a blind date. The date was love at first sight and they both couldn't to leave. 9 months later there was a baby and they ended up happily together.
The family had packed their bags. They were leaving for a two week vacation. They planning on visited several European countries. It was the trip of a lifetime! They gathered their things and headed towards the airport.
I met someone the other night. We were playing flashlight tag. We hid in the dark from people with flashlights. We never got caught. I never saw her again.
My piano instructor came over for my lessons. I slammed my hand in the door letting her in. I was too injured to play. My parents told me the money was not going to waste. And that's how I learned to play the piano with my feet!
"I wanted to go to Philadelphia. I thought about taking a boat. I thought about taking a car. In the end, I took the train. The train got me there much more quickly!"
I have been working at my new job for a few weeks now. I am starting to really get comfortable there. I love the work that I am doing. I feel I really make a difference. I know this was a good career choice for me.
"Stan was an avid golfer. He went to the putting range every day. However, his swing needed work. Stan finally hired a pro to help him. Stan's swing improved and he won his first tournament."
Danny had a chess match with Dan. Dan managed to beat Danny for the 10th time in a row. Not only was Danny mad but he flipped the table over. All of the chess pieces landed on the ground. He left afterwards.
"On a bright day, Mike looked at the sun. His eyes began to hurt immediately. He thought why this might happen. Instead, he looked to the sides of the bright sun. Now, he could enjoy the light while staying safe."
Jimmy was a good quarterback. He threw a 50 yard touchdown pass in the playoffs. Everyone talked about how amazing it was. He was so famous for that one throw. No one could remember what else he had done.
Jim was in a junior hockey league. He was playing in his first game. Another player threw him against the wall. Jim hurt his shoulder. Jim decided that hockey wasn't for him and quit.
Kim thought she was hungry. So she decided to cook a large meal for herself. She became engrossed in cooking. And she forgot all about her hunger. But Kim had no choice but to eat the large meal.
"The class was on a field trip. They went to the history museum. They learned about the dinosaurs and the Civil War. When they were finished, they went back to the bus. They talked about what they'd seen all day."
"Eric went through the drive thru and ordered a hot coffee. On his way home, he hit a large bump in the road. The hot coffee spilled all over him. He had burns on his arms and legs. Eric was not happy and decided to make coffee at home from now on."
"A new grocery store was opening in town. First hundred customers got a hundred dollar gift certificate. I got there at six in the morning to wait in the already long line. Finally, near opening time, workers started passing out the goodies. They ran out about five people ahead of me."
"Lew's tenants had not paid rent for months, and he had to evict them. He was dismayed to find they also hadn't paid the sewer bill. He was in debt to the company for quite a large sum. He had to sell the house for a pittance to cover the past due bill. The entire experience made him re-think ever renting property agai...
The kids heard a familiar sound. It was the ice cream man! He drove around in his funny car and sold yummy treats. All the kids bought Popsicles. They loved buying treats from their favorite ice cream man!
Ki was training her horse to do tricks. At first she had a hard time getting him to listen. Then she began to reward him with mints. Ki's horse loved mints! Soon she was able to train him to do a dozen tricks - for mints!
The woman was indecisive. She couldn't decide where to go on vacation! She wanted to go to a beach with nice water. She narrowed it down to Mexico and Jamaica. She decided to flip a coin to decide!
Our friend Cathy let her license expire in 1996. She had forgotten to renew it. The Registry made her take another road test. She was 53 and looked old enough to be the inspector's mom. The inspector just had her drive around the building once.