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The boy was building the computer. He couldn't find the part. He looked all around. He went to the kitchen. He had left the part in the kitchen. |
"Paris had straight hair. She really wished it was curly! She bought a bunch of curling irons and wands. She practiced all day. Soon, she learned how to curl her hair perfectly!" |
"Anna was setting up an Easter Egg hunt. She had to hide 200 eggs! It was exhausting coming up with so many hiding spots. But during the hunt, all of Anna's eggs were found. The kids complimented her on her creative hiding spots!" |
"It was a hot day. Aya heard the ice cream truck. She ran to get her toddler a cone. But when she returned, the cone had melted! Aya was so dismayed." |
Jolene lived with her boyfriend Raul. One day while cleaning out the closet she found a cat costume. Jolene confronted Raul about the costume. Raul started crying and admitted that he cheats in the costume. Jolene broke up with Raul. |
Darcy ran very slowly. The other children at her school made fun of her because she was slow. She complained to her mother about her problem. Her mother bought her fancy running shoes. Now the children laugh at her new shoes. |
Liz was a vegetarian because she liked all animals with faces. Liz went to her favorite vegan restaurant early in the morning. The restaurant was closed so she went next door. Liz was upset they didn't have any vegetarian meals. Liz ended up getting a turkey sandwich that day. |
Johnny studied all summer for algebra II. He did not do good in algebra I. He wanted to do better. The year started off great. Johnny got an A in the class. |
Jordan was a local musician. He was playing his first gig at a park. Jordan rehearsed hard for the show. The show was a success. A regional artist came into the area and Jordan opened for him. |
"My wife and I went out on Sunday. Driving home, we saw household items left near our building's dumpster. She went through the items and took two ceramic containers. She gave me a cigar box. We were pleased with our finds." |
Tina lived in a subdivision with an HOA. She had left a junked car parking in her yard for a week. Several of her neighbors complained to the HOA. Tina got a letter from the HOA. She was in trouble for breaking one of the rules. |
One day Ben was in the kitchen cooking Pasta. He was all ready to enjoy his yummy food. He began to fill his plate to the top. Ben carried his plate into the living room. The plate almost fell out of Ben's hands but he grabbed it. |
"Michael loved playing basketball with his friends. His friends thought he was extremely good at the game. They told him he should join the school team, but he was scared. `. The coach talked to him and granted him some courage. Michael joined the team and led them to victory." |
Five years ago my son and his wife had my first grandchild. I was just lucky to be visiting when he was born. Every year I go back there to visit and see how he has grown. Now he is joined by a beautiful little sister. I am very excited to be going to visit them on my yearly trip. |
Tina went to the pool yesterday. She immediately jumped in. All the sudden she screamed in pain. She scraped herself. The pool bottom was too rough for her. |
"Erica's new job let her work from home. She liked not having to get dressed. She loved not having a boss breathing down her neck. A few weeks in, though, she had gained ten pounds. Now Erica does her work from the treadmill." |
Lisa was sitting outside. There was a fan blowing on her. Lisa was sitting too close to the fan. Her hair got caught in the fan. Lisa's husband had to turn the fan off. |
"Amy had a hard time understanding questions, even basic ones. She was even with this difference a great person in and out. One day a man came and wanted to sell her insurance, for a fair price. She was confused as to why she needed this since she never had it. The man walked away,confused himself as to how that woman ... |
When I was a kid my parents noticed I was squinting a lot. They took me in for an eye exam. We all learned that I had terrible vision. The first day with glasses I fell down a lot. After I stopped falling down the glasses made life better. |
"Tony was hoping to have his new pizza shop open soon. He spent a few days gathering all the hardware. A few days before the opening, his fridge died. He bought a ton of coolers, storing the food inside of them. The next day, he was able to be open on time and selling pizza." |
Tina needed a ride to the store. Her car was in the shop. Tina tried calling several of her friends. None were available to give her a ride. Tina called a cab for a ride to the show. |
"Lacy loved to dance. She wanted to be a ballerina growing up. Lacy had a huge recital, and she was scared. Her mother hugged her and comforted her. Lacy went out on stage and performed her heart out." |
"Jan was sick of dieting and never feeling thin enough for beauty. She decided to shop for clothes she liked and not care about the size. Allowing herself to enjoy color, fabric, and trims was joyful. She saw fun and personality in the mirror, not her stomach or hips. Freed from worrying about camouflage, Jan found her... |
Greg was trying to lose weight. He bought a new scale for his home. He stepped on and saw that he'd gained twenty pounds. Greg was even more determined to do well. He started working out as well. |
"Suzy was lonely so she asked her mother for a dog. Susie's mom told her no. The next day, Susie woke up and remembered it was her birthday. She heard barking. Susie ran from her bed and saw her mother had surprised her with a dog." |
"John could not wait to get home and open his new phone. He had been tracking his package all day. When he got home, the box was at his door. He opened the box to find his phone broken in a million pieces. John was disappointed and had to return his phone." |
This morning I woke up and checked my ebay account. There was a notification that said I had sold three products. I carefully packaged each one of them to be mailed. Then I walked with the packages down to the mailbox and put them in. The mail lady came and picked them up. |
Ron was playing football outside with his friends. Ron tackled one of his friends. His friend fell and sprained his wrist. Ron and his friends decided to stop playing tackle football. They started playing tag football instead. |
Gabe walked outside and saw his tire was flat. He tried pumping air in the tire. The air wouldn't stay in the tire. Gabe put the spare tire on his car. He drove to a shop and got a new tire. |
The couple went to the amusement park. There were a lot of rides to ride. The couple went all around the park. The couple had a good time. The couple was going to go back to the park. |
"Nick, Dan, and Michelle were huge fans of the Godzilla movies. They often watched them together. They owned posters from their favorite films. One day they decided to go to the local Godzilla festival. They were thrilled to get their posters signed by an original actor." |
"Terry wants to be a truck driver when he grows up. He studies semis and can tell you all about them. After graduation, he plans to attend a driving school. While at driving school, he accidentally wrecks the test semi! Terry is not so sure that he wants to be a truck driver after all." |
Larson had bought a new house. He was putting his old house up for sale. Larson met with a real estate agent. They agreed on a price to sell the house. Larson and the real estate agent eventually sold the house. |
Rose liked to draw. Her parents discouraged her. They said that it didn't pay. But Rose persevered. And she got a scholarship for it. |
Fred and his family went on a trip to Disney. They all really wanted to go. But when they got there it started to rain. They couldn't go on rides. Their trip was ruined. |
"Candy would walk everyday in the park. She would get upset when it would rain and she couldn't walk. Candy decided to buy a treadmill. Candy continued to walk when it was sunny. When it rained, she was able to use the treadmill." |
"Sarah loved gymnastics and practiced hard every day. She hoped to make the national team. At the qualification meet, Sarah fell off the uneven bars. Her wrist was badly sprained and she did not make the team. Though disappointed, Sarah was determined and eventually made the team." |
All of Jon's friends said he should lose some weight. But Jon liked his life exactly the way it was. He didn't like exercising or eating healthy. So he chose to find new friends like him. Now he's a lot happier with people who don't tell him what to do. |
Dane was working in a fast food restaurant. He was dropping fries into the deep fat fryer. When he dropped the fries the grease flew in the air. Drops of grease flew onto Dane's arm. Dane burned his arm with the grease. |
Abby was a troublemaker. She broke the law and got arrested. They took her to jail and she was locked up. Abby regretted the things she had done. She promised she would be better when they released her. |
Margo knew she had the gift of gab and talked her way into a career. She chatted every day on radio stations from five until nine. Her voice was considered sexy and a definite career booster. One day she lost it all when she lost her voice and couldn't speak. She now lives under a bridge and begs for spare change every... |
Nia was making stir fry. Her forearm got a bad burn. She applied antibiotic cream to it. Then she covered it for a few days. Soon Nia's burn looked much better! |
"Lenny bought his girlfriend Monica new running shoes for her birthday. Monica loved the sneakers, and started wearing them immediately. But their dog was just as in love, and expressed this with chewing. Lenny was extremely dismayed - his gift was ruined! But Monica didn't mind, because this would mean even newer shoe... |
"Ray was overweight. And he knew that people secretly made fun of him at school. So he tried to eat healthier food and exercise. And eventually, he lost 20 pounds. During graduation, everyone was impressed by Ray." |
"The teacher introduced us to a new chapter in the book. He spoke too fast since the chapter was extremely long. After a half an hour, the whole class became confused. Some students decided to leave early. Although I was lost, I tried to remain in class and ask questions." |
Ona wanted to learn Spanish. She signed up for the elective class her school offered. At first she struggled to pronounce the strange words. But soon she was learning rapidly. Ona's teacher even said she was the best in the class! |
Billy did not like the basement. It was dark and cold. His ball had fallen down the stairs. He did not go down in the basement. He made his dad get the ball. |
Our neighbors Alice and her son Joe were away all summer. We had not seen them since June. Yesterday I went outside to read and saw them. They invited me over to their apartment for coffee. I said I was pleased to see them again. |
Alice's father had always held prejudiced views about others. Despite this Alice was always welcoming to other's differences. She tried very hard to convince her father to change his ways. For a very long time he would not. He'd changed his mind when Alice gave birth to his mixed grandchild. |
"I friended Joe, one of my son's friends on Snapchat. Joe is an eccentric person. Most of his snapchats are of him walking around the city. Last night he snapchatted photos of his bare feet. I stopped following Joe on Snapchat." |
"Murphy hated his partner. He held a grudge after a business deal went wrong a year before. Murphy couldn't stand being around him. He would dream about quitting his job. One day, they had a huge fight and Murphy stormed out." |
"I've been trying to lose weight recently. I got a scale and attempted to calibrate it. First, I counted out one thousand new pennies. Then I put them on the scale. This calibrated the scale to two point five kilograms." |
"Donald was a slick salesman. His customers believed that only Donald could solve their problems. But Donald cheated and deceived every one of his customers. When Donald was convicted of fraud, his customers still supported him. Donald even continued to sell to his customers from his jail cell." |
Abby was going to the movies this weekend. She invited her best friend Carol to come along. Carol wanted to see a scary movie. Abby wanted to watch something funny. Both couldn't agree on a movie so they went shopping. |
I heard some scratching sounds coming from my laundry room. I saw some beady red eyes looking out at me. I turned on the light and saw an opossum in my laundry basket. I panicked and grabbed a squirt gun. I chased him out the door by spraying him with water. |
"My brother's brother-in-law has a tube in his body. He had a tube inserted when he was unable to urinate in 2014. Now he can urinate 30% of the time. Yesterday, the hospital removed his tube. They are hoping he has regained full functionality." |
William had just moved to the new neighborhood. He didn't know anyone and preferred to stay indoors. His mother encouraged him to go outside and make some friends. One day William saw some other kids playing baseball. They saw him too and invited him to play. |
"Noah went to play paintball with his friends. He thought it would be fun. But he was in for a surprise. Getting hit with paintballs was painful, not fun! Noah woke up covered in bruises the next day!" |
Riley has a big test coming up. She studies day and night. The day of the test comes. She finishes the test. She gets an A on her test. |
Kate's lazy son was in a local kids football league. Although he was good at it he hated it. He was good enough to he added to a special league with more games. Kate hoped this would make him like it more. Instead he was upset it meant he had more games to play. |
"Tim wanted his mom to have an extra key to his car. That way he could never lock his keys inside it accidentally. But the key maker said he couldn't make Tim a copy! Car keys, he said, could only be obtained through the car dealer. Tim realized it was going to be very expensive for a new key!" |
"My best pitch in baseball was my fastball. When I faced the other team's slugger, I got him to two strikes. Trying to strike him out, I gave him my best fastball. He hit it out of the stadium. Their slugger also knew what my best pitch was." |
"Bobby redid his kitchen. He bought a really fancy new oven. He couldn't wait to cook in it! The first time, he turned it on and smoke billowed out. There was something wrong with the oven!" |
"Liam was at the county fair. He ate a sausage link he bought from a booth. The sausage was spicy. It gave Liam heartburn. When he left the fair, he went to the store to get medicine." |
It was a beautiful day at the beach. The sun was bright and the water crystal blue. The children were enjoying the warm ocean. All of a sudden there was a large object swimming in the water. I realized it was just a harmless manatee. |
Susan was forced to go to dance recital. She hated to dance. So she planned to get out of it. She started crying loudly in practice. The teacher's had no choice but to take her out. |
Roy bought some new pants but they were a bit tight. He wore the new pants to school. While in class he dropped his pencil. He tried to pick it up but his pants ripped. He had to go home early that day. |
Anne woke up in a panic. She kept having the same nightmare. Someone was chasing her through the woods. She tried to convince herself it was ok. But then the next night she had the same nightmare. |
"Richard was a hair stylist. His customer wanted him to give her a perm. He did so, but it went poorly. The curls were very tight and frizzy. The customer was very angry at Richard." |
Zoey was an aspiring animator. She had just completed her very first project. She submitted it to her boss hoping that it would be put to use. Luckily the boss loved the animation and selected it for a commercial. Zoey enjoyed her first big career milestone. |
Brian was the oldest brother out of three. He always led the younger two in doing house chores. He wasn't the nicest brother in the world. One day he hurt the youngest one's feelings. The younger two resented him from that point onward. |
Pat always wanted to express herself by painting. One day she saw some painting classes advertised. Pat took painting classes for several years. She loved getting lost in the creative process. Now she paints pictures to share with the people she loves. |
"The kids had a lot of energy. Their mom took them to the park. They climbed and ran and had a lot of fun. Afterwards, they were a lot calmer. The park had worn them out!" |
Terry is told he has cancer. Terry goes through treatment. Terry keeps a positive attitude. Terry is eventually told the cancer is gone. Terry beat the odds. |
"Florence loved to sing. She would sing in the car, in the shower, and with her family. However, everyone thought Florence was a bad singer. Often, listeners' ears would hurt afterwards. However, everyone was too polite to say anything." |
Danny went to the dentist today. He found out he had five cavities. The dentist asked him if he flosses every day and Danny said no. His dentist bill was over three hundred dollars. Danny vowed to start flossing everyday. |
"Patrick knocked his neighbor's door. He thought he had heard moaning. He busted open the door because he thought she needed help. He heard the moaning from the bathroom. He ran in, and his old elderly neighbor was having sex with the postman." |
Mom and Dad went out of the town for the weekend. The kids went to stay with their grandmother. Grandma took the kids to the Humane Society. They kids fell in love with a cat. Mom and Dad had a big surprise when they got home. |
"Cabot's summer break was finally over. She had a wonderful summer this year. She can't wait to see her friends at school. It is hard to get to sleep the night before classes start. After a good breakfast, she was finally an official eighth grader." |
"Carl was not happy with his new upstairs neighbors. They rudely played loud music for hours on end. Carl asked them to be more considerate, to no avail. He appealed to his landlady for some relief. Carl's landlady helped him move to a different unit in the building." |
Ellen thought she'd invite a few people over. A hundred people ended up showing up! The party was out of control. Ellen was panicked. She told them all to leave immediately. |
"Cassandra was picking oranges on a farm. The work was hard and grueling. She paused her work and looked around. Slowly, Cassandra took an orange and put it in her pocket. The supervisor suddenly hollered her name." |
I ate at McDonald's the other day. When I got home I started to feel sick. I started getting stomach cramps and I threw up. I had to call out of work the next day. I will never eat at McDonald's again. |
"Elizabeth was afraid of meeting new people. One day, she was approached at lunch by someone she'd never met before. Elizabeth was terrified at first, but managed to say hello. She then had a conversation with the person she just met. Elizabeth made a new friend that day." |
Estelle was not particularly good at making friends. She had an abrasive personality that scared people. She tried and tried to get people to love her. But despite her best intentions she never attracted anyone to her. She decided to get a dog instead and the dog loved her instantly. |
"An old lady tried walking across the street. A truck was driving toward her. Since he was adjusting his music, he didn't notice her. Ben ran as quickly as he ran. He pulled the lady out of the road before she got hit." |
Sarah loved going to ballet class every week. Her parents always made sure she was there on time. One week there was a traffic jam and she knew she wouldn't make it. By the time Sarah got there class was almost over. She and her parents learned their lesson to leave earlier for ballet. |
"Mary's kids were heartbroken. Their pet dog had gotten sick and died. Everyday the kids cried for the death of their dog. One day Mary came home with a puppy as a gift for her children. The kids were no longer crying tears of sadness, but tears of joy." |
John really wanted a new car for his first year at university. John got a job in construction for the Summer. John worked as many hours as he could. John saved up almost eight thousand dollars over three months. John got his new car prior to starting college that Fall! |
Rob was going to the movies. He didn't want to have to pay for snacks at the movie. He decided to eat at a diner before the movies. Rob was full when he got to the movies. All he had to pay for was his ticket. |
"Molly was at the zoo with her parents. She really wanted to see the penguins before they left. The exhibit was about to close! Her and her parents ran across the zoo in a hurry. Luckily, they made it to them in time." |
Theresa was starving. It was time for lunch! She ate her sandwich and fruit quickly. She ate a brownie for dessert. Theresa was feeling better after eating. |
"The family was at the zoo for an outing. They loved looking at all of the animals. The kids loved seeing the elephants the most. At the end of the day, they were exhausted. It'd been a great trip to the zoo!" |
Jan was planning on sewing a dress. She went to the store and looked at the fabrics. Jan decided she didn't like any of the fabrics at the store. Jan changed her mind about sewing the dress. She went to the mall and bought a dress instead. |
"Precious had a fear of lizards. Today was her first day of science class. When she sat in class, she realized they were studying lizards! She got so grossed out, but tried to hide it. She then just decided to go to the bathroom for the whole period." |
Sarah went to the bookstore. It was closed. Sarah wondered where she would get her book. Sarah saw a library across the street. Sarah now has her book for free! |
"The creepy cable dude would come to the Perez house often. He claimed to be checking the cables for organization and damages. One night he arrived too late for anything logical but insisted. Tommy, the oldest son had a bad feeling and called the police. When they arrived they found knives and sedatives on the cable du... |
"Two girls went for a bike ride on a summers evening. They were told to make it home by the time the street light came on. Time passed, they were having so much fun, not realizing it was dark. On their way home they realized a policeman was exciting their home. Mom was upset that we didn't make it home in time, and gro... |
"Dan from the other team caught the ball with his chest. His teammate served it to him. When he tried to hit it, I lifted my arm and stuck my chest out. The ball landed on my arms and landed on the other side. No one was paying attention and our team scored a point." |
"It was time to get my flu shot. I was afraid of the needle. As I stepped into the doctor's office, I felt tense. The doctor got my shot ready. I ended up being surprised at how painless it was." |
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