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Dave was being bullied at school. The bully always took his lunch money and threatened him. Dave was told by his friends to stand up for himself. Dave confronted the bully one day at school. He beat up the bully and was never bullied again.
Sean was in a bad mood. And he realized that his room was a mess. He decided to clean up and organize everything. And his room looked beautiful. And Sean was in a bad mood less often.
Karl wanted to write his wife a quick note. He found a pen on his desk. He tried to write with it but the ink was dried out. He scribbled over and over but it wouldn't work. Karl gave up and used a crayon instead.
"Christian went to church one Sunday. He was trying to get forgiveness for his sins. The priest took him into the confessional. Christian confessed all his darkest thoughts. After listening, the priest told him there was no hope for him."
Rita was walking through the woods. She saw a snake slither past her feet! She screamed and ran away. She wouldn't return to the woods because of the snake. They were her greatest fear!
Greg was eating at a restaurant with his friends. He ordered a large entree. Greg couldn't eat all of his food. He offered the rest of his dish to his friends. His friends ate the rest of his food.
In the summer there's nothing quite like enjoying ice cream. It seems like I crave the milky goodness from the moment I wake. There's nothing that makes ninety degree weather more bearable. I usually resist all week long but the weekends are tough. Usually on Sunday I declare it an ice cream day since it seems poetic.
Rob wanted to learn computer programming. So he decided to watch lecture videos about it. But they always made him fall asleep. He had little motivation to practice as well. And Rob decided that programming wasn't for him.
Kevin loved chocolate. So he went to the store and bought a bag of dark chocolate. But he remembered that he had a doctor's appointment. And he forgot to take the chocolate back home. After his appointment he found melted chocolate all over his car seat.
It was Jack's first day of school. He was very excited. His mom and dad had packed all his things for him. They took him to the school and dropped him off. He walked into his first class and knew that he would like it.
"August was running around the house, chasing his brother. At the same time, August was clutching a pair of scissors in his hand. August's mother soon caught them in the act. When she noticed the scissors, she became angry. August was sent to his room."
"Mario was a plumber trying to attract new customers. He decided to make a video in which he sang about his plumbing skill. He worked very hard on the song but it ended up being horrible. Still, something was funny about it, and the video went viral. Mario doubled his business that year and had to hire more workers."
Sal was having a yard sale. He was selling a lot of his daughter's old toys. His daughter saw her favorite old doll in a box of things for sale. Sal's daughter began to cry. Sal gave the doll back to his daughter.
"It's August and I just realized that Spring never came. Sure, the months that Spring normally visits definitely came. However, Spring is usually marked by the inevitable Spring cleaning. I never managed to quite work up the fever of Spring cleaning though. Perhaps I'll do all my Spring cleaning in the Fall."
John was looking for a job. But one of his friends said he could get him one. John felt guilty about it and decided to keep searching on his own. But John never ended up finding a job. And he regret refusing his friend's offer.
Katie has never won first place in anything. She has always come in second. This time she wants to win first place for singing. Katie practiced on her vocals daily. She went on to win first place in the singing contest.
Lisa was at the beach with a friend. Lisa had brought her surfboard along. Lisa's friend asked to borrow the surfboard. The friend lost the surfboard in the waves. The girls chased the board until it washed up on the shore.
Isaac got a camera for his birthday. And he was completely obsessed with it. Everyday he went outside to take pictures. And he eventually took photography courses in college. Isaac was happy when he finally became a professional photographer.
Anna wanted to show her patriotism. But she did not want a patriotic tattoo. She finally found the perfect public display. She bought a flag and put in on her lawn! Anna loved seeing her country's flag every day!
Bernie was excited. The circus was in town. He had finally convinced his mom to take him. They arrived at the big top and sat down. Bernie had a wonderful time at the circus with his mom.
Aaron was running late for school. He could see the bus pulling up down the road. Aaron ran outside to catch the bus. He forgot to take his jacket. Aaron was cold for the rest of the day.
"Laura got up early so she could take a brisk 2-mile walk before work. As she was walking, she watched a beautiful sunrise. Suddenly, a large dog came out of the bushes and growled at her. Laura stood and yelled at the dog, trying to appear intimidating. The dog yelped and ran, and Laura continued her walk."
Billy stood in the middle of the field nervously. It was his first real baseball game. He was unsure if the ball was actually coming to him. Billy closed his eyes and held out his glove. The ball landed right in his glove and the game was won.
Pauline often worked with chemicals. She used acid to clean the metal in her factory. Her gloves got a leak and the acid touched her skin. It burned so badly! Pauline screamed and cried.
Ricky was driving his four wheeler through the mud. Ricky misjudged the depth of an area of mud. He attempted to ride through the mud. The four wheeler began to sink down into the mud. Ricky had to get his friends to pull his four wheeler out of the mud.
"The swimmers lined up to start the race. Before the official blew the whistle, one person had a false start. Based on the competition policies, he had to be banned. The man got out of the water and started to cry. His parents came down to comfort him."
Ron had always wanted to catch a big marlin. He went fishing with some friends in Hawaii. He threw his line out. Then a bite came on the line. Next thing he knew there was a giant marlin in their boat!
"Paul was new at school. He wasn't sure which locker was his. He tried a few, but could never open them. Finally, a girl stopped to help him. He was thankful he had found the right locket."
"Laura was feeling extremely thirsty. All she had on her was some chocolate. Laura then ran into her friend, Katherine. Katherine held a bottle of water and was known to have a sweet tooth. The two friends decided to trade their items."
Carl's favorite drink is a hot cup of coffee. He would drink about 10 cups a day. One day he ran out of coffee and was forced to drink tea. To his surprise he actually liked the tea almost as much as coffee. Now he says his favorite drinks are coffee and tea.
Kay was walking her dog in the park. The dog did its business in the grass in the park. Kay didn't pick up the dog's mess. An officer on patrol gave Kay a warning. Kay picked up the dog's mess.
"Barry wanted to propose to his girlfriend in a memorable way. He signed up and chose their special song to perform. When it was his turn, he took the stage and proposed to her. She was embarrassed and turned him down. A girl in the audience thought he was sweet and gave him her number."
Alvin was a mechanic driving home during rush hour traffic. A man was stranded on the side of the road with car troubles. Alvin pulled over and fixed the man's car in less than an hour. The stranger told Alvin he was the first person to stop and help. He wrote Alvin a check for five hundred dollar.
Sissy needed to take the ferry back to the island. She was running late. So she ran as fast as she could. When she was there she saw it left. Sissy then had to go to the next one.
"John got married. His wife yelled at him a lot. John's sister said, you don't have to take that. John hired a lawyer. John got a divorce."
"Orion caught the rebound. He tried to run to the other side of the block. Kenny was mad and ran towards him. When Orion tried to make a lay-up, Kenny blocked it. The ball landed out of bounds."
The Riley family enjoyed playing video games together. One day their PlayStation stopped working. It could not be fixed. The family decided to go for a bicycle ride together. They had so much fun they never got their PlayStation fixed.
"Kirk was a photographer for his high school newspaper. When his camera needed repairs, he asked to borrow a friend's camera. The friend agreed to let Kirk use his camera. Kirk left the camera at school, and somebody stole it. Kirk had to pay his friend for a new camera."
Jesse was checking on his garden. He noticed a lot of bugs on the leaves. Jesse researched how to get rid of bugs without killing his plants. Jesse decided on a natural bug repellant. He went to the store to buy the items needed for the repellant.
Hilda was getting old. Her children all lived out of town. Hilda's children couldn't take care of her anymore. Her children decided to send her into an assisted living home. Hilda thrived with other senior citizens.
Neil craved chocolate very badly that evening. He went to the convenience store at 2am to buy some chocolate. When he went back home he ate everything in less than two minutes. The next day he felt so bad he had to reexamine his behavior. He decided to quit eating sweets and stick to it.
Today Ricky was going to visit a new waterfall. He studied the map carefully and planned his route. He packed a big bottle of water since it was a hot day. There was no marked trail so the hike was very slow going. When he first saw the waterfall he felt a sense of joy.
"While Jon was away at summer camp, his cousin Jake stayed in his room. When he returned, he noticed a strange smell in his room. He washed the sheets and cleaned the floor, but he still smelled it. For days he searched high and low for that smell. He found a pair of rolled-up, stinky socks behind his headboard."
Blaine is working. Blaine needs extra cash. He decides to take some from his job. When leaving the store he gets caught. He is fired on the spot.
"Selena went grocery shopping. When she left the store, she realized she hadn't paid for the garlic. She went back inside and stood in line. When it was her turn, she explained the mistake. She paid the difference and felt good about herself for not stealing."
"Lilly loves to chew bubble gum. She practically chews it all of the time. One night, she fell asleep with a piece in her mouth. When she woke, it was stuck in her hair and was hard to get out. Lilly no longer likes bubble gum that much."
As a child Frank thought 'nobody' was the name of a person. Frank felt that people were entirely too negative towards nobody. People seemed to become scarce when nobody was around. They spoke ill of parties which nobody had attended. The misunderstanding became a charming anecdote later in life.
Ryan called the police. He said he had been robbed. The police were skeptical of his story. Ryan started to change his story. People started thinking he had made it all up.
The wife wanted to get her husband a nice gift. SHe knew he needed a better fishing pole. She bought him a top of the line pole. He opened it and was so surprised! He thanked her for the thoughtful gift.
"Carl was stressed out about all of his college classes. So little by little, he began dropping them. Eventually, he had no more classes and decided to get a job. But after years of working, he regret leaving college. But after he enrolled in college again, he had little motivation."
My nephew works for a general contractor. He was in charge of renovating a condo. The condo owner liked him as he is young and handsome. She sent him some suggestive texts. He texted back that he was a married man.
"Jimmy was playing ball with some neighbor friends. He hit the ball and it sailed far away. One boy got angry because he had to retrieve it. He picked a fight with Jimmy, and Jimmy fought back. Both boys went home with black eyes."
My mom said not to argue. My stepdad went into the bedroom. He started saying bad things about me. I told him it was no big deal. He was angry about a sliding door that was askew.
"On August 4th I attended a fundraiser. A museum in Manchester, NH showed artwork by poor children. A non profit organization had paid for the children to have art lesson. Over 80 people attended and some donated to the non profit. I intend to donate $50 today."
Sandra noticed her phone bill was high. She needed to save money on her bills. Sandra asked her daughter if she could be put on her plan. Sandra's daughter added Sandra to her phone plan. Sandra and her daughter both saved money on their bills.
"It was David's birthday. His friends all brought him Legos as gifts. He built and build all night long. Soon, he had a masterpiece on the table! He showed it to all of his friends."
"I visited my Uncle in California. I was inside my Uncle's house when something weird occurred. The floor was shaking gently and my Uncle took me to his shelter room. I didn't know what was going on at first. Then, I realize it was an earthquake."
Evan wanted something fuel efficient. He bought a little scooter. He rode it to work every day. It got 70 miles per gallon. Evan told all his coworkers how great it was working for him.
Bob's lawn was needing mowing again. He felt like he had just cut the grass a couple of days ago. There had been lots of rain and the grass was really growing. Bob fired up the push mower and set to work. He finished with a sense of pride and sweat on his brow.
"Emma's first day of school was yesterday. She was scared at first, but once she met everyone she opened up. Her teacher asked her to put her things in her cubby. Emma didn't do that and got in trouble. She came home crying on her first day because she got in trouble."
"Fred was a professional pitcher for the Yankees. One day, his boss informed him he was being let go. Fred angrily threw a ball through the bosses window. The boss smiled and said he wasn't being let go. He just wanted to see if he could still throw as fast as he used to."
"Katie and Jose wanted to raise money for the animal shelter. They decided that a lemonade stand in the summer heat would work. They made lemonade and a sign and went outside. Many people were stopping to buy it, they made $50! The next day they took the money to the animal shelter."
"Mark was never a good baseball player. He practiced everyday with his dad. No matter how much he tried, he never got better. He went to his Saturday baseball game feeling hopeless. When it was his turn to bat, he knocked it out of the park!"
It rarely snowed in the small town. One Christmas day Mary noticed snow on the ground. Mary and her family ran out to play in the snow. Mary's brother hit her in the face with a snowball. Mary screamed and ran inside the warm house.
Neil was cleaning out his freezer. He saw a bag of food in the freezer that was unmarked. Neil couldn't remember what the food was. He threw the item away. Neil was more careful to mark all items that he stored.
Billy wanted to see Star Wars at the movies. His parents said he wasn't old enough. He hid in the back of the car when his sister left to go. She caught him! Billy didn't get to see Star Wars.
Travis was very hot. It was 100 degrees outside. He got some ice cubes out and put them in his shirt. He was instantly cooled off. What a relief!
"Quincy went for a bathroom break. He was too annoyed from today's lecture in class. In order to end class, he touched the fire alarm. The entire school had to evacuate the building. Quincy was eventually suspended from school."
"Anna's mom gave her $100 for school clothes. She went to the mall, excited. Then she saw how expensive clothes were there! Anna sadly realized she could not afford mall clothes. She had to go shopping at the department store instead."
Frank was learning to fly a plane. He was on a test flight when he too quickly gained altitude. The plane started to stall. The instructor tried to correct but it was no use. They parachuted out of the plane and landed in a dense tree.
"Claire went shopping for perfume one day. She sniffed all the vials at the department store. Then she bought her favorite. But when she got home, she cringed. She had accidentally purchased men's cologne!"
One day the Jun family went out for ice cream. Zachary accidentally dropped his. Everyone laughed. Mrs June ordered him a new one. Everyone had a fun day.
Carter came home to something on his front porch. It was a phone book. He didn't realize they even made them anymore! He immediately took it to the recycling bin. What a waste of paper!
Jeff get his paycheck. He cashes it. He heads down to the track. He puts all of his money on a horse. He loses his whole paycheck.
"Farrah ran towards the playground when her class had recess. The first thing she did was use the slides. However, Benny tried to mess around with her. He pushed her on the ground. Since her hair fell on the sand, her parents had to cut most of it off."
"The Boy Scout troop went on a canoe trip. Before the trip, the adults leaders cautioned them about canoe safety. They set out on the canoe trip, then encountered some rapids. All of the Boy Scouts made it through the rapids safely. Finally, when the adults attempted the rapids, they all capsized!"
"Jim had just broken up with his girlfriend. It was a messy break-up with lots of fighting. Jim wished he could erase all his memories of her. However, he realized there were good times as well. He decided forgetting even the bad memories was not worth it."
T'Pol was an African tribal chief. He went into his chambers to contact the spirits. He asked them why his people were contracting Ebola. Then T'Pol realized something. They just needed to bury their dead instead of touching them.
Harold was flying to China. The airline lost his luggage! They reimbursed him and he had to go buy new clothes. He didn't fit into anything in the Chinese stores. Harold was very angry at the airline.
The Smiths moved into a new house. On one side of the house the gutters were 20 feet in the air. Mr Smith shopped for a new ladder but they cost over $300. The next weekend Mr Smith found a 40 foot ladder at a garage sale. That was the best $20 that Mr Smith ever spent.
"Jenna brought a book from the academic store. She tried to prepare for a verbal reasoning exam by reading the book. The book help her out with vocabulary and grammar usage. When she took the exam, she completed it without any difficulty. Her teacher offered her a scholarship due to her high scores."
"My friend invited me to a group chat with several cancer patients. Although I was a few years older than them, I still went. I talked to them about my former experience as a cancer patient. Most of them were interested to hear about my story. In addition, I got to know some of them before leaving."
"I met a wonderful guy on the internet. He told me he wanted to visit me after talking online for 6 months. He flew out to meet me. After spending time together, we fell in love. We are now in a relationship."
My friend Sal is 99. I met him on the bench today. Sal said he was feeling more tired than usual. I refrained from saying maybe it was he was 99. I just said he'll probably feel better soon.
Carla wanted to be more active. Her friend suggest she start biking with her at the local park. Carla went to the store to buy a bike. She found a bike she liked and bought it. Carla began riding with her friend that day.
"When I was young, we didn't have a lot of money, so we ate tacos a lot. They were easy and fun to make and cheap so my parents could afford. Mother said we could eat out friday, if we ate tacos this whole week. On friday my father, told mom he lost his job, we ate tacos for weeks. Now as adults me and my sister with n...
"There was a storm near Stan's home. He suddenly heard a crash outside. A limb had fallen on his roof. The next day, Stan was able to investigate. Luckily, the limb hadn't caused any damage."
My wife was in a hurry today. She needed to print a document on her iPhone. She needed the document in two minutes. I told her she could send a message to our new wireless printer. She printed the document and was relieved.
Vicky had been trying to potty train her two year old. Her son was scared to death of the potty. She decided to get a potty chair with his favorite cartoon on it. Her son still refused to sit on the potty. She eventually got her son to use the big potty.
"Ella set a personal challenge for herself. She tried to spend the whole day not talking. It was soon apparent it was harder than she thought. Ella eventually resorted to writing every time she needed something. The next day, Ella was glad she could talk again."
"We live in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Our street is fairly busy. Sometimes I hear beeping. Today I found it was because cars try to pull into traffic too soon. The oncoming cars beep angrily."
Jason loved to barbecue. He bought the biggest steak he could find at the store. He prepared the coals and had the steak ready to cook. The steak had been cooked to perfection. Jason loved eating the steak.
My parrot likes to fly around the house whenever she wants. One day some friends came to visit and left the patio door open. The bird flew right out the door and out of sight. We walked all around the neighborhood looking for her. I found her when I heard her call my name from a tree.
"Deborah was watching TV when her phone rang. She learned that her grandfather had passed away. She had never experienced the death of a loved one. For quite awhile, she experienced a lot of emotions. Luckily, in time she was able to accept his death and move on."
The scientists were helping the students learn. They were teaching them about experiments. The experiment involved baking soda and vinegar. The budding scientists liked seeing the reaction. They were all inspired to learn more about science.
The kids needed to print some papers for school. The printer kept malfunctioning. They tried everything they could do. They gave up and walked to the library. They printed the documents there.
"I hate going to the Department of Motor Vehicles for any reason. Despite this, I headed there today to renew my driver's license. Like at the deli counter I was given a number and sat down to wait. Eventually I was called to take the eye test. I failed the eye test and they gave me 2 weeks to get glasses."
One Sunday the Banno family went to church together. The little kids got bored. They snuck out during the sermon. However they were caught by Mr Banno. They promised not to do it again.
Andre wanted to join the swim team. He was nervous because he didn't know anyone. He tried to make friends by encouraging his teammates. They all swam in a race together. Soon they had all become friends.
Andrea loved the beach. She would jump over the waves as they crashed to the shore. Andrea tried to jump over a huge wave. She fell and splashed into the water. Her friends all laughed.