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Anna made a pot of chili. It was delicious! But the real surprise came the next day. Her second helping was even tastier. The flavors had all set in and it was incredibly good!
"Peter wanted badly to be a writer. He read many books on writing to perfect his craft. He took a college course on writing taught by a well-known author. He worked hard on several short stories. Eventually, Peter got a story published in a respected magazine!"
"The local pharmacy was having a jelly bean guessing contest. Whoever was the closest guessing the number of jelly beans won them. They also won a $100 shopping spree. Billy spent a hour looking at the jar before putting in his guess. Two days later he got a call that his guess of 2,323 was the winner!"
One day Mrs Dozer went grocery shopping. She dropped some apples on the floor and they rolled away. A kind stranger helped her pick them up. She was flattered. The stranger was glad to help someone.
"Benny loved playing at the park. The slide was his favorite. He would go down it over and over again. After spending all day sliding, Benny was tired. He went down one more time, then went home to nap."
One day some kids at recess decided to play hopscotch. One kid fell and sprained his ankle. Everyone laughed because hopscotch isn't very violent. The kid made some new friends over it. Everyone brought it up around him from then on.
"I went to play Blackjack at the casino. At one point, I was up two hundred dollars. I was so excited and felt so powerful I tried to win two hundred more. I played blackjack into the night. By morning, I was down one hundred dollars."
"Toby has a lot of friends in school and is very popular. Toby got invited to a birthday party with most of his friends. At the party, Toby ate something bad and his stomach hurt a lot. He tried to find the restroom but there was a line that was too long. Toby ran home in a hurry to use the restroom."
Gina loved all kinds of fruit. Kiwi was her favorite. She cut up five of them for a snack. She ate it all up. Gina loved eating healthy things.
Tony had a box of old books. The books were from when he was a child. Tony didn't have any children. He had no use for the books. Tony donated the books to a local school.
Cassie was walking in the park. Heavy winds were blowing across the area. An iron pan got caught in the air. It landed on Cassie. She fell on the ground since she was knocked unconscious.
I played three games of chess with my friend Joe last night. I won all three games. Joe said he had a long two hour commute home and was exhausted. He said that was why he lost. I jokingly said he always has an excuse for losing.
"A friend asked if I wanted to go to the Springsteen show. I said yes. She bought them. They were shockingly, outrageously expensive. I ended up selling my ticket for a small profit."
Jimmy was up to bat in a baseball game. Another player was on first. Jimmy hit the ball hard to the right. The outfielder could not grab the ball. Jimmy ended up getting an RBI.
"I climbed to the top of my roof with the ladder. My leg accidentally licked the ladder when I reached the top. The ladder fell and landed in the tree. Since no one was outside, I didn't know what to do. My wife eventually found me after a few hours."
Danny was cooking pancakes for his kids. He wasn't a good cook and burned the pancakes. Danny told his kids to get in the car. He brought his kids to a restaurant. The kids were excited to eat out.
Peter didn't like children and yet he was a clown. Every time he had to perform for children he would get a rash. He went to the doctor and he was told to stop being a clown. But as he didn't know how to do anything else he continued. Unfortunately his condition got worse and he had to stop for good.
Jena was trying to get in shape. She wanted to start exercising more. Jena found out that her job offered a gym membership. Jena began to go to the gym. She began to get into shape.
"Billy was always scared to go down the slide. He never would try it. One day he got the urge to give it a shot. He climbed up to the top of the slide. He pushed himself down, it was fun!"
Maurice had the very bad habit of always telling the truth. It was extremely inconvenient as he couldn't keep any secrets. People never told him anything for that reason. Maurice felt rejected but he stuck by his principles. He decided to change community and be with more like-minded people.
One day the Denzer family decided to track their ancestry. Mr Denzer found out he was descended from George Washington. He was very proud of this. So were the kids. Everyone thought it was cool.
"Juan dreamed of becoming a teacher for his whole life. Once he graduated college he couldn't wait to apply for positions. Once he found a job at the local middle school, right away. He quickly set up his classroom and was excited to meet students. Juan's dream had finally come true as he opened his classroom doors."
Tina was getting very tired. She fell asleep in the car. It was at the wheel. All the sudden the car flipped over. Tina felt like she learnt a lesson.
I was sitting on the bench today. An ambulance pulled up to the door. A few minutes later they took out a man in his 40s. He said he dropped a knife into his foot. I wished him good luck.
Our cat hides under the chair during thunderstorms. Two nights ago the skies were clear. Yet our cat went under the bed. Later that night the news reported a low pressure front was coming. We were amazed.
Bob wanted to be a doctor. His parents weren't rich enough to pay for medical school. He wrote a letter to a senator. The senator payed for Bob's medical school. He became a general practice doctor.
Liz and Zoot decided to go to dinner across town. Liz drove them to the restaurant. Liz almost ran two red lights. Zoot was worried about the way Liz drove. Zoot always drove when Liz and Zoot went to dinner after that.
I was on the bench with my 99 year old friend Jim today. An ambulance drove up to get a man. Jim then went up for lunch. Jim's daughter showed up and asked me if her dad was in the ambulance. She was relieved when I said no.
The house was a burned out husk that teenagers partied in. 12 year old Bill was skipping school when he came across it. It was empty now in the afternoon so he climbed the front steps. He smashed some empty bottles inside and drew on the walls. He never saw the body tucked neatly into the busted refrigerator.
"The weather in Boston was cool this morning. The temperature was in the 60s. Even at 2 pm, the temperature was only 75. I was surprised when my wife came home and turned on the ac. The temperature had risen to 88 and it was very humid outside."
Rob had had a very long day. He decided to take a hot bath. It was relaxing and made his muscles feel great. Rob was instantly in a better mood. Baths were Rob's new favorite way to relax.
Melany was born to be a performer. She could sing full songs at the age of 5. Placed 1st in her county's beauty pageant. When she reached 19 she had a record deal as a singer. She was a massive pop icon by the age of 25.
One day Ellen and her friends went on a nature walk. Ellen forgot to put on bug spray. She got lots of mosquito bites. She put on lots of Benadryl when she got home. She never forgot bug spray again.
"Anna wanted a natural birth. But she did not handle pain well, so she doubted herself. Then she read about hypnosis and decided to investigate. She learned more about hypno-birth and decided it was right for her. Thanks to hypnosis, Anna got her drug-free birthing experience!"
Elliot is at school. He is eating lunch. Bullies come up and take his lunch. Elliot gets sad. Elliot starts to cry and runs home.
Molly was ready to decorate for fall. She bought a bunch of pumpkins for her porch. They were all different colors and shapes. She displayed them on the porch. It made her house look so homey!
"Lisa built a fence around her house. SHe installed a gate with a motion detector. When Lisa pulled up to it, a sensor would open the gate. She was thrilled with the new feature. Lisa felt very secure behind the gate."
"During a vacation, my family spent a night in a very nice hotel. I got in the elevator with a group of people. One of the people was a somewhat famous star. I told the star how much I enjoyed his work. He rolled their eyes at me."
Dawn only had four years left of school. She was starting high school. She wasn't sure if she would go to college or not. She would need to do well in high school if she wanted to go on. Dawn was determined to make high school a success.
John and Rita were about to get married. They spent the night apart and got ready the next day. They were both nervous. John lit up when Rita walked down the aisle and they said I do. John and Rita had a happy life after that.
Pepper was so excited. It was her wedding day! She got dressed and got her hair and makeup done. She felt beautiful and excited. She couldn't wait to be married!
Cooper could not sleep. He went into the kitchen and got some milk and cookies. Cooper chugged down the milk. Cooper started nibbling on the cookies. Cooper fell asleep with the cookie in his hand still!
The man was not honest or ethical. He would get people to invest in his business and he'd steal the funds. The FBI began investigating him. He knew they were on his trail. He fled to Mexico.
Milton has three children. Milton isn't happy with life. He makes a choice. He leaves his kids. He moves away from them never to be seen again.
I started a new job recently and almost burned the place down. I plugged the wrong charger into a laptop cooling fan. I tried to play it cool and hide the incident. The smoke detector led everyone to my area. Didn't make such a good first impression on my new boss with that.
"John was doing his morning jog by the lake when he saw a stray dog. He approached it and saw it had no collar. He brought it home and put posters around his neighborhood. At night, the owner of the dog called to come and pick the dog. When the dog had left, John felt good about himself for helping."
Leroy had terrible trouble sleeping. He often kept the television on all night. His wife was annoyed with the television being on. She began giving Leroy melatonin before bed. After melatonin Leroy slept like a baby.
Siegfried was playing with his pet tiger. He started getting too rough. Siegfried tried to back away but the tiger swiped at him. Siegfried cried in pain. He sustained considerable wounds.
"Mick woke up with a great, big grin on his face. He was super excited to go back to work and help people out. His vehicle didn't start and he freaked out! Mick called his friend Ivan and had his vehicle fixed. Mick was able to make it to work on time."
Sandy went to the zoo with her grandpa. She got to see a show with two funny bears. They had lunch at the zoo. Then they went on the merry-go-round. Sandy had a great day at the zoo.
Timothy entered a gas station in Los Angeles. The korean clerk kept looking at him because he was black. Timothy confronted him and said what is his problem. The korean smiled and said that Timothy went to school with his son. Timothy felt guilty for judging koreans for being racist.
Earl was shopping for a new vehicle. He picked out a van. His friends made fun of him but he didn't care. He loved all the space he had! He drove his van around proudly.
"Kevin really wanted stylish new shoes. He worked at his paper route to buy them. He did not waste his money on snacks and sodas. When he had enough for them, he went and got them. He wore them home with pride."
Shawn needed a website for his new business. Due to budget he could not pay a web designer. Shawn felt that he could learn to make the website on his own. He took many web development classes to learn how. Shawn successfully put together a very nice website.
"I read Henderson the Rain King this week. The book was in new condition. I put it up on Amazon for sale as used. It sold in a day, at half price. I was glad to partly recoup some of my book expenses."
"One night my father took me fishing. I had never been late night fishing and was particularly excited. Just about an hour into it I see two huge snakes coming towards me. So my dad runs in front of me and starts hitting them with his pole. The snakes swam off really fast, soon after, we left."
"Marcus and his friends decided to have a game night one night. During Twister, Marcus fell on Jill. Everyone laughed. At the end of the night everyone thought they had had fun. They decided to do a game night once a month."
"Josie was five when she saw her first snow. She run in the backward and played around. She made a snowman with the help of her father. When they were done she played catch with snowballs. At the end of the day, she slept very fast, happy and content."
"Terena needed an apartment in New York. First she got a broker. Next the broker asked a lot of invasive questions. The broker demanded three years tax returns. Finally, her application was approved!"
Lindsay was running for an office in her school's student council. She prepared a speech to give on election day. Lindsay did well delivering her speech. Her opponent still won. Lindsay decided to try to run again next year.
"Tom was a very strict boss at work. He never made jokes or smiled. So his employees were scared of him most of the time. When the Christmas party came, they all thought it wouldn't be fun. But Tom, outside of work, was extremely funny and personable."
The boy wanted to cross the river. He decided to walk across a rickety old bridge. It creaked and moaned under his weight. He went slowly but finally made it. He was relieved to be on the other side!
"Jane saw Tom standing around in the parking lot. She always thought Tom was cute. They made contact and Tom waved her over. As she approached, Tom pulled out a cigarette and offered her one. Jane frowned and politely declined."
Ellen moved to a new city. She didn't know where anything was. It was hard. Living in her hometown was easier. Ellen moved back home.
"Sarah has a math exam on Friday. She is stressed out about it. Sarah decided to study every day until Friday. When the teacher gave the test, Sarah was ready. Sarah made an A on her exam."
"Tina and her crew were on their boat. They were getting ready to race. The horn went off and they took off. They sailed very fast. They came across the line first, far ahead of the other boats."
After debating for some time. Larry decided he would give in to his son's wish. He drove to the pet store down the street. He spoke with the store owner which led him to the birds. He found himself purchasing not one but to parrots for his young son.
Jean wanted to paint her bedroom walls purple. She ordered two big canisters of purple paint. The canisters arrived three days late. Her father had already repainted the walls. She was now stuck with lime green as her new wall colors.
"Melvin was excited about his day at the beach. He had packed up his beach towel and sunscreen. After laying on the beach for a while he jumped in the water. Unfortunately, he stepped on a jellyfish. Melvin spent the rest of the day at the first aid station."
The kids loved reading. They bought a big stack of books. They read each one before the end of the week. They wanted more! Their mom took them to the library to get more things to read.
Beth bought some new fabric. She was going to make new curtains. She sewed them quickly and hung them up. They looked great! Beth was proud of the work she'd done.
"Tabitha had a psychology test on Friday. Thursday night, Tabitha stayed played Pokemon Go instead of studying. On the way to school, Tabitha tried to study as much as possible. When she got to class, the test was postponed until Monday. Tabitha knew she would definitely study for the test over the weekend."
Kenny is on his way home. He sees a group of homeless. He agrees to buy them all food. He takes them to the local KFC. He buys them all a big bucket of chicken.
The football team was excited. This was their first game playing on the new turf. They huddled together and got excited. They stepped onto the new surface and felt proud. They had a great new stadium!
"I work in a really busy office overseeing multiple people. My laziest employee came to me to complain about being behind. While I was working, I watched them have a 45 minute conversation. When I asked him why he isn't doing his work, he shrugged. I'm probably going to have to end up firing this guy."
"Lily found a little puffin by the sea. Its wing was broken and Lily mended it. She kept the puffin in her house to check up on it. She fed it every day for two weeks. When it was healed, she let it go so it could rejoined its flock."
"Nate bought a surprise for his wife. It was a really fancy stroller! When she saw it, she cried. She couldn't wait to push her baby around in it! It was a very thoughtful gift."
"Robert was relaxing in the local river. He sat in an inflatable inner tube. It seemed like it was going to be a good day. Suddenly, Robert heard a popping noise and began to sink. His inner tube had deflated."
"Casey was eating at a pizza buffet. She stood in line to get her food. The woman in front of her picked up a pizza slice, then returned it. Casey was disgusted. She didn't like eating at buffets after that."
Toby needed money. So he found some old contacts who sold drugs. He got the drugs from them. He made a lot of money selling drugs. But he was caught and sent to jail.
The kids couldn't find anything to do. THey were very bored! Their mom told them to play outside. They all complained about the heat. They laid in the shade and talked.
"Manu made a lot of friends while he was in college. But when graduated, he moved back east and lost touch with them. Ten years later, he decided to contact them for a reunion. They all met for a camping trip. They had lots of fun retelling stories and seeing each other again."
"Phillip was in medical school listening to a lecture. He started looking out the window and his mind wandered. He awoke in an operating room on the table. In panic, he jumped up thinking he was being operated on. His fellow students laughed and explained it was just a prank."
"Bill invited Sue to Aruba for New Years. At the airport, Bill got stopped by security for metal in his pocket. It was an engagement ring. He barely kept Sue from seeing. Bill proposed on the beach on New Year's Day."
Ryan is a tv actor. He is nominated for an award. He arrives at the award show. He wins the award at the show. Ryan goes home with his award.
Matthew couldn't find his favorite watch. He looked on his desk. He checked under his bed. Matthew even went into the bathroom to find his watch. His mother found the watch inside his backpack.
"Cindy had never learned to ride a bike during her childhood. This didn't bother her until she found herself living in a large city. With no money to afford a car, she knew biking would be necessary. She convinced herself it would be easy as she purchased a large bike. As she fell for the 4th time, she knew she had bee...
Ally had wanted to go to the zoo all summer. Her mom knew she wanted to go before school went back in session. One day Ally's mom surprised her with a trip to the zoo. While they were there they saw all of her favorite animals. Ally was so happy at the end of the day.
Bill had taken vacation time from work. He didn't have enough money to take a real vacation. Bill had a lot of repairs to do around the house. Bill used his time off to make the repairs around the house. The house was in good shape when Bill returned to work.
Anna was kayaking in the bay one day. Suddenly a freak storm rolled up. Huge clouds and gusts of rain threatened her. Anna paddled furiously back to shore. She was very lucky to make it before the storm really hit full-force!
"In 2006 I played an April Fool's joke on my friend. She was a yoga teacher. I sent a fake letter from a Vedanta Society asking her to teach yoga. She got all excited and told her mom. I confessed it was a joke, and she was good natured about it."
Brad liked to play baseball. He was on the baseball team. He was a good player. The team depended on him to strike others out. Brad was good at pitching.
"Harry lives in our apartment building. He has a PhD and likes to show off. He stays in the lobby and talks to everyone. He went away to Germany and everyone was happy. Today he came back, much to our dismay."
Anthony had caught a fish on his fishing trip. He cleaned the fish and prepared it to cook. Anthony decided to fry the fish. He hadn't cleaned the fish well enough. Anthony had to pick out bones when he was eating.
Howard needed to buy a new toy. He is looking to find something for his son. He went to a yard sale. He found something. His son loved it.
Derek was running fast. His flight had just landed. He was rushing to catch is connecting flight. He ran all the way to the gate and was very exhausted. He had made it in time and boarded the plane.
Beth was a great cook. She was making a soup for the potluck. She chopped the vegetables and added the milk. She tasted it to be sure it was good. It was perfect!
Lisa noticed her daughter wasn't wearing her earrings. She asked her daughter where the earrings were. Lisa's young daughter told her she ate the earring. Lisa brought her daughter to the ER. X-rays confirmed the earring's location and they eventually passed.
Lisa was a tailor. Her customer wanted three suits and three pairs of pants taken in. Lisa worked all night on the customer's order. The next day the phone rang. Her customer had gained all of his weight back.
"Molly woke up very nervous for her first day of middle school. Her mom told her that she would lover her new school. While driving to school Molly began to think about seeing her friends. As soon as she got out of the car her friends greeted her with smiles. When Molly got home, she knew it was going to be a great yea...