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Eve's newborn baby started crying. Eve put the baby on the changing table. She put a new diaper on the baby. Eve bundled the baby up in a blanket. The baby started cooing happily.
Jim stepped outside to get the newspaper off the front porch. He felt chilly as the wind blew around him. Jim went to his bedroom closet. He found a sweater. Jim put the sweater on over his shirt.
"Marla bought packets of vegetable seeds from the store. She dug up the dirt in her garden. Marla planted onions, cilantro, and tomatoes. Marla watered the garden every night. By the end of the summer Marla had enough vegetables to make salsa."
Renee went to New York City to visit a friend. She and her friend walked to the Brooklyn Bridge. It started to rain. Renee brought an umbrella from a street vendor. The umbrella flipped inside out and blew away!
"Anne hung up a red hummingbird feeder outside her window. She waited and waited to see a hummingbird. After two days, she finally saw a hummingbird with a shiny green head. Anne was so excited she yelled. Her loud yell scared the hummingbird away."
Carrie the 3-year-old found a pair of scissors on the kitchen counter. She cut chunks of her long hair off. Carrie's mom walked in and shrieked. Carrie's mom drove Carrie to the salon. Carrie got her first salon haircut.
Monica woke up with pain in her right ear. She went to the doctor. The doctor looked in her ears with an otoscope. The doctor informed Monica she had an ear infection. The doctor wrote Monica a prescription for antibiotics.
Gina cut strips of fabric into squares. She sewed them together in a checkerboard pattern. Gina layered the fabric on soft batting. She stitched everything together to make a quilt. Gina gave the quilt to her niece as a birthday gift.
Tess went to a diner for breakfast. She ordered a mushroom omelette and hash browns. The waitress brought Tess's food from the kitchen. Tess took a bite of her omelette. Cheese dripped down her chin!
Miley was in the elevator at work. A man got on and asked Miley when her baby was due. Miley smiled and said three months earlier. Her baby was already born. Miley was back from maternity leave.
Rochelle walked outside on an icy December night. The pavement was covered with snow. Rochelle slipped on a patch of ice underneath the snow. She fell down and went face first into the ice and snow. She earned the nickname Rudolph because she scraped her nose.
Janice took a class to learn how to speak French. She got an A for her final grade. Janice celebrated by taking a vacation to Paris. She ate escargot and frog legs at a fancy restaurant. On her last night of vacation Janice went to the Eiffel Tower.
Bernie was mowing the lawn. The sky grew dark with rain clouds. Bernie heard the tornado sirens go off. He went inside to the basement. Bernie waited for the sirens to stop.
Quinton lived in an apartment on the top floor. A new girl moved into the apartment across from Quinton's. The girl's name was Bianca. Quinton and Bianca fell in love. They got married one year later.
Karen drove to the supermarket. The weather turned rainy. Karen turned on her car's windshield wipers. Karen parked in the parking lot. She got her umbrella out of the back seat.
Gary went to a motorcycle bar for a drink. He saw a long line of motorcycles parked next to each other. Gary tripped and fell when he came out of the bar. He bumped into a motorcycle and it tipped over. The motorcycle tipped the next one over and they all fell down!
During World War II the highway near my grandma's farm was empty. My grandma and her sister would get their roller skates out every day. They roller skated up and down the empty highway. Then they would eat sandwiches for lunch under a big oak tree. After lunch they would rollerskate some more.
Lucy's dog loved hanging out in the garage with the door open. She installed a baby monitor so she could keep an eye on him. Lucy saw one of the neighbor boys running into the garage. Lucy saw the little boy hug the dog and run away. The little boy did this every day after school!
Lisa let her dogs outside in the backyard. All of a sudden it started raining. Lisa called her dogs back inside. When the dogs came in they started shaking. Lisa was covered in rain water from their fur.
"Max had a loose tooth. He wiggled it with his tongue at school. The tooth fell out at lunchtime. Max put his tooth under his pillow that night for the Tooth Fairy. When Max woke up the next morning, he found a shiny gold coin."
Teresa loved to drink Bloody Mary cocktails. She heard about a steakhouse who served award-winning drinks. Teresa went there with her friends. They each ordered a Bloody Mary. Teresa loved how it was served with an entire cheeseburger on top!
Isaac's family was driving to a hotel for summer vacation. Their car broke down on the road. Isaac's parents called a tow truck. Isaac and his family had to ride in the tow truck to the gas station. Isaac thought it was the coolest day ever!
Chrissy put on a shiny leotard. She pulled her hair back into a ponytail. Chrissy drove to the gymnasium. She checked in with her coach. Chrissy went on the floor mats to do her gymnastics routine.
My grandma made a giant batch of oatmeal every morning. She stirred it in a large metal bowl. She poured the oatmeal into dog dishes. Grandma placed the dog dishes outside. Her dogs ate the oatmeal for breakfast.
"Edward bought a lottery ticket at a gas station. He brought it home and hung it on the fridge. After the numbers were drawn, Edward looked at the ticket. He matched all of the numbers! Edward won the million dollar jackpot."
Sydney put her princess costume and tiara on. She went next door to the neighbor's house when it got dark. The neighbors opened their door. Sydney held out her treat bag. The neighbors put a handful of Halloween candy in her bag.
Michael and Melinda were swimming at the lake. Melinda felt something in the sand under her feet. Michael dove under the water and pulled out a clam. The clam started spitting water out at them. Michael and Melinda named the clam Bubbles.
Shannon made twenty different slow cooker meals. Then she froze each batch for later. Shannon had company over the next weekend. She thawed a freezer meal. Her guests loved eating it for dinner!
Kyle went to a baseball game with his friends. They sat in the bleacher seats in left field. They sang the seventh-inning stretch. Kyle caught a foul ball. He had the ball autographed after the game.
Landon received a wedding invitation in the mail. He visited the couple's wedding webpage. Landon found their registry gift list online. He purchased a punch bowl off of their registry. Landon had the gift sent to the bride and groom.
"Cassie was having a hard time falling asleep. She was nervous about starting a new job in the morning. Cassie tried listening to soft music but that didn't help her sleep. Then she started counting backward from 100 in her head. The next thing Cassie knew, her alarm clock was going off!"
Julie bought a fluffy gray rabbit at the pet store. She put the rabbit in a cage with food and water. Julie wasn't sure if the rabbit was a boy or a girl. She named the rabbit Fluffy. The next day Fluffy had babies!
Fiona walked outside in the woods. She found a large wild blueberry bush. Fiona ate three handfuls of berries. Fiona looked in the mirror when she got home. Her lips and teeth and tongue were blue!
Roland was driving down the street at night. His car ran over a skunk that was crossing the road. The skunk's spray smelled so bad Roland rolled down all the windows. He drove straight to the car wash. Roland had to wash his car three times to get the smell to go away!
"Martha decided to teach her baby basic sign language. Martha repeated the sign for milk with her hands every day. When Martha's baby was eight months old, he signed back to her! Martha was so excited her baby learned to sign milk. Her baby was so excited because he got extra milk."
Kara woke up to the loud alarms of smoke detectors going off. She got out of bed. Kara saw smoke coming under her bedroom door. Kara escaped out the window. Kara heard sirens from the fire truck approaching her house.
Marie and her family went on a vacation to Canada. They drove all night long with only a few stops. When they got to their hotel they napped for half a day. Then they took a bus tour to see Niagara Falls. There was so much static in the air Marie's hair stood straight up!
Steve heard a noise in the fireplace. He opened the fireplace doors. A squirrel was huddled up in the back corner by the logs. Steve coaxed the squirrel out with some peanuts. Steve let the squirrel go outside in his backyard.
Kirby got a new bike for his birthday. He rode it down the sidewalk in his neighborhood. He honked the horn at his friends. Kirby's friends waved at him. Kirby felt proud of his new bike.
Joanie was in labor at the hospital. She was concentrating on having her baby. She didn't notice that her husband left. He had gone downstairs to get a sandwich. Joanie's husband missed their baby being born!
Ted rolled out of bed when it was still dark outside. He got dressed without turning on the lights. When Ted got to work he looked down. He was wearing one red sock and one blue sock. Ted laughed at his mismatched socks.
Doris loved playing bingo at her retirement home. Her favorite bingo number was I-29. When it was called she laughed every time. She said I wish I was 29! Her friends wished they were 29 also.
Baby George started crying in his room. George's dad went in to check on him. George's favorite musical bear was making a strange noise. George's dad replaced the batteries in the bear. Baby George was happy to get the bear back after the battery change.
Nick entered a talent show at his school. He practiced singing the Star Spangled Banner at home. On the day of the talent show he went on stage first. Nick sang the song perfectly. The crowd clapped loudly and gave a standing ovation.
Danielle needed to mail a package to Canada. She drove to the post office. Danielle went into the mail counter. She paid for postage to send the box to Canada. The postal employee handed Danielle a receipt.
Sharon was sitting in her backyard on a Friday night. She heard a strange noise and saw something dark in the sky. Sharon thought it was an alien spaceship at first. Then Sharon realized it was a blimp flying above the golf course. Sharon laughed at how silly she had been thinking it was a UFO.
Roberta heard a crack of thunder. Her house shook. The electricity went off. Roberta lit a candle so she could see in the dark. The power came back on after the storm passed on by.
Buster the dog loved chasing squirrels. He saw a squirrel above him in a pine tree. Buster jumped so high he landed in the low branches of the tree. When Buster came out of the tree he was covered in sap! Buster even had a small pinecone stuck to his fur.
Robin went to the dentist for a checkup. The dentist took x-rays of Robin's teeth. She found out she had a cavity. The dentist said he could take care of the cavity right away. Robin was glad the dentist could fix it during that same appointment.
"Mikey went hunting for the first time with his grandpa. Mikey and his grandpa saw a deer walk in front of them in a meadow. Mikey sighted the deer in with his gun. Mikey felt bad for the deer though, and couldn't pull the trigger. The deer suddenly ran away and Mikey was relieved."
Melissa wanted to learn how to shoot a bow and arrow. Her grandpa took her to an archery range. Melissa's grandpa showed her how to hold the bow. Melissa shot arrows all morning long. She got her first bullseye that day!
Sandra wanted to get a new pet. She went to the animal shelter to look at the cats and dogs. Sandra saw a fluffy gray cat and a big black dog. Sandra played with both animals. She decided to adopt the dog as her new pet.
Melinda drove her new car on the highway. She ran over some broken glass on the road. Melinda's tire went flat. Melinda called the roadside assistance phone number. A tow truck came to Melinda and fixed her tire.
Franny got ready to go out for dinner with her best friend. She put on a striped sweater and black pants. Franny drove to the restaurant. She walked inside. Her best friend was also wearing a striped sweater and black pants.
Kim checked out an audiobook CD from her library. The book was so long it was on twenty discs! Kim couldn't finish the whole thing before the audiobook was due. She returned the audiobook to the library. She purchased the paperback copy to read instead.
Ray bought airline tickets to Bora Bora. He drove to the airport early the next morning. Ray boarded the plane when his seat number was called. Ray got his luggage from the carousel after the flight. Ray went to the beach as soon as he arrived in Bora Bora.
Aiden and Riley went to the toy store. They both picked out the same stuffed bear. Aiden and Riley could not tell their bears apart. When they got home their mom found a permanent marker. She wrote each child's initial on each bear's tag to tell them apart.
Jenny got a job at an office building. She put a plant on her new desk on her first day. Jenny ate lunch in the cafeteria with her co-workers. She went back to her desk after lunch to work some more. Jenny found her car in the parking lot at the end of the day.
Beatrice heard whimpering outside her front door. She opened the door to see what was outside. A little white dog sat on her doorstep. Beatrice found the dog's owner's phone number on its tags. She called the owner and told him she found the dog.
Jill heard the school bus approaching as she walked to the bus stop. She hurried her walking. Jill saw the bus pull away as she reached the stop. Jill ran to the street and waved her arms. The bus stopped for Jill.
Alicia went to the zoo. She was looking at a lizard in the desert exhibit. Something flew by and bumped into Alicia's head. An alarm started going off. Bats had gotten loose and were flying around the zoo!
Sybil decided to make a strawberry yogurt smoothie. She put the ingredients in her blender. Sybil turned the blender on. Yogurt and strawberries sprayed everywhere! Sybil realized she forgot to put the lid on the blender.
Dan walked in the woods on a warm spring day. He found a patch of wild morel mushrooms. Dan plucked the mushrooms out of the ground. He brought them home in a canvas bag. Dan ate morels for dinner that night.
Mike and Cathy went canoeing on the river. They paddled down the water past rocks and trees. A water snake started swimming toward them. Cathy screamed in terror. Mike and Cathy paddled as fast as they could to get away.
Sonia took her toddler to visit the aquarium. First they looked at the seahorses. Then they saw stingrays and sharks. But her child's favorite thing to watch was in the coral reef exhibit. A man wearing a scuba suit was inside cleaning the tank!
Kelly got a wedding invitation in the mail. She told the bride and groom she would come to the wedding. Kelly went to the store where the couple was registered. Kelley bought a set of china dishes for the bride and groom. She had the dishes gift wrapped in ivory wrapping paper.
Josephine went on a date to an Italian restaurant. She ordered a pasta dish. Josephine's lips started swelling up. Josephine realized there were nuts in the pasta sauce. Her date took her to the ER because of her allergic reaction.
Jack grew up in the 1950s with four brothers and a sister. They all rode in the back of a station wagon on a trip to see family. On the way home Jack's family realized he was not in the car. They had forgotten Jack at his aunt's house! They turned around to go back and get him.
Sal and his wife flew to Hawaii for vacation. After their vacation they went back to the airport. The airline had overbooked the flight. They asked for volunteers to stay in Hawaii an extra day. Sal and his wife were happy to volunteer!
Liam signed up for an internet dating website. He went on a date with a girl named Shelly. Shelly talked the whole time about her ex-boyfriends. Liam noticed Shelly had a piece of food stuck to her front tooth. Liam never told Shelly about the food.
Nathan got a toy rocket for his birthday. He launched it in the back yard. The rocket landed on the roof. Nathan's mom got out a ladder. Nathan's mom climbed up to the roof to reach the rocket.
Macy wanted to be a high school cheerleader. She practiced her school's cheer every day. It was finally time for cheerleading tryouts. Macy was very nervous but smiled the whole time. She did such a good job she made the team!
Miranda was swinging on a rope swing hanging from an old tree. The wooden seat broke in half! Miranda held onto the ropes as she slid down to the ground. Miranda got a bad friction burn on both hands. Her mom brought her two ice packs to place on her hands.
"Frank was the oldest child in a family of six. When he was an adult, his mom said she had a secret to tell him. Frank's mom said she had given up a baby for adoption. Frank wasn't the oldest child after all! Two weeks later, Frank met the big sister he never knew he had."
Allison went to the pediatrician for her five year old checkup. The nurse checked Allison's height and weight. The nurse then took Allison's blood pressure. The doctor came in to talk to Allison. He said she was as tall as a seven year old!
Rick was parking his car along a street during a thunderstorm. Rick heard a cracking noise above him. A large tree branch fell on top of Rick's car. The branch was so big and heavy Rick couldn't open his doors. Rick called 911 and told the operator he was trapped!
Laura and Nick adopted a baby girl. One month later they were surprised to find out Laura was pregnant. When Laura had her first ultrasound they saw twins! Laura and Nick joked that they ended up with a three-for-one special. They named the twins Charlotte and Carson.
Valerie invited her family over for Thanksgiving dinner. She put a turkey in the oven. After the timer went off Valerie took the turkey out. The turkey was golden brown and beautiful. Valerie's uncle carved the turkey for everyone to eat.
Mary's maid of honor helped Mary put on a white silk gown. Mary's mom clipped a veil into Mary's hair. Mary put a pair of white high heeled shoes on her feet. Mary's mom handed Mary a bouquet of flowers. Mary walked to the entrance of the church to get married.
"Jay's mom asked him to clean his room. Three minutes later Jay said he had finished cleaning his room. Jay's mom walked in his room. There was nothing on the floor, not even his rugs. Jay's mom suspiciously opened the closet door and everything fell out!"
Lola begged her parents to get a guinea pig. They said she would have to be very responsible to get a pet. Lola promised she would feed the guinea pig and clean its cage. When Lola turned 6 she got a fluffy pet guinea pig for her birthday. Lola was so excited to have a pet of her own.
Kathy could not find her chihuahua anywhere. She looked in every room of the house. Finally she found the little dog asleep in an open linen closet. Kathy could hear it snoring! Kathy laughed and the dog opened one eye to look at her.
Avery was excited to visit the Sears Tower in Chicago. She woke up early and rode the bus to the Sears Tower. The wind was strong that day and had blown some of the windows out! The tower was not open because of the broken windows. Avery was sad she didn't get to go in that day.
"One day, Oscar's car stopped functioning. Oscar decided to sell his old vehicle to a mechanic. With the money from his sale, Oscar went to the car dealership. Oscar purchased a blue convertible for a fair price. Oscar drove home in his new car."
"For an English assignment one evening, Doug had to write about a hero. Doug took some time before writing to consider such a figure. After some consideration, Doug knew exactly who to write about. He spent the evening writing about his hero. Doug's paper received a high mark, and his dad was very proud."
"Anthony was a chef and a very good one at that. Anthony entered a cooking competition. At the competition, Anthony cooked a delicious pizza. The judges decided Anthony's pizza to be the winner. Since that day, many people pay Anthony to cook his famous pizza."
"Timothy and Katherine decided to make seasonal treats for Autumn. They both loved fruit so they decided to make candy apples. They went to the market to get all of the ingredients they needed. Once they returned home, they made the candy apples. The treats turned out delicious."
"One day, Dwayne decided he was lonely and he would like a pet. Dwayne thought about what kind of pet he would like all morning. He decided he'd might like a dog, and so he went to the pet store. Once at the store, Dwayne saw a small brown puppy and fell in love. He went home that day with a new friend."
"Lucinda loved to go out dancing at night. Lucinda had many different outfits to wear to her dances. One evening, she decided to go shopping for an outfit in the city. She passed by the window of a store and saw a nice gown. She bought it at once, and wore it to her dance that night."
I woke up one morning and realized my alarm hadn't gone off. My heart started to pound at the thought of being late for work. I jumped out of bed and quickly dressed myself. I weaved in and out of traffic to make up time on the commute. When I arrived at work my boss had not even shown up yet.
"Jay woke up early one morning. He had an appetite for a breakfast sandwich from Burger King. Jay showered, got dressed and hopped into his car. As he rounded the corner he noticed a closed sign on the Burger King. Jay's morning was ruined by this sight."
"My parents went out one night and we had a babysitter. She was nice, but not very strict. My sisters were jumping on their bed and broke it. They were terrified what my parents would do to them! I had them write a confession, and my parents let them live!"
I used to think my parents weren't very smart. The things they did didn't make sense to me. I now have a twelve-year-old daughter. I am beginning to see why my parents did those things. My parents were a lot smarter than I thought they were!
There was a boy in a choir who was very rude. He constantly talked while the Director was speaking. The Director asked him if he would like to come up front. It was not as easy to lead a choir as he had thought. The boy was more subdued when he went back to his seat.
The White family went to the zoo. They had to travel in the car for a hour to get there. They walked all around the zoo looking at the animals. The little children played in the water fountains for the kids. Everyone was tired and happy when they headed back home.
I took a quilting class. The teacher and other students were very conservative. They talked about politics all the time. I didn't agree with their beliefs. I stopped taking the class.
Ellen was driving home. She saw a car accident. One of the people in the car looked like her sister. Ellen stopped to get a better look. The car behind Ellen's ran into her.
The day had record heat. I tried to install an air conditioner. I dropped the air conditioner. It scraped a line of skin off my arm as it slid to the floor. When people see the injury they think it looks like I slit my wrist.
Albert was driving home from the movies. It started to snow. Albert's car slid into the curb. It was too slippery to drive. Albert spent the night in a nearby hotel.
I went to the store. I spent my last two dollars on tofu. When I opened the tofu it smelled horrible. I had to throw it out. I didn't have anything to eat that night.

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