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Vickie told her friend not to throw the ball in the house. Her friend threw the ball and broke a light shade. Vickie was very angry. Her friend went home very sad. Vickie called and apologized to her friend. |
Robert was a homeless man in Reno. He did yard work around the neighborhood for beer money. One day a family he worked for invited him to live in their garage. The family was very nice to Robert. Robert did all the yard work in payment. |
One day the woman got locked in her bedroom. She had to use the bathroom very badly. She jumped out of a second story window. Her arm dragged on the bricks the whole way down. She had to put a bandage on her arm before using the bathroom. |
The woman took her car to the transmission shop to be fixed. They told the woman they had fixed it when she picked it up. She parked on a hill and the car went backwards. She called the shop and complained. The shop's owner fixed the car. |
Zaddy Racks owner started leaving the door open to cool the house. Zaddy Cracks started going outside by himself. One day Zaddy Tracks couldn't be found. His owner though he had gotten lost outside. When she opened the kitchen cabinet there was Zaddy Tracks sleeping. |
The cats were locked in a large kennel in the back of the car. They traveled for twelve hours. Jeffy the cat hissed a lot at the other two in the kennel. They were let out of the kennel when they got to their new house. After a couple of days hiding the cats settled in. |
Nick didn't do well in school as a child. He dropped out of high school. When he grew up he decided to go to college. He worked very hard and made good grades. He graduated from college three years ago. |
My friend Chris has a Facebook account. He likes to say things on Facebook to stir people up. One day his Facebook stalker got very stirred up by something he said. He confronted her about being so weird. They are now friends. |
The teenage boy offered to help his classmate with math. She got to his house and he showed her his motorcycle. His parents had told him to not ride his motorcycle that night. After studying the boy gave the girl a ride home on his motorcycle. He was grounded for month. |
The family lived in Connecticut. Hurricane Gloria was supposed to go through Connecticut. The day came and Gloria hit Connecticut hard. The husband came home from work. The family went for a drive to see all the damage. |
One day a man got a woman in college pregnant. His parents were very upset because the woman was poor. So the man and his parents stole the baby. They were worried the woman would sue them. So they replaced the baby with another one. |
Bobo was a black and white dog who was taken to the shelter. Bobo had had a hard life and was abused. One day a woman went into the shelter and saw Bobo. They took Bobo home. Bobo now lives happily with his family. |
Danny lived behind hundreds of ant piles. Danny played with chemicals in his bedroom. He built a bomb to put in the ant pile. He went out back and dropped it down an ant hole. He watched as smoke came out of every ant hole in the area. |
Will was moved up a grade because he was so smart. The teachers warned his dad that he wouldn't grow emotionally. His dad insisted on moving him up a grade. Will was hated throughout school. He is now a very confused and disliked adult. |
"Jose liked to tease his younger sister because she took ballet. His sister was quite good, but took every part of training seriously. One day she got fed up with his good natured prods and challenged him. Jose smirked at her, performed a spin, and fell into the perfect split. Everyone laughed heartily as Jose ripped a... |
Trevon checked his smartphone and saw a new message from his girl. He had just finished work and was walking to his car so he checked it. She had sent him a suspicious list of grocery pickup requests. Despite being tired Trayvon got everything to make chicken noodle soup. Trevon got home to found his girl laying down s... |
"Ted went through the typical American college eating experience. He had peanut butter sandwiches and instant ramen noodles most nights. After Ted got his first ""real job"" and paychecks he avoided that food. Ted was on vacation in Japan and got hungry enough that he tried ramen. Now Ted is working his way through try... |
Jill started her YouTube channel in 2006 and loved the process. She uploaded random videos at random times for the first few years. In 2010 Jill realized that she may be able to make a living doing it. She came up with a themed weekly schedule and began uploading. In just a few years Jill accrued enough followers to go... |
"Living in the middle of rural Montana meant long bus rides for Justin. This journey was with his high school soccer team to play a game. After 16 hours his leg was shook by a teammate & they got off the bus. Locker room, change, warm up, stretch and Justin was ready on the pitch. They lost the coin toss & readied defe... |
Ziggy was the family dog. His owner felt a lump on his shoulder and took him to the vet. The vet said it was cancerous and had to be removed. The vet removed the lump and said he had taken out all the cancer. Ziggy got a clean bill of health and got to go home to his family. |
"Brady wanted a new puppy for his birthday. On his birthday his mommy took him to the pet store. He picked out his very own puppy, a yellow lab. He named him Ziggy. Now Brady and Ziggy are the best of friends." |
"The Sheltons wanted to go to the beach for the summer. They found a house to rent right on the beach. The kids played on the beach all day and found sea shells. The parents had a great time relaxing on the beach. When it was time to go home, they were sad but had many good memories!" |
Melissa wanted to cook a nice meal for her family. She went on Pinterest to find recipes. She found a recipe for lasagna. She made the lasagna and also made a green salad and garlic bread. Her family loved the meal and they all had seconds. |
Brady was nervous about the first day of school. He didn't know any of the kids in his class. When his mommy left him at the school he cried. When she came back to pick him up he was happy! Brady had made friends at his school and couldn't wait to go back! |
Brady wanted to be a good soccer player. He practiced every day with his Dad. He got better and better and was making goals. At his next game he scored the game winning goal! Everyone cheered for him and he realized his practice had paid off. |
"The traveler approached a woman out in the field. He asked how long it would take to reach the temple. The woman said nothing, so the man began to walk away. The woman told him three days, based on his current pace. She couldn't answer unless she how fast he was walking." |
"Chad decided he wanted to lose weight. So he went on a diet and started exercising. After working out for several months, Chad started to notice. He was getting buffer and more leaner. This raised Chad's confidence ten fold." |
"Brad was a young kid in a small suburban neighborhood. He loved playing baseball with the other kids. One day, Brad was playing and hit the ball into the neighbor's house. They had a big dog, so Brad had to ring their doorbell. Brad's neighbors were very nice and gave him back his ball." |
Beth went to the furniture store to buy a table. She was really confused what kind of table she wanted. The customer service representative decided to help. They got into a friendly conversation about their interests. The representative ended up helping Beth get her table. |
Chris bought a new music album online. He was pretty excited to get to listen to his favorite band's music. The band decided to change their music style to something hardcore. Chris was very disappointed with his purchase. Luckily for him the online store gave him a refund. |
Rob decided he wanted to learn how to bake. He went online and researched different recipes. He found a great one for an apple pie. Rob cooked the pie and followed all the directions. Rob's pie was very bitter and he felt really bad. |
"Chris was a very angry teenager. One day Chris and his friends went to a local coffee shop. Chris got into a fight with the waitress at the coffee shop. He yelled at her and her dad turned out to be the owner. He was blacklisted from the shop forever, hopefully that'll teach him." |
It was the beginning of November. Ralph's company men grew a beard every November. Ralph decided that his year he was gonna participate. Ralph grew the longest beard out of all of them. He won the contest and got a gift card to his favorite restaurant. |
"Jerry was walking through the supermarket. He saw that the supermarket had a sale on pasta. The night before Jerry watched a cooking show about to make pasta. Jerry bought the pasta and went home. When Jerry got home, he made his pasta and was quite happy." |
"One day I decided to go to the park. At the park I had a picnic with friends. We decided to eat peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. The jelly was a little bitter for my tastes. Eventually, after eating our sandwiches we decided to go home." |
Mike decided to go to the zoo with his little brother. They went around looking at all the different animals. Eventually Mike and his brother ended up at the monkey exhibit. There they interacted with monkeys and enjoyed themselves. Mike and his little brother had a great time watching the monkeys. |
"Matt was in a hurry to his boyfriend. Matt rushed outside of the house and forgot to lock the door. Matt realized he forgot to lock it, after dinner with his boyfriend. Matt rushed home and looked everywhere for his keys. The whole time the keys were in his back pocket and he let out a sigh." |
Johnny decided to fix a can of tuna. He opened it. But it smelled funny. Part of the tuna was also brown. Johnny threw the can away. |
John needed to save money. He decided to start with his power bill. He turned off lights when he wasn't in the room. He unplugged appliances he wasn't using. John saved 20 cents that way! |
"No one was riding the carousel. That meant the barker wasn't making any money! He started the carousel even though no one was on it. The movement and music brought all the children near. Suddenly, his carousel was sold out!" |
"Sarah had a bad case of writer's block. How to fix it, she wondered? She tried looking out the window for inspiration. She tried listening to music. Finally, she had to just write." |
No one told Terena happy birthday all day long. Terena felt very sad. She went home. She turned on the light. Her friends had thrown her a surprise party! |
"Jane decided to connect with old friends. She tried Facebook. She tried Twitter. Finally, she picked up the phone. How wonderful it was to hear her friends again!" |
Susan needed to lose weight. She didn't want to exercise. She didn't want to give up sweets. So Susan stopped putting sugar in her coffee. She lost two pounds! |
Terena hadn't talked to Haley in a long time. She picked up her phone. She dialed Haley's number. Haley answered. The two talked such a long time! |
Johnny kept thinking the Armageddon was coming. He spent his life savings on canned goods. The Armageddon didn't come. Now he's eating Beanie Weenies every day. He bought a lot of Beanie Weenies. |
Baby Charlotte loves music. Her aunt played her John Williams to see if she liked it. Charlotte's eyes got huge. Charlotte charged toward her aunt! She loved it! |
Lisa had jury duty. She went to the courthouse. She went into the courtroom. No one was there! Poor Lisa went the wrong day! |
Elizabeth moved to New York. The food there was so much more expensive! The rent was so much more expensive! Sarah knew she would run out of money fast. Sarah started applying for better jobs. |
Sarah's mother came home from the hospital. She was holding a baby in one hand and a hamburger in the other. Sarah rode up to her on her Big Wheel. She looked at the baby then the burger. She took the burger! |
Josie waited and waited. She was in line to buy a hamburger. The line was moving very slowly. Then it was finally her turn. But the cashier said they were now out of hamburgers! |
Hank wanted to run away. He built a raft. This raft took him far down river. He had many adventures. Then he went home. |
Sarah's apartment didn't have central heat and air. But it was really hot! Sarah went to the store. She bought a box fan. Now it's less hot. |
"Sarah read if you eat breakfast you do better on tests. She woke up early. She cooked eggs and oatmeal. At school, she took her test. But she got the same grade as always!" |
Susan wanted to publish an anthology. She picked a theme. She got her friends to write on the theme. She edited all the smaller pieces together. She published it! |
Matthew got married in West Virginia. But his family was from Kentucky. They all carpooled to get there. It was a very long drive. But they made it there for his happy day! |
John was the best boyfriend Lucy had ever had. She loved him more than she'd ever loved anyone. But one night she got mad. She yelled at John over something that wasn't his fault. She hopes John forgives her. |
A mom and son walked through Bryant Park. The little boy saw the carousel. He wanted to ride! His mom paid the fare. He rode and rode the rest of the afternoon. |
"John's mom always warned him not to discuss private things in public. But New York was such a big town. Who would hear him? He discussed trade secrets with friends in Bryant Park. Turns out, his competitor was sitting at the next table!" |
Bobby sold his company to a competitor. The competitor didn't pay. Bobby sued them. The legal fees were through the roof. Bobby had to drop the case. |
Terena wanted to get to know her cousin Caroline better. She asked Caroline what her favorite book was. Caroline loves reading Percy Jackson/ Terena read Percy Jackson. Now she has something to discuss with Caroline! |
Teresa's tooth hurt pretty badly. She tried pressure. She tried ice. Finally she called the dentist. She needed a root canal! |
There was a loud beeping noise outside. It wasn't a bus backing up. It wasn't a garbage truck. Kelenda thought maybe it was an alarm clock. It was the neighbor's obnoxiously loud alarm clock! |
"Charlotte was just a baby. But, she took her father's cell phone. She pushed around on it. She accidentally FaceTimed her aunt! Wasn't that funny?" |
"Audrey loved to learn about planets. At night, she looked into the sky. At school, she studied as much science as she could. Audrey grew up. She works at NASA now!" |
"Sarah studied abroad in France. While she was there, she became a vegetarian. Her mother thought the French were a bad dietary influence. Sarah came back to the US. She started eating meat again to please her mother." |
"Sarah was a huge Lost fan. Like most fans, she hated the way the show ended. She went to a conference where Carlton Cuse was speaking. She actually got to meet him! But she forgot to ask about the ending!" |
"Sarah didn't have anything to eat except tuna. When she opened the can, it had a funky smell. It didn't look right either. She had to throw it away. Poor Sarah is still hungry!" |
"Sarah left for lunch. When she got to the restaurant, she saw she'd forgotten her wallet! She apologized to the waiter. The man at the next table heard her. He paid for her lunch!" |
Liz moved into a new home. She walked to see what was to the right of her place. She walked to see what was to the left. She came home. Liz loved her new neighborhood! |
"Josie couldn't find a date for prom. All her friends were going. Her friends started trying to find her a date. In the end, her friends decided they didn't want dates either. They all went together in a group!" |
"Sarah wanted to learn how to draw flowers. First, she studied the way flowers were put together. Then she got her crayons. She got paper. And she drew the flower!" |
Lisa needed surgery on her right knee. She was afraid they'd operate on the wrong one. She wrote right on her right knee. She wrote wrong on the left. They still operated on the wrong knee! |
Susan wanted to be a published author. She wrote a story. She mailed it to a publisher with a query letter. She waited. They rejected her. |
Padraig was bicycling down the road. A semi truck came by. The semi's mirror hit Padrig in the head. It knocked him off his bike. Padrig's been in a coma for three years. |
"Sarah decided she wanted to learn yoga. She looked up yoga studios that were nearby online. She picked one. She went to her first class. Turns out, Sarah hates yoga!" |
"The Jones family went on vacation. They pulled over at a rest stop. Their dog Vincent got out of the car. They were very worried. Three months later, Vincent made it home!" |
Johnny and Susan were riding to Atlanta with their parents. Johnny got car sick. Their parents pulled over. Johnny started vomiting. Susan made fun of him the whole rest of the way to Atlanta. |
"Jane ran out of her favorite dental floss. She went to the drugstore. They didn't have it. She couldn't find it online either. Turns out, they stopped making it!" |
Hank got marooned on a deserted island. He found food. He built shelter. He drew SOS in the sand. A rescue crew found him! |
Harriet was in a car wreck. She suffered a bad concussion. She couldn't even remember the wreck. Everyone acted like that was a good thing. But sometimes Harriet still wonders what happened. |
My girlfriend woke up at 3 am. She'd had a nightmare. Turns out she'd eaten something weird. I held her. She fell back asleep. |
A little girl in the park kept throwing things. Her mother asked her to stop. But the little girl was less than 2 years old. So of course she didn't. That mother had unrealistic expectations. |
"Ellen's password wouldn't work. The site instructed her to change it. She entered a new one. The site said she couldn't use it. Turns out, it was her old password!" |
Ellen's pores looked huge. But she didn't know where to go get a facial. She went for a walk. She saw a makeup store. They had a sign offering free facials! |
Margaret couldn't afford her regular eye makeup anymore. So she went to the store for free samples. She used the samples until they ran out. Turns out she liked one of them. And it was cheaper than what she usually wore! |
Herbert got made fun of at school. He applied himself. He went to college. Herbert became President of the United States. Now no one makes fun of Herbert anymore. |
Elizabeth sold her car. The man who bought it wrecked it. He said Elizabeth sold him a bad car. He asked a judge to award him his money back. The judge said no! |
"Terena had a job interview in California. At the airport, she learned her flight was delayed. She was going to miss the interview! She told the Delta desk agent. The desk agent didn't care." |
Dorothy wondered how she was going to pay for Christmas gifts. She lived check to check. There wasn't a lot left over. She told her employer about her concerns. He surprised her with a Christmas bonus! |
Terena's grandmother was a painter. She wanted Terena to learn how to paint. She bought her a tempera set. She showed her how to use the brush. They painted together every week until Teresa's grandma died. |
"Mary didn't have enough money to eat on. She told new friends it was her birthday. They all wanted to take her to dinner to celebrate. Of course, they want to pay for it. Mary got her free meal!" |
Edward took the electronic money and bought his daughter a doll. The thought was nice. But his family needed that money to keep the lights on. His wife made him return it. His daughter understood. |
There was a beautiful fish in the stream. Daddy went fishing. He caught it! Mother fried it in a pan. Baby ate it right up! |
"A woman was lost in Central Park. Jessie wanted to help her. But she couldn't figure out where the lady was trying to go! Turns out, the lady didn't speak English. Jessie directed her toward the information booth for better help." |
Sarah got on the B train. It stopped at Columbus Circle. A string quartet got on. They played until the next stop. Sarah enjoyed that spontaneous subway music. |
"Sarah didn't have a lot of friends growing up. When she got old, she was suddenly very pretty. She married a famous actress. Suddenly, everyone wanted to be her friend. But Sarah knew who her true friends were." |
Alice pooted her diaper. Her daddy was busy. So he didn't change it. Alice's mom found out. She got awfully mad at Alice's daddy! |
"Betty was 8 months along. Suddenly, she felt a sharp pain. She asked her husband to take her to the ER. She went into labor. Turns out, Betty was 9 months along!" |
Korin lived in a small apartment with 5 roommates. One of them brought in 2 squatters without telling the landlord! The squatters made Korin and her roommates very mad. They told the landlord. He ordered the squatters out! |
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