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Alexis was so excited to meet Santa Claus this year. Her mom took her to the mall. They waited in a long line for her turn to see Santa. When it was her turn she started to cry. She ran away and wouldn't sit on Santa's lap.
Molly had a fat pony named Macaroni. He lived in the barn outside next to her house. He was given his name when he had an incident in the kitchen. He wandered inside the house and ate all the Macaroni off the table. Ever since that day the entire family called him Macaroni Pony.
Yuan strolled merrily along a private bike trail he enjoyed. He almost ran smack dab into a tree across it. Yuan was surprised at the obstruction. He then recalled there'd been a tornado the previous night. Yuan reckoned high winds brought it down and hopped over it.
"My math teacher was planning on giving an unannounced quiz one week. Of course I didn't know that, so when it happened I was very nervous! I took my time on the quiz but it wasn't going that well for me. I finally completed it and turned it in while very worried. I got the grade back a few days later and did about ave...
Tom loved a show series he was watching. He was hooked up until the end. The final few episodes were horrible. They ruined the entire show for him. Tom pretended that season didn't exist.
I have a son that I go to the park to play basketball with sometimes. My son observed I kick my leg when shooting a three point shot. He then began to imitate this shot and named it the 'daddy shot.'. The following week I went with him to play basketball at the park. Went I got to the park everyone was doing the 'daddy...
Will was at the lake with his family. Suddenly a huge storm rolled in. Their plastic water toys began blowing away. Will and his cousins managed to catch all of the toys. Luckily they didn't lose anything in the storm.
Joaquin Dorbnob was the greatest locksmith in all the land. One day he received a practice lock with no key. He worked at it for hours. He nearly cracked it even. Unfortunately Joaquin went insane before he could open the lock.
"China was browsing the fresh food section of the market. She strolled passed the assorted colors of vegetables and fruit. Everything looked so delicious to her. China picked up a few greens and a melon. Then, she headed for the check-out."
"Trina had always wanted to buy her own house. Renting an apartment in her city was very expensive. On a whim, she went to an open house. She fell in love with the new house and hurried to find a realtor. It only took three weeks and the new house was her's."
Tom invested a lot of money in a company. One day the company's stock started plummeting. Tom got scared and tried to sell. Unfortunately it was at a low point. Tom lost a lot of money.
"Randy was getting worried about his weight. His friend suggested cutting out cocacola. The prospect of this seemed dire, he loved coke! But begrudgingly he did and he began exercising. Four weeks later he had lost 18 pounds!"
"Cathy felt a bit of cold coming. She squirted some lemon juice down her throat to help. But as a lemon pit fell with the juice, she choke on it. She drank a few sips of water to swallow it. And when she did, she felt a lot better."
Tom found a new show on Netflix. He got hooked from the first episode. There were several seasons available. Tom binge watched as much as possible the first night. He finished up the next day.
Will heard his co-workers talking about a book they were reading. Will went to his local bookshop. Will asked for the book that everyone was talking about. The bookstore helper brought Will a gigantic book - just huge. Will decided he didn't care about reading it after all!
"Maya was having her school picture day. She wanted to emulate some of the braids she had seen online. She sat in front of the mirror for two hours trying it out. Braid after braid, she had some sort of issue making it wrong. She struggled for a long time before finally deciding to give up."
"My brother is forgetful. He once broke a mirror in our bathroom. He didn't clean it up and forgot to tell me about it. I walked into the bathroom and stepped on the glass. My brother was sorry for forgetting, and helped me clean up the wound."
Harry wrote a letter to his girlfriend. It was never sent by the mailman. Harry complained to the mailman about the lost letter. The mailman shrugged and said it wasn't his problem. Harry punched the mailman and stuffed his junk mail in his shirt.
I had a cell phone. I dropped it on the ground. The screen cracked on my phone. I called the insurance company. They replaced my phone for me.
Tim's grandfather was suffering from depression. It was too much for him to handle. He attempted suicide. Tim had to take him in and take care of him. It made him mildly depressed as well.
I had to go see a doctor. I was in a lot of pain. I made an appointment for the same day. I waited for a long time while they ran tests. The results indicated I had an infection.
Toby was taking a shower and enjoying the warm water. Suddenly he noticed the water was rising around his legs. He stopped and leaned down to check the tub drain. There he found a gigantic knot of hair. He had to work at it but finally freed it and sent the water away.
"Jenny bought many new T-shirts at the beginning of the summer. But as she stayed in and didn't exercise, they didn't fit by August. She had to give them all to a charity. Now every morning she only has old shirts to wear. So she's going to buy new clothes this afternoon."
There was a frog on the ground. The frog had spots on its back. Bobby picked up the frog. Bobby studied its spots. Bobby set the frog back down.
"Tabitha was walking across town running errands. It was cold out but she was still breaking a sweat. The longer she walked, the worse it got. By the time she was done she was dripping wet. She decided she needed to call a doctor about it."
Martin is a car seller. One day a customer came to see some cars. He liked one car they had in the store. But he did not like its color. They had to order him a red one.
"The dog appeared almost to be laughing. He ran over to his owner. He started licking her on the face. She couldn't help but laugh herself. She hugged him, happy he wasn't missing."
"Chrissy used to hate cleaning day, but that changed on Saturday. She started the day washing dishes and dusting. Then, she began to clean out old boxes in her attic. When she opened a box of books, a $100 bill fell out! Now, she is looking forward to cleaning more on next Saturday."
"When I was young, everyone was lying around sleeping. We thought our dad was a hundred miles away working. He didn't even live with us and rarely visited. My sister suddenly jumped up and said dad's here. We got in the car to look for him, as he came around the corner."
Lindsey hid in her closet. She thought she heard a noise in her apartment. She stayed there for over an hour. She finally ventured out to take a look. A tree branch was hitting against the window outside.
"Steve was always a loser, his father even told him so. He hoped to make something of himself, but was never sure how. One day walking he saw a flyer for railroad workers needed! He rushed to a telegraph and wired straight away. They accepted him, and now Steve has money and a loving family."
Richard and his wife finally got a night out to themselves. First they went to dinner at a fancy restaurant. They ordered sushi and a bottle of wine. After dinner they decided to go out for a few more drinks. They had such a lovely evening out.
Bill was a retired football player. He was one of the best kickers in the history of the sport. Recently he began coaching a junior football team. Bill works hard with his team and loves what he does. Some of his pupils have even gone on to become professional players.
Cirius was drawing an anime girl. He gave her a really big chest. A female student asked why he drew it like that. He said he liked big chests and that's ok. She said he was sexualizing women and called him creep.
Henry had a first class ticket to Saudi Arabia. He got on the plane and prepared to see what it would be like. He was handed a glass of champagne. He reclined in his leather seat and ate lobster. Henry wished he could fly first class all the time.
"She worked on it for over an hour. She didn't know if she would make any progress. At the end of the hour, she stopped. She looked over her craft. She was extremely unsatisfied."
Lisa went to a library. She wanted to return some books. She looked to her bag and noticed she took wrong book to return. She had to go back home. She came to the library the next day.
Tom was at an outdoor market. He was trying to buy an item he liked. He haggled for a while and finally bought it. Tom thought he got a good deal on it. He later found it online much cheaper.
Tom was at a party with friends. He drank way too much. He threw up and passed out. His friends had to carry him out. Tom was embarrassed the next day.
"Josie really wanted to go vacationing in the Bahamas. She planned out a Bahamas beach getaway for her and her boyfriend. Unfortunately, it was pouring rain their whole time in the Bahamas. Josie and her boyfriend remained positive though. They enjoyed the spa and other fun activities despite the rain."
Sabrina locked herself out of the house. It was getting dark outside. Sabrina began to get scared. She noticed a neighbor's light on and went to her house. The neighbor let her stay there until her parents got home.
"Yesterday, i went to the grocery store. I brought some snacks and something to drink. When i'm at the counter,i noticed i left my wallet. I was too nervous and don't know what to do. Then i remember,it was on my pocket."
"Heather was having her birthday party with all her classmates. She was having a good time until some mean girls provoked her. The girls all ended up in a large fight. Heather's mom was mad so she ended the party right then. Heather was so sad, but later she understood that she was wrong."
Benny likes music. He decided to learn to play the trumpet. His school band needed more trumpet players. Benny joined his school band. He is very happy with his decision.
Martha really liked animals of all kinds. One day she saw a raccoon sitting on her porch. She gave it a cookie to eat. Soon the raccoon was coming over every day for cookies. Martha was happy to have made a new animal friend.
Tom was a huge soccer fan. He loved his country's team. Unfortunately they weren't that good. Tom excitedly watched the world cup. His country was eliminated right away.
Will had never played checkers. Mike decided he would teach Will how to play. It took a few games for Will to learn how to play. Will ended up being better than Mike was at checkers. Mike decided to never play checkers again.
Tim saw a belt buckle online that he liked. It was nerdy and had lights on it. He ordered it and wore it as soon as he got it. Girls and friends gave him mixed signals over it. Tim liked it enough to not care.
Tom liked to play tennis at the neighborhood tennis court. He would often play late at night after the tennis court was closed. His neighbors were disturbed by the noise so late in the evening. They politely asked Tom not to play tennis late in the evening. Tom got upset and threw a temper tantrum like a child.
There were bees outside. I do not like bees much. I went outside to check the mail. The bees left me alone. I did not get stung by bees.
Linda got two ticket for a Packers game. She invited her friend to go with her. They had a great time. Then they found out their valets were stolen. They called police.
Beatrice took out a coat hanger. She straightened it out. Then she pushed it down the car window. She gripped the lock and unlocked the car. Then Beatrice drove away in someone's car.
Tim wanted to go on an adventure. He went cave diving with friends. It was his first time. He wasn't prepared for how hard it would be. Tim slipped and got severely hurt.
Scott lives on a ranch. On the weekends Scott likes to ride his bulls. He tried to get me to ride a bull but I was too scared. Scott left and came back with a cow. So he rode his bull and I rode the cow.
"Benjamin was at a new school, and needed to assert his dominance. He went onto the playground looking for someone to pick on. He saw a small kid and pushed him down and laughed. He felt a tap on his shoulder and turned around. The little kid's six foot tall brother didn't look very happy."
"The ringmaster lit the giant metal hoop on fire. Evan revved the engine of his motorcycle. Suddenly, he was speeding towards the hoop. He drove on to the ramp and launched through the air. Evan and his motorcycle sailed straight through the flaming hoop."
George is an introvert. He hates going outside or doing anything social. Today he has to meet some new people at work. He discovers an old friend of his at the work meeting. George is better with social situations and loves meeting people now.
Margaret went for a walk. She didn't see any wildlife. She assumed it was because of the coal power plant. Her husband said pollution didn't work like that. Margaret started a petition to ban the power plant.
Tom had a new job. He wanted to make a good impression. He would show up early to work his first week. After a while his boss got used to it. When Tom didn't go in early he got reprimanded.
The man who rear ended her was drunk. She got out of her car and walked up to him. He told her he thought the stop sign would turn green. She realized then he'd had too much to drink. She called an ambulance to the scene just in case.
Luis had a present from a year earlier. It was from his mom. He refused to open it because he wanted her to see him open it. A few days later she stopped by. They were reunited and he finally opened the present.
Janet worked as the manager of a fast food restaurant. Her vendor had forgotten to deliver the ketchup packets. Janet went to the local grocery store. She bought a few bottles of ketchup. Janet left the bottles at the counter for her customers to use.
She ran backwards. Her mother yelled to stop. She didn't listen in time. She fell on the bike. It bruised her butt severely.
Will bought a new Lenovo laptop computer at Best Buy. Will excitedly opened it at home. Will couldn't get the laptop to turn on. Will took the computer back to Best Buy. They gave him another computer in the place of the dud.
Mike always got beat up at school by Billy. Mike began taking Jiu Jitsu class after school. About a week later Billy was picking on Mike. Mike took Billy down to the ground and put him in a choke hold. Billy no longer picks on Mike.
Ben lives in Australia. His mother lives in the USA. The phone costs too much for them to talk much. So Ben got his mother a computer. Now they talk over Skype once a week.
The weather began to get chilly. This was so exciting to Stephen. He went to the market to get some coffee and candles. This time of the year was his favorite. Stephen is ready for the cozy weather.
Tom had a big date. He was extra nervous about it. Tom got a cold sore because of it. He tried to fix it but it wouldn't go down. Tom wound up cancelling the date.
Owen had spent all summer walking around a lot. Now school was starting and he was getting all cleaned up. His foot was covered in hard callouses. He didn't know how to get them off so he cut with scissors. Luckily it worked and the skin underneath was so soft.
We ran out of paper plates. I went to the store to get more. My wife got home from work at that time. I got home from the store just after. We both had bought paper plates.
"Leslie broke her watch. She went to a watchmaker to fix it. She stood in awe at all the ticking watches. Leslie asked for a job to be a watchmaker. The man accepted her offer, and they built watches together."
"Trisha looked suspicious. Her boyfriend told her he could burp the alphabet. She waited for him to do it. He told her he needed to drink a cola first. He asked if she had a quarter, and she realized he just wanted money."
"Jim spent most of the day packing boxes. He made many trips to load them into the truck. He sweated out more than he drank. When he went to pee, his urine was a dark amber orange. Jim doubled his water consumption to avoid dehydration."
Tim was a tech guy. His job revolved around his laptop. Eventually Tim's laptop broke down. He needed it to keep working. Tim bought a replacement.
Yesterday I noticed I was not getting much email. I checked and found several emails were put into my spam bin. There were personal emails as well as ones from legitimate companies. I found out how to tell gmail to not declare emails as spam. I am now getting my regular emails.
A man approached my coworker looking for a particular item. That item happened to be organic salt. The man would not believe that such a thing does not exist. My coworker eventually got him to go away at least. I wish that man all the luck in finding the mysterious organic salt.
Michael and Luke are roommates. Luke is very messy. Michael got very upset with Luke's mess one day. Michael told Luke to move out. He needs a new roommate now.
Ava is nervous about her sweet sixteen tomorrow! Ava never confirmed on all the preparations for the party. Ava mom assures her that her party will be perfect. Ava calls and confirms everything but forgot the cake. The day of the party Ava mom surprises her with the cake she picked.
Tim was driving a big u-haul he'd rented to move with. It got some pretty terrible fuel mileage to the gallon. Tim found himself making frequent stops at gas stations. On such a stop in a small town he met an incredibly attractive woman. He ended up marrying her and moving to the small town.
Jeff was a big WWE fan. He had found that the WWE was coming to town in March. He had been saving money for a special occasion. The next morning he went to the bank to get his money for his tickets. He was able to first row tickets.
Hector went on a porn site while he was at work. When the alarm started to ring he thought there was a fire. But his boss came with two security guards. They threw Hector out of the building. And they told him they had upped their security to avoid porn at work.
Lori had a sore throat. She couldn't eat and drink anything. Lori went to the pharmacy. She went looking for sore throat remedies. Lori was able to find throat medicine.
"Nobu was chopping onions. He started to shed tears from the onion. His wife walked in after work and saw his tears. She liked his new sensitive side, and kissed him. Nobu decided not to tell her the reason for his tears."
Adam loves fireworks. His favorite times are those spent shooting off fireworks. One day he noticed someone needed employees to sell them. Excited at the prospect Adam got an interview and crossed his fingers. Within a couple days Adam was offered the job of his life!
Jenn was driving on the highway when she felt a thump. She pulled over to see what the problem was. She discovered she had a flat tire because she drove over a nail. The tow truck arrived an hour after she called. Now Jenn is late for work and has a big mechanic's bill.
"In third grade Ana started learning French. The teacher found them French pen pals to help them learn. Ana kept up correspondence for several years. She practiced her French and grew very skilled. When she graduated high school, her French grade was A+!"
"I bought a new flavor of potato chips. I took the bag home, eager to share them with my son. He said they looked really good. We opened the bag and poured some in a bowl. We ate them and enjoyed them while watching a movie."
Todd thought because it was Friday he would sale a lot of tacos. He made tacos all day long. He sold some tacos but still had many remaining. Todd called me and told me not to cook dinner. Todd said we could have all free tacos we wanted.
Tom was working late. He left right before the last bus home. Unfortunately it passed early and he missed it. Tom had no way of getting home. He decided to just sleep at work instead.
Tom needed glasses to see. His eyes were too sensitive for contact lenses. One day he broke his glasses. He didn't have a spare on him. He remained mostly blind all day.
"Timmy's parents died last year leaving him homeless. He had been taken in by the state but he ran away. Timmy had been living on the streets when Anne met him. Anne was a lonely, rich widow looking for someone to love. After some doing, Anne legally adopted Timmy."
Tom was on vacation. He got home to find it on fire. Everything burned down. Luckily Tom had good insurance. He was able to get a lot of money back.
"Max excitedly walked to the center ring of the tent. He raised his hands high in the air in response to the cheers. First one, two, and then three lions came running into the ring. The lions responded to each of Max's commands. Max elatedly finished the perfect performance."
"Martin was working on his vocals. He was in a barbershop quartet. At practice, the other members told him he was fired. He asked the reason why. They said he sang too good for the quartet."
Shelly was sad because no one ever wrote her a poem. Bill felt bad for Shelly. Bill went home and spent all night writing a poem for Shelly. The next day he gave her the poem. Now Bill and Shelly are in love.
John examined the body. It bore traces of arsenic in the blood. John concluded that the cadaver had been poisoned. He told the chief his findings. The chief said it was a suicide and not to look into it.
Uncle Joe was having a get together BBQ. Has the sun began I saw something flapping in the sky. I asked Uncle Joe what kind of birds they had around his house. He laughed and said they were bats. I began looking closer and realized they really were bats.
I got poked in the eye by a stick. I held it because it hurt. I wiped away my tears. I waited for a few minutes. My eye didn't hurt anymore.
"Matt brought home a cloth chair he found on the street. When Bob learned that it was from the street, he became distraught. Bob figured that the chair probably had bedbugs! Sure enough, bedbugs from the chair soon infested their apartment. They had to spend a lot of money and time on exterminating them."
Michelle had never jumped rope before. Sally showed her how to jump rope. Michelle practiced for a few hours. Now Michelle and Sally both can jump rope really well. Next week they are going to enter the jump rope competition.