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"Kia's mom called her out into the yard. Kia went, perplexed. But then she saw what her mom was pointing at. Her mouth fell open in awe. There was a rare and beautiful double rainbow overhead!" |
"They said high school would be the best time of my life. I'm in my freshman year, first class of the year. I walk into class and four of my friends are in it too! This year is going to be so awesome. We are all trying out for the baseball team." |
Will heard a really corny joke from one of his kids. Will told the joke to his co-worker the next day. The co-worker didn't laugh at all. Will came home and heard the joke again from his kid. Will then realized that at work he had botched the joke's punch line. |
I walked home from school three times. It was a six mile walk. I had activities after school and could not ride the bus. My mom forgot about me and didn't check on me. She probably wasn't even home. |
"Jane was pregnant and taking a shower. She was trying to lean over to get a bottle of soap. Suddenly she lost her balance and slipped. Luckily she managed to protect her belly, but she hit her head. She tried to be more careful from then on." |
"Tom joined the army when he was quite young. He thrived in the strict military conditions. He got injured on the frontline and was honourably discharged. When he came back to civilian life, he was very lost. Years later, he now helps war veterans get back into civilian life." |
"Terri was heartbroken when the dog she'd had since childhood died. In her grief she vowed never to own another dog. But soon she started dating Dan, who had a beloved dog of his own. She was worried, but the moment she met Ruby she loved her. She would never forget her dog, but now knew she could love another." |
Hudson could not find his library book. His mom searched everywhere in the house. He could not remember where he had put it. Hudson was worried he would be in trouble at school. His teacher found his book in his desk. |
"Jenny was looking for her binoculars when she found the necklace. She had wanted to see which boy was talking to the new girl next door. The four-leaf clover necklace was a gift from her ex-boyfriend, Bob. After reminiscing, she found the binoculars and peeked out the window. The boy in her neighbor's driveway was Rob... |
My nephew moved in with his girlfriend in 2006. They lived in a third floor apartment. One wintery day he slipped on the top step. He went down a flight of steps and broke his ankle. He was out of work for six weeks. |
Jane wanted to have friends over. She decided on a pot luck dinner. She organised with everyone invited. All her friends took complimentary dishes. It was a great night full of good food. |
Jimmy walked home from work. He saw what appeared to be a squirrel chasing a stick. He wondered how the stick was moving. It was actually a long snake. Jimmy screamed and ran away. |
Kev needed to load his desk into a moving truck. It was too big to fit through the room's door. It also needed a special tool to remove the screws. Kev became very angry when he couldn't find the tool. He took a chainsaw and cut the desk into little pieces in frustration. |
Jack was playing with his new sling shot outside of his home. Jack saw what he thought was a cluster of leaves on a tree. Jack fired a rock from his slingshot at the cluster of leaves. Jack realized it was a baby bird's nest with one injured baby bird. Jack helped the bird by taking care of it and eventually set it fre... |
Mary was watching her favorite TV show. She ate some snacks. Suddenly the window in the bathroom opened. She heard broken glass sound. She called the police. |
Emmie was at the pumpkin patch picking her very first pumpkin. She wanted to have the biggest pumpkin in the family. Just as she thought she had one she saw her brother's even bigger one. She looked further around the field. Finally she found one perfect massive pumpkin. |
Tom's grandfather built a log cabin. Tom went to it often as a child. Eventually Tom's grandfather died. He left a will giving his log cabin to Tom. Tom kept it his entire life. |
Tom had an outdoor cat. He moved to a new area. After a couple of days he noticed a lot of dead squirrels. Tom's cat had been killing almost all of them. Tom had to stop letting it out as often. |
"Lucas looked into his mother's eyes. He asked if she remembered him. She said yes he was Lim, his brother. Lucas sighed and left the nursing home. He thought about the effects of Alzheimer's." |
Colby's teacher had just assigned the class homework. He was upset he had homework. Colby called his teacher a name under his breath. The teacher heard Colby. She assigned Colby extra work. |
Any was feeling lonely. She by herself in a small apartment. Anne decided to adopt a cat. She visited her local animal shelter. Anne adopted a Persian cat. |
"Joanna cleaned her closet Sunday. She found an old pair of ballerina shoes. She put them on for fun. And she danced for over an hour in her house. When she was done, she decided to sign up for ballet class again." |
I wore my favorite sweater today. Someone complimented its red color. It felt good to get a compliment. I will wear this sweater more often. I hope I get more compliments in the future. |
Kate was shy about her feet size. She was shopping with friends. They decided to get shoes. Kate kept trying to fit into sizes too small for her. Her friends felt bad for her. |
Kate had lost a lot of weight. She bought herself a new little black dress. It fit Kate tighter than expected. She hated the way she looked in it. Kate felt demoralized. |
A young boy wanted to a dog of his own. The young boy asked his parents if he could have a dog. His parents agreed that he could have a pet dog. His parents could not afford to buy the young boy a dog. The boy's grandparents surprised him by buying him his own pet dog. |
We received a letter from my daughter's school. They told us that she was being placed in the gifted students program. They also told us not to tell her she was smarter than the other kids. I remembered when the only thing I had going for me was being smart. I made sure to let my daughter know she was in the smart kid ... |
"Freddy was top of his chemistry class. So for that reason he was offered special treatment in the lab. The school let him made experiments during the weekend. But when the lab blew out, Freddy lost his advantage. And he had to buy a chemistry kit to do it at home." |
"Foggy was drinking at a bar. He had one too many drinks. He tried to stumble home, but he lost his way. Foggy curled up on the curb and fell asleep. He awoke late for work and sore and hungover." |
Greg plays electric guitar for a living. He plays in local clubs every other night. He also plays in a local cover band on the weekend. The primary style of music that he plays is hard rock. Greg is happy to be doing something that brings him joy each day. |
She was so depressed that she couldn't please her parents. She weighed her options. They always said it was a waste of money to send her to college. She dropped out the next day. She didn't return for 4 years. |
There was something I needed to do. I wrote a note for myself. I stuck it to my door. The next morning I saw my note on the door. I accomplished the task. |
My daughter works for NYU. She met a group of Chinese businessmen taking a course. They asked for condensed milk over bread for a snack. I remember my grandfather used to serve us this snack. It brought back memories from 55 years ago. |
Keith drives a taxi cab for a living. He picks up passengers in a very large city. Keith likes to ask his customers about their lives. He also tells them about his hobbies. Keith is thankful that he gets to meet many different people each day. |
"Connie had an accident at work and hurt her leg badly. After multiple surgeries and infections, it was amputated. In the beginning, she was very sad about it. After the surgery had healed, she began physical therapy. She did great and eventually got a prosthetic leg!" |
"Lindsey took out a knife and carved her name into the tree. A park ranger came by and said that would kill the tree. Lindsey felt terrible and kissed the tree. She then bought a little sapling and planted it beside the large tree. Years later, Lindsey returned and the sapling had grown into a tree." |
I could not find my keys. I needed to go to work. I looked under my bed. I found my keys right there. I drove myself to work. |
John wanted to surprise his girlfriend Kathy. He bought her a new notebook. She opened a box and turned the notebook on. She found out it had operation system she did not know. She was not very happy. |
Fred had to finish up a project for work. He wanted to finish so he could get home. But his boss was making him stay. Fred couldn't believe it. His boss did not let him home until ten. |
"Timberly Johnstein was bad at baseball. All the girls would laugh at her inability to hit. Timberly couldn't figure out why, so she just trained harder. She trained so hard she was able to hit home runs. She scored a grand slam at their inaugural game." |
"The Gray family took a trip to a New Jersey beach. John and MaryKate went for a dip in the rolling surf. Brian read on the beach, and was the first to hear a loud noise. At first it sounded like waves crashing against the shoreline. All three children soon realized it was thunder and ran for cover." |
Jamie had a hunger for chocolate cake. Jamie looked up a recipe online for chocolate cake. Jamie went to the store to purchase all the ingredients she needed. Jamie mixed all the ingredients and baked the cake. Jamie ate a big piece of chocolate cake. |
"His favorite player was Hunter Pence. He went to all the home games to watch him play. He walked into the stadium, feeling the excitement in the air. He walked straight to the concession stand. He ordered his favorite garlic fries before heading to his seat." |
"Jen loves broccoli. She decided to make broccoli and cheese. However, she grabbed the the wrong cheese. The cheese would not melt. Jen's dish still turned out okay." |
Sally was bored will all her video games. She then went to the store to look at the games they had for sale. A new video game had been released that day. Sally purchased the video game. Now she wont do anything but play her new game. |
We heard the ice cream truck and went running outside. Me and my buddies all got our ice cream. Sitting on the sidewalk we notice a wallet. We looked at the driver license and it was the ice cream driver. We chased him down the street and returned the wallet. |
"The newborn cow was very cute. She sidled up to her mother. She began rooting around for a test. She was a miniature, so it wasn't easy. She lapped up the milk healthily." |
The filmmaker had been working for months. He was determined to perfect his documentary. He entered it in a film festival. It got rave reviews. The filmmaker was really happy with the outcome. |
"Jane didn't enjoy horror films. The last horror film she saw was The Ring. From that point on, Jane refused to ever use a videotape again. Even when she watches a DVD, she turns her phone off just in case. Even though she knew it wasn't real, it made her feel better." |
"When I was a kid, I hated seafood. My dad made me eat some boxed shrimp for dinner. On the first piece I threw it up. I got beaten for wasting food. I then forced myself to eat the rest." |
"Burf Gurf was solemn. He didn't think he'd be able to make it much longer as a dog walker. Burf was contemplating suicide. Until one day Burf decided he was going to do it. He stopped being mopey, and turned his small business into a huge one." |
"Jim designed a fun game website in his spare time. He shared it with some friends, and it became popular. One morning Jim woke to a message in his inbox. A major company wanted to buy Jim's site for $15 million! Jim was overjoyed!" |
Tyson decided to skip school with his friends. They went to the movies instead. After the movies Tyson saw his mom in the movie theater lobby. She saw him too and yelled at him in front of everyone. Tyson promised never to skip school again. |
Tom took his girlfriend out one night. They were staring at the stars and talking. Both lost track of times. Tom's girlfriend freaked out because her dad was upset. He had to take her back immediately. |
Mike ate a lot of taco bell the night before after a party. He stuffed his mouth until he couldn't eat anymore food. The very next morning he woke up earlier than usual. The reason was his explosive diarrhea caused by Taco Bell. He swore never to eat it again and continued on with his life. |
"Sally had a collection of pretty rocks. She cherished this collection and added to it daily. One day her brother Mac stole her whole collection. Sally told her mother, who then confronted Mac about it. Mac was grounded for three weeks for stealing." |
Tom lived in an apartment. He got a leaky faucet. Tom could call to get it fixed. It would just take a long time to do so. Tom decided to just quickly fix it himself. |
The man looked up at the sky. The clouds were getting dark. As he walked it began to rain. He was glad he brought his umbrella. A car drove by and splashed him from head to toe. |
"A little boy went to the fair by himself. He saw a goldfish as a prize and wanted to win it. He had to throw a ball and knock down some cups. With one mighty throw, he knocked them all down! The goldfish was his and he was very happy." |
Annie woke up one morning to her baby's crying. This time something seemed off so she rushed to check. The baby's voice sounded weak and sick. She took him into the doctor that day. Luckily they were able to give him medicine to help. |
"Elizabeth was playing basketball with some friends. She jumped up to dunk the ball. She ended up breaking the rim. As it came crashing down, she jumped out of the way. Elizabeth looked at her hands, in awe of her strength." |
"She chose to return to college. She was sick of being a nobody. She wanted to make at least one dream come true. She did as well as previously, making the dean's list again. She continued until she graduated." |
Tom was badly constipated. He hadn't been able to use the restroom in days. He went to the hospital. They gave him some strong meds. Tom then got diarrhea instead. |
Berly was a great dreamer and she dreamed to be a songwriter. She started writing songs when she was in high school. She tried to sell her songs to some singers but they don't like it. Berly did not quit and what she did is she sing her song. Someone saw her and she was hired to sing her songs. |
"On a Friday night, Bobby wanted to hang out with his friends. All of his friends were busy tonight though. So Bobby made imaginary friends. Bobby hung out with his imaginary friends. Later Bobby went to sleep and was happy with his new squad." |
Kathy made white laundry today. She opened washing machine door. She found out all her clothes were purple. She accidently threw her purple T-shirt into the washing machine. Now she will need a lot of bleach. |
Tom was going to work. His wife reminded him to take an umbrella. It wasn't supposed to rain but he took it anyway. On Tom's way back home it started to rain. Tom was glad he took the umbrella. |
Tom was hungry one night. He saw some cold leftover pizza. Tom tried to eat a slice. It was really old and disgusting. Tom didn't even bother trying to heat it up. |
Our 2-year-old granddaughter loves Winnie the Pooh. She watches only one movie. She watched the movie every day of her visit to us. We watched it with her. Now we cannot get the tune out of our head. |
"My best friend called this morning. She told me she enrolled her kids in private school. We talked for a long time about it. She said she was very tired from raising kids. She said she might need to go on a vacation, and I agreed." |
"Izzy went to the pet store. She looked at all the cute cats for adoption. She fell in love with a orange tabby named Butters. Izzy decided to adopt Butters. They went home together, happy as can be." |
"Will and his friends went to a haunted house. Will had never been to one before. This made him feel a little nervous about what to expect. At one point during the tour Will screamed like a little girl. To this day, his buddies still tease Will about that scream." |
Jane decided to bake bread. She was great in the kitchen. She bought all the ingredients for pumpkin bread. She followed the recipe perfectly. Her bread turned out great. |
Martin was listening to records. He started scratching the vinyl. Someone told him not to do that because it was bad for it. He heard a really cool scratching noise though. Martin said he had invented a new form of music. |
Tom had been single for a while. His friends set him up on a blind date. Tom reluctantly agreed. It went worse than he could have expected. Tom hated her with a deep passion. |
"Sitting in a front row seat, Julie expectantly awaited the clowns. They came tumbling in with their giant shoes and tiny cars. They made a wobbly clown tower and teetered over towards Julie. Each clown came somersaulting down to the ground. Julie clapped and clapped at the end of the performance." |
The walter family decided they were going to spend the day at the zoo. The young daughter was scared of animals. When they got to the zoo she had seen that they were caged in. This made her feel alot safer and was very excited about being there. The day was filled with laughs and fun. |
My wife had a retirement party on Saturday. About 30 people came. We had deli platters and pizza. We had a cake and sang Happy Retirement. My wife was happy. |
"Claudia was a big fan of photography. She bought an old camera from a charity shop to add to her collection. The camera was old enough that she couldn't source the right film. It collected dust on her shelf for 7 years. Then, her partner found a film for her in the same charity shop!" |
Tom was at an ice cream shop. The person in front of him was trying all the flavors. They were going about it slowly. Tom asked them to hurry up. They begrudgingly did so. |
Stu had seriously miscalculated the time his trip would take. He had a cooler full of frozen items in ice in the back of the car. It sat almost a day in the sun with temperatures near triple digits. All of the food inside the cooler spoiled in a most unpleasant matter. Stu had to dump the spoiled food in the dumpster o... |
There was a penny on the ground. My son went to pick it up. I told him not to get it. The penny was lying tails up. We left the penny right there. |
A young boy always dreamed of seeing a shooting star. But the young boy lived in a city filled with light pollution. The young boy asked his parents if they could drive out to the country. The young boy's parents drove him out into the countryside. As night fell the young boy finally saw a shooting star. |
Late one night Susan heard a cry at the door. She peeked through the blinds to see who was making such lamentations. She spied a small puppy in the bushes. Susan opened the door a crack and the puppy rushed in past her. The puppy made itself right at home and Susan decided to keep it. |
"Bill was very athletic and stronger than most men around. He wanted to be a firefighter. Bill thought he could pass the test with no prior training. He failed and started training for six months non stop. When he took the test again, he passed with flying colors." |
I put a self adhesive hook up on the wall near my desk at home. I put a back scratcher and a shoehorn up. I then put on a thin jacket. The hook came tumbling down. I am buying a nail hook tomorrow. |
Jenny always loved dogs and cats. After high school she decided to do something with animals. She ended up taking lessons to learn to groom them. She worked very hard at her craft and learned quickly. After doing it many years she was very popular from it. |
"Kim's favorite holiday is Christmas. She wanted to buy a new tree this year, but her husband said no. Her husband was not very fond of Christmas. Kim decided to get the new tree anyway. Once it was set up and decorated, her husband loved it and wasn't mad." |
DJ wants to get in shape. He decided to join a gym. DJ lifted weights. He got into great shape. Now DJ feels much better. |
Ann loved candy so much and was addicted. Everyday she would go and buy some from the store. But when the dentist came it was not pretty. Ann found out she had six cavities. She was horrified and never ate candy again. |
I was playing with my dog and fell down the stairs. I heard my leg snap and my mom rushed into the room. We had to go to the emergency room. I found out I broke two bones in my leg! It took three months to heal and walk again. |
Katie was really bad at math. One day she asked her best friend Tom to tutor her. She practiced everyday and grew to love math. She earned all A's. She got better grades than Tom and tutored him the next yea. |
Tom was at a small gathering. Someone bought chips. Tom didn't realize they were so spicy. He ate a handful without knowing. Tom wound up crying and having to drink a lot. |
"Heather never received any cards for her birthday. She always expressed a dislike for cards. This was because she thought it was a waste of paper. For one birthday, Heather's new friend got her a card. Despite her view, she felt special to receive a card after many years." |
Will took his girlfriend Lilly to her favorite restaurant. Will had arranged for her favorite meal to be prepared in advance. Will hired a violinist to serenade them during their meal. When Will took Lilly home she felt so cared for and amorous. They kissed passionately outside Lilly's door. |
"John hated playing dodgeball. He was often picked on and picked last in the team. John wanted to be respected. John trained himself for dodgeball. John played the game, won it for his team and gained respect." |
Lucy went for a walk. She saw a squirrel. Then she looked again. It wasn't a squirrel. It was a chipmunk. |
"Sarah always ate the same kind of food. She started to be bored with her food choices. So, during her next shopping trip, she purchased something different. She bought delicious, Japanese sushi. After this, Sarah vowed to make more exciting food choices." |
Kailey was pregnant and expecting any day. One morning her stomach began hurting. She was hoping it was time but wasn't sure. Instead of going to the hospital she took a bath. The water made her pain stop and she realized it was false labor. |
This was Julie's first time at the zoo. She had never seen a tiger or an elephant. She loved taking pictures of all of the animals. At the end of the day she decided her favorite animal. It was an antelope. |
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