text stringlengths 93 355 |
|---|
May spun the top around on the wood floor. It sailed through the kitchen and scared the cat. The cat jumped over the top and ran across May's mom's feet. May's mom dropped the cake she was making. May's mom scolded her and sent her out of the kitchen. |
"Briana was swimming at the local pool. She was having a good time when she felt something stick to her. Peeling it off, she realized it was an old used band aid. She thought she might be sick as she hurried out of the pool. She decided never to swim in a public pool again." |
Jean felt unhealthy. She decided to start drinking more water. On the first day she had a very full bladder. Eventually her body adjusted to the water intake. Jean feels much more healthy. |
"Flying from Las Vegas to Austin or Dallas is unusually cheap. Rarely do I have to pay over $40 for a one way trip. My first time doing it, I was shown how to find flights online. I paid for my first flight on my cell phone in minutes! I was on a plane to another state within a week for $21." |
"Tempo Frankfurt was a successful trance artist from the 90's. He'd become an internet meme since then, got booked to play a show. When he got there, people didn't want to hear his new music. They shouted for him to play his old stuff, as per the memes demanded. His response was to give double middle fingers and leave ... |
My son-in-law's aunt S moved in with his mother. S was having trouble paying her rent and was evicted. She is a NYC school cop. My daughter just found out S has a gun. She expressed concerns to her husband. |
Tonya recently got her first job. She was excited about getting her first paycheck. She made plans for that money. No one told her the government charges you for working. She was shocked and wanted answers when she saw it. |
"Nadia had had pierced ears since she was little. As a teen though, she got sick of the fashion of earrings. She stopped wearing them for a long time. One day she realized that her piercings had closed up. She felt happy that her ears were back to normal." |
Tom was on spring break. He went on a trip to Mexico with friends. They stuck to the tourist areas. The beaches were beautiful. Tom had a great time. |
Kim lost her favorite purse at her grandparents house. She searched everywhere inside in the home. Her grandparents promised to find it for her. They found it in the backyard by the pool house. Kim thanked her grandparents by buying them movie tickets. |
Tom hated mowing the lawn. He didn't even want to buy a lawn mower. He decided to just pay someone else to do it. Tom figured it would cost the same for about 5 years. Tom continued to do that indefinitely. |
Erik wanted to run a food truck. He drew up a business plan. Erik was able to borrow money to start his business. His food truck did well. He was able to quickly pay off his loan and buy a new truck. |
Trina was with her family on her dream trip. They were at a hotel the night before visiting a theme park. Trina was trying to be excited but she felt incredibly sick. She took some medicine and got right to bed. Luckily when she woke up she felt much better. |
"Eric didn't want people to think he was racist. So he made sure to have a few friends from each race. He celebrated all the religious holidays too. But in the end, he had to give it up. He hated all those people and wanted out." |
Kate's car was on its last legs. When she was driving home from work one day it broke down completely. A handsome stranger gave her a ride home. The next day she picked up her car only to find the same man there. Her rescuer was also her mechanic! |
Lindsey went out for drinks. She met a handsome man. He gave her a big smile. She saw he had something green in his teeth. Lindsey turned around quickly trying to avoid eye contact. |
I was at school yesterday and I saw Erica. She was looking under desk and in trash cans. I asked Erica what she was doing. She said she lost her sunglasses. I told Erica her sunglasses are on her head. |
"Jen loved hiking on the trails in the woods. Even though it had been raining heavily, she decided to hike that day. Everything went well, up to the low spot on the trail. It now appeared to be a small river. Rather than cross it, she took an alternate route." |
Tom was prepping for a party. He was helping friends inflate balloons. Right when he had one full a friend snuck up from behind. They popped a balloon right by Tom's ear. Tom freaked out and jumped up. |
"Jalen was a young man who did not pay attention in class. Each day, he talked to his friends instead of participating. Then he got a report that showed the bad grade he was getting. He had to take it home for his parents to sign. From that day on, Jalen tried much harder in class!" |
Tom spent a lot of time away from home. This made his cat Trigger very sad and lonely. One day Tom got an idea. He put Trigger in a carrier and took him with him. Trigger is a happy cat now. |
My niece started her second year of college last week. One of her courses started today. She is not very outgoing. She sat in the last roll. She hopes she won't get asked any questions. |
Susan really likes to have coffee in the morning and drinks it daily. One morning Susan realized she was out and had to go buy more. She found a store nearby that had a special coffee blend. She was so excited when she brewed her new coffee. After brewing her coffee she took a sip and sighed happily. |
"Ten Tenten was an engineer. He drew up plans to build a machine to help the disabled. The army took notice, and gave him a contract. He worked tirelessly to complete it under their deadline. Now his machine makes war in other countries." |
"Kia was shopping for a used car. She found a promising one in the paper. But when she took it for a test drive, she got a surprise. The car clearly needed a new transmission and other parts. Kia decided the car wasn't good enough." |
Our daughter and her family visited from NYC recently. She and her husband are BC grads. The BC football game was on tv but my son-in-law would not watch. He is a philosophy teacher and is opposed to football's violence. I said we could watch the opera instead. |
I took Mike to the grocery store to buy food. We were looking at snacks and he had never seen a tasty cake. I bought a few tasty cakes for Mike so he could try them. When we got home he ate all the tasty cakes. He just left to go get more. |
Tom was working late at his job. His wife had cooked dinner. He told her he wouldn't make it home in time. She left it in the refrigerator. Tom wound up eating cold food for dinner. |
"Lisa says cats can read her mind, and she's scared of them. She walked into a house to see a room for rent. The landlord had a cat. Lisa stared at the cat and worried the cat would jump to scratch her. Suddenly, the cat lurched up and hit Lisa's head with her paw." |
Maurice was afraid of clowns his entire life. To overcome his fear Maurice decided to face it head on. Maurice located a circus that had clowns in one of it's shows. Maurice drove out to the circus to confront his fear. At the circus Maurice befriended two of the clowns. |
Tom was outside of a bar smoking. A stranger asked if he had an extra cigarette. Tom didn't have another left. He offered to share his. The stranger agreed and took a couple of drags. |
Susie wanted a tattoo. But she was not entirely sure if she would go through with it. She thought it would perhaps hurt. So her friend Fran decided to convince her. Susie listened to Fran and the two got tattoos together. |
"Dango Rhymes wanted to win a race. He'd stop at no cost to win it as well. He stole money from people, and sabotaged their groups. Unfortunately, Dango couldn't win by himself. Thus Dango did lose the race, and his friendships." |
Tim always wanted to make art. He went to college for it. After graduation he struggled to find any work. Everyone loved his work but not enough to pay for it. Tim had to get into advertising instead. |
"John wanted to buy a Kindle Fire, but didn't have enough money. He started doing Mturk to earn enough money for one. John worked hard on his HITs, everyday. After a week, he had enough money to purchase a Kindle Fire. John went to add it to his cart, but the price had increased $10." |
"Jimmy was playing laser tag with his friends. He was always good but today he was dominating. He shot player after player and never got it. At the end of the game he had set a new high score. As the leader, he won tons of tickets for the arcade." |
Tom had been married for years. One day he caught his wife cheating. Tom demanded a divorce. His wife fought him every step of the way. The entire process took almost two years. |
Tom was at the airport. His flight was delayed over three times. Tom was upset and complained. The best they could do was offer a free in flight meal. Tom accepted the poor offer. |
"Chantel was riding her bike with her family. For some reason her bike seemed much slower and she was tired out. She couldn't understand why her bike was acting so weird. She stopped to inspect her bike carefully. Then she realized her back tire had been jammed, slowing her down." |
Milo was at the gym lifting some weights. He was approached by an obnoxious man who asked to work in. Milo said he didn't want to and would be finished soon. The man went and complained to the gym manager. The manager sided with Milo and kicked the man out. |
"Alicia was planning a special event for her 1st grade students. Alicia decided she would hold a Easter Egg Hunt for her students. In addition, Alicia would have music played at the Easter Egg Hunt. After planning, Alicia told her students about her Easter Egg Hunt. Alicia was delighted to see the excitement on her stu... |
"Maddie wanted to lead a healthier life. She began to exercise, and she especially enjoyed running. At first, Maddie could only run for a few minutes at a time. With practice, she was able to finish a 5k race with a good time. Maddie then felt strong and healthy, accomplishing her goal." |
Tom was at the club. A girl asked him to dance. Tom tried to say no but she insisted. Tom did a terrible job and stepped on her toes. The girl sat back down. |
Mandy was trying to buy her son a birthday gift. She knew one she wanted but it was a couple of dollars too much. She tried to find the best cheaper alternative. It began to seem like there were no good toys. Suddenly she saw the perfect affordable toy. |
"Scott ate a lot of Ramen noodles when he was in college. He liked them very much at first and was glad they were so cheap. By the time Scott graduated, however, he was tired of those noodles. Scott still had several packages of Ramen noodles in the cabinet. He left them all there for his roommates when he moved out." |
"Mark was going to his brother's wedding. He needed a suit but he was broke. He gathered what little money he did and shopped for a cheap suit. Luckily he found one just in time, but it didn't fit well. The bride hated it and had her mother, a seamstress, fix it." |
Tom was falling behind in school. He needed to catch up to pass most of his classes. Unfortunately there wasn't much time left. Tom tried his best. He picked which classes to concentrate on to pass. |
"Birb Burb loved Birds. He wanted desperately to own an aviary. Though he didn't know how to start. He looked up resources online, and got some funding. Unfortunately it was too difficult, and he couldn't be bothered." |
"Samson had always wanted to be a bus driver. From a young age, he loved busses more than any other vehicle. When he was old enough, he pursued his dream of driving a bus. Once he passed his training, he went straight to work. After 20 years in the job, he's still as happy as ever." |
"Caden adopted a parakeet from the pet store. It was bright green, so he named it Algae. Caden turned on the fan and went to sleep. The next day, he awoke and saw his bird dead in the cage. The fan made the room too cold for the bird to survive." |
"My friend Paul likes to eat clams for dinner. He wears waders when he goes looking for clams. Once, he fell on a rock while hunting clams and he ripped his waders. Paul's waders filled with water and his clothes underneath got wet. Paul had to go home that day without any clams for dinner." |
"The laundry supply room was always cluttered and messy. Terek would straighten it up but it would always get messed up again. Stating it as a safety hazard, he complained to his boss. His boss disregarded Terek's opinion and did nothing. A worker fell in the supply room breaking her shoulder that same day." |
Ben decided to start exercising every morning. He was very diligent for about a week. Slowly he started to slack off. And he went back to his old routine. He had to push himself to start exercising again. |
"The fat, little dog stared at the fish swimming in the pond. He wanted to be like a fish and swim too. With a plop, he jumped into the murky water. It was cold and slimy and nothing like he expected. He jumped out of the pond, deciding it was better to be a dog." |
Tom and Jack loved basketball. They practiced together everyday for three hours. When they tried out for teams only one of them made varsity. It was Jack. Jack and Tom never talked to each other again because of the turnout. |
"Chris had been very depressed lately. He'd been neglecting to pay the rent for his apartment. Eventually, the landlord called the police to help evict him. They had to physically restrain Chris because he tried to resist. Chris was then brought to a mental hospital for treatment." |
Lisa went on a trip to the jungle. While there she saw a rickety bridge. She thought it would interesting to go on it. She took one step. But after the second step she fell off. |
"Zigbo Zugbo was a common street criminal. Every time he committed a crime, he made a tweet. One day, Zugbo got shot by the cops. Everyone cried racism, but the defender showed the world his thuggery. They're still crying about racism, but justice was served." |
Tom let a friend crash on his couch. The friend didn't help clean. He was messier than anyone living there. Eventually Tom asked him to clean up more. The friend decided to leave instead. |
Susan was supposed to be learning how to tie her shoelaces. She was lazy and always made her mum tie her shoes for her. Or she would avoid the task completely by wearing shoes with buckles. One day her younger brother bent down and tied his shoes by himself. Suddenly Susan decided that she could tie her own laces too! |
Susan had been in a relationship with her boyfriend for five years. Susan met another young man while attending college. Susan cheated on her boyfriend with the new young man. Susan's boyfriend found out and dumped her. Now Susan was single and crying herself to sleep. |
Lita bought a turtle at the pet shop. Lita brought the turtle home. Lita did not know what to feed her turtle. Lita looked online to see what she should feed her turtle. Lita learned that her turtle will eat vegetables and fruits. |
A prescription forger visited my store's pharmacy. He dropped off a fake prescription to be filled. The pharmacy manager notified the police. The police were waiting when he returned for his medicine. They arrested him when he walked out of the door. |
A small town was preparing to cut down some trees. They needed to make space for a new library. Arnold's favorite old tree was being cut as well. He didn't want it to be cut so he tied himself to it. Luckily his protest worked and they managed to avoid that tree. |
Tom had a small gathering for friends. He noticed someone there he didn't recognize. The guy said he had mutual friends. Nobody at the party recognized him. Tom asked him to leave. |
"Alicia was driving with her son to the grocery store. On the way there, Alicia saw a sign illuminate for fresh donuts. Alicia quickly turned around and headed to the store for donuts. Alicia bought a dozen of the donuts, but ate one right away. Alicia was glad she stopped to get a fresh donuts." |
The Professor did not give us any homework. So I went home and I watched a movie all night. Next day in class the Professor gave us a pop quiz. I was worried I would not pass since I did not study. The pop quiz was really easy and I got an A. |
John got call from his credit card company. They needed to check if he travelled to Canada. He confirmed he was at home in Kentucky. The company told him his identity was probably stolen. John had to call the police. |
Beardo Birdo was a slovenly man. He had to go down to the pharmacy to get the pills he was on. The pharmacy technician was dubious of his scrip. So Beardo started yelling at him. Eventually the police had to come and haul Beardo to jail. |
"Grango Wango was feeling good. Just the week past he'd nailed his dive, giving him a good score. His goal was to get to the olympics on the dive team. He trained for two more years, biding his time. Unfortunately they removed diving before he could compete." |
There was a farm at the end of the road. It had so many animals. It even had a huge shop! One day the shop closed. No one ever figured out why. |
"Mary bought the last pair of Mary Janes at the local shoe store. Liv, wanting a pair for herself, asked Mary where she bought them. Mary told her there weren't anymore, she got the last pair. Liv offered Mary double what she paid for the shoes, but Mary said no. On her way home, Mary was mugged of her shoes by a maske... |
Tom was really hungry at night. He didn't want to cook anything new. He found some leftovers from a restaurant. They were a few days old but Tom heated them up anyway. They tasted better than expected. |
Mary was afraid of microwaves since she was a small child. This fear was due to her mother dying in a microwave accident. Mary decided to overcome her fears and use the microwave to make soup. Mary gingerly pressed start and prayed that everything would be fine. Mary was killed after the microwave caught fire and burne... |
Carol was having her birthday. She was feeling sad because no one said anything all day. The day got closer and closer to ending. Carol had pretty much given up on having a nice birthday. Suddenly at the end of the day her friends surprised her with a party. |
"I was playing soccer with a few friends. My team was losing badly. I wanted the ball all to myself. I decided that I should pass it to the other teammates. After that, our team was able to come back and win the game." |
Tim had a crush on a girl. He saw a lot of movies and tv shows. He tried going up to her and spitting game. The girl was amused but told him he was trying to hard. Tim decided to be himself next time. |
My wife saw a video on cooking mac and cheese with bacon. She wanted to eat the dish. Unfortunately she cannot cook bacon. I am disabled. We settled on something else to eat for dinner. |
"Paul heard rambling in the community garbage can. Upon further investigation, he saw a bear cub was stuck in it. Paul and a friend took a ladder and put in on the back of his truck. After his friend stuck the ladder in the container, they drove off. The cub climbed out and reunited with its mother not far away." |
I once dreamed of having my own guitar. But before buying my own guitar i have to learn how to play it. I ask my friend to teach me how to play it but i still can't. I tried to ask my brother to teach but still i can't. Until i decided to quit and find another hobby. |
Drew was with his friends. They were smoking and drinking alcohol. He joined them since he was forced to do so. His brother noticed his friends walking around the neighborhood. He pulled Drew out of the group and argued with him. |
Eli always played with a box. His mother was worried and questioned him. He said it was his friend and she was more concerned. Then Eli told his mom he had glued a photo of her to it to play with. Her suspicion disappeared as she finally understood. |
"Kia was on a two-week vacation to Hawaii. She signed up for beginner surf lessons. At first she could barely balance on the board. But soon she could stand on it with her arms out. By the time she went home, she was riding like a pro!" |
"I gave a ride to my friend. When he got in the car, he noticed it was a mess. There were soda cans and burger wrappers everywhere. I felt embarrassed because of the junk. So I took the garbage off of the floor and put it in the trunk." |
"A man blustered up to a store employee, clearly upset. He wanted to return dog treats he had bought the week before. He wanted to know why a store would dare to sell him steer pizzle. Apparently steer pizzle was somehow inappropriate for his dog to eat. The dog never got to eat his treats, a sad day indeed for the dog... |
"Mary had to write an essay for English class. She went to her father's study to use his computer. Working hard, she completed forty pages of her essay. Her little sister came in and pressed a button, deleting it all. After Mary stopped crying, she got back to work on her essay." |
Joana loves buying shoes but not wearing it. One day when she counted her shoes it was fifty four pairs. When her mother got sick they lack out of money. She decided to sell it even it was her collection. But when her mother is fine she realized selling her shoes is worth it. |
Dylan invited all his friends over. He was hosting a big party in honor of his birthday. They all gathered and ate and drank. They had a great night! Dylan thanked all his friends for coming to his party. |
I loved to play video games. My little brother wanted to play but did not know how. So I gave my brother the broken controller. He thought he was playing but I was really playing. We were both happy for the rest of the evening. |
"Graham was watching TV after school. Suddenly his baby brother began playing near the screen. Graham told him no but the baby wouldn't listen. Before he knew it, the baby threw a toy at the TV. The screen was broken and had to be replaced." |
My heritage is in Jamaica. My parents moved to America before I was born. They did not have much and first took menial jobs. My mother eventually became a registered nurse for a hospital. Me and my brother have visited her at work plenty of times. |
Blurple McConnor had a plan. He would become the first man in space. But his country's king denied him. So he went to his mom. She told him to get a job. |
Janine had just come home from the grocery store. She immediately went to put away her cold food. Unfortunately there was no room in her freezer. As quickly as she could she cleaned out some space. Finally she was able to get her food safely put up. |
"Sam wanted to install a bird bath in his backyard so he dug a hole. Sam couldn't remember how big the birdbath was so he dug it wide. When he finished, she lowered the bird bath into the hole. The hole was much bigger than it needed to be. Sam just filled in the rest with gravel and called it a day." |
"Vance went on a hike in the mountains near his home. On his way up, he ran across an abandoned campsite. He explored the campsite and found some leftover canned food. He ate some of the canned food but started feeling sick after. Vance came down with food poisoning and went home." |
Carly was expecting a baby soon. She was preparing his bedroom and wanted to do something special. Suddenly she felt inspired to paint a mural. She found some pretty scenes online to replicate. Soon her son's nursery had a beautiful landscape in it. |
Miranda had fallen asleep with her laptop. She was rolling around in bed through the night. Suddenly she woke up to the sound of a crack. She had rolled onto her laptop. The whole screen was broken. |
"A woman was working at the hotel and an angry customer approached. The customer was complaining about the food. She was not able to do anything about the food, and talked back. She successfully calmed the customer down due to her training. Her boss complimented her ability at the end." |
Melissa hated driving for long distances. Her family wanted her to visit in another state. Melissa hadn't seen her family in a while so she agreed to visit. Melissa was driving for hours and briefly dozed off behind the wheel. Melissa got in a car crash and died before reaching her destination. |
My friend Ben was married for 71 years. The couple was hospitalized once when they were in their 80s. The both had to stay in the same hospital. Luckily both were discharged. Ben was so happy he wrote a poem about it. |
Subsets and Splits
No community queries yet
The top public SQL queries from the community will appear here once available.