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Abe was in charge of creating a new landscaping for his neighbor. He wasn't sure what he wanted to do for trimming. He had some old redwood sitting behind his barn and got an idea. Abe put the wood into his chipper and used the chips for landscaping. His neighbor was very pleased with the result and gave Abe a bonus.
My coworker's parents were divorced when she was young. Her mom remarried and had two more children. My coworker did not get along with her stepfather. She slammed her door on him when she was 12. He took the door off its hinges for a week to punish her.
"Old Mister Lorenzo hated the young folks around his house. They messed with his yard and pestered his dog. He wished they would leave him alone. One day he decided to have a fence put up around his property. He found it eerily quiet afterwards, and later removed the fence."
Lucy bought some frozen food. On a way home she met a friend. They talked for a long time. Lucy's food melted. She ran home to put it into the freezer.
"Ray took his dog to a dog park. But Ray began to feel hungry. He took out a sandwich be brought and began to eat. But another dog bit the sandwich out of his hands. Ray, however, had a good attitude about it."
Nate loved playing outside. The frisbee was his favorite toy. He would throw it to his dog. The dog would bring it back. They spent hours playing this game.
"Once my closest friend had a dream of going from Colombia to Egypt. I felt like this dream was about me and ended up going to Colombia. After a while, things became really emotionally hard for me there. This reminded me of the oppression of the Israelite in Egypt. I now look at dreams with greater attention to what th...
Tom used to love going to the arcade when he was younger. Then they all shut down around him. He heard of a new arcade bar opening up nearby. Tom went there immediately. He wound up going there weekly.
Tom wanted to get ahead at work. He figured lying and cheating was the best way. It made him seem better at his job. Unfortunately it also created a lot of enemies. Tom was eventually fired.
Kim had a lot of bad relationships. She finally found a guy who she liked. He was pretty good for her. Unfortunately she was too apprehensive and cut off. The relationship didn't work out.
Jimmy wanted a bike. He went to several stores that sold bikes but they cost too much. Jimmy noticed his neighbor was selling a bike. The neighbor offered the bike to Jimmy in exchange for yard work. Jimmy agreed and rode the bike home to get his lawnmower.
Alexia went to Spain with her family. She was looking forward to a good time. But on the trip her sister got lost. The family looked all over for a long time. Finally they found her at the ocean.
"Charlie's class was having a spelling b next month. The winner of the spelling b would win ice cream, Charlie wasn't good at spelling but he wanted that ice cream. Charlies studied hard with the help of his dad. Charlie was shocked and proud when he won."
"Jon has a big math test in the morning. He decided he didn't need to study. When he got to class, he felt confident. His teacher gave out the test and he started filling out answers. Jon was excited when he made an A."
"I was feeding my cat today. I scooped food into my cat's bowl. Then some movement caught my eye. The movement was ants, there were ants in the food. I had to dump all of the cat food."
"Clara didn't want to follow the rest of the girl scouts on the hike. She decided to sneak off the trail. She congratulated herself on getting out of a long hike. As she waited for her troop to return, she started scratching. She soon realized she had tromped through poison ivy."
Kenny ordered a pitcher of beer for him and his friends. The beer came while he was playing pool. By the time Kenny got back the pitcher was empty. He angrily demanded for someone to get another pitcher. His friends pitched in and bought his a pitcher of his own.
Tim went on his first fishing trip. He was barely learning the basic.s. Tim learned fast. He caught more fish than anyone he went to. It encouraged Tim to go back often.
"Tom moved to a different school when he was in 7th grade. He thought it was going to be worse than what it actually was. He liked his new school and made twice as many friends. He also discovered a new passion at this school, theatre. Moving to a different school ended up being satisfying."
My phone stopped working. I needed to buy a new phone. I went to the nearest phone store. There was a brand new phone I loved. I talked with the salesperson and bought the phone.
"Martin was biracial. He didn't like when he took surveys on Mturk. They asked him whether he was African-American or White. He was both, he didn't like having to choose. Martin just said Other."
Lydia went to church and prayed in front of the altar. A priest came in and sat beside her. He asked if she had been there before. She said many years ago. He then told her to leave because only churchgoers could come inside.
"Mimi was spooked so easily her friends loved to pull pranks on her. They'd wear weird masks or makeup fake voices on her phone. She'd be scared every time thinking it was true. She desperately wanted to learn not to be spooked anymore. So when her friends pulled a new prank on her, she stood still."
Thanksgiving in the Miller house is always a great time. Everyone usually brings one dish to help with food. Grandma Miller is always in charge of cooking the turkey. Everyone gathers at Grandmas house to help her out. The Millers are very close and happy family.
"Mike worked overtime every week. When he got his last paycheck, he realized that he was underpaid. Mike discovered that his manager had altered his time card. Mike brought the issue before human resources. The manager was reprimanded for his dishonest actions."
Tom was in a hard fight. He had lost the first two rounds. There was only one round left. Tom had to go all out to win. He came out swinging and caught a knock out.
Sarah has a bad habit. All Sarah eats is candy and sweets. She starts to notice a sharp pain in her teeth. The dentist tells her she has 6 cavities! Sarah decides she needs to start eating healthier.
Zach always won at Monopoly. Rick said he could beat Zach. We organized a Monopoly game Saturday night. Zach was winning. Then Rick caught Zach cheating.
Jo has a math test tomorrow. She has missed four days of school and isn't ready. She decided to pull an allnighter. Jo fell asleep during her test. She made a 0 on her math test.
Tom was old and living alone. He fell going up the stairs. Tom broke his hip. His family didn't think he could live alone anymore. They put him in a retirement home.
Ollie just wanted some more porridge. The headmistress said he could only have one bowl. Ollie snuck some more anyway. He ate and was full for the first time in months. He hated being at the boarding school.
Victor worked for a big plastic bag manufacturing company. Victor learned everything he needed to know about the business. Eventually he quit his job and opened his own manufacturing company. He knew exactly how he could run his company more efficiently. Now Victor has the #1 plastic bag manufacturing company in Americ...
"Ricky was 32 and loved Rachel, who was 22, and they'd dated for years. When he proposed, she said yes, and they both believed she meant it. After a while it was clear she was not ready for til death do us part. His ring was really a reward for answering a quiz correctly, to her. Ricky ended things and deserved better,...
My niece developed a romantic attachment to prisoners when she was 20. She visited a man in prison. She married him after he got out. The marriage lasted six months. She left him after he hit her.
"Kyle needed a new shirt. He found one that was blue with stripes. When he got to the cash register, he did not have enough. Luckily his mom decided to help him. Kyle was glad he finally found the shirt."
Katie wanted a new dress. She decided to make one instead of buying one. She bought fabric and a great pattern. She was able to design the dress of her dreams. She loved her new dress.
"Carl had been hired to work at a local factory. It was very hot with temperatures typically over one hundred degrees. Carl hated the job and wanted to quit. However, he had to stick with it to pay the bills. Eventually, Carl got use to job and learned to enjoy it."
"I skipped high school. I drove to the library. I wandered there and downtown. When I got back to my car, I saw I locked my keys in. I had to pay for someone to open the door."
"Marianne loved to twirl. She did so everywhere but especially in the rain. As she didn't pay attention while she twirled, she fell a lot. It made her feel clumsy but she didn't stop. She twirled her way onto a stage and this time she didn't fall."
"Jim was dismayed when the padded arm of his chair came off. He tried to put it back in place, but it wouldn't stay. He pondered what he could do about it. Jim rifled through his utility box and found some super glue. He got the foam arm to stay put by liberally applying the glue to it."
Tom was in a hard cage fight. He landed a punch early in the fight. Tom wanted to get the knock out. He got tunnel vision and didn't go for anything else. He wound up losing a decision.
"Dorothy had never been so insulted in her life! She is a big girl, some say fat, and she wore all black to work. During her lunch break, she walked backwards while talking to someone. Behind her someone said, beep beep beep! Then he said, She's so fat she should come with a warning signal."
"Jane was working from home one day and had put her dog outside. She got a text from a neighbor saying they saw her dog roaming around. Jane looked in the backyard, and sure enough, her dog was not there. She ran outside calling her dog's name and yelling the word, treat. She was nearby, eating a donut that was stuck t...
We had grilled chicken from the supermarket tonight. Our cat loves fresh chicken. My wife did want to give her any chicken because it was seasoned. She found only the skin was seasoned. She gave the cat a small piece of unseasoned chicken.
Susie had been with Fred for three years. The two planned on getting married originally. But Fred broke off the engagement. Susie was then left all alone. She had no idea what to do about her single life now.
"Ray worked in the fashion industry. Every season, he needs a new suit to keep up with style. Last autumn, Ray tried a suit that was radical looking. He knew it was a risk to wear it in his industry. The risk paid off, and Ray started a new trend altogether."
"Difficult events had left me stressed out and unable to relax. I decided to try cloud meditation to calm my racing thoughts. Looking up the blowing clouds had an immediate beneficial effect. My mind engaged the shapes, creating gently distracting pictures. This experience demonstrated the healing power of nature."
"Shane's parents told him that they we're going to be moving. He was very scared to move to a new school and make new friends. The first few weeks of school were very hard and lonely for Shane. Shane decided to join the football team to try and make friends. Shane now loves his new school, his team and all his new frie...
"Dee ran through the lush, green meadow without a care in the world. A beautiful butterfly landed in the palm of her hand. She smiled at it and even sang a few notes of a song to it. It started to fly away and Dee reflexively closed her fingers. She crushed the poor insect into pulp and cried all the way home."
Mary was an opera singer. She had a performance tonight. In the middle of the aria she got a case of the hiccups. She could not fight it. She had to stop singing.
Gating trained hard for the two mile. He practiced with his team very day. He ate the right kinds of food. He won at the distance for indoor track. His picture was on the local sports section.
Susanna had been working at the store for quite awhile. She had not gotten paid in a while however. She started to get mad. So she complained to the manager. However the manager said she did not care.
Erika goes to school everyday except Sundays. She manage to go to school and do house chores when at home. Erka was invited by her friend to go the mall after school. But Erika resisted it because she know her priorities. She never priorities hanging out with friends than helping at home.
"Today is Carrie's birthday. She has been at work all day long. When she arrives home from work, her apartment is dark. As she walks in and turns on the light, she is met with a surprise! Her boyfriend has organized a party with all her friends."
In a college football game one team was way ahead. The team that was winning scored another touchdown. The coach called a two point conversion after the touchdown. After the game a reporter asked the coach why he went for two. The coach indicated that it was because he could not go for three.
Tom was playing baseball with some friends. He hit a ball in the wrong direction. It hit a neighbor's window. The window was shattered. Tom apologized and had to get it fixed.
Kate's friends were getting married. She couldn't afford anything on their gift registry. She decided to buy a knock off online. She bought the real one from the registry store. Kate returned the real one after the wedding.
"Willie's boss told him there were snakes in the river. Willie wasn't afraid of anything, and certainly not of snakes. He dived into the river every day for a month to prove his boss wrong. His boss got sick of his attitude and fired him. Willie got bit by a snake as he left the building."
There were snacks in the pantry. I picked my favorite ones. I opened the back of crackers I chose. I ate one of the crackers. I gave one to my brother.
One time a guy and I who liked each other needed clarity. We decided to take a break from talking and ignored each other. We missed each other terribly and felt emotionally sick. One of my friends talk me that fasting each other was a silly idea. I agreed and decided that I would never handle problems that way again.
Kieran was a heavy gambler. His favourite sport to gamble on was football. H first bet of the season was that Vikings would go to the superbowl. He was very upset when the Vikings QB got injured. He considered his bet essentially lost at that point.
"Adam was homeless and living in an alley. He ran across a stray dog. Adam gave the dog some of his food. The dog ate it all up and then cuddled next to Adam. From then on, the dog followed Adam everywhere."
The oil light had been on for three weeks. Melinda was still driving it to work everyday. This time the engine began to sputter and cease. Gray smoke started coming out of the tailpipe. She felt foolish and began to cry.
We had a gig booked at a local bar. It ended up snowing a lot that night. No one came in for the show. The owner did not want to pay us. We had quite a few words with him.
"Charles smoked every day for twenty years. At age 40, he went to a picnic and played basketball. His breath was heavy because he was out of shape. After the game, however, he actually felt good. Now he plays basketball every day and smokes a lot less."
"Tom was a great baseball player. He wanted to try something new, though. He gave basketball a try. He was decently good at that as well. Tom eventually stuck to baseball, though."
Tim hated roller coasters. His parents convinced him to go on one. They told him it wasn't that scary. It turned out to be incredibly scary. Tim was traumatized ever since.
Nina moved into a new apartment complex. Her neighbors were very noisy. Sometimes they stomped down the stairs. They threw crazy parties on the weekends. Nina eventually moved to a quieter place.
Indiana's mother gave birth to her when she was 40. Indiana was born with Down's Syndrome. Her parents never thought of their daughter as anything but perfect. Every day she made them smile and proud. When Indiana was 20 she was able to live on her own.
Maria's daughters were fighting over the remote. They were tugging the controller. Flora pushed her sister and grabbed the remote. She fell on her head. Maria noticed and grounded both of them.
Cole loved football. He was a referee on the weekends. He liked blowing the whistle and making calls. He refereed a very close game. The crowd didn't like a lot of his calls and they yelled at him.
"Bounce, bounce went Dottie on the trampoline. She could see over the fence into the neighbor's yard. There was something sparkly over there. It was a jump rope. Dottie made up her mind to go retrieve it."
There was a old white lady that had powers. She was able to predict the future and give advice. She was able to read minds but not help herself. So she began to eat the minds of her clients. Until her son found his dad's brain and called 911.
Tom heard a noise when he was driving around. It came from his engine. Tom didn't bother to ever get it checked. After a while his car broke down completely. Tom's engine was nearly destroyed.
"Cassie only ate her steak well done. When she was out to dinner she ordered her steak. The waiter brought it to her and she looked at it. When she cut into it, it was still pink. Cassie felt bad, but immediately sent it back."
Haley is a music major at a university. Haley knows she has an audition tomorrow. Haley's friend's invited her to a party. Haley attends the party instead of practicing for her audition. Haley performs very poorly at her audition.
"I was walking down my block one day. My friend drove by in a car. He said I walked funny. He recorded video of me walking. When I saw it, I was happy that I was such a unique person."
At the train depot many people waited. The train arrived right on time. Samson was waiting on his parents to leave the train. His parents were the last off and he thought they missed the train. They came because Samson was getting married.
My friend and I wanted to buy a new car. We went to the car lot by our apartment. We searched for a while before we found a blue car. We took it for a test drive. The test drive went well so we decided to buy the car.
"The presidential election was coming up soon. Jenn was tired of hearing about it already. In fact, she had grown tired of it long ago. She could not wait until it was over. That would not be for a while, unfortunately."
Natalie plays the piano. She has taken lessons for eight years. Her practices last about an hour everyday. The practice is what makes her so good. She keeps at it until the pieces are perfect.
Tracy was scheduled for work. He slept in too long. Tracy rushed to his car. He drove to work. He was late for work.
Abby learned a new dance at class yesterday. It was a type of hip hop dance. She is really good at it. She does a solo dance in the middle of it. I am so proud of her hard work.
"Robert was very concerned about the final grade in his class. He had not done as well as expected on the tests. The professor said he would not curve the grades. The final was especially hard and would not help his grade. Robert worried for nothing, since the grade ended up being curved."
Mary loved to make jewelry. She made a silver locket that opened and closed. She put some pictures inside the locket. She gave it to her friend Sally for her birthday. Sally was overjoyed.
"Kia's friends invited her to a haunted house. She agreed to go, but had low expectations. She doubted she'd actually be scared. Surprisingly, though, the house was very spooky! Kia had to admit she was pleasantly surprised."
Ben was excited to get baptized. He went to the preacher to ask. He was the only one to get baptized that day. He went under the water. He wanted to show people he was a Christ follower.
Susie had been using a droid phone for quite awhile. She had liked it but was having issues. One day it stopped working. So she got an iPhone instead. Susie liked the iPhone so much better.
"Senji met a girl named beverly. Senji really likes beverly so he do efforts for her to noticed him. He gives her flower in the morning and chocolate in the afternoon. Because of that they became close friends. After five years,they became husband and wife."
Tom was at the arcade. He noticed a machine was broken. He told someone in charge. To thank him for it they gave him free games on it all day. Tom was there until closing time.
Patsy wanted to see a psychic after her father died. She always felt him around but wanted to be sure she was right. The psychic told her that she was definitely right. She said her dad watches over her all the time. Patsy felt better afterwards and went back regularly in the future.
"Recovered from anorexia, Ann wanted to teach about healthy body image. Her college class in advertising gave her the perfect opportunity. She did a presentation focusing on the abnormal thinness of models. Ann highlighted the subliminal messages targeting women and girls. She helped open the eyes of a new generation o...
Tom owed people money. He would be in big trouble if he didn't pay them back. Tom tried to pawn everything he owned. It wasn't enough to pay his debt. He was severely injured because of it.
Joe loved plants. So he bought himself some seeds and soil and a pot. He planted his seeds in a pot full of soil. He watered the plant everyday. In a month it grew into a big plant.
Silvia thought she was undesirable. No man would ever want her. She asked Mark one day why he wasn't interested in her. He confessed that he liked her but that her breath stunk too much. Silvia slapped him in the face saying he was rude.
"Benny had a busy day in work today. When he came home, he wasn't able to study for his classes. He fell asleep. Since all of his classes have exams in 1-2 days, he tried to study. He pulled an all-nighter to study, although he didn't study enough."
Lilly's dad took her to the pound for a kitten. She fell in love with one but it was caged with its sister. She couldn't tear them apart. Her dad saw how sad she was. He let her take both of the kittens home!
Tom was at his cafeteria. Something got stuck in his throat while eating. It made him throw up in front of everyone. Other kids nearby vomited because of it too. Tom never lived it down.
At the age of 40 Shannon decided to go to school again. She wanted to train to become a nurse. She was a little out of her element at first but loved it. She did really well and got great grades. After graduation she was hired and she was thrilled to start!
"Sarah was deeply depressed. She had recently been divorced. Faced with living alone again, she was thinking about suicide. That's when she found a kitten on the way home from work. Instead of death, she chose to live her life for the cat."

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