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Today is Sarah's 5th birthday! Her parents threw her a party at her favorite Mexican restaurant. A balloon artist made balloon hats for Sara and her friends. Sara got lots of presents. The birthday party was a great success. |
"It was a beautiful and sunny day in Florida. The Smith family decided to go to the beach. They packed sun screen, towels, shovels and buckets. When they got to the beach they built a large sand castle. What a fun family day!" |
Katie was turning eight today and was excited for her birthday. Her mother told her that she would take Katie to the mall today. Katie was going to pick out her own birthday present this year. She went into a toy store looking for a doll that could talk. Katie found the perfect doll for her and had a great birthday! |
Joe's school was having a fundraiser for children with cancer. The goal of the fundraiser was to raise money to donate. Joe invited all of his family members to the fundraiser. Everyone came and enjoyed drinks and cookies and had fun. At the end of the night the principal announced they made their goal! |
"My friend sam has a n obsessive compulsive disorder. He tends to focus on one thing, and one thing only! He loves riding his bike on long, 2 or three hour trips. Yesterday he left to go to Toledo. He just called me from Detroit." |
My friend literally ran for office one year. He would jog in running gear from event to event. He said his foe couldn't run or hide. Some people did hide. He got mugged. |
"I bought some oranges at the organic market last week. I was going to make a great fruit salad with them. Then I got called to do an emergency job 50 miles away. I was there from thursday to Sunday. I came home Monday and my oranges were rotting, oh well." |
Jenny has a drinking problem. Jenny got arrested for public intoxication. Jenny was in jail for three days. Jenny could not write a check for rent from jail. Jenny got evicted. |
"So, I was out in the desert and a UFO landed. These little, little dues got out. They walked towards me. I Asked them if they were really that small. They said no, we are just really far away." |
"I asked them if they were really that small. We were always great friends. I am very pale compared to them. One spring day, I got a very bad sunburn. My indian friends named me ""blood orange"", orange outside, red inside." |
"John felt sick and weak for a few days. He tried to rest at home and sleep, but he couldn't get refreshed. John called his doctor and scheduled an appointment. At the doctor's visit, John had several medical tests performed. The doctor found that John had the flu and needed medication." |
"Mary's office was a mess of papers and files. She decided to clear off her desk and tidy up. Mary filed papers alphabetically and threw out unnecessary documents. She dusted drawers and organized office supplies. After several hours, Mary finally had a clean work area." |
"Susie wanted to learn to knit and make her own mittens. She visited her grandmother to borrow scraps of yarn. Her grandmother demonstrated how to knit and purl. Susie worked on her mitten and showed her grandmother the work. When done with her mitten project, she got to wear her mittens." |
Meg went shopping. She found a sweater she really liked. The sweater was too expensive for Meg to buy. Three weeks later the sweater went on sale. Meg was very happy to finally be able to buy the sweater. |
Sophie hurt her leg playing basketball. She went to the doctor and the doctor wrapped her leg. Sophie had to stay off of her leg for weeks. Her leg healed well. Sophie was able to start playing basketball again. |
"Alex rode with his friend to school every day. Alex never paid for gas. One day, Alex's friend got tired of giving Alex a free ride. Alex's friend stopped picking Alex up at his house. Alex had to walk to school every day." |
"Amy wasn't the best dancer in her class. Amy practiced all summer to improve. Amy pushed herself further and further each day. One day, Amy broke her leg when she was practicing. Amy was never able to dance again." |
Beth wanted to have a child. Beth was in an accident and could never have children. She decided to try to adopt a baby. Beth spent years trying to adopt a baby. Beth was never able to adopt a baby. |
Shirley had the best cherries in town. Everyone kept asking her how she grew her cherries. Shirley would never tell anyone her secret. Shirley's neighbor kept seeing packages delivered to Shirley's house. The neighbor realized that Shirley bought her cherries from a store. |
Grace and Joe were neighbors. Grace decided to throw a party and she invited Joe. Joe brought Grace flowers at the party. Grace loved the flowers that Joe gave her. They talked for hours at the party and fell in love. |
"Tom dreamed of being a businessman. He decided to start a small store in a tiny town. As the town grew, more and more people purchased from his store. Tom's store became the most popular store in the town. Tom had become a successful businessman." |
John dreamed of playing the drums. He mowed lawns all summer to be able to buy a drum set. John was mowing his last lawn of the summer when he had an accident. John slicked off his fingers while fixing the lawn mower. John could never play the drums. |
"Wells wanted to become a mechanic. He practiced taking apart engines and putting them back together. One day, Wells did not put an engine back together correctly. He started the engine and it exploded. Wells died due to his inexperience." |
Kareem loved to play basketball. He was considered the best on his team. The championship game was next month. The team was counting on Kareem to help them win. Kareem broke his wrist the day before the game and the team lost. |
James loved to go to the carnival. He went to the carnival every year. James went to the carnival and threw up on one of the rides. James was kicked out of the carnival and banned for life. James kept going to the carnival by wearing a disguise. |
"Jim wanted to get a cat as a pet. He went to the shelter to get a cat. He picked one out and took the cat home. The instant the cat arrived, it scratched all of Jim's furniture. Jim instantly regretted getting a cat." |
Colin loved his red shovel. He would dig holes in the yard all day. One day it rained and Colin left his shovel outside. The shovel became buried under mud and Colin couldn't find it. Colin cried until his mother bought him a new shovel. |
Jerome wanted to buy a gift for his sick little brother. His brother had to stay at the hospital due to his illness. Jerome decided to buy his brother a video game system. The system allowed people to play games together online. Jerome could now play games even when his friends were far away. |
"Jessica's favorite color is red. Jessica decided to paint her whole house red. She spent days painting the house her favorite color. A month later, Jessica changed her favorite color to green. Jessica hated her red house now." |
Marlene wanted to buy new furniture. Marlene could not leave her house due to disability. Marlene called the furniture store to purchase furniture. The store said they can deliver furniture. Marlene was able to get new furniture without leaving the house. |
"Nick wanted to become a chef. Nick applied to many restaurants and was finally hired. On Nick's first day, he had to prepare fish. Nick prepared the fish incorrectly and customers became ill. Nick was fired from his job." |
"Christy really enjoyed her job but didn't like her co workers. She kept working at her job even though she wanted to quit. One day, Christy's coworkers sent out a bad email to the whole office. Christy was hurt and decided to quit that day. Christy was happy to quit her job." |
Liz was sad because her dog died. She missed her dog every day. Liz's coworkers wanted to cheer Liz up. They gave her a card with a picture of her dog on it. Liz laughed because the picture was not of her dog. |
Lori owned the only bread store in town. She sold bread every day and was successful. One day an undercover investigator visited her store. The investigator found legal violations and closed down Amy's store. The residents had to go to the next town to buy bread. |
Anita owned a bakery. She spent her whole life's savings to open the bakery. Nobody liked the pastries that Anita sold. Anita's bakery was failing. Anita decided to burn down the bakery instead of see it fail. |
"Lani wanted to make a tall cake for her boyfriend's birthday. She spent hours baking the cake. When she tried to frost the cake, the entire cake collapsed. Lani tried to salvage the cake, but it was a mess. Lani's boyfriend told her that he loved the cake no matter what." |
"Ruby loved to type fast. She typed faster than anyone at her work. People would come to her to type their documents. One day, Anita slammed her fingers in a door on accident. She broke her fingers and could never type again." |
Carla loved the beach. She wanted her own beach house. Carla worked for 40 years and saved up money to buy a beach house. She was hit by a car on the day she would move into the house. Carla never got to live in her dream beach house. |
Ducky loved her boat. She went out on the water every day. One day it was very stormy. Ducky went out on the water anyway. Ducky's boat sank and she was never seen again. |
Dani needed eggs to bake a cake. She went to the store to buy eggs but they were sold out. Dani went all over town and could not find eggs. She passed by a farm that had chickens. Dani decided to steal eggs from the farm to bake her cake. |
"Joe owned a carpentry business. The mayor of the city asked Joe to build housing for the homeless. Joe began building the housing but left his workers to finish it. When the housing was done, it had leaks in the roof. The mayor never hired Joe again." |
"Andy wanted to see his favorite musician perform live. The musician was coming to Andy's town in two months. Andy saved his money and bought a ticket to see the musician. On the day of the concert, the musician fell terribly ill. Andy never saw the musician perform." |
There was a town that was famous for peach trees. The residents loved the peach trees. One day a visitor decided to chop down the peach trees. The visitor replaced the trees with apple trees. The residents realized that they loved apple trees too. |
"Jan and Julie were sisters. The sisters were complete opposites. Jan loved art and Julie loved numbers. One day, the sisters decided to open a clothing store. The sisters combined their talents to create a successful business." |
Yesterday April was cutting bushes in her backyard. One of the bushes must have been poisonous. She broke out in a very itchy rash. She went to the hospital. The hospital prescribed her antibiotics. |
"Channel woke up in the morning, and decided to go the beach. She put on her bathing suit, packed a cooler, and grabbed a towel. She got in her car and drove a distance. Parking, and then walking to the beach. She placed her towel on the beach and enjoyed the wonderful day." |
"Jen climbed the ladder to the top of the platform. Once at the top, she peered cautiously over the edge. The height seemed much greater than it had from the ground. She considered climbing back down. Instead, she got up her courage and jumped into the water below." |
Hailey was playing basketball in the gym with her friends. Hailey fell down and rolled her ankle with all of her weight on it. The ankle swelled up and turned colors because of a very dark bruise. Hailey needed to go to the doctors and a appointment was made for her. The doctor saw her and said her ligament was torn an... |
"Arden bought a new phone therefore he was unfamiliar with the plan. He enjoyed using his new phone all the time when he first bought it. Within two weeks he received a message that stated he used all data. He was really disappointed that he couldn't get on the internet. He had no choice but to add more data to his pla... |
Austin wanted a new video game system. He had two choices save up the money or wait till his birthday. Austin decided to wait till his birthday as that would be easiest. Soon his birthday was close by and he told his parents what he wanted. His parents were kind to gift him the game system that he wanted. |
Christian wanted to play basketball with his friends after school. He has a test that he took during school that he failed miserably. The teacher called home to tell his parents about the failed test. He asked his parents when he got home to if he can go play ball. His parents said no to playing and that he needed to s... |
"Nick needed to return the car his mother rented Monday morning. His mother forgot that she needed to work therefore can't go with him. Nick called his coach who is old enough to return the rental with him. His coach said yes he would help him Monday morning to return the car. They both went together to return the car,... |
It was going to feel like it was over a hundred degrees today. I woke up wanted to go swimming and enjoy the summer day. When I got outside I realize the air was heavy and my asthma acted up. I quickly went back inside to decide if I wanted to go for a swim. I decided not to go swimming and watch a movie in the a/c ins... |
Hailey decided to make breakfast for her mom in bed. She asked her mom what she wanted and her mom said eggs. Hailey tried her best to cook scrambled eggs the way her mom liked. She delivered it to her mom in bed with a smile on her face. Her mom didn't like the eggs but ate them anyway to make Hailey happy. |
Hailey was a typical teenager attached to her cell phone all the time. She brought it everywhere she went and used it all the time. One day she wasn't feeling well and had to leave school early. She got home and was upset to find she didn't have her phone with her. She went to school to find her friend was holding on t... |
"Heather is at work and she is hungry. She decided that she has a craving and wants Chinese food. Because she is at work she needs to wait until her shift ends. She leaves work right around dinner time and drives to the restaurant. She walks in, sits down, and finally orders her Chinese food to eat." |
Heather was walking in the parking lot of a store and found a wallet. She looked inside and realized there was a few hundred dollars there. Heather saw the license of the person that it belonged too. She drove to the owner's house to hand the wallet over. The owner was very pleased and gave Heather a twenty dollar tip. |
"Heather was always drink Pepsi soda, all day and every day. She noticed she was putting on some extra weight lately. Heather decided that she would stop drinking soda to lose weight. Soon she was getting headaches, she realized it was from no caffeine. Heather decided to deal with the headaches and then she lost weigh... |
"Natalie wanted to beat her older brother in a basketball game. She practiced hard every day for two weeks straight. Natalie's brother teased her, telling her she would never win. She started to become a better player because of practicing. The day of the game she was confident and sure enough she did win." |
Natalie wanted a tropical fish tank inside of her home. She researched the type of fish she wanted and their needs. Then Natalie went to the pet store that was closest to her home. At the store she choose several fish and a small fish tank. Natalie then went home to set up the tank with the fish. |
Heather was laying on her bed working on her laptop. Suddenly she looked up to see a huge spider on the wall. Heather has a phobia about spiders. This spider paralyzed her in fear as she called out for help. Her daughter came into the room with a shoe and killed the spider. |
"Arden needed his grass mowed, but he hurt his knee a few weeks ago. The grass was getting very long because no one had mowed it. Finally he decided to call up a teenage boy he knew. Arden offered the teenager some money to mow his grass for him. That day the teenager came, mowed his grass for some pocket money." |
Heather was pregnant and she recently had a miscarriage. The miscarriage made her very sick where she was in the hospital. Few months after the hospital stay she heard her cousin was pregnant. When she first heard the happy news it made her very sad. As some time passed Heather was able to be happy for her cousin. |
Ed and Jim were talking to each other while waiting for the subway. A train was coming as Ed began to speak. Jim could not hear Ed and Ed understood this. To compensate Ed began to scream his message loudly. The train came into station and Ed was still shouting like crazy. |
"A runner in a race was sprinting towards the finish line. Ahead on the path he saw an object move. This surprised the runner. He tried to evade it but he tripped and fell. When he landed next to the object, he saw it was a turtle." |
A teacher gave his class a pop quiz on the reading from last night. All of the students did not read the assignment and failed. Because of this quiz the class rioted. They became violent with the teacher. The teacher was scared so he threw out the test. |
The singer stood on stage and motioned to the band. As the music started the singer began to sway. He sang words so sweetly the audience began to weep. The singer took a bow and left the stage. The audience begged for an encore but none came. |
"As a joke, Roy requested an unpopular song to the radio station. At first the DJ refused. Roy called back from different phones and disguised his voice. The DJ began to think that this song was actually worth playing. After the 25th call in, the DJ played the song for Roy." |
"A sign on the side of the road proclaimed free scrap metal. Bob stopped his car to pick up the scrap. The pieces were very large so he struggled to get them in his car. After a lot of work, Bob only got one piece into his car. He decided to leave the rest for someone else." |
"For Halloween, Gus created his own superhero to dress up as. He called himself the Brick Avenger. Gus Dressed in red and carried a large red brick. He waved the brick around and made sound effects. His friends thought his costume was a crazy bricklayer." |
A man wasn't making enough money selling rulers. He decided to cut them an inch shorter to save money. The new 11 inch rulers were a big hit. He made a lot of money under this scheme. To celebrate his wealth he took a day off and went to the beach. |
A man walked into an electronics repair shop a broken laptop. He dropped the laptop on the counter and asked for an estimate. The clerk told him that he can't give an estimate that quickly. The man decided to come back later to get an estimate. The clerk worked on the laptop to see the problem in his absence. |
A man won the lottery and took his earning to the desert. He dug a deep hole and threw the money in. He covered it up and cleared his tracks. The man drew a map to where the money was. He left and didn't tell anyone about what happened. |
A boy pick up a rock at the beach. He felt the texture and inspected it for smoothness. He approved of the rock for a skipping stone. The boy brought his arm back and waited for calm water. During a lull he threw the stone and it skipped 11 times on the water. |
A chef was tasked with ordering spoons for the new restaurant. He had all of the options laid out in front of him. The check pick up each spoon one at a time and made notes. After reviewing his notes he made his final decision. The chef circled the entry for the best spoon in his notebook. |
Gus was mixing up some sauce to put on the buffalo wings he made. He knocked over a bottle of hot sauce into his mixing pot by mistake. The result was the hottest sauce he ever tried before. Gus served all his wings to his friends. The sauce was so hot they could not finish them. |
"The fireman came to a 3rd grade class to do a demonstration. He lit his shirt on fire and showed how to stop, drop, and roll. Once he lit his shirt on fire he panicked a little. The fireman forgot what he was supposed to do next. The teacher had to tackle him to smother the flame." |
Sam kept a herb garden in his kitchen for cooking. He noticed the plants' soil was looking dry. Sam gathered the pots and put them outside in the rain. Once the rain stopped Sam brought them inside. The soil was perfectly wet now. |
A knock was heard at Roy's door. He opened it to find a traveling salesman. The salesman began his sales pitch with vigor. Roy pretended that he was deaf and could not hear. The salesman felt awkward because he knew Roy heard the knock. |
A man dove from an airplane and fell towards the earth. He pulled the cord on his parachute and waited. Nothing came out. The man understood what this meant. He closed his eyes and said a prayer. |
Bob was shooting basketballs in his driveway. He raised a foot off the ground and took a shot. The ball went in. He repeated the foot technique and it went in again. He was able to get 11 baskets in a row doing this. |
The storm clouds were approaching Ben's work building. He ran to his car to get his umbrella for later. Ben was able to get the umbrella out and ran back inside the building. The storm came down as soon as he shut the door. Ben used his umbrella in the rain when he left work in an hour. |
There was two nails to go in the birdhouse Jim was building. He reached for his hammed but could not find it. He looked all around the table but alas it was nowhere. Jim picked up a heavy steel wrench and used it like a hammer. The end result was satisfactory. |
Bill finished writing a letter with a pen and paper. He reached for his pen cap but it was not there. He could not find it anywhere on the desk. Bill wrapped the pen in a wad of paper to serve as a cap. He gently placed the pen and paper wad in his desk drawer. |
"Ed went to the library and pretended to be someone else. He registered for a library card under a false name. He did this many times and acquired mann library cards. Ed used his many cards to take out hundreds of books. When the books were due, Ed refused to return it." |
A prisoner was able to sneak in a lot of stage makeup into jail. He spent hours one night putting on makeup to change his face. The prisoner fooled the guards into thinking he was the warden. The prisoner walked out the front door without any suspicion. No one realized he was gone for hours. |
The waiter took the order from a table and wrote it down. He then got a text message from his friend. The waiter was so distracted he forgot to put the order in. A long time passed and the customers were angry. The waiter panicked and blamed the kitchen. |
The first thing Mitch did when he bought a house was change the locks. He took out all the old locks and installed the new ones. He closed the doors to test the lock. The door was very secure. Mitch reached for his key but realized he only had the old key. |
Sam put a length of saran wrap on the toilet as a joke. He waited until his brother went to use the bathroom. There wa a silence and then a shout. Sam's brother burst the door open and ran after Sam. Sam escaped because he was faster than his brother. |
A drunk man walked into a grocery store. He wanted to get some tomato sauce for dinner. He stumbled as he picked up a jar of sauce. The man knocked several jars on the floor. The grocery store manager kicked out the drunk for his mess. |
Pat was running from the cops. He was over a bridge now and the river was far below. Pat decided to jump off to evade the police. He climbed on the ledge and got ready to leap. A policeman grabbed his shirt before he could jump. |
Joe was trying to sneak into a music concert for free. He wore a nice shirt and carried a clipboard. Joe pretended to read from the clipboard and walked past security. When he was inside he changed out of his clothes. Joe was amazed that he was able to get away with it. |
I went to the store to buy some food on a hot day. I bought fudge pops and put them in my car trunk. On the way home I hit some traffic. When I took the food out I noticed a puddle. The fudge pops had melted entirely in my trunk. |
During an intense board game there was a confusing situation. Jeff was the expert on the rules so he had to make the call. Jeff was unsure so he consulted the rule book for more information. After thinking it over he ruled in favor of one friend over another. The friends praised Jeff for his sage wisdom. |
Bill and Jill went to the zoo to see the big cats. Jill looked in the tiger pen but didn't see it. Bill stood behind Jill and made loud tiger noises. The noises startled Jill greatly. She punched Bill on the shoulder for being so cruel. |
"There was a sign in town that advertised jobs with the police. Lots of new recruits came out to the station to apply. The chief of police looked over the bunch and dismissed many. Out of the scores that came, only five remained. The chief handed them each a badge and said they were hired." |
A guard at the army base heard a rumble. Moments later an explosion struck the wall. The guard dove for cover. He crawled to the radio and called for help. The voice on the other end of the radio was laughing. |
The weather outside was terribly cold. Sam felt pressure to keep his house warm for his family. He went outside with an ax to get firewood. There weren't any trees big enough to chop down. Sam began to hack away at telephone polls out of desperation. |
"On opening night of the play, Fred forgot his lines. Since he had a minor part, it was not a big deal. Fred made up a line on the spot to keep the action going. The audience did not notice his mistake. Fred like the new line so much he used the the next day." |
After the band played the crowd clapped politely. The band leader thought that they could do better. He raised his baton and conducted the song once more. He gestured to the musicians to play better and with more feeling. At the end of the second play the crowd went wild. |
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