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"The magician and his assistant took to the stage. He performed trick after trick in rapid succession. As a finale, he was going to make his assistant disappear. He tossed a sparkling sheet over her, then just as quickly removed it. Amazingly she had vanished, just like that."
Kathy didn't like Sue. Kathy started rumours about Sue. Sue found out Kathy was talking about her. Sue and Kathy got in an argument. Sue never talked to Kathy again.
Jennifer went to a local bar last Friday night. She ended up running into old friends from high school at the bar. They talked about old memories that were happy and sad. At the end of the night they exchanged phone numbers to keep in touch. Jennifer plans on meeting with them at the bar next week.
"It had always been Jeff's dream to open up an ice cream parlor. Business was slow at first. After advertising at the beach, customers began to roll in. These days Jeff gets to travel around the world. He owns a popular ice cream chain with bases in 15 countries."
Kate's sister Jade had a new butterfly robe. Kate loved it. Her sister sent her to the store to buy one for herself. There were no butterfly robes left. All they had were frog robes.
"Gary was sad that he was divorcing his wife. However, Gary knew his wife was in love with someone else. At the proceedings, Gary and his ex wife agreed on things amicably. After the proceedings, Gary wished his ex wife the best, and left. Gary was sad, but glad they could resolve things amicably."
"Joe visits his family in Los Angeles every summer. While there, he visits the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He also goes to Disneyland for a good time. Before he leaves Los Angeles, Joe always buys souvenirs. He returns home to tell his friends of the vacation."
"Stanley was typing up a report for work. It was a long report and the deadline was close. Before he finished, his computer froze and crashed. Stanley panicked and thought he lost his work. Fortunately, Stanley backed up his work on a USB drive."
Tina bought some stock in a company yesterday. She was hopeful it would go up. Yet unfortunately it crashed. Tina lost a lot of money. She was defeated.
Travis and his band had a gig booked. It was tomorrow night at a bar. They were in the middle of practice when the promoter called. He told them he was canceling the show for a magic show. He told them there was just no magic in rock and roll.
"Victor was a retired soldier. One night, he told his grandson stories about his experiences. His grandson was in awe of his tales of battle. Victor could see that his stories were making him excited and anxious. He had trouble putting his grandson to bed later that night."
"Tim was about to drive his first car. He bought it at a bargain price. However, it wouldn't start up. He needed to figure out what was wrong. When he looked under the hood, half the engine had fallen apart."
I worked at the MBTA for 26 years. I took new employees on field trips. My last trip was in 2007. I took a new buyer to visit a repair facility in Newton. I gave a brief history of the MBTA.
Bob laid out an extension cord outside for doing yardwork. He plugged his hedge trimmer in and got to work. He worked towards the edge of his yard. Bob needed a few more inches of cord to get it done. He tried to tug the slack of the cord but he ended up unplugging it.
"Bill was riding his bike down the street. He rolled to a stop sign, but didn't stop. A car was passing through the intersection. Bill's bike hit the tail end of the car. Bill had to be hospitalized for a week."
The couple built a shelter for the dog. The dog wouldn't sleep in it. The husband blamed the wife. The wife said it was the husband's fault. Their child tore it down.
Kris always wrote his name on his lunch bag. He knew someone in the office always got in unmarked food. He figured if the person knew whose it was they wouldn't eat it. He was wrong. His lunch was missing a fruit snack and a pudding cup.
The man got hit in the eye. His eye swelled until it was shut. He put a cold steak on it. It was his roommates steak. His roommate was angry.
My grandpa bought me a bike with training wheels. I rode it for a while and asked grandpa to take them off. I pleaded and he finally agreed but didn't think I could ride it. He took of the training wheels. I rode down the bank and kept going and didn't fall.
Gary was incredibly tired. He'd been running on full throttle for days. Gary finally sat down and almost instantly began to doze off. The phone rang with an important call just as he fell into sleep. Someone also knocked on his door at the same time.
The kitten wandered around the living room. It could not find a good spot to sleep. The kitten found something brown and squishy. The kitten fell asleep. The kitten fell asleep on the lab.
"Cindy wanted to improve her bad memory. She researched methods to train her mind online. She found a technique that she felt comfortable doing. For the next week, she practiced diligently. Soon after, she found her memory had improved tremendously."
Ed's family searched the woods for the perfect Christmas tree. After about two hours they found a beautiful one. His dad was about to swing the ax when they heard chirping. There was a family of birds in the tree. So they started their search over again.
Janice stole Billy's lunch. Billy hesitated to fight back since Janice is twice his size. Janice also influenced him to bully others since it was fun. Billy took her advice and bullied others. He eventually got in trouble for his actions.
"To advertise his business, James make promotional pens. He handed them to people on the street. A person kept asking how much he was selling the pens for. James had to explain that the pens were free. The person was skeptical and refused to accept one."
Dave was on his high school track team. And he wanted to improve his 1 mile run time. He saw advertisements for expensive lightweight shoes on TV. And he saved up money to buy them. But he was disappointed when they barely made a difference.
"Ben tried to look for his homework inside the house. He couldn't find it and grew mad. His mom told him that she didn't move anything. However, he automatically blamed her. Ben ended up throwing away some of her makeup as payback."
Kate wanted to eat cookies. But they were up high. She was too short to reach them. She saw the yellow fisher price kids chairs in the dining room. They were the perfect height for her to reach the cookies.
Frank showed up to a doctor's office for treatment. He stood waiting while the desk person ignored him. She instead trained a coworker on how to check him in. Frank stood in front of the desk becoming very frustrated. He felt as though he wasn't there at all!
Jill was playing soccer. She fell and her tooth popped out. Her mother told her to put the tooth under her pillow. Jill did as her mother instructed. The next day Jill found five dollars under her pillow.
I baked a cake for my friend's birthday the other day. I spend a lot of money on all the ingredients. It also took my a very long time to prepare it. My friend thought that the cake looked amazing. He also loved how the cake tasted.
Bob was surprised to learn his u-haul rental was at a propane company. They didn't seem too concerned with customer service. Their system didn't have a record of him. Bob had printed out all of his reservation information. The clerk at the counter reluctantly honored it.
"Kate was driving on her girls road trip. The four girls were driving in an awkward silence after an argument. Someone turned on the music. It was loud, and grating. Kate was now more irritated than she had been with the argument."
Sue was in her car listening to the radio. A song came on that she really liked. Sue reached for the dial to turn it up. The dial broke off in her hand. She was sad about breaking her radio.
The man rubbed the woman's feet. That made the woman feel good. The woman made him dinner as thanks. The man brought some wine as a treat. The two became great friends.
We had a heat wave this week. Temperatures were in the nineties. Our condo has a pool that closes at 8 PM. A lot of residents climbed over the fence and swam all night. The condo board is considering a security guard.
Rachel went to her boyfriend's house for Easter. His mom cooked up a huge ham. Rachel's religious beliefs prevented her from eating it. She thought things would be very awkward. Her boyfriend mom knew ahead of time and had also made kosher food.
I found a book at a garage sale that looked very interesting. I bought it from the owner for only one dollar. Later in the day I opened it to read. In the middle of the book I found a $20 bill. I laughed at the thought of buying it earlier.
He took the cat to the vet. The vet called it sick. The man got some medicine. The cat took the medicine. The cat got better.
"Fred had just learned to drive. His father allowed him to use his car. Fred drove to the movie theatre to meet with friends. When they left the movie, there was a dent on the car. Fred's father refused to believe Fred wasn't responsible."
Jude was a poor boy in a very big city. Jude went to school one day and found a gun. He wanted to help fight the crime in his neighborhood. Jude took the gun to a local drug den. He killed all the dope dealers and then threw away the gun.
There was an empty lot in town. Jen thought it was ugly. She decided to build a park there. She got permission from the city and started building. It was the best park in town.
The woman talked to her cat. The cat stared at the woman. After a little while the cat meowed. The woman thought the cat was answering her. She started talking with the cat all the time.
Rene wanted to give her boyfriend a nice gift. She found some great cufflinks. She purchased them. She then gave them to her boyfriend. He loved them.
"Ray and Jerry excitedly got dressed in the morning. They rushed to eat breakfast and quickly left. They'd planned to meet friends who were there when the two arrived. Jerry's friend, Melissa, handed then two rainbow-colored flags. Everyone entered the festival grounds ready to party!"
A new park opened by Andy's house. Andy was very interested. The old park had gotten ran down over the years. Andy went to the new park. The new park had new trees and well maintained grounds.
Joe has always admired the President. Joe wants to be just like him. Sometimes Joe dresses in his suits. He looks in the mirror and sits in his office. Joe is only vice president and that makes him sad.
The student didn't read the assignment. He did it incorrectly. The teacher gave him a failing grade. The student asked for another chance. The teacher refused his request.
"Hassan and his wife Ratna were having marital problems. After their first child, the husband found the wife less attractive. Realizing Hassan was slipping away, Ratna suggested adding a new wife. They soon found a woman who was very pleasing to both of them. Now the marriage is very strong."
I was in a drive thru yesterday. I was waiting in line alone in my van. A weird man came up to my window. He started knocking and I got scared. I pretended to make a phone call so he would leave.
Derek really admired his older brother Mark. Derek listened in as Mark talked with one of his girlfriends. Derek decided to try the same lines with a girl in his class. He used one of Mark's lines when talking with Julia. Julia then slapped Derek for being so forward!
"Kieren decided one day to practice for his town's skating club. He bought a skateboard and started watching tutorials. After a few days, he put his knowledge to work and tried to ride it. Kieren got frustrated because he kept falling off. He decided that skateboarding was not for him."
"My wife's due date has past recently, and we're starting to worry. As the days progress, her health declines. The doctor makes the decision to force the pregnancy immediately. I wake up my wife, and get her to the car in a hurry. I storm off quickly, until the hospital lights shimmer in the distance."
The boy picked up the fork. He saw that it was dirty. He went to get a new fork. He put the old fork back in the drawer. His mom told him to put it in the sink.
"All the kids in the neighborhood gathered at night. They loved to play flashlight tag together. James reminded them all of the rules. Soon, they scattered and hid. They played for hours, until their parents called them in."
The doll caught on fire. The girl thought it was funny. She watched it burn. It caught the house on fire. The whole house burned down.
The local mexican place opened recently. We went the same night. The nachos were really delicious. The appetizers were good as well. We all loved the churros best of all.
"When my kids were small we went to Burger King. My son said there was a bone in his burger. I was thinking it was a little gristle. I told him to quit whining about every little thing. I looked at the bone, it was a half inch thick and two inches wide."
"Carlos ran a fruit stand at the farmer's market. Business was going well. Carlos noticed a man pick up an apple and pocketed it. As the man walked away, Carlos chased him down. The man looked ashamed as he returned the apple."
I was babysitting the children of a friend one night. They were completely out of control. I needed to calm them down before their parents were home. I put on a popular DVD for them to watch. After one hour they were quiet and sleeping.
"Gary saw an attractive girl sitting across the cafeteria. He glanced for a short moment. After staring at her again, she noticed. She walked to Gary with a mean face. Gary got into a fight with the girl."
"Ryan always wanted a new iPhone 6s but he could never afford it. He decided he'd get a job and work towards saving for one. As the months went by, he slowly and steadily got closer to his goal. After 5 months he finally had enough saved up and went to the store. As he was handed his brand new phone, he was enthralled....
"Jan wanted to become a ballerina. She asked her mom if she could take dance lessons to learn ballet. Her mom said they couldn't afford it. Jan felt very sad about this, but accepted it. On her birthday, Jan learned she would start dance lessons next week!"
"Bob wanted to earn more money. He asked a friend who was much wealthier than he was. His friend was helpful, and suggested he change careers. Bob, motivated to become rich, followed the advice. Before long, he was making significantly more money than before."
"George had to write an essay. His teacher assigned the topic of family. George had no idea what to write. So he decided to cheat. However, George got caught and was suspended."
Joe loaded his large bag into his truck. He had a paper route. He needed to deliver 300 papers before the morning was over. He threw a paper out each time he passed a house. He raced to finish the route.
"Laurel liked to make healthy smoothies. She would put lots of yummy things in a fancy blender. Once it was blended, she'd drink it all. She perfected her smoothie recipes over the summer. Soon, she had a whole notebook full of them."
"Last year, Jeff turned 35. He was arrested for using drugs at work. The family was very disappointed in him. They decided to get him some help. His parents sent him to rehab."
"Uriah was bored, so he decided to take up a hobby. After a bit of thinking, he decided he would try sewing. He bought all the materials that he imagined he would need. As he began to start, he noticed he had forgotten to buy thread. He wondered aloud how he could forget such a crucial item."
"I went to the store last night to buy some potato chips. The store was all out of my favorite brand of chips. I had to drive across town to the other grocery store. Luckily, they had the chips I wanted. I'm really glad I made the trip to the other store."
The band set up for a show. The drummer couldn't find his bass drum. He asked the guitarist for help. They went out to the van to look. The base drum was sitting next to the van.
I was reading a great book last night. Problem was I was so tired. My eyes kept closing. I kept trying to keep them open. Yet I ended up falling asleep.
Tina was a shareholder. She was cheering for good earnings. When earnings were out they were great. Tina thought she would make money. Unfortunately she lost big time.
"Betty doesn't like the area she lives in. She's been looking at real estate listing online. She found a house she really likes in Coos Bay, Oregon. Betty bought the house site-unseen. When she arrived, the house was in much worse shape than shown."
Joan went to her weekly yoga class at 9 am. There were a few new students in class. Joan introduced herself and helped show them the ropes. The new students were grateful and invited her to lunch. Joan was happy that she reached out to strangers.
"April noticed something in the tree. She went over to investigate and saw it was a nest! There were baby birds inside of it. She watched them for a while, then snuck away. She saw the mother bird come back and feed them."
Kate met a guy in a club. They talked for a while in the back of the club. The DJ played Kate's favorite song. She wanted to dance for just this one song. They ended up spending an hour dancing together.
Rene loved the swings. She didn't think she was too old to use them. Rene went very high. At the end she jumped off. She had much fun.
There was a candy bar in the pool. They shut down the pool. A cleaner came to clean the pool. It took four hours. They opened the pool when he was done.
"Jeff stayed with us another night as well. That night we played hide and seek. My brother and I ran into our parent's bedroom. We decided to wear each other's clothes to trick him. My brother wore my dress, and I wore his jeans and shirt."
I bought a boat so that I could hunt for sunken treasure. On the first day on my boat I found a spot that looked lucky. I put on all my scuba gear and prepared to enter the water. I jumped into the water and began looking for treasure. After and hour of searching I was able to find a treasure chest.
"Jimmy was shopping online for a new camera. He found the one he wanted but it wasn't available for pickup. He paid for fast shipping and waited for the package to arrive. When the camera was delivered at his door, it was broken. Jimmy shipped it back and went to buy a camera locally."
"I had to call into work this morning because of the flu. I woke up feeling groggy, and realized I felt extremely hot and weak. My boss didn't take it too lightly, and was a little upset. But it's better than forcing myself into a situation I couldn't do. I think I'll go to sleep now, I'm losing my strength typing this...
"Steven bought a new pair of pants. He tried them on later that day. Surprisingly, they did not fit him properly. He went back to the store to return them later on. He made sure in the future to try clothes on before he bought them."
The man hid in a tunnel. A strong rain came. The tunnel kept the man dry. The storm passed. The man continued on his adventure.
Chance was curious to what his dog does while he's gone. He set up a small camera to see what happens. Chance left the house. He turned on his phone app to watch. All he saw was his dog laying in front of the door for hours.
Eli really had to urinate. He'd been holding it because he was busy. The bank called him again when he finally was getting up. Then one of his neighbors decided it was a good time to visit. Eli was truly relieved when he was finally able to get to a bathroom.
Anne was at her friend's house playing in their new pool. She got out of the pool and ran across the rough wood deck barefoot. Anne got a huge splinter in the bottom of her foot and started to cry. She came inside and laid on the couch pleading for help. Her parents comforted her and carefully removed the splinter.
"Tom wanted to give his girlfriend the best Valentine's Day gift ever. He bought a box of chocolates along with a dozen red roses. Tom took her out for dinner and presented her with the gifts. She was very happy, but surprised when Tom got down on one knee. Tom asked her to marry him, and it truly was the best gift eve...
"Eric wanted to go to the prom with Jessica. He was extremely nervous and wasn't sure how to ask. He asked all his friends how to do it. Finally someone told him, so he asked her. She said yes and he was so happy, they went together the next night!"
"Jamie built doll houses for a living. As he was self-conscious, he told people he was an architect. When an acquaintance asked him for a house, he drew the plans. He built the house and showed it with pride. His acquaintance was speechless as he was facing a doll house."
Jason had finally made it. It was a grueling hike all the way up. The waterfall was there right in front of him. Jason stood their and took it all in. He was happy he made the hike.
When I was a kid my parents bought me a skateboard. I had always wanted to learn how to skateboard. I practiced riding it all the time. No matter how hard I practiced I couldn't get the hang of it. I'm really sad I could never get the hang of skateboarding.
A tennis player was in the middle of an intense game. The other player send him a soft lob by accident. The first player eyed up his shot. He crushed the ball with his racket. The other player failed to return the hit.
The rebels set up their mortars. The fired them into the village. The village people evacuated. The village caught on fire. The entire north half of the village burnt down.
Martha wanted to whiten her teeth. At first she was scared. Then she went for it. Unfortunately she got bad tooth sensitivity. She could never use it again.
Tim decided he wanted to stay up all night. He watched tv until 5 in the morning. The next day he woke up very tired. He fell asleep and missed school. Tim never stayed up that late again.
I came home from work one day. The television was not working. I tried pressing the on button a few times. I tried using the on button on the remote control. It turns out the television wasn't plugged in.
Ned has come into some hard times. He has just been laid off his job at the factory. He decides that his Ford Mustang has to be sold. He places an ad on the internet in hopes of a buyer. Ned finds a buyer and has to let go of his baby.
Sidney was a great cook. Cajun food was her favorite thing to cook. She made a big pot of gumbo. She fed it to her kids and husband and they all loved it. Sidney decided to try jambalaya next.

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