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"The racers took their stance. Before the race started, an official blew the whistle. She walked towards the man who had an illegal start. He was disqualified. The rest of the race continued."
"Tom would never share any of his toys. However, he always wanted toys from everyone else. One day his friends took a stand. They refused to share anything with Tom. Tom then changed his ways and shared his toys."
Luke was diagnosed with cancer at 2 years old. He was feeling very bad all day. He went to stay at Ronald Mcdonald house in Memphis. I visited him all day long. We played with his fire truck.
"It was Samantha's 15th birthday. She had just gone out to eat with her family. They all sang for her and clapped. At the end of the meal, her father gave her a small box. Inside was a new necklace."
"When we went camping, we slept in tents. I setup my tent near the RV. In the early morning, I woke up and stretched. I rolled over to find a snake. I screamed and ran out of my tent."
"One day, John saw a nest of Pigeon. It was hanging loose. He tried to reach the nest but all of his efforts were in vain. The nest finally fell down and all of the eggs broke. He was very sad although he tried a lot."
Sam built a cabin with materials from the land. He was very proud of what he'd done. Sam called everyone to show off his adroitness. The county building inspector told him his cabin wasn't to code. Sam was informed he needed to tear it down.
"Joan lived in the island of Jersey near the coast of France. She took a class to learn conversational French. One day, she got on a boat and departed to the peninsula of Brittany. When she arrived, everyone there was speaking English. Joan never got a chance to use her language skills."
Walter had a knock on his door Saturday morning. It was a student selling magazines for her class. Walter really didn't want to buy any magazines. He offered the child a five dollar donation. The child took the money for her class and went on to the neighbor's.
Matt's dad bought him a minibike for his birthday. Matt couldn't ride his minibike because he was too small. His uncle wanted to borrow his mini bike to ride up the mountain. His uncle broke his minibike and left it on the mountain. Matt never let anyone borrow his things again.
"Ben and Stan were playing baseball in their backyard. Stan aggressively hit the ball when it was thrown at him. The ball flew into the neighbor's window. Ben and Stan tried to run away. However, they were caught when their neighbor came over."
"John was hungry. But he was also sick. He grabbed a slice of leftover pizza and stuffed it in his mouth. But afterwards, he felt terrible. He ended up being sick for another two weeks."
Dale is playing in a baseball game. It's almost his turn to bat in the game. His team is losing by 2 runs. Dale steps up to the plate. The ball comes towards dale and he hits it for a game winning home run.
"Mark wanted to see his son, Davie, play baseball. He was drafted by the Boston Red Sox and was playing in the minors. He arrived at the park early to watch batting practice. Davie saw his dad and invited him onto the field to take a picture. Mark was beaming with pride as his son stood beside him for the photo."
Los Angeles was going through the worst heatwave ever. All people wanted to do is stay in and keep cool. Some people went to the movie theatre because it was always cold. It got so hot though the whole cities power went out. All anyone could do is sit in their car and wait until it passed.
"Julia was known as a mean girl. She treated all her friends horribly. Soon, none of them wanted to spend time with her. She reflected on why she was so rude. She decided she needed to be a nicer person."
Hanna wanted a new pair of shoes. She begged her Grandma to buy the shoes. Her grandma said not today. Hanna gave her a wide-eyed look. Her grandma gave in and bought the shoes.
"Hal owned many stocks. He wanted to sell some, but was afraid of the tax consequences. Instead, he wrote call options on these stocks. Hal was delighted with the income generated by these trades. After the options expired worthless, Hal felt happy."
Bob loves to fish. He got up early one morning. He got his fishing pole ready. Next he walked to the lake. Bob caught a big fish.
The man was poking around the antique store. He found a vintage typewriter. He brought it home and played around with it. What a cool contraption! It made the man long for the days of the past.
Tim really disliked his cousins. They were always showing off. One day some bigger kids were picking on Tim. Tim's cousin's chased them away. Tim never disliked his cousins again.
The man took off in the airplane. He realized a motor was malfunctioning. He reported his situation. He was given approval to land ahead of schedule. He landed his plane safely.
Jake really wanted to make the track team. Jake trained all summer long. He watched his diet and worked out very hard. Jake did his very best at tryouts at the beginning of the school year. He made the team!
"Marc bought a large hamburger with fries at the drive-through. He felt guilty buying the meal, but he was hungry. Before he entered his home, he parked his car and finished his meal. He threw his trash in the back seat. Marc didn't want anyone to know he got fast food."
Kate had trouble staying calm. So one of her friends recommended aromatherapy. Kate laughed at the idea. But she gave in as nothing else worked. The smell of lavender in Kate's room improved her.
Sandy and Andrew went out for lunch. Andrew excused himself to the restroom. Sandy thought it would be funny to pull a prank on Andrew. Sandy unscrewed the top of the salt shaker. Andrew ruined his food when he attempted to salt it.
I woke up yesterday and could not find my cell phone. I started looking all over the house for it. I finally found it where I had been sleeping. I picked it up and discovered the screen was broken. Now I need to go buy a new phone.
Doris was running late for school. She popped some pop tarts in the toaster. She noticed something wasn't quite right. The toaster wouldn't turn on and toast her tarts. Doris ended up having a quick bowl of cereal instead.
"Rodney missed being in the spotlight as a Rap star. So he inspired his deejay to book some shows so they could perform. First, Rodney performed in Las Vegas. Second, they filmed part of their new music video in Las Vegas. Next they went to Mexico where Rodney quickly had sex with a Latina."
"Andrew played catch with his son in their backyard. He threw the ball forcefully overhead. To his surprise, it went much farther than he expected. His son marveled at his father's strength. Andrew felt proud before running to retrieve the ball."
Chunk was the fattest kid in school and everyone hated him. Chunk even hated himself. Chunk got a weird cancer and became weirdly thin. All the kids made fun of him for being so skinny. Chunk decided that people were far worse than cancer.
"Cal had a chainsaw for sale with chaps, helmet and a sawhorse. Mike told Cal he wanted everything but the chainsaw. Cal didn't understand the point of that. Mike said he already had a great chainsaw. Cal sold off everything but the chainsaw to Mike."
Allie was looking through her textbook. She was getting rather bored. By accident she ripped a page. She didn't know what to do. She got out some tape to tape it together.
Today we tried to get on the bus to Disney. We needed to get there from the hotel. The bus was coming at eleven. We raced and raced to get there. Unfortunately we missed it.
Sam is an amateur golfer. He goes to the golf course on weekends. One day Sam hit a hole in one. His face lit up with delight. He left the golf course feeling accomplished.
Jeb was just an old country boy. He was driving into town to pick up some gas. He saw a sign for the Powerball and decided to get a ticket. Jeb got his snacks and tickets and went home. The next morning Jeb wakes up to find out he's won the jackpot.
"Me and my girlfriend have been dating for over 8 years. Tomorrow will be the day I finally drop the question. I want her to know how special she is to me, how much I adore her. The problem is, I'm terrible at these things. It's tomorrow and I want to die, but luckily she gives me life."
Rene needed to put in a new SIM card. She needed it for her phone. Unfortunately it was too hard. Finally an hour later she got it. She was relieved.
Erica was in her history class in college. She had a big exam that day. She felt nervous going into the exam. Erica had prepared all week for it. Her teacher told her last minute the exam would be pushed to tomorrow.
My wife is retiring in three weeks. One of her coworkers just found out. She gave my wife two tickets to a Red Sox game. She is going with my son. I was happy for her.
Mary needed to buy baby food for her baby. She realized the grocery did not have any baby food. She goes to another grocery in hopes of finding baby food. She finally finds baby food in an aisle. Mary felt relieved and goes home to feed her baby.
"Emilia loved romantic movies. She could always be seen crying at the end of them. Her boyfriend Sam did not enjoy the movies. At the end of one of these movies, Sam rolled his eyes and yawned. Emilia got mad and wouldn't speak to Sam for an hour."
"Nick started to feel a lot of pain in his hip when he walked. Taking pills did not help his hip, so Nick went to see his doctor. The doctor said Nick needed surgery to replace his old, worn-out hip. They scheduled an operation for the next month, and it was a success. Now Nick is pain-free and can walk as much as he l...
"The Johnson family needed a new car. Their current car was twenty years old and run down. They went to a car dealership with thousands of cars. Finally, they decided on a shiny, red, sedan. The family was excited to drive around in the new car."
"Tammy realized she lost her pearl earring when she got home. Frantic, she tried to find it in her house. After awhile, she came to accept that it was gone forever. The next day, she went to a coffee shop she had visited yesterday. A barista that remembered her had found her earring."
The principal made an announcement. The children listened. The children followed the principles instructions. The principle appreciated that. The principle gave the children an extra half hour for recess.
Howard had an unusual pet. It was a duck with a big orange beak. It would follow him around the yard. Sometimes Howard would give it snacks. The duck was a great companion.
"I invited Sarah to a movie with me. As I picked her up, my heart was beating fast. But her voice helped calm it, as we sat close inside the theater. As we speak there time stopped, and I leaned in for a kiss. We sat there for awhile talking about the future, I'd fallen for her."
"My cousin hosted a barbecue at her house. The family prepared food outside of the house. They were often disturbed by the flies. Ian took out a plate of food. When he left to go for a napkin, flies surrounded the food."
"Alan went to the barber for a new haircut. The barber cut his hair too short. Alan hated his new haircut. At school the next day, Alan felt self-conscious. However, a cute girl saw Alan and said she loved his new hair."
"May wanted to give her husband a nice gift. She decided to learn how to knit. May watched instructional videos and began making a sweater. By winter, she had finished making the sweater for her husband. She gave it to him on Christmas day!"
Bruce went out to the beach for the weekend. He brought his surfboard and wetsuit. Bruce couldn't find a big enough wave to surf for a while. Suddenly a large swell appeared and he decided to chase it. He underestimated the wave and wound up being thrown almost to shore.
"Jan drove an old, small car. She was afraid of the much larger cars and trucks on the freeway. She decided it was time for a bigger car. At the first car dealer she visited, she tried a pickup truck. She bought the new truck after the test drive."
Cara hasn't been feeling well. She notices that she is short of breath a lot of the time. She also notices that she's nauseated for no reason. So she goes to the Doctor who orders numerous tests. Test reveals that Cara has an abnormal heart rhythm.
I was in the locker room waiting for the football game to start. Once the national anthem was over my team ran out onto the field. When the game started we scored first and led at halftime. The other team was able to tie the game in the third quarter. My team scored with five seconds left to win the game!
"Bart was building a deck. He went to the lumberyard to buy supplies. He bought seventeen boards. He couldn't fit them in his truck, so the lumberyard delivered. He appreciated their good customer service."
"James was getting ready to be married when he realized he had no ring. He called his best man to ask him if he had it. As he didn't, they both looked everywhere in James' apartment. When the wedding was about to start, James still had no ring. He had to ask for his mom's ring so he wouldn't look like a fool."
The school children took a field trip to the zoo. They walked around to see all the animals. Some of the animals were asleep. The other animals were all playing. The children were so excited.
Kate and her class were observing a caterpillar. But they couldn't find him. They turned it's habitat hoping to see it. But it was nowhere to be found. Finally another kid found the caterpillar had gone into a cocoon.
The couple went to church. The sermon was controversial. The couple left half way through the sermon. They looked for another church in town. There was none.
We took the kids to Jellystone campground. They loved playing in the pool and playground. At night they had a hayride. The characters were on it to greet the kids. We loved it and want to go back.
"Mel let the dice fly. Everyone at the table cheered for the seven he had rolled. Keeping his luck going, Mel made another bet. He held the dice and let his companion blow on them. He let the dice fly one more time, hoping for a big payout."
One time I had a huge work deadline due within a few days. It looked like I wasn't going to finish in time. I bought a really intense energy drink. I drank it all and end up not sleeping for two days straight. I got all of the work done.
"Oscar went to the grocery store. As he walked in, he patted his pockets. He realized he left is list at home. Rather than go back, Oscar tried to go by memory. When he got home, Oscar realized he forgot the eggs."
Kate was excited for picture day at school. But when the day came she had a fever. She tried to downplay it in front of her mom. But she made her stay home anyway. She was sad she had to miss picture day.
The man did twelve pull ups. His friend said he could do more. The man told his friend to prove it. His friend could only do four pull ups. The man did twelve more pull ups to embarrass his friend.
My cloudbook has tinny speakers. My son had gotten me a high quality computer speaker. I tried to plug it in but the jack would not fit. I downloaded the computer manual to find an adapter. I found out I was putting the jack into the wrong hole!
The family went to the mall. They all needed shoes. They cooperated to find the shoe store. They all got fitted for shoes. The whole family found new shoes.
"Freddy and his dad were almost done. They had been working on building their own boat. The boat was a constant work in progress, but was almost finished. The day finally came. They took the boat out on the water and had a blast."
Seth dusted his guitar off. He used the electric tuner to get the strings in tune. He turned his amp to half of eleven and let out a distorted squeal. Seth head-banged for the better part of an hour. He then packed up his guitar for good.
Kate and her brothers were going to pick berries. Her brother forgot to close the door. The neighbors cat went into the house. Kate tried to catch it before it got in the house. But the cat was too fast for her.
I left Eric after living with him for 11 years. I couldn't find happiness with him. I tried to be ok with being lonely. It just wasn't going to work. I gave up and told him to move out.
"Amy wanted some flowers to decorate the entrance to her home. She visited a boutique to find the perfect set. When she arrived, she was surprised by how helpful the employees were. With their help she was able to find some flowers she was happy with. At home, she placed them in her doorway, happy with the result."
A few years ago I went on my first roller coaster. I was very scared. I kept my eyes closed the entire time. I did not want to see what was going on. When it was done I never wanted to do it again.
Peter was starving. He wanted something spicy and fried. He decided to go get some wings. He went to a local bar and ordered a dozen. He gobbled them up in record time.
"Mike brought his puppy over to my house. She must have smelled a packrat. She yipped and growled at something under my cabin. I told Mike she seemed like she was pretty energetic. An older fellow, he thought I was talking about his wife."
I bought a house that needed new carpet. First I had to pull the old carpet out and take it to the dump. Then I went to the store and picked out new carpet. The new carpet was delivered two days after I bought it. I installed the new carpet and it looks great.
The man lit a cigarette. He inhaled the smoke deeply. He coughed from the smoke. He put out the cigarette. He threw the cigarette in the trash.
"Jill noticed smoke coming from the next room. She was frightened at first, believing it to be a fire. She slowly moved to investigate the source. When she opened the door, she was relieved to see it wasn't a fire. Instead, she discovered she had left her straightener plugged in."
Sam daddy was away for work. Sam was really missing his dad. One day Sam was sitting feeling sad. He got up walked to the mailbox. Then he saw the letter from his dad.
Sam's boyfriend broke up with her. She went into depression since they had an eight year relationship. She tried to choke herself to death. Luckily Sam's brother heard a noise upstairs. He took control of Sam before she killed herself.
Don was craving attention. There was a crowd gathered at the rim of the canyon. Don got up on the fence at the edge and mimed walking a tightrope. The board of the fence broke under his weight. Don plummeted to his death in the canyon below.
"Billy has been running around excited all morning. He hadn't slept a wink last night. He bounced up and down in the car the entire way there. He was finally going to meet santa. As they met the elves, he recited to himself the list one last time."
"Lawrence and his buddies were going to float down a river. They showed up at the river banks ready to go. They all hopped in their tubes and started floating. They went several miles, having a good time all the while. They all agreed it was a great trip down the river."
Chuck wanted to get ahead in his new job. He knew what he would have to and hated it. He would have to become the new pet for his boss. He started doing everything for the boss and really kissing up. The boss started pulling away because he didn't Chuck's brown nose.
Kate and Liz were going on a road trip. It was supposed to be just the two of them. But Liz decided to bring a friend. Who also brought a friend. Kate was not pleased by this surprise.
"Emily was excited for her vacation in Paris. When she arrived, she loved the shops and cafes. She mingled with the locals and visited many tourist spots. Before she knew it, the vacation was over. Emily couldn't stop talking about it for a week."
Today while washing dishes I discovered water at my feet. I opened up the cabinets underneath and there was water inside. I ran the water to check the pipes. They were leaking at the plastic pipe joints. I tightened the pipes to prevent further leaking.
Susie loved donuts. She wanted to open a donut shoppe. Susie tried as hard as she could to do it. Finally she got the loan. Susie could not open her shoppers.
"Adam and Anna had had the same bed for seven years. It hurt both their backs to sleep on it. They decided that although money was tight, they had to upgrade. They scrimped and saved for a couple of months. Then finally they bought a new, soft, comfortable bed set!"
"Gary thoroughly enjoyed reading all sorts of books. Recently, Gary found out that his local bookstore was hiring. Gary immediately filled out an application at the bookstore. After the interview, Gary was nervous about getting hired. Gary was pleased when he got the phone call that he was hired."
The woman put on a necklace. At lunch she realized the necklace was gone. She looked around where she had walked. She found the necklace in the grass. The clasp was broken.
"We had a huge argument a few days ago. I got mad at my laptop because it was acting strange. I couldn't do any of my work properly. I finally looked at the side of it, and saw the ethernet was unplugged. I plugged it in, and everything worked again."
"Suki was a sweet foreign exchange student from Japan. I met Suki one day while walking on campus. I instantly fell in love with Suki. I asked her to marry me and stay in America. Unbelievably, she said yes!"
Angela had a horse lunchbox that she loved. It was blue with a black stallion on the cover. She brought it to school with pride. Many of her classmates complimented her cool lunchbox. Angela never wanted to let go of it.
"My boyfriend and I were looking forward to grilling for dinner. We went to the store to buy fish and veggies. When we got home we noticed that fish had a weird smell. Not trusting it, we threw it away. We decided to call in pizza."
Last night I decided to make a homemade gift. I made a crochet hat. I was quite pleased with it. I then decided to go ahead and make my own business. Many people have bought some.
Laura had picture day. She was quite nervous. She wanted to look just right. Thankfully she got ready well. Her pictures looked great.
Rita wanted to go to the mall to buy her friend a birthday present. Rita thought of several gifts for her friend. She thought of a dress but she realized her friend was not stylish. Instead she bought a video game for her friend. Rita gave her friend he video game and she was ecstatic.
"Manda was an arts and crafts expert. Her friends frequently came to her for creative ideas. They encouraged her to open her own Etsy shop. She was flattered, but didn't think she could do it. Once she gave it a try, she ended up selling 20 crafts in a week!"