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Tim was a successful fine artist. Everyone wanted to have him draw pictures for them. However his studio was very messy. His best client bought him a tackle box. Now Tim kept his supplies in the box and not on the floor.
"Little Ella was a huge fan of dinosaurs. She wanted to be a Paleontologist. Her kindergarten class was taking a trip to see mechanical dinosaurs. When she got there, Ella was terrified of the fake dinosaurs. Ella decided she doesn't want to be a Paleontologist."
"I found Goofy near my house when I was little. He was the runt of the litter, and was very weak and small. He had a blue eye and a brown one. He also had half a tail from a birth defect. I picked him up, and took him home with me."
Veronica lived in a mountainous area of the USA. She would often go hiking among the large boulders in her area. She went on a hike one day a little too late. Veronica fell into a crevasse and got pinned. Veronica was unable to call for help and perished on the hillside.
Kate was going to visit her family in Minnesota. But she was going to spend three months there. She had to pack a lot of clothes. She filled her suitcase up and tried to close it. To her horror her suitcase wouldn't close.
"Growing up, I never looked much like my two older brothers. One day, my brother Mark told me that was because I was adopted. I was devastated by hearing this. I tearfully confronted my parents with this revelation. They punished Mark severely for having told me such a lie!"
"Steve was way too outspoken to work for anybody. Every time he tried, he'd get fired. His best chance was to start his own company. He did so and loved not having to answer to anybody. And when he hired his crew, he made sure to be a good boss."
Tim had a contest with his best friend Joe. They wanted to see who could hold his breath the longest. Tim cheated and only pretended to hold his breath. Joe gasped as he took in a deep breath. Tim felt so awful that he admitted to cheating.
I was very excited when I went shopping today. I saw some of my favorite albums on sale. I was able to buy some for only five dollars. I scooped up as many as I could. I was glad to add to my collection.
Tyler walked to his mailbox. It was almost his birthday. He was expecting a letter from his mom. He hasn't seen her since she was deployed. Tyler grabbed a letter with a big smile.
Jerry was running down the soccer field. He passed the ball to a teammate and headed for the box. His teammate lofted a cross towards him. Jerry spotted the ball and lept up. Jerry did a bicycle kick and scored an amazing goal.
The woman ordered a salad. She asked for the dressing on the side. The salad came with the dressing already on it. The woman got angry. She told the waitress that she was bad at her job.
For my brother's birthday I went to the store to buy a card. Most of the cards I saw were not what I wanted. I gave up and picked a card at random. I didn't even look at the card as I bought and signed it. It felt more relaxing to buy cards this way.
Billy entered a BBQ competition. He bought a couple slabs of ribs to cook for the event. Everyone loved trying out Billy's ribs. The judges were deeply impressed. Billy won first prize.
The woman took the bus to the store. She went in to do her shopping. She met a friend at the store. Her friend offered her a ride home. The woman accepted her friends invitation.
The woman called her daughter. Her daughter didn't answer. The woman left a message. The daughter didn't respond. The woman tried to file a missing person's report.
My boyfriend was diagnosed with Diabetes last year. He got really sick one day and went to the hospital. He was diagnosed during that particular visit. Since then he has been trying his hardest to change his lifestyle. I am proud of how he has taken responsibility for his health.
Jenna had never been on an airplane before. She was excited to fly on one to visit her grandma in Florida. She had a window seat so she could look down at the cities. Jenna ate the peanuts and drank the juice the attendant gave her. She was excited to return back home on another plane after her visit.
Claire liked being healthy. She took vitamins every day. She forgot to take them for a while and got very sick. Claire decided the vitamins were essential to her health. She reminded herself every morning to take them.
"Paul owned a friendly cat. Next door lived an old woman who liked animals. The woman would often feed the friendly cat. When Paul went on vacation, he left the cat with the woman. Upon his return, he learned that the woman moved with the cat to Maui."
Allie went to the beach. On her way to the water she walked barefoot. Unfortunately it was too rocky. Allie winced in pain. She needed to wear sandals next.
I heard that great Native American elders had a special knack. They could boil complex emotions down to a single softly spoken line. This line would be wisdom able to regenerate thoughts in listeners. I spent time pondering what my line of wisdom would be. I concluded that it was me that needed to listen and chill.
Robin was so excited! He'd worked for months on his debut single. It was about to be released. He was driving when he heard it come on the radio. He pulled over and started dancing to it.
The man ordered a pizza with pesto. They made the pizza with red sauce. He took the pizza home. His wife took a bite. She spit it out on the floor in surprise.
"The people gathered in the woods. They were conducting an ancient ritual. It involved goats and bones and fire. When they were finished, they returned to their homes. They never let anyone know they met to conduct these rituals."
"Sarah was giving birth in the hospital. She was in a lot of pain. However, the encouragement from the doctors and her husband helped. Finally, the baby was born. It was a girl."
Steve and Sherry had been together for six years. They felt like they needed a break. Steve couldn't stress enough that it was a break and not a break up. Everyone still assumed it meant they were broken up. After four months they got back together and were happier than ever.
Anna was packing her husband a healthy lunch. She had grilled him a chicken breast to make a salad. But then she saw that their lettuce was soggy and unusable! She spotted her fresh bag of spinach and decided to use that instead. Anna's husband loved his grilled chicken salad on a bed of spinach!
Al went to a ball game with Peter. They had seats in the outfield behind the fence. One of the players hit a homerun. Al leaped up and caught the ball. Al was excited about his souvenir.
"Emily was having trouble with her computer. No matter what she tried, she couldn't get it to turn on. She decided to bring it into a shop to be fixed. After two hours of waiting, she was called back to the store. Her computer had been repaired, and she happily continued her day."
It was Bob's last day at his house. He lived on a beautiful twenty acres on top of a mountain. He decided to take one last walk around his property. If for no other reason to smile at every place he had buried a body. Bob was looking forward to moving to Mexico.
The man issued a command. His crew obeyed the command. He rewarded the crew with extra vacation. They felt thankful. They worked even harder in the future.
"Sandy had never drank before. She was now in college. Here she was pressured to drink. She finally caved in and drank a lot. Unsurprisingly, she quickly got drunk."
Joy has a hole in her shoe. She told her mom about it. The next day when Joy comes home from school. She sees a box on the floor. She looks inside to find a new pair of shoes.
"Billy was in finals week in school. On his first exam, Bill had done exceptionally well. He realized that he had forgotten to study for his next exam. He began panicking on his way to the next test. Billy gave it his best effort anyways."
Fred came to work to pick up his check. He had not gotten paid in a while. When she showed up it was bad news. He was not getting paid. Fred could not believe it.
I was watching youtube the other day. I completely lost track of time though. I completely forgot to do my homework. I had to stay up very late to make sure I got my homework done. I'll have to pay more attention to the time whenever I watch youtube.
Michael had never been a drinker. He had a date with a young woman. She began to drink a few beers. She encouraged him to drink one or two. Michael trying to impress his date had a few beers and hated it.
Randy was a lonely single man. He needed a new friend to keep him company. He wasn't the most social person to begin with. He sees an ad for a cute puppy in the local newspaper. Randy decided to buy the puppy and falls in love with his new friend.
The boy yelled at his mother. The father got angry. He grounded the boy. The boy went to his room. His mother hugged the father in gratitude.
Tim decided to cook dinner. He never really cooked so decided to make pasta. He bought all the ingredients. He followed the directions on the package. Tim was happy dinner was a success.
The boy picked up a coloring book to pass the time. He did not draw in the lines at all. His mother looked at his work and was not impressed. She told him to try again and to do it right. The boy refused and claimed his work was true art.
"Tim never cooked his own food and ate at the restaurant. When a blackout affected his whole city, he was panicked. He barely had anything to eat at home. His neighbor, who was friendly, invited him in. They had sandwiches with all the meat that was about to be spoiled."
Tommy was a young boy. He had been a very good boy this year. He asked Santa for a brand new bike for christmas. Christmas morning comes and tommy runs down the stairs. Tommy is so happy to see his brand new bike under the tree.
The kids visited a candy factory. They got a free sample of candy. They wanted to apply for a job there. They were not old enough for that. They were made honorary employees.
Joe grew up on an animal farm. There was a particular chick to which Joe felt attached. Joe watched the chick hatch and held it as a newborn. One evening Joe had a wonderful chicken dinner made by his mom. Joe was horrified to learn he had just eaten that once beloved chick!
Pat and Bob drove out to the municipal complex. The parade started just as they pulled up. Bob hurried Pat along until they found a good spot. Pat set up the lawn chairs and they sat. The parade continued past the couple seated along the pathway.
"Charles was excited to see what was for lunch. The lunch lady handed him a huge cookie. He was thrilled! The school's cookies were the best. He wondered what would be for lunch tomorrow, too."
Kate was ordering lunch from an Italian restaurant. They had a white bean hummus on the menu. She decided to try it out. The warm garlicky hummus was lovely. She ate it for lunch everyday for a week.
Patti's marriage was going sour. She and her husband were fighting everyday. Patti was at her wits end. She finally decided to get a divorce. Her husband agreed as well.
"Joe was at a new school. He did not know anyone there. When he went to lunch, he started to draw pictures. Many kids sat down to draw with him. Joe made many friends showing off his talent."
"Christina woke up with a bad toothache. She immediately contacted the dentist to take an appointment. But as the dentist could only see her at night, she panicked. She called her friend who told her to put clove oil to help the pain. She did so and was able to wait for her night appointment."
Steve rescued four kittens from the alley in back of his apartment. He had to bottle feed them because they were very young. He has taken care of these cats for over two years. Steve loves them very much and would be very sad if one of them died. Steve plans on taking care of them for the rest of their lives.
"Aaron loves to drive fast. One day, he drove nearly twice the speed limit. He pulled over when he saw the flashing lights behind him. The officer gave Aaron a small lecture and a huge ticket. Aaron accepted the ticket and drove much slower on the way home."
Hillary had worked long and hard to become president. She had a lot of obstacles in her way to the presidency. Hillary was determined to make her dream come True. Election day was drawing closer and Hillary was nervous. Election day came and Hillary wins in a landslide to become president.
Patrick went to Myrtle Beach every year for his vacation. He lost his job this year and couldn't afford to go this year. He saw an ad for a summer delivery driver. Patrick got the job and worked all summer. He now has the money to go to Myrtle Beach.
Scott was very stressed. But he found a book about Buddhism. He decided to go to a Buddhist temple everyday and meditate. And it reduced his stress level greatly. Scott devoted the rest of his life to Buddhism.
A man was learning to play the trumpet. He was only able to figure out how to play two notes. He used the two notes to create a song. The song was not great but he was proud of it. He played the song for his friends and they clapped for him.
"Tom auditioned for the lead role in a school play. He got the part and was very excited. However, Tom became overconfident in his acting abilities. He skipped rehearsal several times. On opening night of the play, Tom forgot his lines."
The friends gathered at Tina's house. She had the best bonfires! They roasted s'mores and told ghost stories. It was a fun night with great friends. They decided to make it a weekly event.
Jake had a pet named Rosie. Rosie was a tarantula. Jake would take Rosie with him in a little clear box. One day Rosie escaped from the box. Jake found Rosie in his mother's purse that night.
Jasper has always wondered why his mom chose his name. He decided to ask her one day. She told him some young Jasper came to the door and dropped him off. He decided to ask his dad. His dad tells him he was named after a famous Civil War general.
Alexis did not want her son playing football. After playing for years he got an injury. Alexis was horrified. She made him quit. He was sad but understood.
"Emily had a school project that was due tomorrow. She had 2 weeks to do it, but she had not started it yet. She stayed up all night finishing her project. When she got to school the next day, her teacher was out with the flu. She did not have to turn in the project just yet after all."
The school morning announcements began as usual. The speaker asked everyone to stand for the Pledge of Allegiance. Mandy put her right hand over her heart and recited it as always. A boy in her class caught her eye. He was seated with his head on his desk.
"Jake was an average student in high school. He wanted to improve his academic performance for his senior year. He got a tutor and became a very studious person. That year, for the first time, Jake got straight A's. Now Jake is enrolled at UCLA!"
Sally had a really bad headache. She tried to rest to make it go away. That didn't work so she took some medicine. The medicine made her so tired that she fell asleep. When she woke up the headache was gone!
The boy applied to college. He received a letter back from the college. He waited for everybody to get home. He opened the letter in front of his family. Everyone was disappointing that he was not accepted.
"Jordan has always wanted to open up his own restaurant. One day he made the decision to do so. He did a lot of research and networking in order to figure out a plan. Once his plan was set, he opened up the restaurant. His restaurant has been a success."
Mike and his mom went cherry picking. The cherries were too high for him to reach. So they went to grab a ladder. But when he went up the ladder tipped. Even though he wasn't hurt he was very scared.
Donald was a very successful businessman. He had a crazy idea about running for President of the United States. He acted on that crazy idea and ran for President. He had a good turnout and became the Republican Nominee. Donald went on to become The President of the United States of America.
Betty was about to retire. She wanted to buy a little house. She tried everywhere to apply for a loan. Betty couldn't get a loan from any source. She died in a little leaky apartment.
"Dina started college. It was too hard so she dropped out. She got a nice paying job however. It allowed her to live paycheck to paycheck. Now, she regrets dropping out of college."
Kate always hated her school photo. This year she wanted her hair to be perfect. She tried hairstyles in the mirror for hours. And it paid off. She finally had the perfect hairstyle for picture day.
Joey is out at the beach with his friends. They were all going into the ocean. Except Joey he didn't go in. His friends asked him why he wouldn't go in. Joey embarrassingly told them he couldn't swim.
My sister in law Edwina's daughter smokes. She also does not make a lot of money. My sister in law gives her packs on occasion. Edwina hides the pack in the mailbox. She does not want her daughter's boyfriend to get the cigarettes.
Billy loved fire trucks for as long as he could remember. The class was going to take a field trip to the fire house. Billy was very excited. The class arrived at the firehouse. Billy had a great time that day.
Dozens of people had gathered downtown. They were marching against police brutality. They held signs and chanted. They were passionate about their cause. The police commissioner agreed to meet with them.
Skip was a lonely young man. He wasn't bad looking at all. He just didn't know how to talk to women. One day he got the courage to ask a woman out on a date. She agreed to the date with Skip.
"Ben wanted to become a great basketball player. Ben went to the gym every day over the summer, practicing. Ben ran drills and worked on his free throws. Ben tried out for the team at his school the following year. Ben made the team as a starting point guard!"
"A duck and her ducklings caused a traffic jam in an intersection. The mother duck was trying to cross at an inconvenient spot. A nice cop stopped traffic to escort the ducklings. After a few minutes, the mother and her ducklings made it across. Everyone cheered for the cop from their cars."
The man poured a glass of water. He looked in the water. There was something floating in there. He poured the water out. He got water in another glass.
Terrence purchased a sailboat recently. He fixed it up and got it ready to go on the water. They day finally arrived when he could set sail. He was so excited. The boat sailed wonderfully and he was very proud.
I was awakened by a howling sound. I glanced at my clock and saw it was three in the morning. I rolled over and closed my eyes. The howling began again and I became afraid. In the morning I learned there was a tornado nearby!
"The doctor had a patient that was not doing well. As he kept treating the patient, a large rash developed. The doctor had no idea what was wrong. He spent the next day in the hospital library trying to understand it. The patient died before he found the answer."
They were driving the car and thought they saw a dog on the roadside. They stopped the car and backed up to see if it was ok. It looked like a golden retriever laying on his side. But when they got closer they realized the truth. It was an old rolled up carpet that was lying there instead.
"Gary could not wait for his annual summer vacation. This year he was going to California, and could not wait. He was more excited to be visiting Disneyland while there. In addition, he could not wait to go to the beach as well. Gary was in high anticipation for his annual summer vacation trip."
Carlos had forgotten to pack his lunch. He drove to the ATM and took out a small amount of cash. Carlos went to a fast food place for lunch. He ate a burger and fries. Carlos made sure to bring his lunch the next day.
We went to the mid south fair. We rode on a bunch of the rides. Some of them scared me pretty badly. I hated flipping on the rollercoaster. In the end it was a fun day for all.
"Cheryl walked into the coffee shop with a frown. She demanded a large coffee from the barista and snapped her fingers. After a minute, she asked the barista what was taking so long. When her coffee was ready, she grabbed it and rushed out the door. The coffee patrons grumbled with disapproval."
"Frank was booking a hotel online. He searched for hours trying to find the right room. Finally, he was able to find a good hotel within his price range. Days later, he arrived at the hotel, ready to start his vacation. He was surprised when the hotel room was much less nice in person."
I tried to run under five minutes my first time I ran a mile. But I ran about five and a half minutes. So I started running about 40 miles a week for two years. I also did 400 meter intervals with one minute rest between. Eventually I got there with a 4:57 on an indoor track.
Eddy was a mexican immigrant. He was very so much in love with his american beauty. They spent so many good times together. One day eddy gets told he is being deported. Eddy leaves the country and his love forever.
"Josiah liked playing baseball. But he was so small, he was always chosen last. He endeavored to prove to his team that he was a good player. So the next time he was up to the bat, he hit a homerun. Everyone clapped and they finally saw how good he was."
"The friends were frustrated. They had been waiting for their bus for four hours! FInally, they saw the bus driving towards them. When it got to them, the driver said they were full. The girls had to wait longer."
Kane looked at the towering buildings over him. The streets were full of life and activity. He had never been in a big city before. Kane checked into his hotel and soaked it all in. It was the start of a new adventure.
I went to the park to play baseball. I met up with a lot of my friends there and we split into two teams. Each team had nine players on it. My team scored first with a home run. My team won the game in convincing fashion.
Andrea had her car packed and was ready to go. She was going to road trip through America. She had saved all year for this holiday. Just as she was about to take off she received a call from her boss. Work will just have to wait' she thought as she sped off.
Kate was over Jake's house. And a girl was knocking on the window outside. Jake wanted to ignore her. But Kate insisted he go and talk to her. When he returned she went to her car and left.
The man put on the helmet. The helmet felt too tight. He adjusted the straps. The helmet felt better on his head. The man bought the helmet.