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3,200 | Busted | Kate stood in the door of her room talking to her brother. Nearby her mother was painting the living room. Kate was careful to remain hidden behind the door and out of site. She knew if her mom saw her she would have to help paint. Just then her mom appeared in the door smiling and asked her to help. |
3,201 | Working Together | He walked into the office. She walked in behind him. He sat in the office chair. She sat in her office chair. Together, they turned on their computers and began work. |
3,202 | Thirsty | Bernie thought he could walk around the lake without needing water. He set out for his long walk holding nothing in his hands. But after fifteen minutes, he realized he was thirsty. He stopped a woman and asked her for some water. The woman gladly gave him her bottle of water and Bernie drank it all. |
3,203 | Haircut and Coffee | Last month my wife drove me to get a haircut. I am disabled and do not get out much. I got my haircut quickly. Afterward, we had coffee and pastries at a bakery next door. I suspect my wife likes these haircut trips. |
3,204 | Knitting Scarfs | Bobby's fourth grade class learned to knit scarves. They were going to spend a class period making them for the homeless. He wanted to help but he thought only girls should knit. But he had so much fun that he knitted more at home. He contributed four scarfs to the batch to donate to the needy. |
3,205 | A Better Job | Kiley wanted a better job. She looked in the papers to see what was available. She saw an ad for an interesting position. She scheduled an interview for the next day. Kiley was offered the job a week later. |
3,206 | The Long Line | Mark was at an amusement park with his family. The kids wanted to ride the biggest roller coaster. The line for the ride was so long though. Mark agonized the whole time they waited. Finally, they got to the end of the line. |
3,207 | Dinner | Tonight dinner was shells with tomato sauce. We had olive oil and cheese for the bread. Since it was Friday we had wine and beer. We had brownies for dessert. I fell asleep for awhile after dinner. |
3,208 | Do It On The Beach | Tom put on his least stained t-shirt, tucking it under his big gut. He was in a jolly good mood, he told himself. Tom only had to yell at his girlfriend twice on the way to the beach. He spread out the ragged blanket the dog usually used over the sand. Done romancing his woman, Tom asked her to marry him. |
3,209 | Learning to drive | After I got my learner's permit, my mom let me drive home. She told me to take the long way home so I'd avoid the highway. I did pretty well pulling out of the parking lot. Shortly after, I turned too sharp and almost hit someone! My mom said that was enough for one day and drove us home. |
3,210 | Spelling | Our granddaughter turned two in April. Her parents are always teaching her. They are trying to get her count and read. Today they taught her to spell her name. They were very proud and sent us a video. |
3,211 | Sunday Mondays | Jin-woo rushed across campus, he was late for his 8am lecture. Above him, the sky rumbled angrily and it began to rain. As he crossed the slick stone of the courtyard, he fell. Jin-woo's books scattered and his notebooks fell into a puddle. A teacher helped him up, asking where he was rushing to on a Sunday. |
3,212 | Invaded privacy. | Glenda went to her son's house to use his computer to check her email. She forgot to log out of her email account when she left. Her daughter in law used the computer after Glenda left. The daughter in law decided not to log out. She proceeded to invade Glenda's privacy and read all of her emails. |
3,213 | Out of Fuel | Brad spent his entire week studying for his classes. He wasn't satisfied when he found out that he had a history exam. Instead of studying on the weekend, he just slept. Since he wasn't prepared, he ended up failing the test. He wasn't mad at all since he knew that he didn't study. |
3,214 | Jamie Goes For A Run | Jamie notices that he has gained weight over the last few months. He decides he needs to start exercising more. He puts on a pair of sneakers and goes for a run in his neighborhood. When he is done he feels exhausted. However, he feels very happy to be getting in better shape. |
3,215 | Ascending Asgaard | Tom and Jerry took off all their clothes and ran naked in the snow. The crowd around them laughed uproariously at their antics. Tom made a rude gesture which Jerry returned. Their friend Jessie filmed it all to put on Youtube. Their video went viral and they made a lot of money. |
3,216 | Storm | A bad storm started overnight. It blew over a power line. Mike's power went out! But crews came to fix it right away. By the morning, the power was restored. |
3,217 | Maria's Morning | Maria woke up around 8:30 on Saturday. She lied in bed for half an hour before getting up. She got dressed and made some coffee. Maria drank the coffee and read the news online. Then, Maria decided to make breakfast. |
3,218 | Junk | I was cleaning out my room. There was so much junk in the closet. I was sad that it was so dirty. My friends came over to help. After that, the room was no longer messy. |
3,219 | Wrong Teaching Day | The teacher came to classes with a disgusted look on her face. She showed us a movie about the book we're reading in class. While the movie was running, she took a nap on the desk. I was confused and yet, I didn't bother to say anything. A lot of the students decided to leave early, including myself. |
3,220 | Long Hair | Bailey always wanted to have long hair. Bailey tried all sorts of hair growth treatments to grow her hair. However, none of those treatments worked effectively. Bailey decided the best way to have long hair is to get a weave. Bailey was pleased with her longer hair, even if it was not hers. |
3,221 | Impressing Girls Is Easy | Jacque was the captain of a large cruise ship. He wanted to impress his mistress with the hope of later intimacy. Jacque steered his ship too close to the rocks along the coast. The reef tore into it and sunk the boat killing many people. Jacque lived because he was the first one to flee from it. |
3,222 | Scared for Nothing | My cousins and I ran to to the bedroom when we heard crawling noises. The noises continued for several minutes. I grew impatient and started to walk in the living room. I found out that the noises came from a lizard. My family were not scared anymore and got out of the room. |
3,223 | Bugs | One day David and Mary went to the store. They were there to buy a mosquito net. They asked the salesperson which mosquito net worked best. The sales person Helped them pick out a high quality net. David and Mary enjoyed their mosquito free time outside. |
3,224 | France | Pepe really wanted to visit France. He built himself a little boat and pointed it in the right direction. Pepe sailed his boat over rough seas and dangerous tides. He was astounded to find himself in Italy. Pepe realized he'd used American standard units in his calculations. |
3,225 | My new puppy. | I got a new puppy yesterday. He was only 6 weeks old. My family had to decide on a name. We had many different ones to choose from. We finally decided on Spot. |
3,226 | Burned Rice | Maya was making rice for supper. But she got distracted. Soon she smelled something burning. The rice had blackened onto the pot! Maya had to soak and scrub it for a long time! |
3,227 | Finishing a Marathon | Barry has been training for almost six months for a marathon. Barry enrolled in an upcoming marathon in his hometown. On race day, Barry was nervous, yet excited about running the race. There were times during the race that Barry wanted to give up. However, Barry kept pushing, and he finished his first marathon. |
3,228 | New Dress | Nicole made plans to go to the dance in her new dress. On the night of the dance she got in the backseat with her friends. One of the girls decided to open a large bottle of red wine. Nicole took a drink as the car began to roll down the street. The tire hit a pothole causing wine to ruin Nicole's new dress. |
3,229 | The Campfire | Janie made a big camp fire. She roasted hot dogs over it. Then she made s'mores. The fire burned bright all night. Before bed, she poured water on it. |
3,230 | Jennifer loses her temper | Jennifer was coming home from work. She was ready to relax after a stressful day. She comes home to a messy house and bad children. She loses her cool and screams at her children. She later apologizes and cleans the house. |
3,231 | Therapy Time | The couple had been having problems. They turned to their therapist to help them. The woman helped them talk about their problems. They learned a lot about each other. Their relationship got a lot better. |
3,232 | My strange day. | Today was a strange day. I woke up an hour early. I made it to work without any traffic. Everything I was assigned to do at work got done. The day ended with me falling asleep by 9pm. |
3,233 | The Sleepover | I went to my friend Annette's house for a sleepover. All my friends were there. We watched scary movies until the wee hours of the morning. We were afraid to sleep after the movies, so we ate popcorn. I was the first to fall asleep, so my underwear was frozen. |
3,234 | Pool Party | My friend Isaiah had a pool party last week. He brought a bunch of ice cream to the party. Unfortunately, he forgot it would be hot outside. He left the ice cream out for so long that it melted. It's okay though, because we all had fun anyways. |
3,235 | The hot night | It was one of the hottest nights. It was the middle of summer in august. The rodgers family air conditioning unit was broken. The family tried and tried to sleep. It was no use as the hot summer night kept pounding away with heat. |
3,236 | Rex wants to coach | Rex always had a love for the sport of football. He knew he could never quite be a player. He decided he wanted to coach the game. He asked the local high school for an internship. They granted his request and he started to coach the game he loved. |
3,237 | Called Out | Terry had terrible anxiety. She was afraid to even order at a restaurant. Her boyfriend took her on a date to a magic show. Terry was so scared to be called on she didn't want to go. After being put in a box and cut in half, Terry is now single. |
3,238 | Mystery Seeds | Barry's coworkers knew that he loved gardening. Barry's coworkers bought him a gardening kit. Barry loved the kit, but noticed a package with mystery seeds. Barry decided to plant the seeds. Barry was surprised to see that the seeds grew to be sunflowers. |
3,239 | The Gymnast | The gymnast was competing for a gold medal. She was ahead of her competition by a tiny margin. She focused intensely when she was going to do her routine. She executed her dismount perfectly. She had won the gold medal! |
3,240 | Sex Offender Registry | Julie was a cheerleader at her high school. On a whim she decided to flash the football team. One of the boys' fathers saw what the cheerleader had done. The police arrested Julie and charged her with a sex crime. Now she's on the offender registry for life. |
3,241 | The Hearing | The lawyers were fighting for an appeal. They had a death penalty case that they were desperate to delay. The judge ruled against them. Their client was sentenced to death. The lawyers were devastated. |
3,242 | The Investigation | The police showed up to the crime scene quickly. They took photographs and conducted interviews. The witness told them they saw a man in a red hat running away. A short time later, an officer spotted the suspect. They arrested him quickly and took him to jail. |
3,243 | New Mall | My friends and I woke up early and piled into my Thunderbird. We drove an hour to get to the newly built mall in the big city. We spent the day perusing the pretty stores and shopping. We ate in the food court, ordering chicken sandwiches and fries. We drove back home laughing and talking about our day. |
3,244 | Fear of heights | Cynthia really liked horses. However she was afraid of heights and couldn't ride one. She decided to work with horses anyway and took care of them. One day, a fire broke out and she had to ride a horse to get away. She realized she wasn't dizzy and was proud to have overcome her fear. |
3,245 | We're Gonna Need A Bigger... | Bob got a job on a fishing boat in Alaska. He wanted to earn money to buy a house. Bob hated the dangerous work but it paid well. One day a ferocious shark bit off both of his legs. Bob spent the money he saved up to buy a house on prosthetic legs. |
3,246 | Bike | My son bought a single speed bike a year ago. He liked the simplicity of the bike. After riding it up and down Brighton hills, he changed his mind. He sold the bike and bought a multi speed bicycle. He now bikes to work without working up a big sweat. |
3,247 | Fish Tank | Cathy realized that her current fish tank was way to small. Cathy knew she had to purchase a much larger fish tank. After conducting research, Cathy found a tank at a local pet store. Cathy decided to drive to the store to purchase the tank. Cathy was glad with the purchase of her larger fish tank. |
3,248 | The Beach | The family arrived at the beach on Tuesday. They spent all of Wednesday in the water ! The sand and sun were both hot. They relaxed and spent time together. It was a great break from reality! |
3,249 | Lost Tablet | Kate's niece and nephew shared a tablet. One day they lost the tablet in the house. Neither knew where it could be. After searching they were still unable to find it. Kate refused to buy one to replace the lost one. |
3,250 | The Author | Every night, Jim sits at his computer and stares at an empty document. Tonight, he is not sleeping until his first chapter is finished. Jim worked for hours, but only finished a paragraph. Finally, he remembered his wife and how they met. During the next two hours, he wrote more than he has in months. |
3,251 | The Dance | Abby learned a difficult dance for her competition. She practiced day at night. When it was time to compete, she nailed it! Every move was flawless. She was so proud when she got first place! |
3,252 | Tim Plants A Tree | Tim was concerned about the environment. He read that planting a tree was beneficial for the environment. Tim decided to plant a tree in his backyard. He watered it every day. Tim was happy to be helping the environment. |
3,253 | Job at the Library | Walter went to work that the library. He picked up the returned books. He checked the books in with his computer. He sorted the books alphabetically. He put the books back on the shelf so others could check them out. |
3,254 | Stop Signs | In the middle of a deserted neighborhood sat a single stop sign. Rod would always roll through it without stopping. One day he rolled through it and didn't know the cop sitting there. The cop pulled him over and gave him a ticket. Rod stopped every single time after that ticket. |
3,255 | The Rabid Dog | Beth was walking her dog through the neighborhood. A huge dog ran at them in the street. They both froze in fear. Beth screamed, "GO AWAY!" The mean dog ran off. |
3,256 | The Campaign | The politician was campaigning around the clock. He was at many events in the city. He held press conferences and gave interviews. Everyone in town knew about his campaign. In November, he won by a landslide. |
3,257 | Birthday Gift | Sherry hates basketball. Sherry's boyfriend Tom loves basketball. Sherry tries to learn more about basketball to make Tom happy. For Tom's birthday she surprises him with tickets to a game. Sherry attends her first basketball game with Tom. |
3,258 | Pregnant! | Kay and Mike have been married for a decade. They really want kids but have been unable to do so. They tried many different methods and treatments, but to no avail. But yesterday, Mike came home from work and was met with some news. Kay was finally pregnant! |
3,259 | The Microwave | I hated cooking. It always took me too long. I always burned my food. One day someone bought me a microwave. After that I loved cooking. |
3,260 | Test | Jack has a big exam tomorrow. He forgot to eat breakfast. All during the test his stomach growled. Jack was extremely embarrassed. Luckily has was able to finish the test quickly and get a snack. |
3,261 | Broken Phone | Mike was walking with his phone in his hand. He wasn't paying any attention to where he was going. His head was down and he mindlessly walked into a tree. His phone fell from his hands landing face down, he hoped it was ok. When he picked it up he realized it had shattered into pieces. |
3,262 | Irene's Book | Irene dreamed about writing her own book. She found the time to write after she was diagnosed with cancer. She wrote down all of her experiences, hopes, and fears. She sent the book to many different publishers. She fulfilled her dream when a publisher agreed publish it. |
3,263 | Jason needs a drink | Jason was outside playing on the beach. He was having a blast. The weather was scorching hot. He noticed his mouth and throat were getting very dry. He went to the bar and asked for a drink of cold water. |
3,264 | New Shoes | Sam was walking down the road. As she was walking down the sidewalk, her heel got stuck in the grate. She was not able to pull it out. She had to rip the heel off. Sam then had to buy a new pair of shoes. |
3,265 | Wet Clothes | Harry was running late for his job interview. He had to throw on some clothes fresh out of the dryer. When he got to the interview, he realized the pants were still wet. He was very uncomfortable. It must have been obvious, because he didn't get the job. |
3,266 | New Bike | Julian rode his rusty bike down the street. As he was riding, his chain fell off and he couldn't ride anymore. He walked the bike home to his dad. His dad decided that Julian needed a new bike. They went to the store, and Julian chose a new mountain bike. |
3,267 | That one child! | Marcus was sitting on an airplane calmly. Suddenly a child started kicking the back seat. Marcus told the parents who ignored him. So Marcus got an idea. He yelled at the child who stopped at last. |
3,268 | Trip to the lake | Samantha took a nice relaxing trip to the lake. She rented a boat and went fishing. She laid in the field by the lake and got a tan. She was sad when she had to leave. When she got home she told all her friends about her trip. |
3,269 | Haiti Welcome | Andy recently traveled to Haiti for a charity event. While there, Andy fell in love with the people and culture. Andy decided that he would relocate to Haiti permanently. Once relocated, the local village he helped threw a party for him. Andy was touched by the way the local villagers welcomed him. |
3,270 | Skiing Challenge | Zac thought he was the best at every athletic activity. He and his new girlfriend went skiing together. He challenged her to a race down the mountain. He was shocked and angry when she beat him. He didn't know she had been a ski racer when she was a teenager. |
3,271 | Surprise Sand | Ed sat on the beach when a stranger appeared. The stranger told Ed he was here to rob him. Ed grabbed a handful of sand and threw it at him. The stranger stumbled backwards as he was blinded by sand. Ed stood up and ran away. |
3,272 | Money | Kinsey wished she had more money. She had a job, but it didn't pay very much. She decided to look for a second job. Eventually, she found a second job at a grocery store. Now, Kinsey has more money but wishes she had more time. |
3,273 | Swimming Lessons | Tim was terrified of swimming. His parents desperately wanted him to learn to swim. Tim's parents signed him up for swimming lessons at the local pool. At first, Tim was too scared to get into the pool. After a month, Tim was swimming on his own and started to enjoy it! |
3,274 | Buzz! | Bob had a job interview coming up. He'd let his hair grow a bit long. He asked his friend Ana to cut it for him. She gave him a hideous looking bowl cut. Bob wore a hat to his job interview. |
3,275 | Over Share | In today's class, the teacher asked the kids to share their dreams. Little Suzy told the class she dreamt she grew up to be an astronaut. Tubby round Gordon said he dreamt of all the cake in the world. Tom told the class he dreamt he shot them all and defiled the corpses. The teacher broke the silence with a polite cou... |
3,276 | A Modern Financial Fairytale | Benzi likes to work on Amazon's Mechanical Turk platform. He knows his country isn't supposed to be doing work on it. Benzi didn't let that stop him at all. He bought an account from an American so he could defraud Amazon. Benzi feels entitled to take work from Americans, as he's poor, too. |
3,277 | Pizza Party | Jill had her friends over to make pizzas for her birthday. There would be a prize for most creative. One girl combined sausage, pineapple, onions and zucchini strips. It sounded odd but it was delicious. She won the prize. |
3,278 | Bicycle | I rode my bicycle to school. I locked it at the bicycle rack outside school. I went to class. When I came out, my bicycle was gone. I reported the theft to the police. |
3,279 | Trip to the beach | Today my friend and I went to the beach. It took us an hour to get there. On the way we stopped for coffee. When we got to the beach we put our feet in. The water was absolutely great. |
3,280 | Hopscotch | All the girls were ready to start. They had spent a while making the hopscotch markings. They had used sidewalk chalk and ready to play. The girls began jumping to each numbered box. It was great fun playing hopscotch for them. |
3,281 | Car | It was a rainy night. I was driving along the road when a red car sped past me. The red car spun out of control. The driver stopped the car. I drove past the red car. |
3,282 | A new show | A friend told me about a new show on tv. I have never heard of it. It did seem like something I would be interested in. I watched i last night. It was a great show. |
3,283 | Pokemon Go | John couldn't understand why his son was playing Pokemon Go. It seemed like a waste of time to him. He decided to try it to see what it was all about. As soon as he caught his first Pokemon he was hooked. He and his son then spent time together searching for new Pokemon. |
3,284 | International Trip | A few weeks ago all my friends went on a trip. They went to a different country together to have fun. While they were there they took a lot of pictures. When they got back, they showed me all the pictures they took. My friends really had a fun time abroad! |
3,285 | Disney World | The Wilsons packed and prepared for their trip to Disney World. They arrived to Disney World on Monday, and set out for Magic Kingdom. On Tuesday, they visited Animal Kingdom. On Wednesday, they went to Epcot and Hollywood Studios. On Thursday, they left to return home after a fun vacation. |
3,286 | Brad goes fishing | Brad needed to get away. The stress of life and job were getting to him. He decided to call his buddy up. They decided to go fishing out by the lake. Brad caught three fish and had a great time. |
3,287 | The Windshield | Mark was driving home from work when a huge rock hit his windshield. He called his insurance company and they sent someone out. They fixed it for him in his driveway! He was able to drive to work the next day. He was relieved it hadn't been a hassle! |
3,288 | The Game | The team showed up for their basketball game in Washington. It was to clinch the first place spot. Their starters were all "off" today. They lost by 20 points. Their perfect season had been ruined! |
3,289 | Baking cookies. | Molly baked cookies for all of us the other day. She had made several dozen cookies for all of us to eat. Some were chocolate chip and some were sugar. We ate all of the cookies she had made for us. We loved eating her cookies, and can't wait until she makes more. |
3,290 | In Love | Jackie saw a new clothing store in the mall. She asked her boyfriend to take her to the new store. Her boyfriend would rather go to the video game store. The two argued about which to visit, and went their separate ways. The two immediately felt bad and missed the other. |
3,291 | A Little Help Here? | Margaret was feeling overwhelmed at her job lately. Her recent promotion meant she suddenly had a lot more work to do. She realized she was in trouble and scheduled a meeting with her boss. She requested a dedicated assistant to help with the workload. Her boss agreed and Margaret soon had the assistance she needed. |
3,292 | The Donkey | Mark wanted to buy a horse. He didn't know anything about them. He called a farmer and told him what he was looking for. The next day, the farmer dropped an animal off and collected $3000. Mark was too stupid to realize it was a donkey instead. |
3,293 | Andy's New Puppy | Andy recently felt he needed a walking companion. Andy decided that he would adopt a dog. Andy visited the animal shelter in search for a dog. Upon arrival, a black lab, jumped in his arms, and Andy fell in love. Andy was excited to adopt the black lab. |
3,294 | The Unnoticed Costume | Molly was a girl who liked to read books. She especially liked to read fantasy novels about princesses. Once, she dressed up as a character from her favorite fantasy novel. She thought she would get lots of compliments on her beautiful dress. But nobody seemed to notice that her clothes were out of the ordinary. |
3,295 | Every Thorn Has a Smell | Jack and Diane went to the grassy knoll by the college. There, Jack handed Diane the blackest rose she'd ever seen. She put it to her nose and sniffed so hard the petals near came off. Diane thought it smelled like licorice and brambles. Jack agreed as he poured the wine and prepared to pop the question. |
3,296 | Tom's Find | One day Tom decided to go for a walk. While he was outside he heard a noise from the bushes. He went to check it out. He slowly grabbed into the bushes. He grabbed and pulled out a missing Cat. |
3,297 | The New Home | Jean lived in her house for seventy-five years. She was nearly one hundred now. She had a stroke. She had to move to an assisted living facility. She was sad to leave her beloved home. |
3,298 | Corn Stalks | This is my first year growing corn. I'm really excited that it is doing so well. I noticed that a bunch of stalks had little sucker stalks. At first I thought my corn was questionable. It turns out that the sucker stalks help grow strong, sweet corn. |
3,299 | The burger joint. | A new restaurant opened near Ethan's house called The Burger Joint. Ethan decided to check it out for lunch one Saturday. The waiter Ethan had was very friendly and the prices were reasonable. Ethan had a double cheeseburger, onion rings and a milk shake. Ethan was very pleased, this was the best meal he had in a long ... |
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