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3,800 | Cheerleading | Sue was dropped from a stunt during cheer practice. She did not want to go to the doctor. However, her ankle kept swelling. Sue's mom finally convinced her to go. Sue had sprained her ankle. |
3,801 | Spaghetti | Julie wanted to cook her boyfriend dinner. She decided to cook spaghetti. She made the sauce from scratch and boiled the noodles. She even grated fresh parmesan cheese. Everything turned out perfectly and he loved it. |
3,802 | Daytona Race Day | Andy loved watching Nascar races. Andy's dream was to someday attend one. Andy recently saw a promotion for the races in Daytona. Andy immediately purchased the tickets for the event. Andy was thrilled he would get to see a live Nascar race. |
3,803 | Hooky | Sam had a test at school the next day. He was not ready. When he woke up the next morning he pretended to be sick. His mom let him stay home. She never knew he was playing hooky to get out of the test. |
3,804 | Dinner | Darla decided to make a casserole for dinner. She looked up the ingredients online. Darla went to the store to buy the things she did not have. It took her just an hour to prepare it in the slow cooker. After eating it, her family said it was their new favorite meal. |
3,805 | New Doll | Lea was so happy to have saved enough money for a new toy. Her mom took her to toy store. Once Lea got inside she could not decide on a toy. She kept looking and looking until a doll caught her eye. Lea decided on the doll as it looked like her and paid the clerk. |
3,806 | Tiny House Fire | Bob was cooking chicken on the grill outside of his home. Bob went inside his house as he waited for his chicken to cook. A strong wind blew over his grill. The side of his house caught on fire. Bob was able to put out the fire without any significant damage. |
3,807 | Pajama Choices | Anne needed to buy a new set of pajamas. She went to the store. The store had a very large selection of pajamas. Anne narrowed her choices down to a red pair or a blue pair. She chose the red pair of pajamas because it was her favorite color. |
3,808 | Changing The Locks | Mr and Mrs Gullo had a thirty year old son who lived at home. All he did was lay there couch and watch cartoons. They were worried he would never grow up if they didn't react. When he was out one day they changed all the locks. He went out and got a job the next and left his parents home for good. |
3,809 | Writing a Novel | Stephen was a world famous author. He was renowned for his ability to write many books. Stephen had a secret for being able to write so much. The secret was hard work. Stephen worked for 12 hours a day every day working on his craft. |
3,810 | Grocery Tales Seem Legit | Paul's mom sent him to the store. She demanded he come home with the brown eggs. Paul had read online there was exactly no difference at all. Because he couldn't find brown ones he bought white ones instead. Paul smeared mud on them to make their shells brown. |
3,811 | Dog Love | Cindy got a new puppy. She hoped the puppy would be her best friend. The puppy doesn't seem to like her very much. However, the puppy loves Cindy's husband. Cindy says she is going to get another puppy, for herself. |
3,812 | Ice Cream Day | Ted opened the door to the ice cream parlor. He knew what he product he wanted until he saw it. The new flavor sparkled enticingly in the case. Ted was drawn to it, floating effortlessly to the display case. He requested a taste test before buying the new ice cream flavor. |
3,813 | Brown Out | There was a large thunderstorm outside. The house experienced a brown out. My family and I had to conserve electricity. This consisted of using firewood to cook food and reusing water. The electricity was restored once the storm was over. |
3,814 | Cora's Mistake | My little rat terrier Cora loves to chase squirrels. They run up the tree and she barks at them. One squirrel she chased didn't run away so she attacked it. The squirrel wasn't having that and bit her in two places. She yelped and now she doesn't chase squirrels anymore. |
3,815 | Justin gets a ticket | Justin was driving his black car down the road. He was speeding but he didn't realize it. The next thing you know he was pulled over by a cop. The cop told him he was going too fast. The cop wrote Justin a ticket and he was so ashamed. |
3,816 | Fun manicure | My cousin had a wedding last weekend. As a result of being a bridesmaid, I got my nails done. I went to the salon to get them done. When I got there it took one hour. When my nails were done they were all different colors. |
3,817 | Fifteen Miles | Bob was looking at a house in the town of Herington. The agent laughed when Bob asked what he thought of the town. The agent told Bob he actually lived on a farm fifteen miles away. Bob guessed the agent's opinion wouldn't matter much then. The agent told him to the contrary, he knew the town very well. |
3,818 | Bungee Jumping | Steph decided to go bungee jumping for her 40th birthday. She was very nervous but excited. She got several friends to go with her. They all jumped at the same time. Steph was so scared she wet her pants! |
3,819 | Alyssa falls | Alyssa tried to get into the bus. But as soon as she stepped in she lost control of her leg. She fell face first onto the ground. She tried to get up but she couldn't. And everyone else on the bus looked at her weird. |
3,820 | Sue Buys a New Car | Sue had recently gotten a new promotion at work. She was excited because she would be making more money. She decided to celebrate by buying a brand new car for herself. Sue drove her brand new car to work the next day. Her co-workers all complimented her brand new car. |
3,821 | Barbecue | Caitlyn loves barbecuing. She learns new recipes for making ribs and burgers. Caitlyn always throws barbecues for her friends and makes them food. Caitlyn's friends want to show how much they appreciate her cooking. They buy Caitlyn a grill as a surprise. |
3,822 | Phil's car breaks down | Phil was driving down the highway. He was hearing a weird noise from his engine. It was a ticking noise. Phil's car started to smoke. He pulled over to the side of the road and waited for help. |
3,823 | Little Rascal | Hannah had decided to adopt a puppy. She visited the shelter on Thursday and selected a tiny poodle. He was very nervous and wouldn't stop shaking. She brought him home and decided to call him Little Rascal. As it turns out, he was quite a mischievous puppy after all. |
3,824 | Hairy Paint | Kate's mom had forced her to help paint the living room. Kate really didn't want to help. While moaning she knocked a pail of paint off a ladder. The paint spilled all over her shoulder and part of her head. She spent an hour cleaning paint out of her hair. |
3,825 | Late concert | Last night i went to a concert. I was standing in line for three hours. While standing I was getting antsy. I looked at my watch as it was getting late. Finally two hours later the concert started. |
3,826 | Brownies | This morning I was sitting at the computer. Someone knocked on my door. It was my neighbor Donna, with brownies. She had promised them in the past, but had not delivered. I was pleasantly surprised, and thanked her. |
3,827 | The Island | The couple went on a romantic getaway to a secluded island. The island was tropical and beautiful. They swam in the blue, clear water. At night, they slept in a hammock on the beach. It was the perfect quiet getaway. |
3,828 | Loretta Brushes Her Teeth | Loretta decides she needs to start taking better care of herself. She thinks the best way to begin is to start brushing her teeth daily. Loretta gets up the next morning and brushes her teeth. She finds that she feels better afterwards. Loretta is proud to be taking better care of herself now. |
3,829 | James Gets Fired | James was playing videos games after work. He lost track of the time while playing video games. He went to sleep at 4 AM. He slept through his alarm to go to work in the morning. His manager fired him due to his irresponsibility. |
3,830 | Lisa Takes Out The Garbage | Lisa notices that the garbage in her kitchen is starting to smell. She decides that she needs to throw it away. Lisa takes the garbage outside to be collected. Once she returns, her kitchen smells a little less. Lisa is happy that the garbage is gone. |
3,831 | The Delicious Pizza | Henry wanted to eat pizza. His wife would be late, so she told him to save some. He ordered stuffed crust, and it was delicious. Before he knew it, Henry had eaten the entire pizza. His wife came home upset that he didn't save any. |
3,832 | The Workout | Vince had designed a new workout plan. He decided to host a class for it. He had a lot of students. They all learned the routine. Each student lost a lot of weight doing his plan. |
3,833 | The Explorer | A little boy set out to explore his neighborhood. He studied everything he saw. But he got distracted and soon he was lost! He cried until a neighbor came to help him. Maybe he wasn't ready to be an explorer. |
3,834 | Carol's Curtains | Carol is a seamstress. She decides to start selling curtains on her own. Carol creates a website for her curtain selling business. Carol's side business grows. Soon, Carol only works for her own business. |
3,835 | Cat Litter | Today I cleaned out the cat's litter box. I am disabled from a stroke and have use of only one hand. It was hard to balance so I could scoop out the dirty litter. I finished the job but it a lot out of me. I walked down the hall and emptied the dirty litter, pleased. |
3,836 | buying milk | I looked in the fridge and I was out of 1% milk. So, I decided that I had to walk to the store. When I got to the store, they only had 2% milk and 3.25% left in stock. I decided to buy the 2% milk because it was less fattening. I bought the milk and walked home from the store. |
3,837 | The Agreement | An owner of a pizza shop became friends with the owner of a taco shop. They gave each other advertisements to display in the other's shop. The next week they both had more customers than usual. The pizza shop owner asked customers where he heard of his shop. They told him that they saw an ad in the taco shop. |
3,838 | Too Late | Something was wrong with Patricia's beehive. The bees were obviously agitated and she did not know why. She called a beekeeper who seemed to know what the problem was. He would come out to split the hive since there were two queens now. He saw a swarm of bees cross the street and knew he was too late. |
3,839 | Too smart | Cameron was very smart but also very under stimulated. He played with his friends one night but won all the games. He solved some puzzles alone when he went home but it went too fast. He was so bored, his brain was hurting him. So he decided to look for smart people like him to share more. |
3,840 | Christmas Songs | Cathy loves Christmas Songs. Cathy is ridiculed because she listens to Christmas music all year. In fact, Cathy's favorite Christmas song is Jingle Bells. Cathy cannot wait for Christmas time to hear music everywhere. Cathy is proud to be a lover of Christmas songs. |
3,841 | Rex has trouble | Rex is driving down the road. He hears a tick in his engine. He decides to pull over. He lifts the hood and finds white smoke everywhere. He calls a tow truck for help with his car. |
3,842 | Mary goes round | Mary was going to play on her new toy. It was a swing bought by her dad. She was so excited to play with it. Dad calls mary and tells her it's finished. Mary goes on her swing and goes round and round. |
3,843 | Excellent service | Cathy had a rough day at work today. Cathy decided to go to the bar for happy hour after work. While there, Cathy met the nicest bartender, who cheered her up. Cathy decided to leave her a nice tip for her excellent service. Cathy was glad she went to the bar, as she felt much better. |
3,844 | Bad Dog | Jerry was asked to watch his neighbor's dog. She was very pretty and he thought it could get him on her good side. So of course he said yes. Within minutes his home was destroyed. He let the dog run away and never talked to her again. |
3,845 | Trip to the Dentist | Joey was going to the dentist for the first time. His big brother Sam told him it was going to be really painful. Joey was very afraid as he sat down in the big chair. A nice lady cleaned his teeth and it didn't hurt at all. Then the dentist took a look and that didn't hurt either. |
3,846 | Egging The Principle | Dean decided he was going to prank his principle. He took a carton of eggs from his fridge and headed out. He arrived at his principal's house a little after midnight. After throwing two eggs his principle came outside. He was forced to clean up the mess and serve detention for a month. |
3,847 | Random | Kate was doing chat hits on Mturk. She would answer questions for other turkers. One turker would guess items at random. Kate considered stopping the chat hits. But she decided to continue working on the chart hits after all. |
3,848 | Luanne's engagement | Luanne has been single for years. She has dated several different people. She finally found her ideal man. Luanne and this man fell in love. He recently proposed to Luanne and she accepted. |
3,849 | The Carrots | The kids planted carrots in their garden. When it was time to harvest them, they dug them all up. They were big and delicious! They snacked on them every day. They plan on planting even more next year! |
3,850 | My Wolfie | I have a wolf named Kiera, but we nicknamed her Wolfie. She wanted to get up early this morning to go for a walk. She was so excited when she saw a squirrel that she pulled really hard. She almost caught the squirrel, but missed by only a few inches. She was sad when we got home, because she didn't kill the squirrel. |
3,851 | Old Man Back | Bob wasn't as young as he used to be and he knew it. Moving the heavy boxes from his house was getting painful for him. Bob went online and looked for a solution. He ordered a hand cart and eagerly waited for it to arrive. Now Bob can move his boxes without hurting his back. |
3,852 | Baking a Pie | Susan was very good at baking. She made the most wonderful pies, cookies, and cakes. Today she was baking a pecan pie. Pecan pie was one of Susan's favorites. It came out of the oven perfect and was delicious. |
3,853 | Paint Help | Kate didn't want to help paint the living room. She hid in her room hoping her mom would forget she was home. After 20 minutes there was a knock on her door. Kate was afraid it was her mom. She was relieved to see it was in fact her brother. |
3,854 | Sick at home | Zoe woke up with a high fever that morning. She was very angry because she wanted to go on her school trip. Instead, she slept again and her mother prepared the food she liked. She also rented Zoe's favorite movies and her favorite games. When Zoe woke up, she smiled, her trip forgotten. |
3,855 | First time dying hair | Yesterday I bought a box of hair dye. I was quite nervous to dye it. I was afraid I would ruin my hair. Finally I bit the bullet and did it. The result was not as bad after all. |
3,856 | Kayaking | Preston was a great kayaker. He liked to kayak down the river. He went on Saturday and was gone for seven hours. When he came home, he was sunburned and tired. Despite that fact, he was eager to go again! |
3,857 | Moving Away | Shelly moved across two states to be with the love of her life. She met him online, in a forum for Mturk. Nobody believed them at first, until they moved in together last month. They are planning to get married and start a new life together. They're happy and content. |
3,858 | The Book | The author had reconfigured her book many times. She was worried that the ending was bad. The day before it was due to the editor, she tweaked it again. She felt better about the new ending. The book was a roaring success. |
3,859 | Pipe Dreams | Lana wanted a job in entertainment. So she decided to do a music video. It took 10 hours to do the video, and it was grueling. The artist came on to her for sexual favors too. She was so sickened by it, she ran off set and went home. |
3,860 | Fish | Joe went fishing on a cloudy day. He did not think he was going to catch any fish. He sat in his boat for a couple of hours. He finally got a bite and then another bite. Joe went home with a dozen fish to cook. |
3,861 | Stage Fright | John was set to go up next on stage. He was so nervous he was shaking. The announcer called his name and out he went. John performed amazingly. The stage fright was tough, but he was able to overcome it. |
3,862 | Surprise Party | Jane was turning thirty. She was depressed about her milestone birthday. None of her friends had mentioned any plans. Jane had decided she was just going to stay in and order food. When she got home, she turned on the lights and there was a party! |
3,863 | Oscar the Artist | Oscar was a very creative and artistic child. His mother wanted to help nurture that creativity. Oscar's mother bought him some sidewalk chalk. Oscar used his sidewalk chalk creatively and made many drawings. Oscar continued making artwork as he grew up. |
3,864 | New Zone | Marci lived in a dangerous city and needed a change. She decided to move states, but where would she go? After much research, she landed in Texas and made many friends. She soon found a job and nice apartment. After settling in for months, she was so happy she chose Texas. |
3,865 | White Light | Cora was sad her father had passed away. She was having trouble dealing with her grief. She sat down at her piano and began to mess around. Cora's noodling turned into a full song. She dedicated the beautiful song to her father's memory. |
3,866 | The Detective | The detective was investigating a theft at the grocery store. SOmeone had snuck in and stolen a case of expensive wine. He looked at the surveillance tapes. He recognized the man in the tapes. It was his partner, John! |
3,867 | Blood Test | Kim had to go to the doctor's office to get a blood test. But she was very scared. She held her arm out. And her doctor inserted a needle into her vein. Afterwards, she wondered why she had anything to fear. |
3,868 | Emergency | The sermon started, and everyone sat to hear it. During the sermon, a man fell asleep. His wife shook him, but he did not wake up. People in the church came to check on him, but he was unresponsive. The paramedics took him to the hospital, where he later died. |
3,869 | Pregnancy announcement | Karen and Steven were sitting on the couch. They were waiting on the nurse for the results. She finally called them 5 minutes later. She told them they are pregnant. Karen and Steven were crying in joy at the news. |
3,870 | Overgrown Weeds | Barry loves gardening, but hates one task. Barry despises having to pull weeds out of his garden. However, Barry knew that he had to pull the weeds out of his garden. As Barry was about to start the pulling the weeds, it began to rain. Barry was quietly glad for the rain, as he did not have to pull weeds. |
3,871 | Horror movie | Bert wanted to see an action movie but Jenny wanted to see a comedy. They argued back and forth trying to find a compromise. When John arrived, he said he wanted to see a horror movie. Bert and Jenny refused to go. John then proposed to pay for popcorn and sodas, and they all went. |
3,872 | Round Ball | Eric was playing basketball in his driveway. He took a long shot and missed. The ball bounced from the backboard and flew off. Eric chased the ball as it rolled away. The ball bounded into a car and stopped rolling. |
3,873 | The Plane | A farmer had just bought a new plane. He was going to use it to check his crops. He would fly over and check their growth. One day, he got too low and crashed. He decided the plane was not a good idea. |
3,874 | Pete went to the show | Peter had bought tickets to go see Alice in Chains. They were playing near the beach. So he planned to make an entire weekend trip out of it. He got a hotel room, and went to the beach and had a blast. On his final day he saw the band. |
3,875 | The Camera | Tanya asked her sister Kim if she could borrow her camera. Kim was very protective of her camera and said no. Tanya decided to sneak into Kim's room and take the camera. While taking a picture, she accidentally dropped it into a lake. Kim was upset that she couldn't find her camera anywhere. |
3,876 | Birthday Cake | Brenda baked a cake for John's birthday. As she was bringing it to the table, she tripped and fell. The cake splattered all over the floor. Brenda was upset that she ruined John's birthday. John said he didn't like cake anyway. |
3,877 | Faster than Before | Today is the second time Anna has raced her city's annual race. Last time, she threw up just before the finish line and didn't finish. This time, she wanted to win. The race started and Anna took an early lead. Anna held this lead the entire race and easily won. |
3,878 | Wild Roses | Katrina loved wild roses more than any other flower. Recently, she went on a hike to see if she could find any. Just as she had nearly given up, she found a very tiny bush nearby. It was full of tiny pink blooms. She took a cutting so that she could grown her very own wild roses. |
3,879 | Jennifer gets lost | Jennifer was exploring a new city. She needed excitement in her life. She was trying to find the Concert in the city. Her gps had her turning down back alleys and roads. Jennifer pulled over and cried because she was lost in the city. |
3,880 | Drugged Drinks | Alice went with her friends to a party at an acquaintance's apartment. She let the host make her drinks. Soon she noticed that she was feeling very light-headed. She had not had enough to drink to be drunk so quickly. Tests at the hospital showed that she had been drugged. |
3,881 | The Monkey Emoji | I started using the monkey emoji with one of my best friends. One day she said something that was embarrassing, and sent the emoji. I thought it was cute, so it became a habit between us. Now, whenever someone says something scary or shameful, we use it. Every day, we use the emoji at least once between us. |
3,882 | Hamburger | Sue made herself a hamburger. She sat down on the couch and took a few bites. She ran upstairs to grab her phone. When she came back, her hamburger was gone. Her dog had eaten it off the plate. |
3,883 | James got a new pet! | James had wanted a pet for a long time. He looked up online what pets would be suitable for him. After much deliberation, he decided he wanted a bearded dragon. He went to a local reptile shop and picked one up. James loved his bearded dragon! |
3,884 | Baseball | Alex is trying out for his school's baseball team. Alex is not very good at throwing. Alex works on his throwing skills for a few weeks. Alex has gotten very good at throwing. Alex's practice pays off and he makes the baseball team! |
3,885 | George needs a lift | George was looking for a ride to work. His car had just broken down on the side of the road. He couldn't catch a break. He called for a taxi but nothing. Then a polite stranger stopped and helped george out. |
3,886 | The Accident | Jane was driving her car to work. There was a dog in the middle of the road. She drove into another car to avoid the dog. The two cars crashed. Jane was hurt. |
3,887 | Chocolate | As a child, we raised goats. We had several milking does, and a neutered male as a pet. The male, named Chocolate, was a very friendly goat, and a great pet. My parents decided he cost too much, and took him to the butcher. Later, I found ground meat in the freezer labeled chocolate. |
3,888 | Bill the Drummer | Bill was a rock and roll drummer. His dream was to play a show in New York City. So Bill formed a band with three friends of his. The band practiced and played together for years and became popular. When they were invited to play in New York City, Bill was overjoyed. |
3,889 | The Knitting Lesson | Rose wanted to learn to knit. She asked her grandma to teach her. Her grandma helped her start making a simple scarf. Rose knit on the scarf until she was all out of yarn. Unfortunately, by then it was over 16 feet long! |
3,890 | Playing pool | I went down to the apartment's clubhouse to play pool with my pals. They were all much better than I was. I realized that I had to work hard to get to be as good as them. So I spent the next couple of weeks playing with them a bunch. Now, we are all equally as good as one another! |
3,891 | Dinner with my cousin | On June 28th we had dinner with my cousin. We had not seen each other in six months. We met in Chinatown and had Cantonese food. We talked about our grandchildren, showing off photos. We ended up staying for three hours, and were sad to say goodbye. |
3,892 | AA | My best friend E always dates the worst girls. He makes a lot of mistakes though as well. He brought his girlfriend Sue to a keg party. Sue had been sober six months and was in AA. The next morning day one of Sue's recovery started again. |
3,893 | Boat Races | Every year, Cathy attends the annual boat races in Florida. Cathy loves seeing the boats race fast on the water. This year, Cathy decided she would take her daughter to the races. Cathy's daughter loved the races so much, she did not want to leave. Cathy was glad she could spend time with her daughter at the races. |
3,894 | Fire | Kate wanted pasta for lunch. But the restaurant was closed due to a fire. Kate realized she only had 15 minutes left on her lunch break. This left her no time to go to another restaurant. Kate went back to work without lunch. |
3,895 | Breakup | Sarah and Leo had been dating for six years. They shared all the same friends. They broke up causing a very awkward tension in the group. Nobody knew whose side they should choose. Luckily within a week Sarah and Leo were back together. |
3,896 | Pumpkin Patch | Johnny's first grade class went to the pumpkin patch. They each got to pick out a pumpkin. The only rule was they had to be able to carry it. Johnny found his perfect pumpkin but couldn't pick it up. He was very frustrated when he had to select a smaller one. |
3,897 | Brighton Museum. | In 2010, my wife and I visited the Brighton Museum. It is a small exhibit sponsored by the local historical society. Signs, maps, and artifacts were on display. We looked through the rooms and bought some postcards. I later joined the Brighton Historical Society. |
3,898 | Fred Keeps A Diary | Fred decided he wanted to keep a daily diary. He started by writing simple descriptions of his life. After several years he had a rich diary of his experiences. He treasured his diary. Fred was happy that he had started keeping a daily diary. |
3,899 | The Showerhead | The shower head broke off of the shower today! Kramer was using it and all of a sudden, it burst. He had to turn the water off quickly. He called a plumber because he didn't know what to do. The plumber came and fixed it. |
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