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49,800 | Late Again | Tim was meeting friends at a movie. He was running late. When he got there he missed part of the beginning. He tried to ask his friends to catch him up. They told him to be quiet and let them watch. |
49,801 | Vacation Time | Rick and his family are going on a trip. They go somewhere together every summer. This year they are going to Florida. Rick's grandparents live there. They are all hoping to have a great time. |
49,802 | Quentin Plays Football | Quentin had always wanted to learn to play football. One day he decided to try out for the school team. He was luckily given a spot on the team. Quentin worked hard until he was a football expert. He was glad he had learned to play football. |
49,803 | Keiths mistake | Keith uses his paycheck to buy a truck. Keith's dad told him it was a mistake. Keith didn't listen to anyone. After a few rides the Truck blows up. Keith realizes what mistake buying that truck was. |
49,804 | Jan pays rent | Jan is a manager at KFC. She works very hard for her money. Lately she has been so stressed about losing her trailer. She cannot pay the rent this month without overtime. Jan asks for more hours to cover rent and she gets it. |
49,805 | Lost Frisbee | Ken was playing Frisbee outside. He threw it too hard one time. It flew up on top of the roof. His dad didn't let him go get it. Ken never got it back. |
49,806 | Carla's Phone | Carla didn't want to get a new phone. She looked at all the models at the store and hated how big they were. She held them up to her old phone with distaste. She even got into an argument with the salesman about it. I'm surprised she left with one. |
49,807 | Butterfly gets wet | One morning there was a heavy rainstorm. A pretty brown butterfly's wings got very wet. It couldn't fly because of the wet wings so it perched on a rock. Once the rain stopped, the butterfly started to dry. Soon it was sunny and the butterfly was able to fly away. |
49,808 | Accident | The teacher began her lesson. A student asked to use the restroom. The teacher refused the request. The student had an accident. The parents of the student sued the school. |
49,809 | Fair | We went to the fair last night. I got to ride on a bunch of rides. We played the carnival games too. My favorite part was the yummy food. I didn't want to leave when it was time. |
49,810 | Say No | I was at school. And a man tried to get me to donate money for a food organization. I told him I didn't have much money. But he kept bullying me into giving him more and more. Afterwards, I learned to avoid any strangers who ask for my help. |
49,811 | Getting Hit | Jake was acting rude at the bar. Everyone around him was annoyed. He finally pushed someone over the top. She wound up hitting him. Jake was upset and left the bar. |
49,812 | Army Recruit | John wanted to join the army. He talked to a recruiter about it. The recruiter made enticing offers. John decided to join. He has been happy with his decision ever since. |
49,813 | Play Ball | Bobby always wanted to play baseball on a team. His dad told him he would be old enough to play this year. Bobby's parents signed him up for the little league. He received an acceptance letter today. He will be on the same team as his brother. |
49,814 | Accidental Thief | Jane was shopping at the mall. She was looking at make up. Without realizing it she put lipstick in her pocket. Jane didn't notice until she got home later that night. At that point she figured it was too late. |
49,815 | darkness | Dan was afraid of the darkness. Specifically, he had trouble of walking home at night. Dan seeked help from a therapist. The therapist advised him on how to beat his fear. Dan beat his fear and was able to face the darkness without trouble. |
49,816 | New Car | Joan's father promised her a car for her 16th birthday. She woke her father up early and dragged him to the dealership. She found a little red Mitsubishi that she loved. Her father paid and left her to drive on her own. Joan drove her new red Mitsubishi all day. |
49,817 | Near Drowning | Jake didn't know how to swim. He went to a friend's pool party anyway. He figured he just wouldn't get in. As a prank someone pushed him in. Jake had to be helped out when it was obvious he was drowning. |
49,818 | Bad Smell | Corry moved into a new apartment. After a while he noticed a bad smell. He could never place it. He had to have professionals go in and find it. They located the problem and fixed it. |
49,819 | Loud Baby | Jill was trying to watch a movie. Parents with a crying baby were in the same theater. The movie was about the start and the baby kept crying. Finally the mother took the baby out. It was sad that they were never able to return. |
49,820 | Westwood | My teacher in the 10th grade was the uncle of a famous musician. When we came to class the first day, he told us. I realized he looked a lot like her. He also told us he went to school with John Grisham. He told us stories about them hunting together. |
49,821 | Javier Scores A Goal | Javier is frustrated he hasn't scored a goal this soccer season. He decides to try his best to score one. Javier scores a goal during a game. He feels so much better. He is happy that he finally scored a goal during this season. |
49,822 | Cheese | I bought a wheel of camembert. I then picked up a box of specialty crackers. After finding some olives stuffed with garlic, I was ready. I took them all home and ate them as appetizers. I thoroughly enjoyed the appetizers I made. |
49,823 | Extreme Couponing | Nate noticed he could double up on a coupon. It stacked with a sale that was going on. He was able to buy two cereal boxes. At the register the coupons and sales all added up. Nate actually got it all entirely for free. |
49,824 | Kim's big test | Kim had a science midterm to study for. She spent weeks reviewing notes and making flash cards. Kim stayed up late at night reading chapters from her text book. Kim did not sleep well the night before the test. Kim fell asleep during the last half of her midterm. |
49,825 | Sid is the life of the party | Sid never gets invited to the cool parties. Sid never gets invited anywhere. One day as a prank he gets invited by the cool kids. At the party Sid surprises everyone. He becomes the life of the party and makes a bunch of new friends. |
49,826 | Arms | My arms started to swell like my legs. I started wearing long sleeves. I didn't want anyone to see how big they'd gotten. My arms stopped fitting in the sleeves. I had to buy bigger shirts to accommodate them. |
49,827 | Frozen Pizza | Kevin was trying to make pizza. He put it in the oven. After a while a lot of smoke came out. Kevin had forgotten to take the plastic off. He ruined the pizza. |
49,828 | Gold Watch | John always wanted a real Rolex. He finally bought himself as a college graduation present. He selected a gold one. Everyone was very impressed by it. John wore it everywhere he could. |
49,829 | Going to Bed Early | Kim was trying to fix her sleep schedule. She took sleeping pills and laid down early. She was able to fall asleep soon after. The next morning she woke up a bit late and groggy. She had taken too many sleep aids. |
49,830 | Scary Sounds | Carol woke up in the middle of the night. A loud noise jolted her awake. She went to investigate. She noticed a cat had dropped a potted plant. It broke and made the cat screech. |
49,831 | Window Frame | It was a warm day in the city. Jane decided to open the windows and air the house out. As she lifted a storm window the frame lifted from the house. It was only attached on one side leaving the other to flap open. Jane knew this would have to be fixed immediately. |
49,832 | Quinn tries out for the NFL | Quinn has always wanted to be play in the NFL. He trained all year long for his one shot at a tryout. On the day of the try out Quin gives it all he has. While giving it all he has Quin hurts his leg. Quin's dream of being in the NFL will have to wait. |
49,833 | The Ride Home | Eve went to the mall. She saw her friend Sherry. Eve and Sherry walked around the mall. Sherry asked Eve for a ride home. Eve took Sherry home. |
49,834 | Snake in the yard | One day while mowing the lawn Kevin sees something moving. He stops the mower and looks to see what it is. To his amazement it is a very large green snake. Kevin runs into the house to tell her parents. Kevin's parents come out and remove the snake from the yard. |
49,835 | The alligator | I went on a trip to the zoo. I saw an alligator sleeping near the water. I clapped my hands to wake it up. The alligator jumped up and ran into the water. I decided I would never be that rude again. |
49,836 | Wind | Jane had purchased an old house. There was a cool breeze coming into the house. She closed the window in her bedroom. The problem was there was no pane on the window. She covered it with plastic to get through the night. |
49,837 | Artwork | I made a drawing for an art contest. I really thought it turned out terrible. I was afraid to submit it. My friends encouraged me to submit it to the contest. It actually won first place. |
49,838 | Gummy Dress | Kate sat on gum in a Vegas nightclub. Her dress was ruined. In the bathroom she tried to repair the damage. Some girls stood in the corner laughing at her. Kate lost her temper and began to yell at them. |
49,839 | Will a new baby help us? | Moana and Carl were together for 6 years. They had 2 kids together, 1 boy and 1 girl. Their relationship has been in trouble for 3 of those 6 years. They decided to have a baby to see if it would bring them closer. Unfortunately,having a new baby made things worse and they broke up. |
49,840 | Sauna | Steven went to the sauna with friends, but it was so hot! He wasn't sure if he liked it or not. Eventually he started feeling better and better while in it! He really started liking it and wanted to go back again. After the sauna was done he decided on going again tomorrow! |
49,841 | Bar Night | John knew his friends wanted to go to the bar. He didn't much care for them. But he enjoys hanging out with friends. He went along and had fun. He even met a new girl. |
49,842 | Poor Boy | There was a poor boy who did not have any money. He was tired of being poor,so he searched for a job. He found a job he was interested in and wrote a resume. His resume was so impressive that he got the job. Now he has a lot of money because he works hard at his job. |
49,843 | Sabrina is crushed | Sabrina meets a new friend at school. They quickly become best friends. One day Sabrina hears her best friend saying bad stuff. Sabrina hears her friend tell her she is using her. Sabrina is crushed that her friend is not really her friend. |
49,844 | Death in the Family | Jane's grandmother was sick. She had been in the hospital for a few days. Eventually Jane got the bad news. Her grandmother had passed. Jane expected it but was still sad. |
49,845 | Spelling Bee | Tim was a really good speller. He decided to join the spelling bee. He went against other really good spellers. Tim got third place. It gave him confidence to study more for next time. |
49,846 | Riding a Bike | Charlie was afraid of trying to learn to ride a bike. He was scared of falling and getting hurt. His dad reassured him that he would be fine. Eventually Charlie learned to ride a bike. He fell down a few times but he was fine. |
49,847 | The Big Speech | Timmy needed to give a speech to his class. He was really excited about it. He practiced for hours. When the big day came he froze. He cried and ran off. |
49,848 | Glue Wood | Kate had a hole in a window frame on her house. She was worried she would need to replace the whole plank. She shared her concerns with her brother. He filled the hole with steel wool, and wood glue. Just like that a little wood glue fixed her huge problem. |
49,849 | Wrong Seat | Carl was at a concert. He went alone. He took a seat he thought was his. Someone else told him it wasn't. Carl checked and moved to the right seat. |
49,850 | Baker | Connor felt great about work, today. He'd baked a dozen loaves of bread. They smelled amazing when they came out of the oven. The customers noticed and he sold out of his stock. He hoped tomorrow would be just as great. |
49,851 | Fast Driver | Abby did not like to drive with her boyfriend. Abby felt that her boyfriend always drove over the speed limit. Abby decided that she would ask him to slow down. However, Abby's boyfriend decided to ignore her request and go fast. Abby was not pleased that her boyfriend would not slow down. |
49,852 | Lost Food | Tom kept losing lunch meat from the refrigerator. He kept thinking his girlfriend was eating it. After a while he set up a hidden camera. He caught his dog as the culprit. It figured out how to open the door and get to the meat. |
49,853 | Mall Santa | Bob played Santa at the shopping mall for Christmas. He loved to bring joy to the children and their parents. One little girl came up to him bashfully. She climbed on his lap and asked only for her family to be together. She brought tears to Bob's eyes. |
49,854 | A Night Out | Jane and her husband never had any free time. They worked and raised three kids. One night the oldest kid offered to babysit. Jane and her husband were able to go out and have fun. They greatly enjoyed their night out. |
49,855 | Overlooked | Liz had been at the same job for years. She was always passed up for promotions. She confronted her boss about it. The boss wouldn't give in. Liz decided to quit the following week. |
49,856 | Gym Class | Shayna dreaded going to gym class. This week they were climbing rope. She stayed after school all last week practicing. When she got to gym class, the teacher called her name first to climb. She remembered everything she learned last week and aced it. |
49,857 | Broken TV screen | Conner had a TV in his bedroom. He also had a bebe gun that he kept in there as well. He got bored one day and played with his bb gun in his room. The gun was usually empty but he didn't know there was one bebe in it. He aimed it at the TV and pulled the trigger and the screen shattered. |
49,858 | Ken catches the rat | Ken is a pest control man. He is called one day to catch a rat at a restaurant. Ken arrives with his tools to catch the rat. Ken sets up his traps and returns the next day. Ken finds the rat in his trap and takes it away. |
49,859 | Regrets | There was a girl in my class that everyone made fun of. She never fought back, rather she just looked at the ground. One day I saw her by the fence sobbing uncontrollably. I felt like something bad was going to happen, but walked away. The next morning I heard the news talking about a young girl's suicide. |
49,860 | Fresh Raspberries | Abby had the pleasure of visiting a local farm. At the farm, Abby saw various types of fruits. Abby was glad to see her favorite fruit, raspberries there. The farmer allowed Abby to pick a pint of raspberries to go home with. Abby could not wait to go home and put her fresh raspberries to use. |
49,861 | Graduation Day | Laura was so excited for graduation that she didn't sleep all night. The big day was here and she was giddy. She woke up the family extra early so that no one would be late. She pushed them all into the kitchen to eat breakfast. She dressed and left for the school four hours before the ceremony. |
49,862 | Broken Arm | Sam was a mixed martial artist. He had a big fight for the title. In the middle of it he broke his arm. Sam didn't tell anyone. He went on to win the match with one arm. |
49,863 | Dylan says goodbye | Dylan was dying of cancer. Dylan was laying on the hospital bed. Dylan's parents held his hand. Dylan said his final goodbye. Dylan died from the cancer. |
49,864 | Three Meat | We were working so hard today that we didn't have time to stop. When we got hungry, we heated up leftover pizza. We worked into the late evening, before getting hungry again. Turned out all we had in the freezer was more pizza. I turned on the oven and resigned myself to more pizza. |
49,865 | Corn | I went to the store the other day to buy some corn. When I got to the store I bought way more corn than I needed. I ran out of room to put all the cans of corn. I had to eat a lot of corn that night just to make room. I still have way too much corn left to eat! |
49,866 | Jessica's Hawaii trip | Jessica is on vacation in Hawaii. She loves everything about the island. She tells her parents she wants to stay forever. Her parents tell her she can stay if she likes. Jessica stays in Hawaii for the rest of her life. |
49,867 | Hitch Hiker | Sam was driving home for the holidays. He noticed someone needing a ride. For a moment he thought about picking them up. Sam kept driving without slowing down. He knew it was illegal and dangerous. |
49,868 | Ruby the Painter | Ruby loved school. Her favorite class was art. Her art teacher encouraged her love of painting. She worked hard to learn about color and perspective. By the end of the year, she was the best painter in class. |
49,869 | Kathy's mistreated | Kathy lived with an abusive boyfriend. He never let her go out or have any fun. One evening while drunk he went out with his friends. Kathy called some friends over to have a party. Kathy had a good time without her mean boyfriend. |
49,870 | The First Dance | Ellen was a freshman in high school. Her first school dance was coming up in 2 weeks. Ellen went to the mall to pick out a dress. She chose a white one with lace. When the day came she got dressed and felt like a princess. |
49,871 | Shane leaves the band | Shane is the lead singer of a his band. His band has huge success. Shane just can't get used to the spotlight. Shane calls it quits. Shane leaves the band and they replace him with someone else. |
49,872 | jealous | I got a brand new car. My friends were so jealous. They really wanted one like it. I didn't want them to be jealous of me. So I let them borrow the car whenever they wanted. |
49,873 | Stuffed | Tonight I ate too much dinner. Everything on my plate was so good that I couldn't stop eating. I even went back for seconds. When my husband brought out dessert, I couldn't hold back. Now, I'm so stuffed, I could pop. |
49,874 | Expensive Speaker | My friend works for Children's Hospital. Their lunchtime speakers group wanted Jhumpa Lahiri to talk. Her agent said she would be glad to speak. However she wanted $20,000. The group withdrew the invitation. |
49,875 | Massage | I wanted to get a massage to help my chronic pain and stress. So I looked for inexpensive massage parlors online. And I found a parlor that offers a 30 minute massage for $25. But when I went there, the price was $40. And I left in more pain and stress than before. |
49,876 | Ice Cream Dream | Abby wanted to have Pistachio Ice Cream after dinner. Abby headed down to her local ice cream shop for her treat. As Abby was looking for her ice cream, she saw no pistachio. Abby had to settle for Vanilla Ice Cream instead. Abby was not happy about the Ice Cream Shop not having her favorite. |
49,877 | Broken Laptop | Charlie dropped his laptop. The screen broke. It was basically unusable. He ordered a new screen online. He was able to fix it himself. |
49,878 | Broken Vase | John was playing around the house. He tripped and fell into a vase. It shattered on the floor. John blamed the dog for it. The dog got in trouble. |
49,879 | Spider Bite | The man put on his gloves. There was a spider in one of the fingers. The spider bit him. He screamed out in shock. His wife rushed to his aid. |
49,880 | Cornelius Buys A Newspaper | Cornelius wants to catch up on world events. He decides to buy a newspaper. He reads about local and global news. Cornelius feels more informed about current events after reading. He is glad he bought the newspaper. |
49,881 | The Lake | We used to go to the lake every year when I was young. We rented a cottage there for a week. My brother and sisters and I would swim and fish and play. We made lots of friends, too. We were glad to have a chance to go to the lake. |
49,882 | Hard work pays off | I was working at am plant for a temp agency. I was asked to go to work for the plant directly. My contract required me to give 2 weeks notice. For 2 weeks I had to work days for the temp and nights for the plant. It was really worth the extra money it brought in. |
49,883 | Bailey's Rat | Bailey has a pet rat. She adopted it when her friend couldn't take care of it anymore. Bailey and her rat are inseparable. She carries it around on her shoulder wherever she goes. The rat is happier with Bailey than it has ever been. |
49,884 | Halloween Costume | Larry was terrible at making costumes. He always waited until the last minute. This year was no different. He made up something dumb at the last minute. Nobody thought it was clever or funny. |
49,885 | Dan goes to jail | Dan is a troubled kid. Dan has bad friends as well. One day while ditching school Dan goes to the store. He tells his buddies to distract the cashier while he steals stuff. The cashier calls the police and they catch Dan and take him to jail. |
49,886 | Bank Hours | Ken needed to cash a check. When he got to the bank it was closing. They refused to stay open longer for him. Ken was late to pay rent because of it. He switched banks the following week. |
49,887 | Swimming Lessons | Kim loved the beach. She was just afraid of the water. She decided to take swimming lessons. They were all at a pool but they helped. Kim had more confidence to go into the ocean. |
49,888 | Fast | The man rode his bike fast. A dog chased him. He tried to outrun the dog. The dog caught up to his front wheel. The dog caused the man to crash his bike. |
49,889 | Brenda passes away | Brenda was a lunch lady at school. Everyday she served her kids with a smile. One day Brenda doesn't show up to school. All the kids in school wonder where she is. The principal tells everyone Brenda had passed away. |
49,890 | Suzy's trip to the circus | Suzy has been begging her dad to go to the circus. Her dad always told her he didn't have the money. Eventually one day Suzy got a surprise. Her dad took her to the circus. She enjoyed every minute and will never forget it. |
49,891 | Uppercut | The class was playing kickball outside of the gym. I served the ball to Drew. He aggressively kicked the ball. It smacked Betty on the face. She fell on the ground. |
49,892 | Dollar Menu | Josh was really hungry one afternoon. There was nothing to eat at the house. He had almost no money. Josh started looking for change between couch cushions. He was able to get enough change for the dollar menu. |
49,893 | The Last Cigarette | Larry was trying to quit smoking. He was at a bar and temptation was everywhere. He tried to avoid it. Eventually he broke down and asked someone for a cigarette. Larry smoked it as he promised himself it was the last one. |
49,894 | Banjo Playing | John taught himself to play the banjo. He then went downtown and played for pedestrians. He made a bit of extra money this way. It was a fun hobby. He used the money to buy better equipment. |
49,895 | Annoying Dog | Larry's dog acted like he wanted to go out. When Larry tried to let him out the dog decided not to. Without going out the dog peed the carpet. Larry got really upset. He gave up his dog the next day. |
49,896 | Carl makes a difference | Carl visits the poor neighborhood he grew up in. He wanted to help out kids who needed it. He helped do community work to clean up some parks. Carl felt really good about helping his community. Carl made a difference to a lot of people in the community. |
49,897 | Freda gets the boy | Freda lived next door to Randy. Every morning Freda would knock on his door. She wanted to use the phone. Freda and Randy became romantic lovers. Randy asked Freda to be the queen of his double wide trailer. |
49,898 | Mean Insults | Kim was hanging out with friends. One of her friends wasn't there. Everyone started saying mean things about her and laughing. Kim played along at first but then realized it was wrong. She changed the subject. |
49,899 | Dreamscapes | I had terrible nightmares last night. I dreamed about being chased. In my dream, I was burned by fire. Somehow I survived the fire. I woke up frightened and shaking. |
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