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51,600 | Baking a Cake | Jane wanted to surprise her boyfriend for her birthday. She tried to bake him the cake he likes. She left it in the oven too long. It burned and set off the fire alarm. Jane's boyfriend thought it was funny. |
51,601 | Flower Shop Girl | Jane and her brother Bob had a flower shop. Jane was part owner of the flower shop for 20 years. Jane grew older, and decided to retire. Bob threw a big party for Jane. They closed the shop after her retirement party. |
51,602 | Last Chance to Dance | I went to my Senior prom. I had a good buzz going. I had never danced at a party before. I asked a girl if she'd like to dance. We danced for a couple hours. |
51,603 | Beth attacked by a bear | Beth is out camping. She spots a bear. The bear runs towards her. Beth plays dead. The bear sniffs and her and leaves her alone. |
51,604 | Broken left heel | Yesterday I had to dress up for a very important meeting. I had to look professional so I put on my best skirt and my best top. I then tried on various heels to go with the outfit. I found the perfect pair of heels and my whole outfit looked awesome. But before I entered the building to my meeting, my left heel broke! |
51,605 | Market | Finn went to the market for fruit. There was a great deal on mangoes. Finn loves mangoes. He picked out some that were ready to eat. Then, Finn went home to enjoy his mangoes. |
51,606 | Exercise | I was feeling really bad. So I ate a ton of meat and rice. I then felt like exercising. And I did tons of pushups and squats. Afterwards, I was amazed at how good exercise could make me feel. |
51,607 | Old Shoes | Joe had an old pair of shoes. They were torn up and started smelling bad. Joe felt bad getting rid of them. He had broken them in perfectly. Eventually he accepted that he had to throw them out. |
51,608 | The Home Run | I stepped up to the plate in my first baseball game. The lights were shining bright on me and I wanted to do well. I fouled off the first three pitches. I hit the next pitch extremely far into the left field bleachers. I was so happy that I won the game for my team. |
51,609 | Our Cat | We have a cat named Oliver. He is a very nice cat to us. He is not so nice to other cats. Oliver travels the neighborhood and beats up other cats. He then comes home for Mom to fix his injuries. |
51,610 | Gun Accident | Tim had a gun. One day he turned his eyes away from it for a second. His son grabbed it thinking it was a toy. He accidentally shot Tim in the leg. His wife forced him to get rid of the gun. |
51,611 | Substitute Teacher | Josh knew he had a math test coming up for two weeks. Instead of studying, he put it off and played video games. The day of the test arrived and he was nervous. A big smile came over his face when he saw the substitute teacher. However, the smile was gone when she pulled out the math tests. |
51,612 | Bad Room-mates | I needed roommates really bad and found two that seemed nice. After we moved in, I realized they were drug dealers. I don't do drugs so I felt really uncomfortable. They ended up getting us evicted. I only move in with people I know and trust now. |
51,613 | My Daughter | My daughter is twelve years old. She has a best friend. Sometimes she and her best friend fight. Eventually they apologize to each other. After the fight is over, they are very happy. |
51,614 | Low Bank Account | Tim thought he had a certain amount of money. He decided to make sure before going out. Tim checked his account online. It was actually much lower than he thought. Tim decided not to go out. |
51,615 | Maya has a bad dream | Maya is sleeping her in bed one night. She wakes up in a cold sweat. Maya rushes to her parents room. She tells them she had a very bad dream. Maya spends the rest of the night with her parents. |
51,616 | Scrapes! | When I was younger I used to rollerblade everywhere. One day I was rollerblading too fast down a hill and I fell. I slid down the hill and I could not stop! When I finally got to the bottom, my legs were scraped up. It taught me to wear pants when I rollerblade from now on! |
51,617 | Face paint as costumes | The Zimmy family decided they weren't going to trick o' treat. So they didn't buy costumes. But at the last minute they changed their minds. Their mom had to be creative to put costumes together. So she took out their old Halloween makeup and painted their faces. |
51,618 | Aaron's Car | Aaron raced a remote-controlled car in a competition. He had built his car out of toy motors and blocks. His car was in top condition for the race. It was nearly a photo finish, and his car came in 2nd place. Aaron was proud of his achievement. |
51,619 | It never crossed her mind | My wife and I were very young when we started our family. We fought often as young people do. I caught her cheating on me. She said she didn't tell me because it would hurt me. I guess just not cheating never crossed her mind. |
51,620 | The long movie | I went to go see a movie with my brother. It was the most boring movie ever. So I decided to imagine myself writing my own movie. I imagined the script and full cast of characters. This made the overall experience more exciting. |
51,621 | Freda gambles her paycheck | Freda goes to cash her paycheck. She heads to the casino to gamble it. She begins on the slots and loses. She tries her hand at some blackjack and loses. Freda gambled away all of her paycheck. |
51,622 | A Pleasant Walk | Jake was frustrated from work. He decided to go for a walk at night. The air was crisp and the weather was calm. Jake walked around relaxed for an hour. It really helped him feel better. |
51,623 | Chess Hustlers | Chess hustlers used to play for money in Harvard Square. One day I played a few games. I lost several games. After I lost fifteen dollars I left. I heard recently Harvard had evicted the chess hustlers. |
51,624 | The evil dad | A man took his fussy 4 month old baby for a drive. Later on that day he called the cops claiming someone took his baby. The cops didn't believe the man and arrested him. He confessed to killing the baby by accident and buried her. The evil dad was charged and is now serving life in prison. |
51,625 | Gross Beer | Tim woke up after a party. He had his beer next to him. He decided to take a swig. It was disgusting and he spat it out. Someone had dropped a cigarette but in the bottle. |
51,626 | Larry finds the cure for cancer | Larry has dedicated his life looking for a cure. A cure that would help many people. He studies day and night looking for the cure. He finally discovers the cure for cancer. Larry cures the whole world of cancer. |
51,627 | Mistake | I have been applying to several jobs. And I finally got an email asking me to come in for an interview. But the email did not list the location or time. I replied back asking for the information. But I was told the email was sent by mistake. |
51,628 | Leah | I went with a friend to Leah's house. We knocked on the door, but got no answer. We realized her car was home and something wasn't right. We went to the gas station and called her parents. They rushed over, and discovered her beaten body. |
51,629 | Lester Eats Tofu | Lester wants to try new foods. He decides to eat some tofu. At first he doesn't like it. Eventually he starts to like tofu. Lester is happy he is eating new foods. |
51,630 | Endless Appetizers | Jane went to lunch at a chain restaurant. They had a special going on. It was a never ending amount of refills on appetizers. Jane and her friends ordered that. They got full and went back to work stuffed. |
51,631 | Ruined Vacation | The Browns planned a trip to the Bahamas six months ago. The day to leave was finally here and they were excited. They couldn't keep still on the long flight over. It started a light drizzle on the shuttle ride to their hotel. By the time they check in, a full monsoon ripped through the island. |
51,632 | Running Shoes | Kim wanted to get in shape. She figured running would help. She used not having the right shoes as an excuse not to start. Then she bought some good running shoes. Now she has no excuse and just feels bad. |
51,633 | Waffle Party! | My roommate bought a new waffle maker! We went to the store to get waffle mix and all the fixings. We made banana waffles, chocolate chip waffles and strawberry waffles. We invited our neighbors over to help us eat them all. We made a huge mess but the waffle party was worth it! |
51,634 | The shortcut | Hattie took a hike today. She went on a trail she always went on. She decided to stray from the path a bit. She found a new way to get to the end. The new was much more scenic. |
51,635 | Stomach Virus | I got a stomach virus last week. I couldn't eat and didn't feel well. I stayed on the couch most of the day. The next day I felt much better. Now my Mom has the stomach virus! |
51,636 | Shirts | My husband decided he needed new shirts. He went to his favorite website and shopped. They had all of his favorite genres available. He purchased 10 shirts and spent a lot of money. He threw out all his old shirts when they arrived. |
51,637 | Movie Rental | Ken rented a movie at Blockbuster. He forgot to take it back. They wanted to charge him a ridiculous amount for it. Ken refused to pay. Eventually blockbuster went out of business. |
51,638 | Skateboarding | Lars went out skateboarding, today. He skateboarded to the skate park. His friends taught him how to do a new trick. It is a difficult trick, but he's going to keep practicing. Tomorrow, he'll teach his friends something new, too. |
51,639 | Great Barrier Reef | Abby is an avid scuba diver. Abby's dream has always been to scuba dive at the Great Barrier Reef. One day, Abby got a letter from her father in the mail. As Abby opened the letter, she began crying with joy. Abby's dad was sending her to the Great Barrier Reef to dive in May. |
51,640 | Maggie passes away | Maggie was 100 years old. She knew her time was coming to an end soon. She gathered all of her family around her bed side. She told them her final goodbyes. Maggie passed away minutes later. |
51,641 | Peaches | July is the season for peaches. We got two buckets of peaches this year. We made jam from the peaches. We also made peach sauce for ice cream! It was hard work, but all the peaches are gone now. |
51,642 | Unforeseen Injury | Kim was heading to the olympics. She was a well trained athlete. A month before the games she got hurt in practice. She tried her best to get better. Unfortunately she had to pull out. |
51,643 | Sleepy | I woke up way too early. I wanted nothing more than to go back to sleep. My back started hurting, and I couldn't get comfortable. I rolled into every position imaginable. I finally gave up and got out of bed. |
51,644 | Probiotics | My stomach was burning for several days. And I had trouble eating any kind of food. So my dad bought me a probiotic drink made with fermented cabbages. It tasted terrible. But it quickly helped my stomach. |
51,645 | Anne's Dress | Anne was wearing her brand new dress. It cost her a fortune but she thought it was worth it. As she walked down the street, a man with a coffee cup tripped by her. Spilled coffee flew toward her. Anne dodged the beverage just in time, sparing her dress. |
51,646 | Smelly Cat Litter | Karen had two cats. Her roommate had none. Often the apartment smelled like cat urine. Karen and her roommate got into constant argument. Eventually Karen moved out. |
51,647 | The Wreck | It started out as a dark and gloomy, rainy day. I had to go to the store to grab some food for dinner. On the way I was passed by several ambulances. As I got closer to the store, I saw the ambulances were stopped. It was a horrible crash scene, and two people were dead. |
51,648 | Jaden Smith | I was doing mTurk tasks this morning. I went to FB for a few minutes. I saw a post about Jaden Smith's suicide. I found out it was a hoax. I decided to limit my FB viewing. |
51,649 | Trying to Vacuum | Carol was trying to clean up around the apartment. She tried to vacuum. Unfortunately it broke halfway through. Carol didn't know how to fix it. She had to stop vacuuming entirely. |
51,650 | Gingerbread House | Tammy was excited for Christmas. She loved decorating. She started celebrating early by making a gingerbread house. It was fully detailed. All of Tammy's friends thought it looked great. |
51,651 | Broken Back | Tom worked in a store stock room. He had to pick up heavy things often. One time his back gave out. Tom wasn't able to continue working for the day. He was written up and warned. |
51,652 | Too many Leftovers | Gina posted her lemonade stand in front of her house. She spent all day sitting there and waiting for customers. Several hours have past and no one showed up. Gina had to throw away her lemonade jugs since they're used. She lost a lot of her profit. |
51,653 | Grocery Store | Krista wanted to make a nice meal for Nate. She went to the store and got pasta, tomatoes, garlic and chicken. She went home and made her famous pasta sauce. Nate came over and brought wine. Krista and Nate enjoyed a very nice dinner! |
51,654 | Falling Down | Sam was in a marathon. He was close to first place. All of a sudden he fell. He didn't even make the top ten. Sam was terribly disappointed. |
51,655 | Deer sighting | Abby lived in a small city in Florida. Abby heard stories of local deer wandering into citizens yards. However, Abby had yet to ever see one. One day Abby noticed a animal eating from her garden. Abby was shocked to see a deer was eating her tomatoes. |
51,656 | Passing Lane | George was driving home. He was stuck behind a slow car. He tried to pass but that lane was taken up too. He tried flashing his high-beams but it did nothing. He had to wait the entire way. |
51,657 | Occupy! | When I was a sophomore in college, the Occupy movement arrived. In my town, college students were protesting with the homeless. I went, one night, to the protest site and met a boy. We left the protest together, spray painted bill boards, and drank. I learned that the protesters had no idea what they were doing. |
51,658 | Kim the Waitress | Kim was a waitress at the local breakfast joint. Every morning, she served coffee and pancakes with a smile. When she retired, the locals threw her a huge party. They brought her coffee and gave her a hole host of presents. Even though she retired, she still visits every day. |
51,659 | Big Mess | Karen was cooking dinner. Her toddler was in his crib. Until he was able to escape. He went into the home office and made a huge mess. Karen had to spend more time cleaning than cooking. |
51,660 | Broken Glasses | Jane's glasses had flown across the gym. She knew the odds they hadn't broken were slim. She grabbed the left arm of the glasses to inspect the damage. But the right side of the glasses fell back to the ground. She stood with her mouth open as her heart sank to the ground. |
51,661 | Old Water Bottle | Jill thought she got a fresh bottle of water. She took it with her to work. When she got there she noticed it was already open. The water inside was actually dirty. Jill tossed it and bought another from a vending machine. |
51,662 | The Invention | Bill was an inventor, but he wasn't having much luck. He had been trying for days to come up with some new and different. Then one day, inspiration hit him! He invented a device that would allow people to see through walls! He decided to call it, a window! |
51,663 | Borrowing the Car | Sam wanted to borrow his parent's car. They were out at the time. He left a text message. They didn't see it. They thought the car was stolen. |
51,664 | suspended | Wallace got in trouble for being at the woman's locker room. He got suspended. Wallace had to do community service. He also had to write a formal apology. Wallace was able to go to school again. |
51,665 | fire next door | John woke up smelling like something was burning. He went outside. He saw the fire next door. He called the authorities. The firemen came to put out the fire. |
51,666 | Charles Shaves His Chest | Charles decides he no longer wants chest hair. He shaves his chest hair with a razor. Although his skin is irritated, he hair is now gone. Charles is satisfied. He is glad he shaved his chest hair. |
51,667 | Really Bad Decisions | Jake was nervous about a meeting at work the next day. He decided to have a drink to relax. Unfortunately Jake kept drinking. He was really hung over the next day. He wound up throwing up during the meeting. |
51,668 | Family Night Food | Tonight, my mom ordered Mexican food for family night. She got it from my favorite Mexican place in town. When it arrived, it was hot and smelled wonderful. We devoured it with gusto. Family night is my favorite. |
51,669 | Loud Noise | Jane was trying to take a nap. She heard a loud bang in the kitchen. It woke her up. A dish had fallen off the counter. Jane picked it up and went back to sleep. |
51,670 | Headache | Kate was wearing big over the ear headphones. But they were tight and squeezing her head. She tried to adjust them to relieve the tension. But nothing really worked. After two hours they had given her a tension headache. |
51,671 | Parade Day | Jane loved parades. Her parents took her to them as often as they could. They got great seats for the biggest one of the year. Jane loved every minute of it. The family took plenty of pictures to remember. |
51,672 | Jasper Grinds Coffee | Jasper wants to drink some coffee. First he needs to grind his coffee beans. Once they are ground he makes coffee and drinks it. He feels better. He is glad he drank some coffee. |
51,673 | Santa Dad | Abby always loved Christmas time as a child. Abby's father always had a white beard, and would play Santa. Abby would tell the neighborhood children that her dad was Santa. Abby also loved when her dad would bring her presents to her as well. Abby always cherished her Christmas memories of her Santa dad. |
51,674 | The Flu | Liz almost never got sick. One winter she got really sick. She didn't know what it was. The doctors found out it was the flu. Liz still believes she almost never gets sick. |
51,675 | Morning Jog | Kevin wanted to lose weight. He decided to start jogging. He would do it every morning. After a while he noticed results. He kept going and kept losing weight. |
51,676 | Funny Joke | The girl called her friend. It went to voicemail. The girl left a silly message. The friend heard the message. The friend laughed at the funny joke. |
51,677 | Sing Along | Abby was enjoying a fun singing game with her cousins. As Abby's turn was close, she realized she did not know the words. Abby decided to lip sync, and allow the game to sing the vocals. However, Abby's cousins realized she was lip syncing, and laughed. Abby was embarrassed that she did not know the words to the song. |
51,678 | Hal meets a special lady | Hal is shopping one day. He sees an attractive woman shopping for clothes. He decides to go over and introduce himself. She has very low self esteem. Hal is able to lift her spirits and the two become lovers. |
51,679 | Car Crash | Jane was driving home late from work. It was raining and storming out. She hit a slick spot and lost control of the car. Jane couldn't gain control and hit a tree. She had to get the car towed and replaced. |
51,680 | House Fire | Sam had just bought a new house for his family. He noticed smoke coming from his neighborhood. When he drove up his house was on fire. His family made it out safe. Unfortunately the house was destroyed. |
51,681 | New Movie | Olivia really loved going to the movies. She tried to go at least once a week. This week nobody wanted to go with her. She decided to go alone. She really enjoyed what she watched. |
51,682 | That was a first | I moved into my new house in December. I tinkered with CB radios as a hobby. It was snowing the day I put up my big antenna. I was almost done when I noticed the flash in the snow. It was the first time I had ever seen lightning in a snow storm. |
51,683 | The new dress | Joy bought herself a new dress. She looked in many stores to find one. She finally found it after hours of shopping. It was beautiful. She bought it immediately. |
51,684 | Leon loses his job | Leon works as a cook at a restaurant. One evening while cooking he receives bad news. He is told the restaurant he works for will be closing. Leon cooks his last meal for the customer and closes the shop. Leon had lost his job. |
51,685 | Chris becomes governor | Chris was an overweight kid. Chris told all his friends in high school he wanted to be governor. His friends all laughed at him. After Chris finished college he became a politician. He became the governor of his state and proved them wrong. |
51,686 | Married too fast | Chloe and Larry met one night at a party. They really hit it off and started dating immediately. After 3 months they thought it was true love and got married. As they began to learn more about each other they started to fight. They realized they got married too fast and decided to get a divorce. |
51,687 | New Glasses | Today was the day Jane was getting new glasses. She would no longer have to wear the broken taped up ones. She couldn't spend as much on the new ones. As a result they weren't as nice as her first pair. But at least the weren't covered in tape. |
51,688 | Rudy achieves greatness | Rudy was always told he was too small to play football. Rudy didn't let that get to him. Rudy kept on trying until he got what he wanted. He earned a spot on the Notre Dame football team. Rudy went on to become a living legend at his school. |
51,689 | Suzy loses a tooth | Suzy is outside playing. She trips and falls down. She notices something is missing. Her tooth had fallen out. She runs and puts it under her pillow for the tooth fairy. |
51,690 | Claire and John | Claire saw John perform last night. He's a drummer in a rock band. Claire couldn't take her eyes off of him. I think she might buy tickets to see them perform again. She's always had a thing for drummers. |
51,691 | Getting Fit | Sue decided to get fit. She worked really hard for a long time. She wakes up early every morning to work out. She can run for miles and bench press her own weight. She stuck to her goals and it really worked for her. |
51,692 | Rain Out | John was nervous for his first little league game. He was scared to play and wanted to chicken out. He knew that would disappoint everyone. The day of the game it got rained out. John was relieved but stayed nervous. |
51,693 | Planning a Party | Mike's birthday is in two weeks. We are planning him a big party. We have sent invitations to all of his friends. Most have already replied they will be there. It will be the biggest party Mike has ever had. |
51,694 | concert | Jared needed to find a replacement for bass guitar at his concert. He asked his friend but he was busy doing a gig. He asked another friend but he did not know how to play bass guitar. Jared posted an ad online asking for a bass guitarist. Jared met someone and was able to progress with the concert. |
51,695 | Grilled Cheese | I made a grilled cheese sandwich. I decided to spice it up with some garlic. The garlic was so strong that it ruined the sandwich. I threw it in the garbage. Luckily, the mice in my kitchen found it delicious. |
51,696 | Toilet | Jane purchased an old house. She intended to live in it while fixing it up. She wanted to start with the painting. But the toilet wouldn't flush. New toilet was immediately moved to the top of the list. |
51,697 | Seagull | I walked near the nest of eggs. I was very curious as to what they were. I realized they were seagull eggs. I reached down to pick one up. A seagull swooped down and scratched me. |
51,698 | Pruning job | Jim was tasked with cutting a branch from a tree. He was told to use a ladder to reach it. He decided not to, since he could reach it with the saw. When the branch came free, it hit Jim in the head. Jim now uses ladders to saw branches, even if he can just reach them. |
51,699 | Teacher | My government teacher had been very ill. She always had trouble walking. She started using a walker to get to class. Polio from childhood had severely damaged her nerves. She fell down at her desk, but she was okay. |
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