diff --git "a/spring2016.val.en.tsv.split_20_80_eval.tsv" "b/spring2016.val.en.tsv.split_20_80_eval.tsv" new file mode 100644--- /dev/null +++ "b/spring2016.val.en.tsv.split_20_80_eval.tsv" @@ -0,0 +1,1512 @@ +InputStoryid InputSentence1 InputSentence2 InputSentence3 InputSentence4 RandomFifthSentenceQuiz1 RandomFifthSentenceQuiz2 AnswerRightEnding +fec30953-c68e-4d9d-9698-384bfe8fe857 I became a Law and Order fan in 2011. I was recovering from a stroke. When I got home I tried to watch every episode. It was hard trying to binge watch 20 Year's of a show. I think Law and Order is one of the worst shows ever made. Eventually I watched them all. 2 +35146100-1a33-4b70-ab26-4469198f909a Everybody loved Bob because he played a popular character on film. Bob hated it because he was nothing like that character. Jim asked Bob to say his character's catch phrase. It was too much for Bob and he exploded with rage. Bob told the man to leave him alone. Bob asked the man for tea. 1 +96e98dae-7c2e-4130-b6c2-4912c0e58938 Lita wanted to watch her favorite show on television. Her kids insisted that she sit down to watch it with them. Lita told them that she had chores to do. Her kids dragged her laundry basket to the living room. Lita ordered a pepperoni pizza for lunch. Lita folded the laundry while watching television. 2 +39c953ff-bb04-4997-a6be-3f4b07e0db56 Liv jumped as she was startled by a loud pop. She realized it was the light bulb in her kitchen burning out. She got out a footstool and stepped on to it. It wobbled under her and she almost fell. Liv decided to change a light bulb in the bathroom. Liv then changed the light bulb. 2 +2b7745a1-9e3a-402d-a806-1eebfb18ad5a Mother told her children it would be lunchtime in fifteen minutes. But then she got an important phone call. While she was talking, the dog dragged mud all over the kitchen. The kids started to pester their mother, who was still on the phone. The mother felt quite frustrated. The children's behavior calmed the mother down. 1 +56b24969-0004-4731-99d6-ac4931df1b50 Hector has always bought coffee at a local shop before work. He realizes that his coffee buying habit is very expensive. One day Hector decides to brew coffee at home. He is proud that the coffee he made at home is so good. Hector kept brewing his own coffee and saved money. Hector started buying more coffee from Starbucks. 1 +eb653573-0e05-403a-b5a4-be7bd6ba3f99 Kelly found out there was a new girl at school. When she walked into the school she went looking for her. When she met her, she invited her to sit with her at lunch. When they ate lunch, the girls became friends. Kelly never talked to her again. Kelly was happy to have made a new friend. 2 +efb927ed-be0b-41fb-b89d-1fe4f3f96f78 Tommy trained hard to run his first 5K. During the race he felt frustrated when so many people passed him. When he heard his name called during awards he was shocked. He didn't realize they would do awards by age group. He was ashamed that he didn't get any recognition. He was proud to finish first by age but tenth overall. 2 +dac6c4cb-422b-436e-ac83-7853ad91d9c6 Laurie is going to her first formal dance tonight. Her date picked her up and gave her a beautiful rose. Laurie wore a long sparkling dressed. They danced and had fun with all of their friends. Laurie went home crying. Laurie ended the night by kissing her date. 2 +9f53d98f-c1d9-4082-a9c7-1a95ed3de223 Neil was exploring historic railroads. He rode into Scranton, Pennsylvania. He realized it was a beautiful old train depot. He took lots of photos while he was there. Neil deleted all of his photos. Neil saved the photos on his computer. 2 +553ec373-0500-4c63-979f-a446a17f550d Bob dreaded his first day working at a fast food fish joint. He planned to wait to put on his gaudy nautical uniform. Bob got to work making fish burgers after donning the uniform. He was so busy, he forgot to change back into his street clothes Bob loved the outfit so much that he showed it to his friends. Bob went out after work wearing the sailor suit. 2 +d84fcc97-0638-4dc8-a881-596c66b75e83 A friend came to visit. I told her that my dog bites. She did not listen. she tried to pet him and play with him. My dog bit her. My dog ran away. 1 +6001c530-a64f-4128-82db-deb6bd81e8b8 Lester has always wanted to be more artistic. He decides to try to draw a picture of a flower one day. He sits in front of a beautiful orchid and begins to draw. Lester's drawing comes out very well. He hangs the picture on the wall in his living room. He decides never to draw anything again. 1 +2ff39c6a-6eb8-4890-8e25-6b6af653046d Pablo likes to eat worms. He read a book in school on how to do this. He fries them in olive oil. He likes to do this at least once a month. Pablo enjoys worms and views them as a delicacy. Pablo does not enjoy eating worms. 1 +5bf65083-150d-4e08-a822-fd215ecd23fe Kira always loved Japanese culture. Many of her favorite movies were in Japanese. She decided that she would travel there. For Years she saved money for her trip. She spent all the money on shoes. It was the best trip of her life. 2 +a6e1d6d8-ddbb-4b54-a685-c642f4076e1b Glen was in the mood for a walk. He put on his jacket and went outside. While walking on the sidewalk, he tripped and busted his knee open. Glen stood back up and limped back to his house. Glen ran his best marathon time ever. Glen swore he'd never walk again. 2 +e59c9bc3-f466-4fbf-8978-c6877834b2e6 Jesus spent the day polishing the furniture. As night approached he surveyed the work he'd done. Everything looked shiny and new. Jesus invited all of his friends over for a party that evening. They said his furniture looked nice. His friends polished his furniture. 1 +adaa9d18-572e-40f0-af81-c415abf793a4 I was walking to the store recently. As I was passing an exit, I felt cold, hard steel on my arm. I was shocked that I was being hit by a car! The driver was very apologetic after he saw I was hit. I told them it was okay and then walked away. The driver of the car became very angry at me. 1 +8cc9a757-075a-4e47-95b7-2fa63dc8870c Gina's sister cut her ankle on broken glass. The blood ran down her foot and into her shoe. When she saw the blood she ran home. Gina ran behind her, but couldn't keep up. When they got home they all had ice cream. Gina's sister went to the doctor. 2 +8ef45363-9070-477a-8f1f-8d7c947ea6dc A little boy was in the third grade. He was very smart but struggled with reading. Whenever he read out loud his classmates laughed at him. He started to practice reading every single day. The little boy accepted that he would never improve. At the end of the year, he did well on his reading test. 2 +a2878606-f05e-492b-a581-8b00346d40ca Rosie's class was having a little party. She decided to make a fruit salad for everyone. She spent lots of money on the fruit and lots of time preparing it. On the day of the party she scooped a huge bowl of the fruit salad up. Rosie's class shared the fruit salad. Rosie kept the bowl of fruit salad in her fridge at home. 1 +5296a3e6-0e82-4711-b67b-9e7378ffb724 Kelly was happy to have her new phone. She took it with her everywhere. Unfortunately she smashed it. Thankfully however she was able to get it fixed. The store gave her a fair price to fix it. Kelly bought a new phone. 1 +7fa2b3d7-8046-403f-9a66-8198715ef31e While I was in college, I had met an older man. I was 22 and he was 38 years old. We had a good understanding and had a good time together. We stayed together the whole time I was there. I have fond memories of that time. I have negative memories of that time. 1 +874de2df-c863-4200-9d60-5f1c915c0709 Bob wanted to be in the school play. He studied the part carefully. He rehearsed his lines often. On audition day, he did a great job. Bob was very proud. Bob was very ashamed. 1 +3c516058-0aec-4a0c-906d-4b466715c38b Jackie has been designated eighth grade hall monitor. She is envied throughout the class. Classmates often put her job in jeopardy. They would steal Jackie's hall passes. The principal suspended her rowdy classmates. Her classmates were given awards for their behavior. 1 +713e6e15-793f-4951-9d47-3d4688d748a3 My dad had just gotten a new car. To celebrate we all went for a drive. Another car ran a stop sign and crashed into us. I smacked the window hard enough to break it. I climbed out and me and my dad were ok. We were both flattened by the vehicle. 1 +f595ddca-75d5-4c3e-80ca-a51170231643 My niece loves the Frozen movie. She always wants it put on. She goes around the house singing. She loves screaming let it go. She sings it over and over again. She loves sports and hates princess things. 1 +6e891313-bee9-434b-bb6e-c210c866a569 Alex was dribbling up the court, with his team down two points. He glanced at the scoreboard, and saw there was only 5 seconds left. His mind raced as he tried to find an open man. The defenders were sticking to his teammates like glue. The buzzer went off and his team won the game. He attempted a three-pointer and missed. 2 +e2189528-1a68-49b9-a3bc-6d4266383e80 I came into the library and took a seat. When I looked around, I noticed a kid. He was staring at me for a while. I became frustrated and got up from by seat. I didn't mind what the kid was doing. I asked him what his problem was. 2 +fcb6c166-4da5-4efb-8779-4ba6bdf1da2f Iva and Brant were trying to conceive a child. They had been trying for six months with no success. At their doctor's appointment, they expressed discouragement. But then they saw the doctor smiling broadly. Brant will cancel his plans to kidnap a child. The couple will be happy to know they have a baby on the way. 2 +f3b7819d-89cc-4dcf-a560-18d70f6f2cf9 Catherine has always been intrigued by the sport of Curling. Catherine loves watching the athletes play the sport on television. One day, Catherine decided she would visit a Curling practice session. At the practice, one of the athletes invited Catherine to play. Catherine then began to practice every day and got good at it. Catherine thought curling looked boring. 1 +041c9cd6-3351-4287-bf7d-56e1b8808341 Francis has always looked forward to learning how to drive. Finally he is old enough for a driver's license. Francis studies very hard to get a license. He passes his driver's test easily. Francis is really proud of his accomplishment. Francis decides he would rather take public transportation. 1 +4fd560d4-8d90-40f8-a572-9522f966fd97 Yesterday I had a great time seeing The Nutcracker. I absolutely loved it. As the dancers graced the stage it was beautiful. I felt honored to have seen the show. I vowed never to see it again. I wanted to see it again. 2 +dc450ec8-ab03-47b8-af48-43623c8a369e I woke up for my class at 8:30 in the morning. I drowsily got out of bed and took a shower. I quickly ate breakfast and began to walk to class. After 50 minutes of class, I began to walk back to my dorm. I decided to go back to class again. When I got there, I took a nap. 2 +0f29def9-37c9-4eba-a87b-154ceec40700 Gary wanted to get Lisa's attention. One day he decides to write Lisa a Poem. The next day at school, Gary sees Lisa in the hallway. Gary gives Lisa a really big smile and hands her the poem. Gary slaps Lisa hard, and walks away. Lisa confesses she also has a crush on Gary. 2 +f490c78c-ccae-49bf-a78f-54fcfb2a559b Carlos has always wanted to visit France. He decides that he should learn to speak French before he goes. He enrolls in a night class and studies very hard. Finally Carlos can speak French pretty well. Carlos books a flight to Australia. Carlos makes the most of his French on his trip to Paris. 2 +a443d57f-b1c1-4d08-abff-3c968b8f9d92 Lars had always wanted to try photography. His friend was an excellent photographer, but he had never tried. One day he bought a simple, but high quality, camera. From that day on, Lars shot images of nature every day. Lars fell in love with photography. Lars hated photography. 1 +1ad78f7c-f5b0-4f1a-a09c-1223e6ed015e I bought a television from an electronics store. It is a big flatscreen with a high definition quality picture. The employee convinced me to buy a warranty for it just in case. A week later the television fell off my wall and broke. I was able to have it fixed with the warranty. The employee was later found dead. 1 +4a4ba70e-d51c-4574-b3f1-42675bef0059 Ryan was at a park. And he saw a little girl holding a balloon. As he was leaving the park, he saw the same balloon stuck in a tree. He climbed the tree to retrieve the balloon. Ryan then popped the balloon on purpose. Ryan then found the girl and gave her the balloon she lost. 2 +5d2a39a0-b237-4184-bcfa-67d32f590daf Jen's manager told her she needed to upload her resume. She realized her resume was not formatted properly. She transferred all of the content over to the proper template. Adding information on her latest job, she updated the resume. Then she sent it to her manager. Jen hated washing dishes. 1 +23d95ddb-64bd-461e-b5e6-426a8b77c108 Neil was touring the city of Fez. He tasted their ethnic cuisine. Then he went shopping for souvenirs. Fez had great street performers as well, he noted. Neil had a great time. Neil and Fez became best friends. 1 +f299c071-0f10-4051-9076-3af05bb94d25 I needed to take my dog for a walk. My neighborhood requires a leash. I looked through my house for the leash. I could not find it. I decided to take my dog to the back yard. I let my dog go inside the house. 1 +10770264-1216-4bf9-a955-423d82dc6a92 It was a bright, warm day. So Joe thought it would be nice to take a walk. He decided to walk to his local coffee shop. But halfway there, he started getting tired. So he ran to the coffee shop. Joe regret going outside. 2 +558ffced-fc9e-428c-8b62-4227a8ecf556 Jen was waiting for a package all day. Finally she saw the UPS man walking up to the door. He delivered the package and she brought it inside. She opened the package with a knife. In the box was a newborn baby. Jen found her new coat inside the package. 2 +5f27fb6f-f523-4220-a393-1fee45f744e0 Frank did not want to do his homework. He wanted to play video games instead. Frank's parents told him to do his homework first. Frank threw a tantrum and got punished. Frank lost his video games for a week. Frank got an all new game. 1 +61b5d18b-450c-4fb7-9f50-47d9df3c22eb Timmy was competing in the 3 point competition at his school. The winner would have a chance to win a $1000 college scholarship. Timmy practiced shooting 3 pointers all weekend. He was ready when the day of the competition arrived. Timmy won the competition. Timmy went to the driving range the day of competition. 1 +81959648-7d1f-4f5e-a960-50465d1c6faf Drake attended a party on Friday. He discovered that his wallet had been stolen from his coat. Drake immediately called the police, but the wallet was not found. Drake confronted the host of the party about the issue. And the host told him that he didn't know either. Drake told the host he wanted to attend his parties again. 1 +0a87c92f-e24d-48fb-b064-71e8c66d5f4b Bob discovered his truck had a flat tire. He had never changed a tire before. He got out the tire jack and iron. He couldn't remove the bolts. Bob called someone to fix his flat tire. Bob drove his truck to the market. 1 +36c75e5c-8b93-4743-8104-122c769d1636 Jack is tired of writing emails on his tablet computer. He decides he needs to invest in a laptop. He researches different laptops until he has found the perfect one. Finally he buys it. Now Jack actually enjoys replying to emails. Jack now uses the postal service instead of email. 1 +bbc7c651-dd54-46ea-b057-7b001c105912 Jake's hair was getting a bit too long. He had a job interview coming up. He asked his mother to cut his hair. His mother gave him a nicely cut professional looking haircut. Jake washed his hands. Jake got the job. 2 +f884bcde-c243-4cfd-a9ad-3adeba0ef86a Sean came over today. Sam, Sean, and I played games. They started to get mad at me about how bad I was. They said I couldn't play anymore until I got better. I was really hurt. I was really pleased. 1 +12e51e6c-e3a4-4982-90f6-ed093f9ff0b8 Sarah wanted to mail a card. She went to the post office. She paid for stamps. She put the letter in an enveloped. Sarah delivered her letter herself. Sarah's letter was soon heading to its destination. 2 +4c58f47d-b444-4a16-a66b-553fc767130e Chuck was tired from working. He closed his work for a while. He opened up the forum to chat with coworkers. After those nasty Zoltar hits he needed this break. Chuck decided to quit his job. He then felt compelled to get back to work. 2 +49701721-7d91-47c7-bed2-ad411562391f Bob used plastic grocery bags to go shopping. Then, his friend told him that plastic is bad for the environment. Bob decided to forego his plastic bags. Bob invested in some reuseable grocery bags. Bob used his reusable grocery bags to go shopping. Bob continued to use his plastic grocery bags to go shopping. 1 +bd8d2a48-5146-413c-baf3-47d7b7c4e65c Joe needed to get a portrait of himself for a project. He called up some local artists and asked their rates. One of the artists had reasonable rates. Joe made an appointment with that artist to do the portrait. Joe was very satisfied with the results. The artist painted a Joe's cat. 1 +690b8307-74e5-42cb-a326-589b973bbe00 Ann was trying to quit smoking. She made several attempts but always failed. Then she applied to nicotine patch to help her. And help her it did! Ann doubled the amount of cigarettes she smoked each day. Ann was able to quit smoking successfully. 2 +709db57b-125c-4434-b58d-f543070d8a27 Jen got sent to her aunt's for the summer. She hated the thought of being away from her local library all summer. She took a few books with her but she would go through those quickly. When she arrived her aunt took her into a special room in her home. Jen saw her books burning in the fireplace. The room was full of shelves of books that appealed to girls. 2 +82fb301a-8c53-4f8e-bde7-be9b27cfb34b Yesterday was Rob's tooth cleaning. He is normally really afraid of dentists. But there's a cute new nurse at the office. So he was excited to go. Rob felt refreshed after his colonoscopy. Rob was bummed when the cute nurse wasn't in that day. 2 +4010d4ae-e1f4-4348-8b20-91a774bf34ee Joe loved to eat dirt. He would make mud pies every chance he got. He was eating a pie when he felt something very hard in his mouth. Joe had bitten down on a rock and knocked out his tooth. Joe wanted to chew more rocks. Joe decided not to eat dirt again. 2 +2e9fd58f-6036-4008-8c0b-c7d70cc43d2e Rob has never been on a rollercoaster. Rob's friends offered him a free ticket to six flags. Rob decided he may as well join. They all went and waited a long line. Rob had generous friends. Rob's friends were thoughtless. 1 +3329d95c-5a03-4d68-90b3-25ddba1e4c9e Carly was waiting for Sam to call her. He promised to on Friday. It was now late Saturday and she hadn't heard anything. Finally she decided to call him. Sam answered the phone. Carly ordered take-out over the phone. 1 +6d0772be-9406-4257-af59-ab5f2e819e81 Amy came home from school on her birthday to an empty house. She was upset that everyone had forgotten her special day. She walked sadly into the living room. Suddenly, her friends and family jumped out from their hiding spots. Amy grinned with delight. Amy walked out of the room and left the house. 1 +3e13600e-4a0f-42dd-876d-9741076fc465 Pan tried to hit me for no apparent reason. As mad I was, I simply defended her punch. She continued to throw her fist at me. In efforts to stop her, I threw her on the ground. Pan finally stopped. I gave Pan a big hug. 1 +8174138e-1a0a-45ce-9938-9777526902dd Becky has a cousin named Ashley. Becky and Ashley used to be friends when they were kids. Ashley started being stupid when she grew up. She went to jail for stealing tampons from a dollar store. Becky lost contact with her. Becky is proud of Ashley. 1 +16a5c03f-6538-4913-b51a-f20a560577eb Pam and Tom's baby was a light sleeper. Their thoughtless neighbor often left his dog outside barking all day. Every time Pam got her baby to sleep, the dog started barking. Pam fantasized about unleashing the dog so it would run away. One night, Pam let her cats inside her home. One night, Pam decided to release the dogs. 2 +bf8b9f77-692d-4873-a7e5-30dec273eb4d May was accepted to college in Fredonia. She took the bus to her new school. She explored the campus. She loved everything she saw. She dropped out of school. She even liked all of her professors. 2 +ae97dd54-084b-45d1-aa4e-eaad35b58cc8 Mary needed to have teeth pulled. She wanted the dentist to put her to sleep. All he could do was numb the area with Novocaine. Mary stared at him in horror. After seeing her expression, the dentist was able help Mary. Mary left the dentist in a great mood. 1 +4aa68faa-46af-4c29-a5af-76920608e42e Ford was proud of his high GPA. He worked every evening on assignments in order to improve it. Ford's friends warned him that he was missing out on fun. Later in life, Ford became a successful lawyer. Ford was sad that he achieved so much. Ford was proud of his accomplishments. 2 +d6ead853-dd97-4d11-be64-7b93a24bffec My wife says I lack passion. That I don't have many hobbies or interests. I tried to argue but couldn't. I realized she was right. I decided to change. I am unmarried. 1 +dfadf8eb-0782-46f5-b8d6-f03b68044e5e Nina wanted a nice Halloween costume. But she could not afford anything fancy. She looked through her house for ideas. Then she found a great costume for free. Nina bought a toy. Nina was excited. 2 +4472cc41-5ca9-4e1f-9506-8db38e250cc5 Veronika liked hiking in the woods. One day she was on a trail and found a tree house. She climbed the ladder and was amazed at all the stuff in the house. It was fully furnished with a furniture and blankets. Veronika did not like the tree house very much. Veronika decides to visit the tree house more often. 2 +a8d36862-b0e3-4147-82a3-6ada95cc4939 It was a beautiful spring day in early March. Tracey decided to go for a walk in the woods behind her house. She was heard a woodpecker and began looking for it in the trees. She tripped over a root and fell on the path. Tracey ran back home. Tracey shrugged off her fall. 2 +ea8b09e8-8999-449d-8c91-9716cf3880c3 Bob was really thirsty and wanted a soda. Unfortunately, he didn't have any money. Bob walked into a gas station and asked if he could have a soda. The cashier asked him if he had any money. He said no and left the gas station. He decided to go for a run. 1 +a76f857c-34a6-4409-a2d5-1255ba6cf5e9 Jim was waiting at the airport. His wife would be there in an hour. He was very bored. He then decided to catch up on his book. Jim saw his wife after an hour. Jim drove away before his wife showed. 1 +54ec0b0d-355e-484f-8554-315daf68fc44 Joe really wanted to attend Columbia University. He worked really hard in school, was on the soccer team. He got put on the waiting list. Although he was disappointed, he tried his best to the very end. Joe was still very proud of his hard work. Joe decided he didn't want to go to college. 1 +f5a85657-b572-43dc-adb4-b62c8d4d023d Gina's friend Tami had a folder she didn't want anyone else to have. Gina wanted one but didn't know where to buy one. Now Tami had a new Lisa Frank Trapper Keeper. Gina was jealous since she wanted one too. Gina checked on ebay and found one she could afford. Gina mowed the whole yard and had no help from anyone. 1 +7c80498a-801e-4d4b-86f1-bfbea4247fb2 Leah had a beautiful Christmas tree in her house. One day, she left to go to the store. When she returned, the tree was knocked over. Her cat had climbed it and pulled it down! Leah decided she liked the tree on the floor better than standing. Leah chastised her cat. 2 +968bf70b-55b0-49c9-9eb3-0e9c89043c72 Peter had used the same chair for Years. It was becoming worn out. He decided to buy a new, more comfortable chair. When it arrived Peter was very happy. Peter thought it might even be more comfortable than the old one. Peter let his dog use the chair for its own. 1 +8bb526c3-f617-4311-a762-e38db6085589 Rex is getting ready for a party tonight. He realizes he hasn't prepared anything for guests to eat with cheese. Rex runs out to get a baguette. He slices it into thin even slices to make it easy to eat. Rex went on a long journey across the ocean. Everyone enjoyed the cheese and bread. 2 +80898064-5c05-4245-aa6b-5c733567d5c5 Ali always takes the train to get to work each day. One day she was very sick but still went to work. She worked hard all day and even took work home. She got on the train and fell asleep. She was a lazy employee. She missed her stop and had to take a bus home. 2 +c9e0ad92-16a3-4721-b221-bc7a7ea72195 The football team had worked hard all season. They had won every game and made it to the championship. There were only seconds left on the clock and the game was tied. The quarterback through a long pass and the receiver scored. The crowd booed the team loudly. The crowd all stood up in their seats and applauded wildly. 2 +4e5aa3fc-f0a5-4426-8fde-3229bbb1edb0 We live in a high rise building. One day the wind was strong, partly due to the height of the building. The wind blew the tree branches so much my wife could not sleep. The wind also knocked down the internet cable. My wife and I were very unhappy to lose our internet connection. We loved the strong wind and lack of sleep. 1 +2d825c0a-d7f1-40ea-bb9b-c8f68c10eba7 Kate wanted to buy a new keyboard for her computer. She saved up for months to afford a good keyboard. Kate finally went online and ordered her keyboard! She waited excitedly for days for its arrival. Then she cancelled her order. Then her keyboard arrived in the mail. 2 +3f51b45f-8dfc-4020-ae9c-83dbe0c2009a Jon graduated from college and began his job search. He applied for jobs in his field every day. Three weeks after he began, he got a call. The person calling asked if he would be interested in an interview. Jon accepted. Jon rejected the offer. 1 +d60dae83-ad3c-452e-932d-5c5cfea16457 Julie loved to read anything she could get her hands on. Most of her time was spent in the library. Her favorite library was staffed by Miss Watson. Miss Watson saw Julie's love of books and offered her a job. Julie happily accepted! Julie punched her friend in the eye. 1 +b287eeca-7682-4a3f-8b60-d7529988dc1c Amy's family was going to Six Flags. She sat patiently in the car waiting to arrive. When the arrived she sat on her knees surveying the park. She waited in line for an hour to ride the largest roller coaster. Amy was really excited to be at the park. Amy thought the park was boring. 1 +d6b0f89b-99e6-4b05-8acd-97a15824ae63 Steve was in a hurry to get to the football game. On the highway, Steve drove his car very fast. The highway patrol stopped Steve's car. The officer wrote Steve a ticket for speeding. Steve was pleased. Steve was upset. 2 +d6c7b24f-348e-4b3e-9541-841abcb43d21 My daughter went to her first birthday party for a friend. She was so excited leading up to the party. She talked of nothing else for a week. She went to the party and had a blast. She decided to never go to a party again. When she came home she fell asleep immediately, exhausted. 2 +367d94ef-0033-45f5-b7bc-0e461e049220 Bob needed money to buy food. He was sad that he couldn't eat because he had no money. He decided to write a book about his hard life. People immediately praised the book and bought thousands of copies! The profits from the book sales gave Bob enough money to eat. The public reaction to the book means Bob still goes hungry. 1 +6d40efe0-4f3a-4475-8cc3-55915a7c2d17 I just completed my first marathon today. It was about six miles and I worked real hard. I trained for it for about three months. It's always been on my to do list in life I've never been happier. I'm really disappointed in myself. 1 +682caf9c-0809-49e6-8257-3912e1a3d193 Bobby folded his fruit roll-up into the shape of an airplane. He wound up his arm and threw roll-up airplane as hard as he could. It was far too heavy, though, and fell like a brick. Bobby decided that planes should be made out of paper. Bobby was five years old. Bobby was thirty-five years old. 1 +a2af46c3-ab6c-4b15-b3e4-205b55d5dd76 Sam was stargazing one night. Suddenly he sat bolt upright. He saw a twinkling, moving star! He ran to show it to his dad. His dad laughed because the star was really a jet with lights. Sam's dad was glad his son was interested in geology. 1 +2d49847a-81d6-4d67-b36b-1bd695768cb5 John and Meg had dated for five Year's. John loved Meg, and wanted to marry her. He decided to ask her to marry him tonight, after a movie date. When they walked out of the movies, he suddenly dropped to his knees. He started screaming obscenities at Meg. He asked her to marry him. 2 +dc60a861-f7c4-491a-9f98-ffaaf73d4b32 A beautiful bunch of bananas dangled just out of reach. Bobby tried throwing his shoe, but it got stuck. He tried climbing the tree, but he fell. Next, he whacked furiously with a hoe, but it was too short to reach. Bobby was upset that he got the bananas. Bobby went into the shed to get a ladder to get the bananas. 2 +e7cda60f-1f70-44c6-b021-f485beb6c2bc Beth was recovering from an illness. She was finally able to eat food after 4 days. Although she was better she wasn't well. She decided to take Friday off from school and take time to heal. Beth needed to rest. Beth played football on her Friday off. 1 +83279ad4-371a-4d70-a479-82fb5422cfbf Rhonda bought some new pink socks to wear. She loved them. When she took them off, though, they got mixed in with other laundry. On laundry day she washed her clothes without sorting them. Rhonda then decided to eat lunch and return emails. Sadly, they were ruined and Rhonda had to buy a new pair. 2 +c77e19e5-ec84-4ac4-9a77-904b12a882e0 The sea was frightening during a storm. Marcus hated the way the boat rose up and crashed down. It made him sick to his stomach. He cowered in his cabin and shut his eyes but it didn't help. Marcus was so thrilled that he started dancing. Marcus then vomited from sea sickness. 2 +cb054419-731b-4350-96aa-aadfc00e35ae Yesterday, Anna decided to take a nap. She got comfortable in her chair and closed her eyes. Just as she fell asleep, her daughter's puppy jumped into her lap! She was very surprised. She cuddled with the adorable puppy, happy to see it. The kitten was very cute. 1 +a9ca9655-b64d-48c8-96dc-b14a9bc94890 Chuck loves this bar by his house. He goes there all the time with friends. He was on his way there one day and noticed it was closed. It had been put out of business. Chuck was upset. Chuck was happy that place finally closed down. 1 +0194c791-ed9d-480e-8369-5b5975bf2bbb Steve was sitting in the cafe. While at the cafe, he usually read a book. However, today he forgot his book. He had no choice but to do a lot of thinking. Steve completed his crossword puzzle in record time. While thinking, Steve came up with an idea for a novel. 2 +3e6404e3-86cc-436f-9cec-40f6f922cafe John was driving to the store when he realized he forgot his wallet. His driver's license was in the wallet. Police lights started flashing behind him. After pulling over he told the officer he forgot his wallet at home. John then proceeded to assault the officer. The officer was understanding. 2 +873a9a34-e68a-4971-a397-0ce28140bcba Tom enjoyed puzzles growing up. He was not just outside of the escape room adventure. He calmed his breathing and readied himself mentally. Thirty minutes later, he exited the escape room in record time. He felt pride in his accomplishment. Tom was upset that he did poorly. 1 +4815c7d1-73db-40cb-b70f-c216c8e8b7a3 Gina was bored while cleaning her room. But it had to be done. She decided to turn on the radio. There was a song she never heard before. She enjoyed the song. Gina got dressed and left for work. 1 +27e6ed53-de20-4969-ac97-d1c767e66e8b A small snowstorm came through a town. The school roof buckled under the weight. A janitor climbed on top to inspect. The roof shook under the new weight. The roof was completely fine. The janitor was frightened. 2 +d0b21d6b-1e82-47b2-94c6-3b37b559b58c My birthday was yesterday. To my surprise my friends planned a party for me. I could not believe it. The party was very fun. I hated my birthday. It was the best birthday party ever. 2 +0505ab3d-b0a6-403b-83bd-1ff36755c0e5 My mother threw out her old dictionary. I retrieved it from the trash. Sitting with it, I found myself smelling it. It reminded me of the scent of an old library. It was gross. It smelled so good that I ate it. 1 +c363f775-7fbc-4935-bf85-2608d84a0fba Our parents took us to Paragon Park in 1963. We took a ferry from Rowes Wharf in Boston. We rode the carousel, the whip, and the caterpillar. We played skeeball. We have many fond memories of this childhood trip. I have no memory of going to Paragon Park. 1 +06d18564-6dcd-4154-aa35-a9f326c2db72 My favorite movie is the Wizard of Oz. I used to think it was real when I was young. Whenever I watched it, I felt immersed in the movie. The characters took me away into the Land of Oz. One day, I decided to buy the movie. I did not like the Wizard of Oz. 1 +2f47e25b-1df6-40e7-86e7-85cf008c7bd4 Mary Ann went for a walk on a trail at the park. She passed people with children and animals. She passed people jogging and riding bikes. She saw a lot of plants. Mary Ann got a rash from one of them because it was poison ivy. Mary Ann finished making her salad and enjoyed eating it. 1 +26e62478-4a62-4f71-8449-26edcf3905c0 One day, a dog moved into a family that had two cats. One cat didn't mind the new dog, but the other cat was scared. He meowed loudly and scratched the dog's nose. He leaped from one side of the room to the other to escape the dog. He cuddled up to the dog. The dog found him and mauled him. 2 +a7ac822a-737c-4734-a6a0-05763dedc94b My favorite animal is the Arabian Oryx. I can't usually see them because it's an African antelope. I have to go to zoos. My family bought me a nice present for my birthday this year. They gave me a big illustrated book on African animals. They gave me a book on the history of the computer. 1 +ba6be46b-029c-49d7-a56b-f8ec2f6f774a Everyday, I nag my daughter to do her homework. I finally decided that it is her own responsibility. Sure enough, she didn't do it one evening. I sent her to bed anyway, knowing she would get in trouble at school. She ended up making a bad grade on the assignment. She played basketball with her friends all afternoon. 1 +970cf7ed-b730-41a8-9675-85790da3004e A young boy wanted to pitch for his baseball team. He practiced a lot with his brothers. At practice his coach let him try out as pitcher. The boy did not do well. The young boy went home disappointed. The coach offered the boy the starting pitcher position. 1 +3c9de9fe-20e8-4b46-b795-f474a6cc1ccb Sue woke up in the middle of the night to an awful smell. She could not figure out what it was. She looked around the room. Then she noticed saw it. Sarah began to watch tv. Sarah found spoiled milk on her desk. 2 +43d9d4f7-8542-4e45-ab22-5880462eb2a5 Mark notices that his teeth are beginning to hurt one day. He decides to visit his dentist to see what is the matter. The dentist tells Mark that he needs to have his wisdom teeth removed. Mark agrees to have the surgery done. Mark hoped the procedure would stop his dental pain. Mark's coworker told him he wasn't going to vote in the election. 1 +e83f7e0e-0ff6-4546-b154-1c317dfa8526 Lulu had just moved into her new home. She had a dishwasher for the first time. She decided to run a load of dishes that night. In the compartment, she poured some dish soap. Lulu turned off the dishwasher. Lulu turned on the dishwasher. 2 +73f5afd2-f1e4-420c-b536-ac86aed95ca5 Farmer Bill called out the the cows in the field. The came running in for their food. Bill poured out some grains for the cows in big bins. The cows happily ate their dinner. Bill was proud of his work. Bill searched for the cows. 1 +e30c01b0-c968-44bd-8f78-4d1a1ae83ff4 Terry left the hospital frustrated and disheartened. He had trouble opening his car door with a broken thumb. At home, he asked his sister to loan him money for surgery. She agreed on the condition that he get a job with insurance. He agreed, Terry's sister decided to get surgery on her thumb. 1 +ccc59d4b-1e20-4c63-bbdb-a45cff6bc456 Mary has worked at a car dealership for two Year's without selling. Her boss tells her that she needs to sell a car soon. One day a couple comes into the dealership and asks to see a car. Mary sells them a very big, expensive car. Mary's boss is happy with her sale. Mary is sad she sold a car. 1 +661e7f71-ccc5-4101-a026-32b0ab3c648e Brie and her cat moved in with her boyfriend and his cat. The two cats hated each other. They spent most of their hissing each other. One night, six months later, the cats decided to cuddle. Brie was glad they had become friends. Brie hated cheese. 1 +efe9f092-1035-4d33-9527-8959d4f71fd4 Tim needed a new kitchen floor. His was old and cracked. So he went shopping for new tiles. He found great tiles and brought them home. He installed a beautiful new kitchen floor for his home. Tim returned the tiles to the store the next day. 1 +ff9b9128-31a9-4a2d-8fe2-b53affce964d Dave decided one day he wanted to go see a nickelback show. He ordered a few tickets. He then invited some of his friends. They all went to the show, and had a good time Dave checks the internet for more concerts the he will like. Dave took control of the helicopter and landed on the field. 1 +3f7f71e4-82a7-4ad4-8bb1-4a02e11cb1b9 There is a cemetery with 199 grave stones. 12 men brought a casket. 12 men put the casket in the ground. Men and women wept together. They rejoiced at the sight. They mourned for losses. 2 +af7b1f70-856a-4394-92f1-ecc901678956 Joe felt confident going into his boxing match. He dominated the first four rounds. He got hit with a left hook that cut his eye in the fifth. The last seven rounds were a back and forth affair. Joe eventually won the fight. Joe finished the fight with no cuts or injuries. 1 +0a17cbf9-397b-4382-9ce0-0fd835626775 The nastiest thing happened to Jimmy. He picked up a bag of potato chips from his bedroom floor. On his way out the door, he ate some chips. Outside, his friend said, why are there ants crawling on your bag? Jimmy felt sick to his stomach. Jimmy ate another chip from the bag. 1 +d88e0944-c71a-4c76-b100-44e42247fb1d My son participated in a cub scout toy car derby. Father and son teams designed small matchbox cars. Some teams designed fancy cars. We designed a simple car, which actually won the derby. My son and I did not do well. My son was happy that we won. 2 +c5c0be96-86bb-43f7-8c71-f1c475cedf65 Brian tried out for the hockey team this year. Unfortunately he did not make the team. The coach said that he needed to be faster on skates. Brian spent all winter working on his speed skating. He eventually made the team. He decided not to try out for the team. 1 +9971ac70-a358-48f7-bf8e-6c55033d5dfe Kelly was skiing when suddenly she heard a large commotion behind her. She looked back and saw a wall of snow coming towards her. She panicked and started skiing faster down the slope. As the avalanche caught up to her she quickly jumped into some trees. Kelly grabbed a tree and hung on tight. Kelly was able to ski uphill on the avalanche. 1 +d32397e1-f5c8-4e0a-923b-b941a169a888 Harry really wanted to see the new Star Wars movie. He waited in line at the box office on opening day. He was able to buy a ticket for himself. He watched the entire movie. Harry was glad he saw the movie with his friends. Harry really liked the movie. 2 +942054b7-4c71-441e-ab8a-83e413c79604 Mark was starting a new job the next day. He was nervous about being around so many strangers. He barely slept any the night before due to anxiety. When he entered the building he was greeted warmly by many people. He was fired that same day, and walked out of the building. He realized he would fit in perfectly at the new job. 2 +4bc45635-2e6f-4bd1-bbfc-c66db6521b7b Ellen had a baby daughter who slept in a crib in her own room. One morning Ellen did not hear her baby fussing, so she went to check. Her daughter was not moving or breathing! Ellen called the police in a terrible panic. Ellen was horribly afraid. Ellen felt really calm. 1 +0c555fc3-d387-49b2-80a5-6c02ca258565 Pearl collected CDs with ugly cover art. She prized a jazz CD with two dolphins photoshopped together. Her sister stole the CD while angry with her. Pearl's heart sank and she implored her sister to return it. Pearl's sister hoped to please her. Pearl's sister was seeking revenge. 2 +063223d1-69ca-4296-baa6-295672e57351 Anna went to the beach. The tide drew out, and she saw a tide pool. She went to inspect it, and she was amazed at all the life in it. There were fish, sea urchins, starfish - it was incredible! Anna watched the sea life and thought about the wonder of nature. Anna felt disappointed by her trip to the shore. 1 +1375cd8a-0967-465e-b190-b445d9f76bf5 Brianna complained bitterly when her family went camping. It would ruin her hair and nails and there was no tv. However, she forgot these things when she tasted her first S'MORE. Munching her treat, she gazed at the huge, starry sky in awe. Brianna hated s'mores. Brianna loved s'mores. 2 +beb8a610-250a-4f87-98ec-0bd59bbd472e Shay was hiking in the woods. Then she realized she was lost! She tried not to panic. She retraced her steps until she found her way back to camp. Shay was finally found weeks later in the woods. Shay felt overwhelming relief. 2 +fc29e5b6-8c96-4775-ade3-b71506c02c75 Troy was the best player on his basketball team. His team was playing in the championship game tonight. Troy scored 56 points to win the game for his team. He carried a huge trophy after the game. He decided perhaps basketball was not for him. The next morning he found he'd made the front page of the paper. 2 +7be7a3f9-49c3-4a62-8f7d-13c95a530452 Simon got food poisoning. He thought back on all the restaurants he's recently visited. He called his friends who ate with him on these occasions. One of his friends informed him he was also sick with food poisoning. They figured out which restaurant it was. They went back to eat at the same restaurant. 1 +6bf5185c-501a-449b-bc7b-c096f66c18d7 Arnold was scared of birds. One day he was at a picnic. A bird was flying in the distance. It landed on his food. Arnold was calm and happy to the see the bird. Arnold screamed in terror! 2 +69314f3e-4366-404e-9e5b-65fbfb36a2a5 One day Adam bought two BB guns. He gave one to his son, Christian. Christian wanted to play with the guns in the house. Christian shot the gun and broke the screen on the television. Adam took the gun away from Christian. Adam was very proud of Christian. 1 +3d4aa8d1-9c33-47db-91d8-91982635e8d3 Kip was disappointed there wasn't any snow. He whined to his parents that it just wasn't Christmas without it. They told him to go to bed. Kip stomped his way to his room and eventually fell asleep. To cheer him up Kip's parents took him to Florida. Kip dreamed of snowflakes. 2 +7ab5d7b2-f587-433f-b9b0-79a841cf0753 Ben has always wanted to learn how to play piano. Now that his children are grown up, he has more spare time. Ben enrolls in a piano class with a local tutor. Although it is difficult, he is dedicated to learning. He gives up because it's too hard. He gets better with every lesson. 2 +5a4e4ff0-d972-4991-8f91-bcf4dae1288e Benson was bullied at school by another boy. Benson began losing sleep about it. He finally told his teachers at school about it. The teachers approached the bully about the problem. They praised him. The bully was expelled. 2 +2d1c5e85-93b9-41a6-8c0f-f8e6035fe78e My father and I were making space for plants in the backyard. We dug for several minutes trying to make room. I found a box that was buried in the ground. When I looked inside, there was a dead animal. I put the box back and found another place to dig. I was so happy. 1 +069fe406-47af-4c57-ae9c-2ffea2a0f7ee Karen had gone away for school, leaving behind her partner Sam. Sam was missing Karen, but he had a plan to fix that. On a long weekend, Sam took the train upstate to go visit Karen. Karen who was missing Sam, had a plan to fix it as well. She traveled home to see Sam, and they missed each other! She broke up with Sam, leaving him heartbroken. 1 +efd324dd-68fd-4a7a-a860-8939f7f1e4c0 Joey was camping with his friends. He wanted to start a fire to roast marshmallows. He found some sticks and logs in the woods. He used a match to light the logs. Joey hated camping. Then he roasted marshmallows. 2 +0f277b11-2ac7-4769-b857-6055461ec558 Diana cleans offices buildings for a living. She washes toilets and scrubs floors. On Friday she was really sick and nauseous at work. She couldn't take the day off. She ate a huge lunch. She threw up in the toilet. 2 +1d846682-2dd7-422a-b77f-975ca683ed88 Jason's best friend is getting married in India next year. Jason decides that he wants to learn Hindi before the wedding. He hires a tutor and practices speaking Hindi every day. When the wedding day arrives, Jason is fluent in Hindi! Everyone was impressed that Jason had become bilingual. Jason's best friend was not impressed. 1 +dce8a563-9c78-4ace-8ca1-3e1b6fd2b1b6 Todd and Ashley were dating. Todd got irritated with Ashley. He gave her the silent treatment. Ashley got upset. She was mad because Todd wouldn't stop talking. She decided not to speak to Todd either. 2 +5df54bbd-457e-4c76-be01-e6ece9d8a254 My friends and I got invited to a party at college. We got all dressed up for the exciting event. We were all so excited to have fun! At the party, we danced the whole time. We hate parties. We had a great time! 2 +99d2fd49-f52a-4c24-89c7-3b346f4c5169 Kelly and her friends decided to have a baking party. The girls decided to bake some cookies. They baked chocolate and oatmeal cookies. After they were done they wrapped them in bags. They handed them around to all the neighbors. They gave all the hamburgers to passerby. 1 +cf7775ef-c8ba-4ed9-8599-3dbadf7621b7 Girls are a lot of trouble. Sometimes they say things they do not mean. Last one I talked to lied to me. She told me she was rich. She ended up being very poor. This proves girls tell the truth all the time. 1 +0c375b3e-3b7c-4bd0-acdc-7d4e71b8dbf8 It was a very cold day. The snow was coming down very hard for many hours. The people of Lansing were stuck in their homes without power. The storm brought three feet of snow to the city. School stayed open longer than usual. School was cancelled. 2 +c56e19f8-ebcb-4986-b474-ddd42dbbdfee Larry was playing golf with his father. Larry was feeling really energetic from his coffee earlier. He hit the ball as hard as he could on his first swing. Larry got a hole in one! Larry was mad about his score. Larry was excited to have scored his first hole in one. 2 +6e85099b-6686-4fca-a81a-bbf17f40c09e Candy woke up excited because it was her birthday. But the whole day went by and no one gave her any gifts. She began to feel depressed and thought everyone had forgotten. Later, she got hungry and headed for the kitchen, but stopped. She didn't want to binge eat out of depression. She is very happy no one gave her gifts. 1 +103b8bac-e6b4-4682-a040-5090410685d1 Recently, I became very unhappy with my job. I decided to look around for a new one so I would be happy. I applied to many different places. One place called me back and I went for an interview. I decided to go for a run. I went to the interview and was happy to get the job. 2 +930c9d40-894e-49ec-ab5e-e99632fc7136 Lindsey really wanted a new pair of shoes. The shoes were very expensive. She decided to save up her money. After several weeks, she could get the shoes. She spent the money on going out to eat. She bought and enjoyed the shoes. 2 +bf5a0b2e-43fa-4e0d-957f-7beff5009909 Ora had been dared not to shower in order to join a sorority. She couldn't imagine going without clean water for a week! Then she thought of a loophole. They hadn't said Ora couldn't take a bath! Ora took a bath. Ora took a shower. 1 +5830252c-4cd8-4df2-a3d2-ffc46a1391cd On Allison's 25th birthday her family took her to bingo. She had never played before and was nervous. After they showed her how to play she was excited to begin. On the fourth game she got a bingo. Allison plans to pay bingo again in the future. Allison thinks bingo is boring. 1 +261f4708-683f-4aba-8fa5-5b267ebeef0c Nya wanted to see the parade downtown. She caught three buses. Then she took the subway. She made it downtown just in time. Nya missed the parade altogether. Nya was excited to be able to watch the parade. 2 +9ac3e4b0-0a7a-4dd2-ad10-7d8a7bc8edb6 Madeline was thrilled to get a new purse at Saks. Her mother took her to the bag department. Madeline immediately saw a pink bag she loved. She could not believe how amazing it was. Madeline was upset with her new purchase. Madeline's mother happily bought the bag for her. 2 +1d503d1e-84cf-4461-86f0-948a27c9330c Tom bought a new plant. He kept it by his bed. The plant stopped growing. His mother said it needed sunlight. So Tom moved the plant to a window. Tom closed his windows to block out as much sunlight as possible. 1 +148092ae-3c1b-449f-9901-8057f5dd76c3 Yu Darvish is a pitcher for the Texas Rangers. For the last two seasons he has been injured. According to reports, he is finally healthy and able to play. Ranger fans are hopeful he will be a leader for their pitchers. Ranger fans want him to go away. Ranger fans are looking forward to his return. 2 +aacd1de8-0707-4870-a2b8-2fb9fa0b484c Avery received a homework assignment due in two weeks. She immediately read through the task. She made a schedule and broke it up into tasks for each day. She completed the tasks on their scheduled day. Avery dropped out of school. Avery finished her project early. 2 +42736ec0-16cb-4e19-9404-d48ca24d08f2 Chester decides to go to the mall one afternoon. He does not intend on buying anything, but just wants to walk around. However, he sees a very nice shirt on sale. Chester buys the shirt because the price is so good. Chester immediately threw out the shirt he bought. Chester was very pleased with the shirt he bought. 2 +5e7c3657-d66c-4d1a-aba3-8ce8fb109538 Gina realized she needed to get to work on her report. She had wasted the whole day and only had one left to complete it. She sat down and began to work. Her mother wanted her to wash the dishes. Gina wished she hadn't wasted her day. Gina was glad she had wasted her day. 1 +7abd6e73-645c-4ab4-a63d-2a232eea4d1d Tuesdays are laundry days at my apartment. We have been too busy the last couple of Tuesdays. Now we have almost no clean clothes left. I'm dressed foolishly and still smell bad. All my clothes smell great. I will do laundry right now. 2 +e4724aa4-c974-43b9-902b-9e0a50e21465 It was a beautiful summer day outside. Bob decided to go for a walk at the park. Bob walked along the path and admired the scenery. He found a twenty dollar bill on the ground. He was happy. He was disappointed. 1 +6e61a007-5fa7-4275-b45c-9a2d7a8ad2a8 Meghan and Scott wanted to see their favorite band play in a concert. Tickets went on sale online and the server was very busy. Meghan and Scott were trying hard to buy tickets. Just when the concert was almost sold out, Meghan found two tickets. They were so relieved. They were disappointed. 1 +1bbba135-3f42-4f1b-9bb4-6fcc69df64f0 John had just graduated high school, and was about to go to college. His mom helped him pack all his stuff, and he drove away. When he got there, he went to check out his dorm. His new roommate was there, and they hit it off. They walked around campus and got invited to a party. He thought college was going to be miserable. 1 +50e7e0b7-5c28-462d-8bd6-3bdfecf1f40f Jackie had been a long distance runner for many Year's. Despite her very full iPod, she became bored with music. One of her running friends recommended an audible book. She loaded a new release to her iPod. She listened to a book while she ran. She was glad she is never bored of music. 1 +0edacb01-c9c8-4f8e-bf3f-f43518f03213 Ari's friends dared her to spend the night in the local haunted house. Ari tentatively agreed. She climbed in through the house's window. Then she snuggled up with her blanket in the corner. She lasted the whole night. She turned on the stove and made herself dinner. 1 +106fb699-7469-4d23-a582-29d7ae7b2898 Sam drove around with his high beams on. One of his headlights was out and he thought it was safer. He was pulled over last night. The cop gave him a ticket and told him to fix it. Sam had no car. Sam was unhappy. 2 +424f971e-837d-4cae-a7cb-80d6aea40b1a One night, a group of friends decided to play with a Ouija board. It was all in fun, and they played for an hour. After playing, they laid down for bed. Minutes later, they heard a strange banging sound on the floor. They slept soundly after that. They all freaked out naturally. 2 +9fdef8c0-2910-4eb7-8f79-979dea4b7aa1 Jan was tired of winter and cold weather. She saw a commercial advertising a car that would be great for a trip. She bought the car and planned the trip on a map. She drove all over the state of Florida. Winter is the season that sees the most skiers. By the time she got home it had become warmer due to spring. 2 +c761de18-82df-47ad-a7ba-1e97533a2406 Neil had just arrived in Iran. He was enthralled with the cities and countryside. He thought the mountains were so beautiful. The language and people were wonderful too. He was happy to be in Iran. He left immediately., 1 +1ee61f07-0a66-4d41-86a8-26a30660d3f7 Andrew had been single for many Year's. While he wanted a girlfriend he did not know how to approach anyone. Finally a friend introduced Andrew to a nice young lady. Andrew asked her out on a date. The girl said yes to Andrew. The girl cried hysterically. 1 +b90a2af2-8141-466c-bce3-d0b8c599cfc1 Amy was running late for her flight. She hurried through airport security. She could hear her name over the speaker near her gate. She ran top speed and greeted annoyed stewardess. Amy then left the airplane and drove home. She boarded her flight just in time. 2 +69f8d644-d67d-4241-aed3-755842090ce4 Ana was tanning on the beach. She dozed off in the warm sun. She woke three hours later. Her eyes widened as she looked in the mirror. Ana was extremely pale. Ana was extremely sunburnt. 2 +1a4ca91d-6bae-4a04-b605-b9a645099621 Paul felt brave so he tried to join the Army. The Army said he was too weak to join. Paul was undeterred so he then tried to join the Navy. The Navy refused him because Paul couldn't swim. Paul was very frustrated. Paul was very pleased with his results. 1 +419324ac-9daa-4b86-ac21-482b3bcef5ca The cat chased the mouse across the empty warehouse. Running in fear, the rodent moved as fast as it could. The larger feline stayed close behind. It was terrified. The mouse got away. The cat decided to lay down and take a nap. 1 +3ab12b02-0972-4e68-98a2-72bcab9257a8 Neil flew into Russia. There, he visited tourist sites and saw friendly locals. He found that Russia was colorful and vibrant. It also had a great and rich history. Neil found the trip stimulating. Neil found the trip dull. 1 +043877dc-d64a-4868-9600-72d27c0f8aca Mary makes candles. She enjoys this as a hobby. Mary took one to her friend as a gift. Everyone loved the candles and asked to buy one. Mary was very happy. Mary felt unappreciated. 1 +091644b8-fd23-4acf-a3b4-e244669f7f45 It was summer and Gina and her sister were bored. They decided to watch music videos. There was the music video channel or the black entertainment channel. They chose to watch the black entertainment channel. Gina and her sister had a great time together. Gina disliked spending time with her sister. 1 +c00cac38-57df-49de-95fa-bdf5e94f52ea I was really excited I was going to the beach. I made sure to pack everything up in my car. I drove there and put on my swim trunks. When I came out of the dressing room, it started to rain. I went to swim and enjoy the sunshine. My plans were ruined, and I went home. 2 +0d70ad27-5468-4aa8-b375-c0a273f73bab Arnold was scared of cats. He thinks all of them are creepy. One day he visited his girlfriend's house. His girlfriend has a cat. Arnold loved his girlfriend's cats. Arnold dumped his girlfriend. 2 +add7d561-802c-4697-8280-484420ad3d80 Leah is a full time college student who wants a part time job. Leah searches craigslist and finds an entry level position. Leah applies and the next day get a call for an interview. Leah goes to the interview and does really well. Leah gets fired. Leah gets the job. 2 +faa0ece8-fe5c-4821-8ba3-3bcef71492c8 Yesterday I went to toys r us. I had to get gifts for my cousins. I loaded my cart up. Thankfully I found out they had a sale. I bought every mouse they had. Because I'm a cheapskate it suited me well. 2 +4615d59f-be35-4bb8-8990-988e2f16ade7 Bob was driving from Texas to Florida. He refused to stop at hotels for a break. After fifteen hours of driving, he was tired. He began to fall asleep. Bob felt very energized. Bob decided to stay at a nearby hotel for the night. 2 +f5e38006-7951-497d-812b-a272e2ba5780 I got my concert tickets. I drove to Chicago. I could not believe I was seeing a Beatle. I was 30 rows from the front of the stage. I cheered when the Beatle came under the spotlight. I began to tremble uncontrollably with terror and dread. 1 +7533818a-ba94-4a1b-8742-2b613d0d202c Maggie noticed a bat was flying around her ceiling. She panicked and didn't know what to do. She decided to hide in her room and call the exterminator. Suddenly, her cat comes in her room holding something in his mouth. Maggie's cat was dead. It was the bat. 2 +5828f905-bd2a-4c27-9c05-7f6a6e16fe0d It was summer. And Jeff's room was very hot. He saw dark blinds advertised to block heat. And he thought it would make a noticeable difference. Joe liked how the blinds let in the warmth and light. Joe was pleased when he put up the new blinds. 2 +6b1c8d84-ad44-4247-ab03-dcf4c6bbbc82 Joey's uncle showed him a marble. He teased Joey and said it was his glass eye. Later, Joey played marbles with friends. One boy said his marble was a cat's eye. Joey knew everybody was just teasing him. Joey took his baseball and went home. 1 +dc9d04fd-6fd5-4062-a4b5-41fe6df51f1e Around 11am, the school's fire alarm went off. Rushing towards the door, the students stopped when gunshots rang out. Then the teacher instructed them to hide under their desks. Diving under their desks, the students were petrified. They waited until the incident was over. They then played heads down thumbs up. 1 +c82c141a-27e9-4a5f-9b3e-c1ae1f33ace5 Jeffries's remote ran out of batteries. It stopped working completely. He needed to replace them. So he went to the store to buy some more. He made sure to buy rechargeable batteries this time. He made sure all of his bills were paid on time. 1 +603fff0a-05d0-48f5-84c1-550fc754256b I've always wanted to be able to bike thirty miles at one time. Right now I can only bike about twenty miles at once. I got myself a biking trainer who helped me make progress. I worked hard for a few months and ate all the right foods. Now I can bike 30 miles. I am so out of shape I can't even bike a mile. 1 +f934d116-c42c-4ec4-9b6c-d910999099c2 My family has always loved camping, me not so much. The summer I was 19 was the last time I camped. First our car broke down and we were stranded in the heat for hours. I burned my hand cooking dinner, fell in the lake and eaten by bugs. That was the best trip of my life. I decided never to go camping again. 2 +e29bc99e-a7be-45bc-a36a-bf68c6ff5797 My professor assigned my class an essay. By the time I left the classroom, I had forgotten about it. A few days later, my classmate messaged me to ask if I had done it. I was so upset because I had totally forgotten! I was worried about my grade. I was sure I would get an A if I didn't turn in my essay. 1 +64f920dc-a877-4397-9b07-f144432fa0ca Sally believes her boss is trying to fire her. She stays late to make sure her work is correct. Sally is still on edge. She decides to set up a meeting with her boss. Sally hopes to lose her job. Sally hopes her boss will keep her. 2 +7fa74ecd-3feb-4205-b2a4-d173f8b0c2bf We decided we would learn to make candy. We checked out a book on the subject and read up. Then, we set to work trying. We realized greatly overestimated how hard it was to make candy. We found we made a mess in the kitchen. We decided to sell our candy to a local boutique. 1 +88670c09-ace5-49cb-960d-3eb7ddaf950e Will was very wild in kindergarten, and did not listen to his teacher. His father was very upset with him. He pointed to the school janitor, and told Will that was his future. Will did not want to clean up the school bathrooms. Will started to listen to his teacher. Will wanted to be a janitor. 1 +ca7ffb91-a043-4ab6-adcf-d43917f8e882 Emily was very nervous to get her shots at the doctor's office. She hid under the table and cried. When the nurse gave her the shot, Emily reached out and hit her. Both Emily and the nurse were surprised and in pain. Emily was reprimanded by her parents. Emily's parents cheered her on. 1 +4eec9565-76b4-4dc4-91df-479c71dcef70 My friends and I were playing outside. We wanted to play a new game. We decided to play street hockey since we weren't familiar with it. We went outside and got out gear. We enthusiastically played the game till it got dark. We put the gear away and went our separate ways. 1 +14791a39-5879-4cc8-91ef-ce366e93bdc6 One day, my computer mouse stopped working. I went to the store to buy a new one. Every mouse I found was too expensive. I went home and decided to try and fix my mouse. I was successful. I decided to quit using the computer. 1 +d6c07fc5-9379-427c-8db3-d1e216c61829 Samantha was driving to class. She noticed that she forgot her textbook at home. She drove back home in order to get it. She arrived in class 25 minutes late. She was the first person to arrive. I was better for her to be late than to be unprepared. 2 +1759a271-0642-4f98-9330-4b577776b818 It was my first time skiing and I was not doing well. I skied directly in the path of another skier. We collided and both fell to the ground. The other skier told me his name was Jack and it was nice to meet me. I thought Jack was very polite. I thought Jack was very rude. 1 +a711473b-b049-4d72-b54a-0f545f3a790f Gabe needed a desk in his room. But he didn't have a lot of money. He found plywood in his garage. So he made a desk out of it. Gabe decided to purchase a desk for his room. He polished the wood after he built the desk. 2 +f17937ef-0251-4a80-a0c5-e6779805c21e Rick told his friends that he hated camping. They bugged him until he went camping anyway. One night, he awoke to a snake in his tent. He ran screaming from the tent. Rick refuses to even think about going camping now. Rick petted the snake happily. 1 +dcc66657-38b2-4f66-88de-8edfab3399d5 Jerry wanted to start a new career. He searched the classified ads for job postings. He found a desirable posting in one of the ads. He emailed his resume to the recruiter. Jerry decided later it was easier to collect unemployment. Then recruiter set up an interview for Jerry. 2 +d18c71ac-cd73-44a3-8e2f-0bfa247ba70b Emile wanted to be a great chef. He took lessons and worked hard learning how to cook. He practiced his cooking and served food for friends. His friends loved his cooking and encouraged him. Emile eventually got a job as a chef. Emile stopped talking to his friends. 1 +09cfb3d6-387a-4eaf-9250-90bb2cb1f7dc Ella had packed a picnic for her family. But she had forgotten to bring forks! They had no way to eat their chicken and watermelon. Then they all started to laugh and eat with their hands. Ella was happy that the picnic wasn't ruined. Ella's family was mad at her the rest of the day. 1 +8b7ab48c-435b-49f3-926d-74cd9a50fa41 Emily woke up early to get ready for school last Monday. Before she got dressed, she checked to see if school was canceled. It had snowed so much that school was cancelled. Emily was happy and decided to stay inside and read on her day off. She caught hypothermia. She finished her latest book. 2 +25b6b0b1-7f4b-48f0-8702-deddb1c192e1 Joline went to the nail salon to get a manicure. The nail technician cleaned and trimmed her nails. Joline could not decide what color nail polish she would like. The nail technician suggested a design that used multiple colors. She let the technician change her oil. Joline decide to take the technician's advice. 2 +ffcd78ff-f1c4-416a-b3d7-d4f9fe32c83a Harry secretly hated haunted houses, but couldn't let his friend down. Faking a brave face, the went forth into the darkened house. He managed to make it all way through without screaming out loud. At the very end, they fell through a trick floor into a bunch of goo. Harry wished he wouldn't have went. Harry was so happy to be in the goo. 1 +55384f51-96ba-4ce5-91b0-2a5f55e1b028 Bobby wanted to be a wrestler. He took wrestling in high school. Then he joined a team in college. Soon he was wrestling professionally. He no longer had any interest in wrestling. He retired early due to injury. 2 +7de18c96-2e6d-4316-a853-c696e3d733f9 Joan decided to treat herself to a fancy sushi dinner. But the food was bad and the waiter was even worse! She asked for the manager but he never bothered to come. Although it was unlike her, Joan got so mad she left without paying. Joan felt bad about the dinner but glad she was assertive. Joan went to the restaurant the next night. 1 +1f677d6f-802f-4b54-8e0e-2f4adc4259f9 Jesse had always wanted to get a tattoo. Her parents were very against the idea of tattoos. One her 18th birthday she decided to get one. She got a small tiara tattoo on her shoulder. Jesse's parents were upset with her. Jesse's parents were excited to see the tattoo. 1 +ca30ecd2-9808-4e52-9c0e-4b9e0ffb3f8d Juliette wanted to be a scientist when she grew up. She decided she must perform an experiment. She emptied a box of baking soda into a pan. Then she poured in vinegar. Juliette built a volcano. Juliette was bored. 1 +2f595ff8-e86c-4de5-aa27-211501bc5a4d Jaclyn came over to hang out with Robs girlfriend. Jaclyn and Rob do not get along. Rob tried very nice to keep the peace and be nice. Jaclyn kept saying very snide comments and remarks Rob finally left to hang out with his friends. Rob was very happy about spending time with Jaclyn. 1 +a2676c5e-becf-477c-9de5-a1356bf7456e Sharon and her sister drove to the grocery store to pick up eggs. They were going to have dinner guests and were baking a cake. On the way into the house Sharon tripped and fell. The eggs flew out of her hands and landed on the concrete. All of the eggs landed safely. Sharon broke all of the eggs. 2 +4e41beaf-5b8f-47c3-a342-1e7ef92c9798 There once was a slave trader. He found god and changed his wicked ways. He wrote a song about his conversion. That song became famous and popular. Everyone hated the slave trader's song. The slave trader became very famous and rich from his song. 2 +b0d23a4d-9885-4428-87a5-aef0a58b8928 Ella went out sledding one afternoon. She had fun at first. Then she slipped off the sled. She cut her forehead on a rock in the ground. Ella had to be taken to the doctor. Ella was unscathed from the fall. 1 +0bb7c691-b1cc-4082-8f25-c56790ace781 Steph usually ate a large breakfast. But her new job meant she had less time to make food. So Steph decided to eat simpler food and smaller portions. And in a month, she lost 10 pounds. Her doctor said she was healthier, too. She felt like a complete failure. 1 +7ea28324-be74-49bf-9f4e-314c874819c7 Bobby was a star football player at his school. He would always get recognition for his talent. One day he was in a very important game. His arm was hurt in the process. Bobby passed the football for hours after the game. Bobby took time to recover from the injury. 2 +2ae5e008-8777-465c-8cbc-7b42db210ea5 Susan went to the movie theater with her friends. Susan used her cell phone in the theater to check her e-mail. An usher came and asked Susan to leave the theater. Susan had to wait in the lobby while her friends finished the movie. Susan was upset with the whole ordeal. Susan was very happy with the experience. 1 +ff8e9ac7-0619-45d1-b827-7ff4275e399b Margie had a Christmas cactus. It never bloomed. She gave the plant to Desi. Desi took good care of the plant. The cactus flourished under his care. The goldfish were very happy and healthy. 1 +b155c21e-4c58-430c-9053-3e4f5d896145 Gina had been at the park with her friend Pam for hours. Now the sun was setting. She said her goodbyes and headed home. When she arrived it was dark out. Gina went straight to bed. Gina decided that it wasn't late enough and went back outside. 1 +c1984cf8-6fc1-43c0-929b-c6d713c41ffb Avery was very excited. Tonight was his very first basketball game. He had practiced and his parents came to watch him. Avery played well with his teammates and even scored some points! Avery's parents were proud. Avery's parents were ashamed of him. 1 +978b1dfc-732f-4856-9a14-05011f2a4855 Gary loved to garden. Spring was quickly approaching and he wanted to start planting. He checked the Almanac to see which plants were safe for the garden. Tom decided to plant some orchids. The orchids would be ugly. The orchids would be beautiful. 2 +811ef3dd-2646-4008-967e-009049c2624a Bay was nervous. Her boyfriend had been acting weird all through dinner. Bay thought he was going to dump her. But then he got on one knee. And asked her to marry him. And he started laughing hysterically. 1 +0e1cae86-3c60-4150-b34a-f306fa9fa1e3 Tommy was having a bad day. His friends tried to cheer him up by taking him out. He grumbled but went along. He drank and danced with his friends all night. Tommy had good friends. Tommy had bad friends. 1 +e5d75f5b-9c53-4698-a49a-4559715831e3 Ariel is our 5 month old baby. She had woke up the other morning extremely fussy. We couldn't figure out what was wrong at first. We then seen a fresh tooth popping through her gum line. We went to a dentist who pulled the tooth. We had a week of hell as her tooth came in. 2 +215b8a85-692e-4d23-a29f-c9077d9bae51 Amelia decided to take a vacation to Mexico. She booked her flight and hotel. When she got to Mexico, she was sure to visit many different things. She loved every moment of it. Amelia decided to never go back to Mexico. Amelia decided to vacation to Mexico more often. 2 +4828eea9-7ca1-47c6-9b58-3b52884ac626 Sometimes my kids wondered if Santa Claus was real. Each year we left cookies and milk for him on Christmas Eve. Each Christmas day we found an empty cup and cookie crumbs. One year we found cookie pieces outside in the snow. We told the kids that Santa must have share with the reindeer. We told the kids it was thanksgiving. 1 +976a11ff-1a3c-4f4f-9b21-3179f2d9cf20 Amy woke up extra hungry today. Unfortunately, she also woke up very late. She rushed around the house and had no time for breakfast. When she made it to work, she realized her coworker brought breakfast! She was so grateful and promised to pay her coworker back. She did not want to eat. 1 +ce73399f-5905-4bc1-9ab4-5d12c7039cf2 The school received a grant to make a computer lab. Their IT department did a lot of research to find the best equipment. They bought the equipment with the grant money. The computer lab was a great success. The government continued to fund computer labs. Kids suffered from the computer labs. 1 +7951ad48-6f89-461b-8548-516678c0cb64 I was captain of the tennis team. We were playing our division rivals. I was tied with my opponent. I had advantage of the deuce. I decided to forfeit the game. I won the match. 2 +619efeec-806f-46a5-a8a3-386f517eea5c Ben is the coach of the basketball team and he held try outs today. He has to cut this one kid because he is not good enough. He feels bad because he knows the kid will be disappointed. He gives the kid advice and things to work on for next season. The kid practiced all year and next year he made the team. The kid is very proud of himself. 1 +e71d07b3-5647-4fa3-9b90-27ea083b39a0 Officer Dunn didn't want to hurt anyone during the protest. He told several people to leave but they didn't. He unleashed his police dog. The dog bit a mother and her baby. The baby even pet the dog right afterwards. Officer Dunn was shocked about what his dog had done. 2 +de4f8efc-0677-46d9-9c3e-3f392453c78b I noticed my hair was getting kind of long. I decided to try and get it cut that afternoon. Once I found a suitable barber, I dropped by for a cut. There wasn't a line, it was super quick! I really liked my new hair cut. He made the best sandwich in town. 1 +952a11be-e6f9-4e0b-9b9d-2b2be66a3a54 I drove my motorcycle across the street. I took a path that led to a riding track. I did a few laps. Bored, I drove back home. I cleaned my motorcycle after I got home. I changed the wifi password to enhance security. 1 +d0ecfef1-dc1f-4c54-820a-04e4c623da1f Ryan was called by his friend to skip work one day. He missed his train to work and instead went to the park. Ryan and his friend played with birds at the park all day. At the end of the day, they left the park and saw Ryan's boss. Ryan got fired. Ryan got promoted. 1 +629ec1e3-0d93-45bb-a0d9-cb645c89ffe7 A man drove for many hours on the highway. He saw a sign for a rest stop two miles away. He put his car in the right lane in anticipation. He took the exit for the rest stop. The man stopped at the rest stop and got out of the car. The man kept driving for a few more hours. 1 +1335f94b-5780-4228-8c68-74e56ddd452e Josiah was a baby who was trying to crawl for the first time. To help him, his mother put out an exciting toy that jingled. As she made the toy rattle, Josiah became very interested. He started groping the ground and inching towards his mom. Josiah crawled to his mother and took the toy. Josiah rolled over and played with his feet. 1 +19b67b77-cb21-48dc-bde9-87f8670a1538 I wanted a pet for my birthday. I wasn't sure what to get, I already had dogs. I was looking around on facebook and saw a mini pig. I went to pick her up. I brought a dog home since I have so many dogs already. I drove home with the mini pig in my car. 2 +705a69e2-7aeb-4c94-a1fb-2997d11e74ca Sam wanted to be a singer. So he joined a singing class at his college. The first day of class, everyone was required to sing a song. Sam was very embarrassed the first day. All his classmates were very supportive though. His classmates taught him to overcome his fear of heights. 1 +552067ec-e238-4c17-8fd1-e627fa6c0af5 Growing up, Matt was never the most confident guy. He always had a big crush on his neighbor Lexy, but was scared. However, when prom was approaching, he decided to finally make a move. Matt asked Lexi to be his date, and she immediately said yes. Matt and Lexi had a great time at prom. Matt was miserable at the turn of events. 1 +d84e663f-3654-4808-a3d2-cff4f40bc5b1 Shyanne had a spelling test. She wanted to pass it. She studied hard. She made a 100. She was heartbroken. Shyanne was overjoyed. 2 +6318c4bc-e94f-46d1-b8cb-cbf9c8bb2d58 John wanted pizza, but he was broke. Then he remembered he had won a free pizza last week! He called the pizza place and gave them his code. They sent him his free pizza an hour later. John had carrots instead. John devoured his pizza. 2 +4dd9695b-4735-45fc-aeea-b5f878aef68e Jill had to attend a dancing class around 8 P.M. He got ready and drove to the meeting place. He was only of the first people to audition. After his performance, the judges were impressed. He awaited a call back, but he never heard from the judges again. He received many awards for his dance performances. 2 +0db573d0-dc8e-428b-a483-6e71a11a0b94 We tried to stay up late last night. We drank coffee. We ate chocolate. We even ran laps around the couch. Then we collapsed on the couch and slept past noon. We ran in hopes of improving our speed. 1 +120aac36-5d49-4b9e-ba55-7a45495cb786 Ally had been saving her spare coins in a jar for Years. She wanted a new cell phone but she didn't have enough money. She thought she'd count the change in her change jar. To her surprise, there was over $300 in the jar. Ally used the three hundred dollars to buy clothes. So she bought a new cell phone. 2 +814b5189-cdad-4921-bf6b-6c44a845fae7 Mom asked me to go pick up some things at the grocery store. I decided to take my bicycle to the store instead of walking. I met up with a friend and offered her a ride on my bicycle. As we were riding along, my bicycle broke in half. I realized that my bicycle had only been suitable for one rider. I carelessly threw my used Kleenex in the gutter. 1 +1141ae50-0eb4-4d05-8812-f31457d430a2 In the car the whole family was excited. After 9 hours of driving the were on their grandmother's block. Ahead they could see her house. The house was lit up in spite of the late hour of 4 AM. They decided to turn around. They couldn't wait to see grandma! 2 +1dcf333e-d6a5-4798-94ce-f1fbf2d3758b Ana had been putting off doing laundry. Finally she could avoid it no longer. She carried all her clothes to the laundromat. Over several hours, she washed and dried them. Ana decided never to wait that long again. Ana took several hours drying medicinal herbs. 1 +28bf468c-50cf-432e-abae-216ba816a399 Mark went to the mall. He saw a pair of headphones that he wanted but couldn't afford. He decided to steal the headphones. Mark was then caught by someone working. The worker thanked Mark for his patronage. Mark has a court date next week. 2 +b9124010-865d-43e8-a341-75280447382f My friends got me a jigsaw puzzle for christmas. I haven't opened it yet. I always keep planning to but something keeps coming up. Like right now talking with you. I can't wait to to start the paint-by-numbers set! But in a moment, I'm going to start the puzzle. 2 +c977fd68-7741-448f-be29-f049268652d9 Rex hasn't cleaned his room in Year's. Since he rarely has visitors, he doesn't see the point to cleaning. However, one day he decides to tidy up. Rex vacuums the floor and makes his bed. Rex loves cleaning the bathroom. He feels better about his room. 2 +ea067ab3-67d0-4860-a5f4-7ee4492d3f3e I was afraid of the exam tomorrow. Since the exam is tough, I decided to study all night. I decided to skip dinner just to have extra time. Ultimately, I was prepared on the exam day. I aced my exam. I failed my exam. 1 +4bf5477d-ee80-46f2-be77-fb6046020905 My family was on vacation in Italy. We wanted a group photograph. We asked a stranger to take it for us. They obliged. Munich looked good in the picture's background. It was our favorite picture of the vacation. 2 +feb5f3a2-3e9b-466c-82b0-931fec45abc7 I woke up and looked in my closet for a shirt. Everything was dirty and on the floor. I picked up a shirt to see if it smelled bad. I found a blue shirt that didn't stink. I washed the blue shirt. I wore the blue shirt. 2 +71da85fa-e6bb-44e7-82f4-3eae7fb0c2b8 JJ played all day long. When evening came, he was tired. He nearly fell asleep in his bath, and his mother said it was bedtime. His mother put him in pajamas, took him to his bed, and sang to him. He fell asleep. JJ stayed up all night. 1 +46575aae-4a35-497d-ba95-49ea65f47c2e The two hunters debated their location within the forest. They did not know if they had reached the right spot. Their attention was distracted when a huge buck entered the glade. The men were struck with awe. One hunter yawned and walked away. It was then that they knew they were in the right spot. 2 +0fd8d108-d8ea-4093-8a35-f51cf70fe5fc Todd has a huge test tomorrow. He has not studied at all. It counts for 50 percent of his grade. Todd is not sure what to do. Todd is proud of himself. Todd decides to study as much as he can before tomorrow. 2 +e06719bc-6fdc-44b0-b40d-2892b339ba7b Maggie needed a new friend. She was tired of spending time alone. Finally she met a friend at book club. The girls spent everyday together. Maggie was happy to have a new companion. Maggie wanted to be alone. 1 +2ce0a18d-0c2f-48bc-b634-73ee52b540f0 My roommate got a new job at the place I go to school. We decided to ride to work together. We got in the car and headed out together. The ride seemed much shorter with someone to talk to. I did not have anyone to talk to though. When the ride was over, we parted ways. 2 +0a6db8cc-a132-4588-b5d5-2ea500b33c05 Brittany loved playing video games online. However, people harassed her when they fought out her gender. Brittany almost quit gaming but found a girl gaming group on facebook. After joining she began playing with the girls she met online. Eventually, she hated all men. She felt better playing with a group of nicer people. 2 +99acf9ff-e624-4ab4-b904-ec640c20593c Bobby had never been to a carnival before. His friend Sam invited him to go with his family. There was so much to see and do! Bobby's favorite activity was riding on the ferris wheel. Bobby was bored. Bobby enjoyed the carnival. 2 +2e14e301-6d6f-4b67-9d22-a688e80e48b4 I was listening to the radio today. A new song came on that I liked. They never said the name of it. I kept listening but it never came up. I hope to never hear that song again. So I typed the lyrics into google. 2 +f1911438-d757-4798-953e-eee6c5397dc6 Al and Val were very close twins. They dressed alike, talked alike and were together 24/7. One day, Val was diagnosed with terminal cancer. She soon died, and Al was completely devastated. Al and Val went out to eat. Al felt even lonelier as time went on. 2 +da333c2d-fd57-4270-871d-8dee0045f51b I've gotten three speeding tickets in my life. All three of them when I was a teenager. I'm surprised I didn't loose my license. It costs me a lot of money to get them all off my record. I wish I had gotten more tickets. I now drive at a normal speed. 2 +c63cf569-80b3-42a2-b42f-cf47598684d5 David has always dreamed of visiting Oregon. Although he doesn't have much money, he starts saving a little. Finally David has enough money for his big trip to Oregon. On his trip, he eats local food and sees amazing sights. David learns to play piano. He has a great time in Oregon. 2 +ff38333b-722a-4c39-94b7-5ba1dfc6e556 The high school student went to the dentist. She was told she needed braces again. She was not happy. She got braces and was in a lot of pain. But it was worth it when she saw her straightened teeth. She couldn't wait to get her braces tightened each visit. 1 +c32c85c1-62a3-461a-88f9-bf8d98c057fc Jayne visited Alden, New york. Her uncle owned a farm there. She helped care for the animals. Then she helped harvest the veggies from the garden. Jayne ate a delicious meal from the fruits of her labor. Jayne decided to set fire to the garden and destroy the farm. 1 +1c8ba79c-6fc7-4e34-bd66-25a2491688fa Seth has worked at the air conditioning factory for six Year's. One day his supervisor calls a meeting for the entire department. Seth's supervisor announces that the factory has to shut down. Seth realizes in terror that he needs to find new work. Seth thinks he can find a job at the air conditioning factory. Seth thinks it is a good idea to update his resume. 2 +9bafd29b-aaf8-47e2-b0d1-b4600723e8f4 Amy was driving to school when her car stopped. She called her dad. He came and informed her the fuel pump was out. They called a tow truck to tow the car home. Amy then drove to school. Amy then had to walk to school. 2 +add4b967-73e6-428c-8b76-0d35e20d61a4 Rod smoked his entire life. One night he fell asleep while watching television. His cigarette was still lit and fell on the floor. It caught his apartment on fire. Rod died in the fire. Rod was proud of what he had done. 1 +f89a91ee-9f17-41cb-925c-5cdf45990be3 Barry was excited that he finally registered to vote. He went to the polling place near his home. While walking into the building he noticed all of the campaign signs. He already knew how he would cast his votes. Barry voted. Barry turned around and went home. 1 +3f8bb608-3238-45ac-a8e7-76c05e3d9172 Johnny was driving one day when he felt a strange bumpiness. He pulled over and saw that his tire was flat! He inspected it closer and saw he had run over a nail. Johnny had to put on the donut and drive to a repair shop. Johnny was very happy that he had a flat tire. They fixed it and Johnny drove home. 2 +b5a83206-0f36-4dce-84ae-083105802b6a Amy wanted more space in her home. She decided to look for a new apartment. Amy found a new apartment for the right price near her job. Amy visited the apartment to see it in person. She moved into a smaller, cheaper apartment. Amy signed a lease and moved into the apartment. 2 +2ba6a29f-c6cb-4be4-8958-3f76ccf6f08e My brothers and I were sharing a pizza. There was only one slice left. We all wanted it. Before anybody could say anything I licked it. I got to eat the slice. I ate a hamburger. 1 +14109871-2c9b-499e-8033-c5f2b0d14a1b May was a shelter cat the pet store took in for adoption day. Cathy and her family visited the pet store on adoption day. Cathy fell in love with May as soon as she saw her. After applying to adopt May and being approved, Cathy adopted May. May and Cathy got along greatly. May went outside and Cathy never saw her again. 1 +c8a83dec-8666-4241-8637-daf8c5e9c9fd Monica was an eight year old girl who loved to knit scarves. One day Monica was invited to a birthday. Monica did not have any money to buy her friend a gift. Monica decided to knit her a scarf. Monica was pleased to see her friend admire the homemade gift. Monica knit the scarf to donate to an orphanage. 1 +ac6e7c57-bc25-42a7-ac90-05098af8d1df The suspect saw that the cell door was unlocked. He pushed on it and it opened. No one was watching him so he made an escape. He calmly walked out of the front of the police station. The suspect decided to turn himself in. No one seemed to notice the suspect. 2 +1a6f72b0-88e5-47b8-92d9-141200921477 A girl falls in love with a boy and he liked her too. She finds out that their parents don't get along. The boy and the girl love each other so much. But, they don't want to hurt their parents feelings so they stay away But eventually they get together anyway. The boy and girl's parents are very happy they love each other. 1 +77d497cb-8ea6-4fa0-8b07-637f789425c2 One day, the president of the United States visited my hometown. I waited in line for hours to get to see him. I stood in front of the podium while he gave a stirring speech. As he left, he shook my hand! I was thrilled. I was completely bored. 1 +b3bac241-37f2-4426-b0c7-001bd2a882a9 Jake's dad took him to his first football game. They got there early and had really good seats. They ate hot dogs and drank soda as well! Jake even saw his favorite player during the game! Jake had a great time at the football game with his dad. Jake did not have fun that day. 1 +60c41b64-a700-4370-8ed7-4061f074d9a1 I wanted to do something fun. I looked for something cheap to do. I decided I would go swimming. I found a local lake beach to visit. I drove to the beach. I decided to visit Vegas. 1 +158c49b6-ef5b-48cf-a353-291d0f7b989e Amy was unsatisfied with her paper. Instead of turning it in, she skipped class. She went to a coffee shop to rewrite. She produced a paper she was proud of. Amy started going to school at the coffee shop. Amy got an A on the paper but in trouble for skipping class. 2 +999f3b11-5d26-41bc-a542-e0a6dafba00f Steve was an accomplished carpenter. He had a plan to surprise his wife with a new piece. She had been wanting a new desk, so that's what he decided to make. He cut all the lumber, assembled the desk, and stained it. Steve's wife was ecstatic about the gift. Steve's wife filed for divorce that same day. 1 +c1e253fc-660a-472a-981a-2cd9992c4d81 I don't believe in luck. But my girlfriend's dad broke a mirror yesterday. Not even five second later he slammed his hand in the car door. Then on his way to the hospital he hits a deer. I no longer consider golf a sport. As if his luck couldn't get any worse, the hospital was closed. 2 +1e71748f-a74b-4117-a7cc-4cd49620228b Jon felt like a bad dad. He worked so late, he often missed his kids when he came home. On the weekends, he was tired and grumpy. One Saturday, his son sat down on the couch and leaned on Jon's arm. John went to the movies by himself. Jon loved spending time with the kids. 2 +686d0a57-8b7e-460f-972a-65c314ef3999 Ben walked along the street and found the end of a length of string. He picked it up and pulled on it. More string came but not the end. Ben followed the string to see where it went. Ben was fascinated by the string. Ben went for a run. 1 +a77d6cba-d46b-4801-bb5c-70fc0b97800d Juan wanted to be a luchador. He grew up watching them on television. He practiced every day in the basement. Eventually he got added to small shows. Juan decided that being luchador was a stupid aspiration. Juan was very successful eventually. 2 +6d8ef0c4-7b5f-443b-b9e1-c95bb507a55e On Sunday, Tori found out she was pregnant! She immediately called her husband to share the good news. Tori's husband was just as excited. The two discussed baby names for nearly half an hour. They finally decided on one boy name and one girl name. Tori had to go to therapy because she was so upset. 1 +7114ba39-aebb-45b2-a2b8-4d53647c81ea Sara works next door to a bakery. She is on a diet so she can never go there. One day she notices the bakery has closed down. The next week a healthy organic juice shop opens. Sara was then able to stop by and get food. The food was too unhealthy for Sara. 1 +015efb0e-8d0f-4a81-8bb2-c1906451f09f Rufus has just enrolled in a new school and he has no friends there. At first he feels apprehensive and worried he won't meet anyone. However, a nice guy named Ralph introduces himself to Rufus one day. They realize that they are in the same Chemistry class. They decide to be lab partners in their class together. Rufus is happy to have a friend in Geometry class. 1 +cd0399d2-96c1-4a2c-a0e4-2361312a0bf8 Tom wanted a Chemistry set for Christmas. His mom said it was too dangerous for a little boy. Tom asked for a puppy instead, and his mom suddenly changed her mind. Tom didn't understand why, but he didn't care. He was happy to get the Chemistry set. He was disappointed to receive the Chemistry set. 1 +d08d37fd-9914-44c3-a11f-591565f46a10 Early every morning the hummingbirds visit my porch. Today as I watched them they seemed agitated. One particular bird was acting very territorial. Suddenly a big black bird swooped in from out of nowhere. It ate the territorial hummingbird easily. I shot the rat and tossed the body into the garbage. 1 +3a90aa96-7867-4e9c-82fa-2904543f072c Io was appearing in a school play. Her costume required a hoop skirt. Io couldn't find hoops anywhere! Her mom decided to craft the hoops herself at home. Lo figured the math problem. Lo had the best costume in the play. 2 +69490a80-2168-459d-8081-c427fad01c74 I was at my first day of work. My manager was wearing a Beatles T Shirt. We both talked about our love for the Beatles. We became good friends. We later decided to start a small band. Later, my manager told me he didn't like the beatles. 1 +35db21bf-01e3-4eb3-a3ec-98869fe34242 Tyler went to a baseball game. He saw his favorite team! His team played hard. His team won! Tyler got depressed. Tyler was elated! 2 +15946f27-9852-4e00-a6cf-f0f8d1e6c471 Flora's tooth started to hurt. She hated the dentist, so she tried to ignore it. The pain got worse and worse. Finally, Flora had to call for a dentist appointment. She was excited because she loved going to the dentist. The dentist was able to make her tooth feel better. 2 +56fa9b11-6e0a-4f67-ac67-30e4ff40dcb1 Derek likes to read. He read all of the books in his house. He needed more to read but didn't have money. Derek got a library card! Derek never read again. Derek now read all the time. 2 +965b65fb-69f9-44dc-9d7a-abf73c77c5ab I went to a bar with some friends of mine. I was broke, but thought I could keep them company. It turns out that they were all broke as well. None of us bought anything, and we talked for hours. The bar asked me and my friends to leave after a while. After that we all decided to go to a restaurant. 1 +cb29c4b6-9cf2-4899-a296-9c2bf1100da6 I was at the laundromat last Sunday. There was a cute girl doing her laundry there too. I went up and started making small talk. She smiled but didn't seem interested. I left her alone but kept sneaking little glances. I bought her a dress that afternoon. 1 +a6ef24b0-8d15-442c-905b-9952779c27a1 Pat woke up with the urge to play hooky from work. So he called in that morning using a fake sick voice. Not even an hour after calling in he gets a text. It tells him work is cancelled because it's snowing. Pat got in his car and drove to work. Pat felt silly for pretending to be sick. 2 +bfb3cf0c-3cce-4b1f-b953-ebccf25217f6 Greg was riding his bike to the store. An arm emerged from an alleyway as Greg passed. Greg fell from the bike as he was pushed to the ground. He watched from the sidewalk as a man rode away with his bike. Greg filed a police report and they eventually caught the thief. Greg judged the chili cook-off competition. 1 +701cea8d-4be7-4533-a5ae-2558ea63dd4d Johnson has never liked being outdoors very much. His girlfriend teases him that he could never go on a camping trip. Johnson decides to prove her wrong. He packs up a tent and goes camping for a long weekend. He had a miserable weekend, but told his girlfriend it was great. Johnson was an avid outdoorsman and hiked often. 1 +2a5347ad-a91c-42c3-86a2-b8e3edcdb4b0 Jim lost his wallet that had all of his money it. He would have no more money for food for his family until next month. Meanwhile, Pete found a wallet lying in the bank parking lot. It contained hundreds of dollars and Pete really wanted a new TV. Pete kept the wallet and donated the money to charity. So, Pete kept the wallet and bought a new TV with the money. 2 +31787fb8-6f36-40f6-88f3-f588c5cb28e2 Sally had an older sister who was good at everything. One day she told her sister Mary she felt insecure. Mary laughed her off and told her that she had many strengths too. Sally looked at herself in a different way. Sally thought her sister was cruel. Sally felt better. 2 +fdbceae0-770a-4d16-8890-75362a17e25f I had to take my son to the emergency room this summer. He was playing football with some friends and got hit in the head. He split his eyebrow open and we worried he had fractured his face. Thankfully, there was no fracture. My son died and we buried him in the graveyard. He has a scar from the stitches. 2 +be83c2be-8761-4cce-8c56-dc027929393f Little Lorelei is eight months old and teething. Her mother has tried everything to sooth her. She has tried cool teething rings, medicines, and gentle soothing tea. In a last effort she gives her a teething biscuit. Lorelei calmed down after getting the teething biscuit. Lorelei chose to get flowers. 1 +5ac09084-6bac-4761-b8d8-adf3b7912dab I was at the park the other day. I walked near the lake and saw some ducks. I decided to throw them some bread. They chased after me in an angry fashion. The ducks liked me a lot. I ran away from the ducks. 2 +9f6a24c6-f00b-47c7-ac5f-5ca91130ff98 Graham wanted to get a selfie stick. He didn't have many friends but loved taking pictures. He finally took the plunge and bought one. He used it a few times and then forgot about it. He used his selfie stick everyday after that. Eventually he threw it away. 2 +51f11eec-b9eb-4bae-acd7-03886c91675e Lewis knew the cave like the back of his hand. Five first-time cavers walked behind him. Suddenly, a few bats flew down from the darkness above. All the people but Lewis ran back towards the cave's entrance. Lewis started to dance. Lewis laughed and told them not be afraid of the bats. 2 +81e69e5d-2cb1-4059-b497-b43577392a99 Sean and Sara were going to buy a guitar. Sean picked Sara up and they drove to the store. Inside, they played with several different guitars. Sara picked her favorite and they brought it to the counter. Sara made the purchase enthusiastically. Sara decided to buy a Viola instead. 1 +ca70b26c-2edb-474f-8b2e-6f3f00905fb0 Chris was not looking forward to going to school on Friday. There was a difficult test coming that he was not ready for. When he went to bed on Thursday he was worried. When he woke up Friday morning almost a foot of snow had fallen! Bill started to get ready for school. Bill felt relieved. 2 +bb49eaa7-a2ea-4ca8-9ca9-838bfe384b4e Martha was a terrible cook and her boyfriend knew it. He introduced her to cooking shows and watched them with her. She would practice things she learned on the shows. As the days went by her cooking began to slowly get better. Martha became an expert seamstress after a while. After a while, everything Martha cooked was delicious. 2 +a643c405-45ac-4245-a3d3-66208ac077f9 There was a stray cat who loved my cat. He came by to see her everyday. I eventually took him in and let him inside, and named him Tokyo. He got very sick, out of nowhere. Both cats were very healthy. I took him to the vet to treat him and he got better. 2 +aec3209e-fac7-406f-a129-7c2b41c20fe2 An office downtown had a red carpet. The office staff complained it was always dirty. But none of their vacuums could properly clean it. So they hired a professional carpet cleaner. It ended up dirtier than it was before. The carpet looked almost new after it was cleaned. 2 +851b28b1-31d3-4f81-9414-1760f328f07a Lexi wanted to be healthy. But she wanted hot cocoa. So she decided not to add any sugar. The hot cocoa tasted boring. Being healthy isn't always fun. She loved the donut she was eating. 1 +c19ec643-99c6-4a27-bb9d-689ff5d5a036 Anna wanted chicken wings. She drove her car all the way to Buffalo. There, she found an authentic wing restaurant. She ordered herself a dozen hot wings. Anna ate all the wings as she drove home. Anna was happy with her meal of lasagna. 1 +e8c07445-8e02-45bd-8b31-a3696b3523c5 My brother kept fighting me for the remote last week. Finally we decided to divide its use. We would each get to have it one day. My brother then got into a fight who should have it the first day. I never watch television with my brother. I agreed to let my brother use the remote first. 2 +800c26cc-5a4c-46d5-a417-c52e53482df0 Ivy was flying in a small sightseeing plane. Suddenly the pilot made an announcement. The plane had a rudder problem and was going down! Ivy quickly braced in the crash position. When the plane suddenly corrected, Ivy felt a wave of relief. Ivy was glad she had chosen to fly. 1 +65dae43e-c570-4e77-88a6-0b64479e383e Joey was a second grader that like to color in coloring books. He had worn down most of his crayons so he only had brown and black. His parents thought that Joey was an artist because of his odd colors. They hung his work on the fridge for everyone to admire. Joey felt proud of himself. Joey wished his parent's appreciated him. 1 +09052ed8-4951-496a-bf96-1d665b942abc John had a huge client presentation tomorrow, but he felt unprepared. It's not that he was nervous presenting. John had always felt comfortable in front of crowds. This content, however, lacked polish and needed refinement. John decided to bring bagels to work. John reworked the presentation, and it was a great success. 2 +cf11408b-cc22-43b8-9112-c26c8fa47aee Fred decided to play the lottery. He loved playing but never won. Yesterday he bought two tickets, When he went home he found out great news. Fred didn't win the lottery. Fred had won the lottery. 2 +773e400c-9ba6-4aa0-9299-10253cac009f Gina was using a restroom at a gas station. She went to wash her hands, but there was no soap. She looked in the cabinet under the sink hoping to find some. There was no soap there either. Gina stole al the soap that was in the bathroom. So she had to settle for rinsing her hands off. 2 +fa6b61d5-9ea0-43b6-9d5e-05afaf2b5f63 When it was time to eat, Mother rang the bell. Dad and Bill knew that sound when they heard it. They dropped their yard work, carefully, and washed their hands. Mother was happy when they finally arrived in the house. She then yelled for them to get back to work. The family sat down, and enjoyed a meal together. 2 +27157c02-49b1-483a-9745-e6f654428dfe Emmy's dad took her to chose a kitten. There were two together in a cage. She couldn't split them up! It made her sad to have to chose. Then, Emmy's dad said she could keep both kittens. Emmy left angry because she wanted a dog. 1 +d0eb84f3-8e7a-40b3-b1e2-84689b5e30d4 Jill went to college. Jill studied really hard. Jill passed all her tests. Jill got her diploma. Jill found a nice job. Jill frequently ate lima beans. 1 +8d4573fa-e724-4f50-bacb-c39991d5eff6 Jerry had always wanted to learn how to play guitar. He was worried that he was too old to learn something new. However, he decided to enroll in weekly guitar classes. Finally he became a reasonably good guitar player. Jerry decided to play his guitar for his friends. Jerry threw his guitar in the trash. 1 +696f32ce-3d68-41ec-96d9-7b958fc4cde0 Kyle collected many things. He had an extensive collection of action figures. Every day, he went looking for new figures for his collection. He managed to add a new figure once a month or so. Kyle was really into Marvel heros. Kyle thought Superman was a ridiculous construct. 1 +67f83b61-a0fe-4599-8cc9-66ef0e1ba4fb Francine noticed that all of her friends wore high heeled shoes. Although she loved how heels looked, she hated how they felt. One day she decided to wear a pair of flats to meet her friends. All of her friends complimented how great they looked. Francine was glad that she wore comfortable shoes! Francine retested the formula for the missing genome. 1 +35742286-71eb-4bc9-ac2f-b41e6b8b1c2b When I was young I loved hide and sneak. I would play it even when others didn't know. I would just hide and jump out at people. I did this all the time in elementary school. When I got older, I had to stop jumping out at people. People were very happy when I played this game without them. 1 +bcdb2e37-68b3-4809-8823-48e0cc435336 Rachel was looking at her daily mail. She found a letter written in a foreign language. Rachel showed the letter to her friends. No one could read or understand the letter. Rachel didn't want to know what the letter said. Rachel took it to a language professor for translation. 2 +93d8aa7a-1841-48cf-94f2-4b9effd0babd Deb got fired from her job due to cutbacks. She was very upset and went home to sulk. Her husband told her everything would be alright, but Deb wasn't sure. The next day, Deb's husband set her up with a interview at his job. Deb went to work at the same job she had been at for years. She got the job. 2 +d77e10c1-a7e3-45b4-bb23-6fe136f361bc Bethany was self-conscious about her arm hair. She tried shaving it off. It grew back within a few weeks. She got a laser hair removal treatment. She wished it would grow back. She felt better about herself. 2 +6703da4b-102a-41ee-8ad9-1426d80cbbb8 Gina's parents were driving to Illinois. Gina sat in the back seat squished by her siblings. To make matters worse it was rush hour. Traffic was creeping along slowly. Gina got out, and walked back home. Gina closed her eyes and did her best to go to sleep. 2 +65c8e152-567a-4b94-968d-48b75fb9687f One summer my sister and I set up a lemonade stand. It was the first month at a new house and we didn't know anyone. Few people walked by and even fewer stopped. The old pastor walked over from next door. He bought lemonade and made us feel welcome in the neighborhood. He poured our lemonade onto the ground. 1 +7acdda01-c6b2-4523-b316-cc71a39e9850 Bob moved from a small town to a large city. He was concerned he would always get lost. The first day he got lost trying to get home from work. Then Bob bought a navigation system to help him learn his way around. Bob knew his way around and never used the navigation system. The navigation system helped Bob a lot. 2 +98824880-225f-4a21-93ae-7a4cbba4d59b Kelly was reading about hybrid animals online. And she saw pictures of ligers. She was impressed by their size and strength. But she wondered if they could live in the wild. Kelly had only seen them in the zoo. Kelly remembered when her grandmother showed her the flowers. 1 +6eea24a9-3542-4a46-949b-778c96e5712f Jorie went with her family to visit Anne Frank's home in Amsterdam. She read the book beforehand. She thought the home was quite small. Her mother cried while watching through the museum. Jorie admitted it was a very emotional tour. They decided to visit the comedy club upstairs. 1 +40236de6-9cb6-4a42-be7b-efde6f86af05 Clara went home from work one day. Then she realized she had locked herself out! Her keys were left on the kitchen table that morning. She had to call her mom for help. Clara liked being outside. Clara's mom helped right away. 2 +35c32a1e-cf05-4d95-8523-733082a30cab The other day I was cleaning up a bit around the apartment. I decided to get rid of all the clutter and papers on the table. Underneath all of them was an older letter from my girlfriend. It said she wanted to break up with me. I was angry and confused by the letter. I was very happy about the letter. 1 +fe77bddd-892f-405e-acd9-f1cfb8522d74 Ben was married to his high school sweetheart. They were married for many Year's. Ben realized one day that he was unhappy in his marriage. He decided to have an affair. His wife was proud of him. His wife found out and they got a divorce. 2 +eb534ad9-b837-42b2-9d9f-863d22de6183 One man bet another that he could outstare a duck. A duck was found and stared at. Although the duck was unaware of what was happening, it did not blink. It did, however, wet its eyes with its nictitating membrane. The man eventually blinked. The man wanted to lose his bet. 1 +5803a261-2dd1-4156-bceb-c81fca0ca1b9 Shay went to the marine park. There she saw a sign advertising dolphin swims. Shay eagerly handed over her $40 and suited up. Then she jumped in the pool to swim with the dolphins. Shay had a great time. Shay really didn't like dolphins. 1 +5c029f1f-b635-4a8c-b469-1816892ad31d Lia went to England. She took a bus tour. The tour stopped at Stonehenge. Lia got out of the bus to look. Lia hated going to England. Lia took many photos of Stonehenge. 2 +ca59756e-6ff6-4d36-8c69-70d8f21d6d6b I was drinking a glass of juice. My cup spilled on the counter. I looked for something to clean the spill. I found a pack of paper towels. I mopped up the mess. I left the mess and made a sandwich. 1 +173df287-22f6-49b8-8d63-f422129e0dfe Arthur and his friends were hanging out. They were drinking beers and talking. All of a sudden the beer ran out. Arthur didn't want to take the last one. Arthur felt good about taking the last one anyway. Arthur ordered another round for his friends. 2 +fc02a5ad-a3a0-4381-b763-ee04b1c4964b Hester has always loved how her hair looks straight. One day she is invited to attend an art gallery opening. She decides to straighten her hair for the event. Her friends all compliment her on how good it looks. Hester is proud of her appearance. Hester shaved her head. 1 +e450d3ff-2902-4182-96d9-eadf4e570a1a Jill wanted to buy a new car. Jill drove her old car down to the car dealership. The salesman traded Jill's old car for a new car. After paying the salesman as well, Jill got her new car. Jill was excited. Jill was depressed. 1 +46d66ed9-9b87-4bcd-90e6-9266d21015da Jaden was quite forgetful. He had not noticed that it was already Valentine's Day. Feeling rushed, he went out and got some flowers and chocolate. Jaden's girlfriend came home and found the treats. Jaden's girlfriend slapped in the face. Jaden had saved the day. 2 +ad2a375a-a800-48a6-881a-7c034f4b3f9d John got a bike for his birthday. He didn't know how to ride. He practiced all week long. At the end of the week he took off his training wheels. He was able to ride the bike just fine without them. He realized biking was not for him, and took a nap instead. 1 +fa10c3d0-1dad-4423-9054-b783c6f4d4bd Quentin had never been on a boat in his life. One summer a friend invited Quentin to his lake house. When they were there, Quentin and his friend went sailing. It was an exhilarating experience. Quentin was glad that he went. Quentin vowed to never go sailing again. 1 +4527bb6a-c109-434b-bf49-dffe2874b903 A man ordered pancakes in a diner from the server. She brought him a plate of pancakes minutes later. The man complained that the pancakes were too thick. The server brought them back to the cook. The cook praised him. The cook decided to remake the pancakes. 2 +62fef87d-c186-4cce-a0aa-faf65399acaa My children wanted to get a pet. As a family we decided that this was a great idea. We went to our local animal shelter to find our new furry friend. Upon arriving we met a black lab who we all automatically loved. We decided the black lab should not come home with us. We adopted the black lab and took her home. 2 +7013497b-6bac-4e24-a1bf-9ce80a31bb21 My garden flowers are dying. They are wilting and dry from the sun. My friend came by to help evaluate what is wrong with my plants. She discovered they needed more water. After watering them more, my plants look better than ever. I didn't water them again. 1 +d4395ad3-c9ec-4e4f-805b-2a9772b8bdd3 Jill was playing video games with her sister. Jill was angry that she was losing every game. Jill took her game controller and threw it at the TV. The TV screen cracked right down the center. Jill and her sister could not play any more videogames. Jill got better at video games. 1 +ad552657-42f5-4d61-9b9d-2992a13e6358 I started to binge-watch "Buffy the Vampire Slayer". After a few hours, I felt like running. Unfortunately, it was dark outside. I stood in the doorway for a while. Then I fell asleep until the next morning. Then I imagined that I was Buffy and went running. 2 +fd578a8b-fd54-45a5-916b-a60797100095 At 12 Year's old, Drew decided to be a criminal. He made up his mind to kick in doors and rob houses. He practiced kicking in the doors of closets to build his strength. His mother came home and saw all the closet doors broken. Drew always wants to obey the law. His mother was very angry. 2 +f407ed78-e481-4579-8b32-5b4bca206a04 For a long time, every time I made hardboiled eggs, they came out bad. I looked all over the internet for a solution to my problem. A website suggested I bake my eggs instead of boil them. I did just as it asked. The baked eggs were great. I left the shell on, and ate them whole. 1 +4baf0727-0769-4a16-b57c-0f65138e476d A boy saw a quarter lying on the sidewalk. He bent down and picked it up. As he did so, a spitball flew where his head had been. Looking around, he saw his archenemy holding a straw. The boy was grateful. The boy was angry. 2 +3ad7abe0-7036-443c-aae7-f614a846aec8 Hector notices that only one ear of his headphones work. He wants to get a new pair so he can listen to music. Finally he finds a good pair of headphones that he can afford. He buys them and immediately starts listening to music. Hector decides he doesn't like music. Hector is happy that both ears work. 2 +3551862d-06d4-41b1-94a7-f547eb6d6063 Tom wanted to go to a New York Giants game. However, the tickets were too expensive. Finally, he found tickets that were in his price range. He ended up sitting in the upper deck. He enjoyed watching the game anyway. Tom thought it was the best hockey game ever. 1 +5a26b3c4-3d2e-4ffa-89f3-e7e3c7994a85 Trip loved watermelon. He would eat at least one a day. His mom always told him he would grow a tree swallowing seeds. He always swallowed them anyways. Trip enjoyed the flavor of the seeds. Trip stopped eating watermelon completely. 1 +518faf54-80a9-4ab0-8019-4f9b76ac419b Angie, an MTurk worker, saw herself as diligent. One day one of her favorite requesters rejected her work. Angie was very surprised and emailed them. They responded that her work hadn't been good enough. Angie decided to tell the requester to reject more of her work. Angie tried to discuss the issue in detail. 2 +6266a3b8-2233-4bca-b648-7fcf5301040a Donovan asked Trina to go dancing with him. Trina liked Donovan so she said yes but she was really worried. After school she ran home to ask her Dad for help. When her Dad came home she explained the situation and Dad smiled. Trina's dad scolded Trina. Trina's dad taught her how to dance. 2 +ec714b49-f953-4f96-93f3-0fea1fb4ac46 Andy had always wanted a big kids bike. When he turned six Year's old he asked for a bike for his birthday. He did not know how to ride a bike. On Andy's birthday his mother gave him a bike. Andy cried for hours. His dad taught him how to ride it. 2 +39bf7b5a-e508-4483-9ef0-ab85fd3f5aef Suzy went to the ice cream store. She ordered a vanilla milkshake. When she tried to pay the man for her milkshake, he smiled at her. He told her that she won a special contest. He told her she owed him sixty dollars. He gave her the milkshake for free. 2 +e4cb65fa-0052-496f-8407-91adb01a783f Ned and his friends went to the fair. He used the last of his money to buy a fluffy cotton candy. As he was walking away, he saw a little boy crying. He had dropped his cotton candy into a puddle. So Ned gave him his own cotton candy. He bought more cotton candy for the boy. 1 +7ae98915-03b0-40ae-9cd0-e1051e88c454 Sebastian noticed it was sunny and warm out. He had chores to do. He didn't feel like doing his chores. Sebastian decided that being outdoors was better. Sebastian felt like staying inside that day. Sebastian walked outdoors and went for a walk. 2 +abb6f801-84a5-4f5c-8acd-41366562540b Rashid was an excellent car driver. One day Rashid's brother was late for work. Rashid offered to drive his brother. They got there with time to spare. His brother yelled at him, and slammed the door. His brother was grateful. 2 +7eb48737-de7e-4935-ad07-fb6bd6323923 Ali went to a fast food place and paid with her credit card. The cashier took a very long time bringing her card back. A few days later, Ali found unusual transactions on her card. She called her bank, who reversed the charges. She wondered if the cashier had stolen her information. She made sure to thank the fast food cashier. 1 +ca091eda-e978-4722-b8c3-8fd607ab6ff7 I was looking for a nice painting for my living room. Hence yesterday I went out looking. I finally found a beautiful one I loved. The painting was of a waterfall. I decided not to buy the painting because I didn't like it. I purchased it and brought it home. 2 +fa858dfd-9b76-4b82-9c28-d6af70649a5c I was wanting to get a promotion. I decided to try to get promoted. All year, I worked very hard. My boss took notice and called me into his office one day. My boss fired me on the spot. I received the promotion I wanted. 2 +b317440d-2f1f-44bc-9447-a51d9c7c2a79 Maggie and her parents were moving to a new town. Maggie was nervous because she didn't know anyone. As soon as she moved in, she went around introducing herself. She ended up making some friends. Maggie was sad and lonely. Maggie liked the new town. 2 +1cb827d2-5dca-4618-8787-770e5b31e5fa Dan was walking home from school and saw the window display. There was a train set in the window of the store. Dan wished so badly that he could own this train set. When Dan got home his mother told him she had a surprise. She gave Dan the train. Dan's mother told him to get ready for school. 1 +0d6425fa-bf7d-47e9-803c-4918ebbfe1de Gina wanted to steal her mother's house key. She waited until her mother was taking a nap. She took her mom's purse to the bathroom. She removed the key from the chain quietly. Then Gina placed the purse right back where she found it. Then Gina told her mom where the key was. 1 +5869b273-6f8c-471c-a269-a976c4a2a2ba There was a man from kentucky. He loved a girl who lived in Louisiana. He decided he needed to move. He moved to be with his love. The man moved to Texas. The man moved to Kentucky. 2 +eb063789-2d4d-49ab-ab4b-bdccc21ad5c8 Tim was failing math class. He knew if he didn't pass he would have to go to summer school. He studied hard and asked for extra credit. On the last day of school he found out he passed! Tim was thrilled. Tim was terribly disappointed. 1 +e45ad242-95e8-4d1f-98df-068e883d7224 Mary-Anne was feeling lonely and decided to adopt a cat. She went to her local humane society to start the process. While she was looking, one of the cats meowed at her. Mary-Anne pet the cat, and it was love at first sight. She decided it was not the right cat. She took the cat home with her. 2 +51a5d37a-b747-4b2b-ae86-77417dfd37bf I took gymnastics as a child. I was learning the balance beam and doing moves on it. As I did a round off flipping off the beam, I landed wrong. I broke my ankle and was in so much pain! I was rushed to the hospital. I got up and got right back on the balance beam. 1 +0f00cda0-7624-4e4f-bbf6-b3b185448063 There were six puppies running around my foyer. It was going to be hard to choose the one we wanted to buy. Each of my daughters picked out a different pup. The owner said we could get a discount on two dogs. We each bought one dog. We did not like the dogs. 1 +f8dce44f-2d2d-435b-9c0b-613d2011882f Johnny wanted a change from his big city life in Boston. He decided he would be happier in America's Heartland. Finally the day had arrived, Johnny moved to Idaho. He had escaped the big city life. Johnny began planning to move to Boston. Johnny was happy to be in a small town. 2 +f4afa99a-a6b4-4023-bce9-3c5772ccbb3d Joan hated going home for Christmas. She knew that her mother would hound her about her love life. This year on her way home she was in a car accident. Her mother raced to her side to care for her needs. Joan's mother didn't speak with her because she was unmarried. Joan felt good at seeing her mother's face. 2 +10580bae-a7cf-483f-aa01-49626781a87e I spend all of my time working on my writing. As a result I have begun to feel quite lonely. I've decided to join an online dating community. As I join, I realize that I don't particularly like other people. I began to write more. I went on many dates. 1 +72afc487-caed-42ff-b8cd-fc14176348fe My daughter was a girl scout in elementary school. One day she went on an overnight field trip. My wife went as a chaperone. Everyone stayed in a cabin in New Hampshire for a weekend. My daughter never forgot her field trip. My wife and I had dinner that night. 1 +115cd979-a1f5-460d-90ff-4c1fc637f930 Today was the club opening of a new club around the corner. I couldn't wait to attend. As we got in the club it was beautiful. We ordered delicious food and danced. We befriended the bouncer so we would get into the club tomorrow. The bouncer did not allow us into the club. 1 +34f11687-2858-4acc-9f91-968cb6d4a1d2 Yesterday I was carrying a new glass into the kitchen. To my surprise I dropped it. The glass shattered. I had to pick it up. I cut myself on a small piece. I loved the way the glass looked now. 1 +385b1be2-05c9-4984-8ad3-2d667959a2be Bill's family lived on a hill. It never rained or stormed there. One day a tornado was going through the area. Bill's house got hit, and the roof ripped off. The insurance company covered the charges for a new roof. They decided they didn't need it anyway, and moved. 1 +90d91e34-19ae-4ab5-836a-ef991863d531 Allison decided she wanted to learn more about her area's history. She went down to the library to check out a book on it. She went inside and couldn't understand how the books were sorted. She found a librarian who explained the dewey decimal system. That helped her figure out which car she didn't want. That helped her find what she wanted. 2 +4b43c037-c52a-4076-af93-caf125331695 Sebastian wanted to play football on his friends team. He talked to his friend and found out he needed to go to practice. He practiced catching the football at home all week. He went to the next practice and scored a touchdown. Sebastian was disappointed in hit performance. Sebastian was happy that his practice paid off. 2 +bee156cd-7812-4c67-ba93-1b2c497ee364 Once there was a mother who was desperate for her baby to sleep. She walked him around but still he did not sleep. She fed him but still he did not sleep. Finally, she remembered the lullaby her mother had sung to her. The mother gently sung the lullaby to her baby. The mother played some hip hop for her baby. 1 +33ccaec6-8ae3-4569-8a79-05ccb6b27184 Johnny used to pee in swimming pools as a kid. He thought he could do it as an adult. He took his kids to a water park. Next he peed in the wading pool. Some people noticed and Johnny got in trouble. Everyone was really happy because of Johnny's behavior. 1 +ae768ce1-26e7-4d76-8a2e-2a53bdd8d8fc Amy watched the other kids play and stared at her inhaler. Because of asthma she couldn't play sports. She felt her art teacher's hand on her shoulder. Her teacher smiled and told Amy she would be a great artist one day. Amy felt so much better. Amy felt terrible. 1 +958ba547-7970-4a46-b969-c98dec34907a Joe and his friends had their soccer game today. Joe was nervous. He was nervous if he would win or not. Finally after the game, Joe's team won. Joe was very proud of his team. Joe was very disappointed in his team. 1 +2a1b4844-f9c5-4c5c-92e6-bd9b278739c2 Mark had a big interview for a new job. He prepared himself for the questions they may ask. The interviewer seemed to be impressed with Mark's answers. The interviewer informed Mark he had the job. Mark was very happy. Mark was enraged and stormed out. 1 +240e4087-d102-42d2-a7e7-07c116811129 Elaine did not feel like cooking tonight. Therefore, Elaine decided that she would go out to eat. However, Elaine did not know where she wanted to eat. Elaine deliberated on where she should go for almost an hour. Elaine found it easy to make up her mind. Elaine found it difficult to make up her mind. 2 +b358c39f-5c1a-4274-890e-e7ef1b44cc09 Sam was trying to get into the college of his dream. He spent a long time filling out the application. It made him feel good about his academic achievements. He submitted the application. 3 months later he received an acceptance letter. He never thought of it again. 1 +8af86cec-fa88-4a5f-932d-3113fb225eac Matt decided to go bar hopping with his two friends one night. They drank 3 shots in one bar. They went to 4 more, drinking 3 shots in each. Matt ended up getting too drunk and lost his phone. Matt and friends walked home and slept it off. Matt did not care about the missing phone. 1 +c71f92f5-d1e8-490e-8226-af55bd39ed69 Bindu planned a party with her friends. They met at her house to discuss what food and band to use. One of Bindu's friends brought samosas and doogh. Four friends played music at the party. Everyone had a great time. Bindu hates her friends and parties. 1 +248a69a6-117f-4512-92db-7bde99a2ab0b Tyler wakes up and needs to shower before school. His little brother is using the shower. Tyler is worried he will miss the bus. Finally it is Tyler's turn to shower. Tyler made cupcakes to show off his baking skills. Tyler takes a quick shower and gets to the bus stop on time. 2 +e33c53cd-ef8a-4db1-9c32-f959915e58af Thomas had been feeling under the radar lately. He went to his doctor to get a checkup. His doctor told him that his cholesterol levels were a little bit high. Thomas started eating healthier and going on walks. He was diagnosed with diabetes after gaining forty pounds. His doctor was very pleased at his next checkup. 2 +2ad820ab-e57f-4652-bd55-8d65676cc26a The doorbell rang but no one was there. She was unsure as to whether she should open the door or not. Slowly she creaked open the door and peered outside. Her brother leaped out at her and gave her a good scare. She decided to watch her favorite comedy show on Netflix. She screamed and pushed her brother away. 2 +17701a43-538d-43de-8115-113ff7211818 Stephanie wanted to make applesauce. She decided to drive to the farm market to pick some delicious apples. As she was walking through the orchard she tripped and fell. She broke both of her wrists. Stephanie pushed herself up with her hands. Stephanie could not get up until someone found her. 2 +a4d8103f-fb5b-47b5-9bb0-619a13fff746 Roy couldn't figure out why his apartment smelled so bad. His friends commented on it when they went over. Everyone decided to look for the source. It turned out to be an old fish in the refrigerator. Roy decided to leave the fish in the refrigerator. Roy threw out the old fisher and everything smelled better. 2 +d55d516a-381b-448f-a955-de72d53f50db Jimmy grew up very poor. However, his parents always did his best to provide for him. When he got into a good college, they worked two jobs to afford it. When he graduated, he wanted to show his appreciation. So he repaid them for college. Jimmy called his parents and cursed at them. 1 +aff4c215-48cf-46b6-9e7d-0f66bab8fe98 Jill was surprised when a handsome boy asked her to the college dance. As her roommates got ready, Jill fussed about her hair. Jill's roommates said they could help. Jill finished dressing into her toga-like white gown. Her date arrived and complimented her appearance. Jill and her friends had a fun girls-only night out. 1 +cd3eb218-2b2d-462e-b33e-2747b8dfaeb3 A bar owner put out a large banner to advertise his bar. The wind was strong and blew the banner away. The owner chased his banned across town. It landed in the backyard of an old woman. The old woman refused to give back the banner. The old woman was delighted to find the fur coat. 1 +f15ddccd-7a21-45c3-ab3f-241ef3b2e4d3 My mother has a recipe for pumpkin bars that I like quite a lot. She once made them for me because I was having a bad day. I ate the pumpkin bars and I felt much better. The bars reminded me that my mother cares about me. I never ate pumpkin bars after that day. I made pumpkin bars later in life and they reminded me of my mom. 2 +ddb2a703-b9a5-4462-98c2-eb6705f1430f Tim decided to spend more time with his granddad. His grandpa loved birdwatching, so Tim watched with him. They marked their sightings in a notebook. Soon Tim was really interested! Tim decided he wasn't interested in birds anymore. Tim and his grandad found a hobby that they both enjoyed. 2 +577c1232-e3bd-4650-8f6f-17d941d9cb6b Danny was working at the local ice cream shop this summer. He was very excited to have started his first job. On his first day a little boy dropped his ice cream on the floor. Without hesitation, Danny knew just what to do. He gave him another scoop of ice cream. He refused to give him another scoop. 1 +4954957a-a4e8-4764-b04e-e2212f94458f The school bell rang when the clock struck 2. Gina was never more happy for a day to end. She grabbed her things and waited at the door for Tami. But Tami was leaving with Rita and Mary. Gina felt lonely when she went home. Gina thanked Tami the next day. 1 +7d5f167f-0f44-4bed-bf1d-7c6a1fbaa6db Laurence and his family decided to move. First they packed up their furniture. They then packed up everything else. All their belongings were moved into the van. Laurence and his family drove to their new home. Laurence put all of their belongings back into the house. 1 +8175fe68-8698-40ec-a14e-7fe61c43a17e Joy wanted to find the perfect shell for her hermit crab. She could buy one, but it would be more special if she found it. She scoured the beach all morning. Everything that might work was broken! She had to buy a shell after all. So she brought one home and gave it to her crab. 1 +cd83513d-dbe7-4931-badb-7adf2c0a1b95 Westin was getting married! He wanted his wedding to go perfectly. Everything went well until the evening. Someone got very intoxicated and fell into the cake! Westin cut a perfect slice from the cake. Weston and his wife kicked out the intoxicated person. 2 +91143c2a-eb2c-4524-8ff5-98c06aa46da2 Joe was helping his dad clear the woods in the back of their yard. All of a sudden he heard loud buzzing. He had stirred up a bee's nest. He got stung six times before he could escape. Joe laughed about the experience. Joe was angry he got hurt. 2 +2e5ef55e-204a-4b44-bfa7-644ce0111dd4 It was autumn. Todd's yard was full of leaves. He decided he needed to rake them all up. Once he was done, he put them all in a bag. Todd put them out in the trash. Todd opened up the bag and spread the leaves around. 1 +3ed55cbe-f198-4d64-b083-4c27788cf82d Tim had dreams of becoming a great bodybuilder. He worked out every night to try to reach his goal. His hard work paid off and he earned a spot in a popular contest. He showed his skills, lifting more than 250 lbs. Tim was very determined. Tim had little determination. 1 +2928e9de-f40c-4851-8d2f-a8b70e106751 Henry was walking to his class. At the same time, he was trying to clean his phone screen with a cloth. Unfortunately, someone bumped into him. His phone fell out of his hand and landed on the ground. The person apologized to Henry. Henry was happy and thankful. 1 +047d8c8e-c97e-408f-a29d-2d1650e82a18 Tami decided to attend volleyball tryouts. She was only in the 8th grade, but she knew she was good. She played hard and gave it her all. She hadn't anticipated the other players would be as good as her. Tami made the basketball team. All the players were good but she made the team. 2 +202a3b75-1851-44dc-9162-4cd6123e5ef5 Bob and Jim were playing ball in the house one day. They knocked over the vase and it broke into many pieces. They were afraid their mom would get angry at them. They found some glue, and carefully glued the vase back together. Their mom enjoyed her new, broken vase. The glue held the vase together and their mom never found out. 2 +69742aaa-ec73-4354-9de2-2ee4f8e19ec1 Steve was very sad. Steve's girlfriend broke up with him. He decided to write a song to her. He poured his heart into the song. Steve wondered if they could ever get back together. Steve drove an hour away to go to a strip joint for drugs. 1 +6c081075-1e92-41e7-9c88-ec81ec0ea7c4 Gloria wanted to buy flowers for her husband. Gloria was shocked at the price of even just half a dozen lilies. Gloria decided to pick some of her own flowers from the garden. She got together some daffodils and chrysanthemums. Gloria filed for divorce shortly after. Gloria's husband appreciated the gesture. 2 +5c3cb984-1027-4986-a083-c464fd765beb Josh played basketball every day. His goal was to be able to make any basket on the court. One day, someone challenged him to a contest. Whoever makes the most shots would be the winner! John ran away screaming in terror. He made the most shots and won the contest. 2 +e7594236-eaed-46c5-8389-f1e099bd5e11 Lauren has always wanted to wear skinny jeans to parties. However, she needs to lose weight so the skinny jeans will look good. Lauren begins a challenging exercise regimen. Finally she has lost enough weight to wear skinny jeans. She wore them proudly to the next party. She was jealous. 1 +e9cf00b7-9f0e-4760-9066-294f89cf3260 I went to Hawaii in high school. Our entire band class was going. It took 9 hours to fly there. It was a tropical paradise. I decided that I wanted to go to Hawaii more. Hawaii was not a good place to travel to. 1 +81a217ff-717d-4416-a45b-25fe7be0d0fa Sonny lived in Texas, and it was a hot summer. He was so sick of the heat. He decided to find a way to cool off. At first, he couldn't think of anything. He decided to go turn on his heaters. He then decided to jump into his pool. 2 +4cf23e8d-4592-4df1-a5e7-4ffe5d16c7bc Chad was an incredible singer. He was just too afraid to sing. He wanted to join a church choir but thought his friends would laugh. Due to him being so embarrassed by his skill and passion. Chad got up the nerve to deliver his comedy routine. Instead of laughing, everyone applauded when Chad finally sang. 2 +a94a118d-643c-434e-8a5b-626aff2969e1 Ronald had two kids, a boy and a girl. That was more than enough. He really didn't want two to be honest. One day his wife told him baby three was on the way. He was deeply unhappy but afraid to leave. His eyes glowed with excitement. 1 +e56d5c8d-221c-4388-9a15-c38af332120c I was taking a hike last Wednesday. While walking I stumbled across something that scared me. Their in front me was a 4 foot snake with beady eyes. I screamed and ran all the way back to the main road. I am a biologist who studies snakes. I followed the road back to my car. 2 +3bb6cd39-ddc2-4265-9119-3b7ec21417e9 Mary liked to drink coffee every morning. Today she was in a hurry. She went to a drive through coffee place. She noticed the coffee was the wrong order after she drove away. Mary crashed into a poll. Mary kept driving and drank it anyway. 2 +cb08f9a9-81a8-46e8-a72e-22252f55a984 Bill had just moved to a big city for work. He felt lonely because he did not know anybody in the town. After work one day Bill decided to join some coworkers for drinks. He had a lot of fun hanging out with them. Bill made a lot of friends that day. Bill was upset at his coworkers. 1 +dad91d83-5774-4465-9256-0168882ff253 Billy wanted to become a doctor. He went to college to become a doctor. After he graduated with his degree, he changed his mind. Billy became a nurse instead of a doctor. He never regretted his decision. He was so depressed, he became an alcoholic. 1 +1edab233-bd17-466b-b096-763a79b68f7f Quinton was getting evicted from his apartment. He was broke with no income. One day, he decided to spend his last dollar on the lotto. To his disbelief, he won $50,000! Quinton felt depressed. Quinton was so happy. 2 +d1fdbb06-3fda-49a6-8987-4aa10930bb53 After Igor woke up he began to get ready for work. He turned on the shower and waited for it to get hot. The water remained cold. He debated between taking a cold shower and not showering. He ate a muffin. Igor took a cold shower. 2 +e04b2175-4e43-4660-a9bc-fbb0f0a2db6d Tara preferred big band music to all alternatives. She loved all the horns and other brass instruments involved. She tried to find fellow big band lovers. Her attempts were futile. Tara still enjoyed listening on her own! Tara was a mean girl. 1 +dac28c5f-fbd7-48dc-810e-c5126ac2ac89 I traveled to Washington DC to visit my boyfriend. We went many places around town. But one place I wanted to go was the White House. He took me to the White House, and I was so happy. We took the tour and enjoyed the history of the place. We left the White House abruptly and did not take the tour. 1 +61eaf272-ed42-4f8f-be21-d1f5d08232dd My son bought a drum set for his one year old niece last fall. The set had drumsticks, a cymbal, and a seat. His niece lives in NYC. She saw it when she visited, and was thrilled. She hates music. She wanted to play the drums. 2 +15f0716f-58ba-42c1-8551-969e4fed73b8 Maggie had her first piano recital tonight. She was very nervous. When she got on stage she was shaking. Thankfully she ended up playing perfectly. Maggie was encouraged to do more. Maggie gave up the piano. 1 +fb657e17-160f-459f-99e2-176d6a9f9fe5 Ed liked movie night with the family. They would get treats and drinks and huddle around the tv. They were watching Aladdin tonight. But Ed fell asleep before it ended. Ed was happy with the ending. Ed regretted falling asleep. 2 +9b84f608-dfbd-4e83-8f09-82371de7b597 I decided I wanted to sign up for a christmas club with my bank. I called the teller and asked when i could do this. She told me I could come in at any time. I went in this morning and signed up for the plan. I am glad I signed up. I regret signing up. 1 +549ab2c4-c609-4c30-b0b9-ce126b9cb78c Mac had a vegan friend coming for dinner. He groaned, knowing he couldn't make steak or hamburgers. Then he remembered an alfredo sauce recipe made with cashews. To his surprise, the sauce came out creamy and delicious. He decided to serve meatloaf instead. They all enjoyed the meal. 2 +8752af72-d046-4b0c-b8f2-70b7830775fa Ryan used to work for mall security. He often worked the night shift. One day, he saw a raccoon in the mall. He stared at it for hours until it left. Ryan was blind. Ryan decided his job was rather dull. 2 +c578bb8a-96b3-4f9c-8e57-086bb7a1b4ec Johnny's teacher treated the class to homemade snow cones. The teacher let each student pick a colored syrup topping. When his turn came, Johnny got mad when he saw only one color left. Johnny's teacher asked what was wrong. Johnny told the teacher he was happy. Johnny told the teacher he was upset he didn't get more colors. 2 +1e8514dc-7aa4-49be-af6e-91ffeb1b06dc Tim had to choose between three girls to date. He liked all three of them but he needed to make a decision. He talked to all three of them to see who liked him more. He eventually went with the girl who wanted to see him more. Tim is gay. Tim was satisfied. 2 +2f54110e-3ffe-45b0-84af-58c6e04c9056 Jill convinced her boyfriend Joe to go look for Geocache with her. He didn't think it sounded like fun but decided to humor her. They searched the location where the Geocache was supposed to be. After over an hour of searching they were unable to find it. Jill hoped they would find it soon. Jill was glad she did not bring Joe. 1 +aff182db-fdb7-40d4-b5e1-b7832062b4c8 Brigid and her friend Ella both took piano lessons. Ella's father bought her an expensive grand piano by a renowned maker. Brigid's father could only afford to buy her a used upright piano. But Ella was a foolish and insensitive girl who never practiced. Ella did not ever become good at piano. Ella then became a star piano player. 1 +b25259c8-032f-41ee-b65d-91e191d79bee Dave wanted buy a gun. He went to the gun store and asked many questions. He looked at big guns and little guns. He decided he wanted to buy a big shotgun. Dave was against the second amendment. Dave bought it and enjoyed his purchase. 2 +d3b8322e-701b-4fc9-9c22-19829846be51 Rose took a train to Long Island. There, she went to the very tip of the island. She went to the beach at Montauk Point. It was cold and windswept. Rose was so warm that she took off her jacket. Rose shielded her face from the wind. 2 +0651e816-17ac-4226-9b7f-6391936ced7d Drew was using a typewriter for a special project. He tried to be careful since he couldn't erase his words. However, he ended up falling asleep. His head landed on the keys and several letters were typed. Drew was glad his project would be free of any mistakes. Drew had to start typing the paper over again. 2 +8eb0f3e2-f19f-46d6-8ad5-fef5aee976bf Sarah always had a fascination with the night sky. Noticing her passion, Sarah's father bought her a new telescope. She was ecstatic. She went outside every night to diligently view the night sky. Sarah's father took back the telescope. Sarah loved her new telescope. 2 +b5225b40-7c56-4569-907e-8ac547e7ed7b Kristen was tired of her room. She need to move it around for a change. She hadn't moved it in over four Year's. After moving everything she saw a huge stain where her bed covered. Melanie decided that the room looked perfect now. She decided to put a rug over the stain. 2 +3a97e4bc-6cc7-4c33-bf8f-4f31ebca4e6e My sister moved in with me when she was 35. She'd been living with a wife beater in a rundown trailer park. The man tracked her down to my house one cold, dark night. He broke into my house while we were sleeping. We woke up to find him sneaking in the through a window. He sat down at the table with us, and we all had drinks. 1 +8078b014-a08d-4e23-8c52-bc82316d7207 My parents fell out of love. I'm not sure when it happened but it seems to have been mutual. They decided to end things amicably. Although I'm hurt by this I'm glad they chose what makes them happy. My parents want to live together. My parents was to live separate lives. 2 +92eac3bf-1e5f-428e-bad3-52b72ff12be6 Anna was going to have a baby sibling. Her mom went into the hospital and Anna was hopeful. She really wanted a little sister, but not a brother! When her mom returned home with the baby, Anna was overjoyed. The new baby was a boy. The new baby was a girl. 2 +90396c59-53e9-41fd-b6c2-fe87d57e0064 Monica decided to play Truth or Dare with her friends. They were all afraid to confess anything and only picked Dare. The Dares got progressively more elaborate as the day wore on. Monica dared a friend to shoplift doritos and the friend did it. Monica and her friends enjoyed the doritos before the next Dare. Monica could not explain why her friend had stolen the doritos. 1 +642a4773-0c58-41c4-85ed-c9544b642ded Ray went to a friend's house for a sleepover. He realized that he'd forgotten his toothbrush. He was unable to brush his teeth! Ray tried to use toothpaste on his finger, but it was no use. Finally, Ray asked his friend if he had a spare toothbrush. Ray did a good job brushing his teeth. 1 +896f3a7a-76b3-4cf9-ac0b-286e62200f8e Ellie had a lot of homework to do. She started with her math homework. After she had finished that, she wrote a book report. The last assignment was a study guide, which took her ten minutes. Ellie was felt prepared for her schooling. Ellie decided to skip school the next day because she was ahead. 1 +792e9960-ab64-4b97-a921-5f2eae24af47 Don loved comic books. He consistently collected issues of his favorite stories. As he grew older his love for comics grew. He decided that he wanted to start his own comic book company. He named it Don's Comics. Don threw his comics in the trash. 1 +70a48e6f-a798-4f68-a865-4cecdac6c262 Arnold was scared of bats. He thought that if they bite him he would turn into a vampire. One day he saw a bat in his bathroom. He freaked out so much he screamed. Arnold took a relaxing shower with the bat. The bat flew directly toward the source of the scream. 2 +ba16f5a9-59b8-4472-8fd5-e2356902f0da Annabelle loves to sing. She sings in her school choir. Mary noticed Annabelle's great singing voice. Mary asked Annabelle to be in her band. Annabelle said yes and was excited for the opportunity. Annabelle was very offended. 1 +c373ed81-b0de-4d8d-88dd-e18a4d62f9ae Uki was traveling in Africa. One night, he was bit by a black mamba. Uki screamed in pain! He was rushed to the local hospital. The doctor instructed him to drink plenty of fluids. They gave him the antidote which saved his life. 2 +3afb1043-b5e5-4935-9d2a-819270164bec Sean was homeless. He begged for money on the streets. For one week, no one gave him money. He was starving. Sean decided to go to a shelter. Sean eventually moved to a huge house. 1 +8591a808-13de-487c-8468-0d49058b5ad3 Two hobos agreed to make dinner together. Each set out to find ingredients. The first returned with a worn boot. The second returned with a gross of wing nuts. They decided that they could not make a meal. The two hobos ate their cheeseburgers. 1 +7a3f8018-cb36-403d-b464-14f3a6872b70 Judy and Bill were preparing to have dinner with their parents. Judy makes a roast with potatoes and rolls with gravy. Bill sets the table and puts on some background music. The doorbell rings, it is their parents. Judy and Bill were highly unprepared. Judy and Bill were very prepared. 2 +cca245f8-ea9f-4110-87c5-9b23b17ce789 Sal hurt his leg when his wife accidentally tripped him. She felt so bad that she waited on him hand and foot. She bought him food and gave him messages. Sal liked all the attention. Sal was furious with his wife. Sal's leg eventually healed. 2 +69e3f1f0-05e6-44cc-9afe-e63859802612 Rebecca met Jake when they were both six Year's old. They became best friends and grew up together. When they were 13 Year's old, Jakels family moved away. He promised Rebecca he would come back for her. Jake's family moved back next to Rebecca three years later. Rebecca and Jake both auditioned for the musical. 1 +f5666b2f-ccbb-421c-ad5a-a0dd0e3cf52a One weekend we wanted to see a movie with the kids. There were two movies they wanted to see. So we decided to divide and conquer. Two kids and myself went to one and my husband and our son another. After that, we got a divorce. Both groups had a great time seeing the movies they wanted. 2 +e46e91fe-65e7-42f0-93ed-bebd23ff903c Amy's sister took her to the beach to surf on her vacation. Amy hurriedly suited up in her wetsuit. The instructor was patient when Amy couldn't get the hang of it. Finally it was time for Amy to try on her own. Amy decided to go swimming. Amy was surprised that she did a good job. 2 +ca41e234-633f-4b0b-8f7f-7cca85b688ea Kay built himself a raft. He used planks of scrap wood, and nails. He worked hard on it all spring. Come summer, he tested it out in the lake. Kay's raft floated. Kay used the raft for firewood. 1 +8683daa0-eb11-418c-b411-046283484c92 Max was a very bright boy. But he would become lost in his own vivid imagination. No matter how hard he tried, he found himself daydreaming. Max did not do very well in school. Max consistently failed. Max's teacher's praised his creativity. 1 +8f7be9c8-a310-4319-9ae1-5c20b9b0f292 Gina was at a funeral for her grandpa. Gina watched as friends made remarks, and told stories about him. The stories were funny and interesting. Gina got a chance to see her grandpa in a different light. She knew he was someone she would always remember. She realized how boring his life was. 1 +2c2e3bc5-3cda-4c6b-9173-41e4eeaf36c7 Ashley has felt sick all day today. She feels like she is going to throw up. She asks her boss if she can go home for the day. Her boss lets her leave work. Ashley went surfing. Ashley went home and went to bed to get better. 2 +cca36237-4d06-4282-b20a-47006348b0a2 Marley sleeps horribly every night. She decides that she needs to get a new bed. She went to the closest store but couldn't find a bed she liked. She told her mom about her sleeping problems. Her mom brought her to a sleep specialist. Her mom gave her an alarm clock. 1 +61d3fcb2-33e6-47c7-8ee2-80230d9a0717 Joe is an aspiring journalist. But he's been feeling pretty frustrated by the news media. He considered going back to school, but decided against it. Finally, he landed a well-paying job. Joe could not find a job. Joe was grateful and then went to work. 2 +3be5ad30-ff57-4914-99b8-b89ae807bf6c Lizzy lives on an island in the tropics. Everyday they go to the banana plantation and get some. Today Lizzy wanted to pick her own bananas. She climbed the tall tree and realized how big the bunches were. Lizzy decided she did not like bananas. Lizzy needed help to get the bananas down. 2 +b0646c99-45f2-4db5-bc83-e60e69b37387 In 1997 I rode on an old bus. A local group rented a 1957 transit bus, painted in old colors. I rode on the bus as it went all over suburban Boston. I took plenty of photos. I am afraid of heights. I had a great time! 2 +a555794a-41f6-4893-9125-1a0a3a5445f1 Bryan wondered why his arms itched. He scratched his arms until they left scars because it was so bad. He finally went to the doctor and he found out he had poison ivy. The doctor gave him ointment and some antibiotics. Bryan went home in pain. Bryan went home relieved. 2 +418b31ba-eb1a-4986-b569-dafa82f58bc3 Tony and Mark were fierce rivals on the basketball court. Everyday after school they would meet at the local blacktop to play. They would always play one on one. They were always so evenly matched. Tony would blowout Mark. The games were very close. 2 +3213262c-8178-478f-9528-61fdc6f89dee Becky and her friends decided to make some candy bars. The got all the ingredients together and got to it. The girls had a ton of fun. When the candy cooled they put them in bags. The girls decided they never wanted to make candy bars again. Her friends suggested she should sell the candy at a bake sale. 2 +900e1a7a-c221-4b15-9998-750301bd6a31 Robin went to the gym. She worked out for 2 hours. While at the gym she did arms and abs. She was determined to get in shape. She continued to work out for the rest of the year. She went home and ate 3 cartons of ice cream. 1 +89cbffbf-4258-47a7-944a-9241ec0c2f17 Rachelle worked hard to buy her first home. She was very proud of her accomplishment. Unfortunately, she lost her job and eventually, her home. She decided to stay in a hotel and find a new job. She was happy at the turn of events. She became depressed. 2 +96ed19af-f263-4cad-b0a7-7f13484243a7 Wendy took her daughter to the orchard with her. They picked a huge bunch of apples and brought them home. Together, they peeled and cleaned the apples. Wendy and daughter baked them into a delicious pie. Wendy had a great time bonding with her daughter. Wendy does not like apples. 1 +9b291170-7135-4249-9411-24c27a685414 Bill saved all his pocket change for 2 weeks last month. It was for a sucker from the store. He brought all his chance and bought the sucker. Walking home he tripped and fell. Bill thought he was the luckiest guy alive. Bill was sad to see the sucker covered with dirt on the ground. 2 +f5625636-c343-4673-8695-dd8f5ed5058e Neil was visiting Romania. He had just arrived and was excited to see Transylvania. When he got there, he saw gorgeous old castles. He also found friendly locals. Neil decided to never return to Transylvania. Neil enjoyed visiting Transylvania. 2 +e4a9b75f-b93b-4008-8a61-1910c1cbb333 Marc loved video games. His favorite video game series was releasing a new game. He worked very hard and saved up all his money. Finally, he was able to purchase the game. Sadly, he was late for the football game. Sadly, the new video game was disappointing. 2 +4491c70f-158c-4c4b-b5ed-87b3812711f3 Last week a stunt double tried a new stunt. It involved a big car crash. Something went wrong and one of the safety harnesses snapped. The stunt man was ejected from his seat. The stunt man was paralyzed. The stunt man loved it. 1 +b666186a-9b57-42d0-adb8-96ccab629c82 Pamela was so excited to finally have a boyfriend, Ralph. Ralph never listened to what she said. He rarely showed up on time. He flirted too much with other girls. Ralph then asked Pamela to marry her. Pamela decided to break up with Ralph. 2 +76e63073-9411-4974-b799-5d2d97b66955 Helen wanted to go to space. She decided to become an astronaut. She studied very hard. She passed all the tests! Helen looked forward to her first mission. Helen dreaded seeing outerspace. 1 +d2f91b44-c9d8-4739-916c-b6a555db3fb2 I moved into a new apartment last week. I had a lot of stuff to move. It took me over 8 hours to get all of the stuff into my apartment. Then I had to get everything organized. Then I slept the longest I ever have in my whole life. I packed all my stuff up again. 1 +9f211d53-a8ce-4dbb-9962-d0a7a431775c Hailey liked to play with her friends. She had a playdate every week. One day Hailey's mom got in an argument with one of the other moms. Hailey was told they were never going back. Hailey was excited to see them all again tomorrow. Hailey cried to think that she would not see her friends. 2 +7afb9047-0f6b-42cc-9787-34aacba9d03b Maybelle's breath always smelled like peppermints. Her house did as well, or at least that's what he remembers. To this day he keeps peppermints in his cupboards. They remind him of his grandma and what she meant to him. He hates his grandmother. It is a fond memory. 2 +94e8ad21-f64e-4883-b78a-e7e4edf9deb7 Jake went on a ski trip in the mountains with his friends. Jake wasn't very good at skiing but went anyways. One day, they were all going down a challenging slope. The other boys were fine but Jake fell and broke his leg! Jake waited for his leg to heal, before he tried skiing again. Jake tried skiing again the following day. 1 +a7055395-54de-49ed-83dd-c185ea15d576 Valerie decided she wanted to learn German. She signed up for a class to teach her. When she wasn't in class, she studied very hard. Soon, she decided to practice speaking German with a German friend. Valerie wanted to visit Germany. Valerie hopes to live in Italy someday. 1 +3e4b2ed5-eab3-489d-a6be-3ad106988fa8 Clara went to the mall. She meet her friend Sally. They had lunch at the mall. They shopped the rest of the day. Clara was tired by the time she got home. Clara felt very lonely. 1 +e45e2974-a14f-4f8b-b681-ca7cb37cd2ee Tim just got a new phone. He had dropped it a few time hours within getting it. He decided he needed a case to protect his phone. He went to the local store and purchased a waterproof phone case. Tim's phone became ruined when he spilled water on it. Tim didn't have to worry about dropping it in water anymore. 2 +2f5c65fb-843e-4997-8140-13f5f38c9137 Gina's family pulled into a rest stop off the highway. Gina got out and stretched her legs. At the stop there was a gas station and a Burger King. Gina normally didn't like Burger King's fries. Gina walked down the highway without her family. Gina was so hungry that the fries tasted good this time. 2 +f3c5e059-72e7-412b-9248-80396c4e240a I got a call late one night. Thinking it was one of my friends I answered. The woman who was on the other line was unfamiliar to me. I asked who it was and why they were calling. She said she was my long lost mother. I said goodbye to the man on the phone. 1 +2ad06102-faf3-4d63-8256-be03d543ce2c Nelly the cashier was having a bad day at the store. She kept making small mistakes and people were getting mad. Even her last customer was mad and it wasn't even her fault. As soon as it was time for her break she dashed outside. Nelly hated the outdoors. The fresh air was exactly what Nelly needed to clear her head. 2 +2db35e99-36cf-4fbd-876d-d26fe8b649c9 Alec's daughter wanted more blocks to play with. Alec figured that blocks would develop her scientific mind. Alec bought blocks with letters on them. Alec's daughter made words with them rather than structures. Alec and his wife decided to go to the movies. Alec was happy to see his daughter developing her verbal ability. 2 +7c8964d9-c397-485d-86dc-6b95fb3be64a I decided to murder my neighbor. I crept into his house in the middle of the night. I killed him while he slept. I was caught by the police. The police officer gave me a badge and made me a deputy. It was terrible to be sentenced to life in prison. 2 +2e2b0ba2-cc01-48ca-983d-50109116c862 Tim bought a record player at a thrift shop. He didn't have any records to play on it. He asked his parents if they had any. They gave him their entire record collection from their youth. He felt cool and retro when he played records at a party. He broke the records one by one as his parents watched. 1 +2406943f-8a63-496d-8585-8ec3abac0f49 Amy wanted to get healthy. She purchased a smoothie blender. She made delicious fruit and vegetable smoothies. It took 20 minutes to clean the blender. Amy was determined to gain weight. Amy was determined to lose weight. 2 +0affefb8-3cfd-40fd-b5e5-cddfb5d30428 Tina auditioned for her high school dancing team. After she danced, the instructor wanted to talk to her. He said that her skills aren't good enough to make the team. She immediately left the auditioning room. Tina held back her tears. Tina joined the high school dancing team. 1 +b6c98944-3cb1-4d9d-877d-bb5d463526a5 Sally was on her work break. She went to get tacos from the taco stand outside. She realized she had forgotten her wallet at home. A nice man noticed what happened and offered to pay. Sally was grateful for his kindness. Sally cried the rest of her break. 1 +0e959d20-1b35-4853-9e5b-6e5e6a015d32 Amy was getting a minor raise from her job. Although it wasn't a lot of money she was expecting it. Her boss informed her it would be on her next check. When she received the check there was no raise. Amy was very upset. Amy was relieved she didn't get any extra money. 1 +80191f19-91bb-40f6-be0d-17f33e002c19 Jennifer wanted to join the school band. She began taking lessons for playing the cello. She made progress, but not quickly. She didn't feel ready to try out for the band. Jennifer worked hard on her lessons and got into the band. Jennifer had not taken any cello lessons. 1 +b088959d-79f1-44e7-9fd1-b69dd14acb87 Fred went to the beach with his friends. He loved the water and the sunshine. His friends threw a party on the beach after the sun went down. Fred got drunk and passed out on the sand. Fred rolled over and fell off the bed. Fred woke up with a hangover. 2 +6d412966-5675-41f1-bd11-65f3a2fa5797 Ronnie was riding his bike to work the other day. All of a sudden he hit a rock and fell. He wasn't hurt but his outfit was ruined. He kept going to work anyway. Ronnie's boss commended him on his dedication. Ronnie quit as soon as he got in. 1 +1a83c1eb-7041-4040-8982-7cb0b63c9c20 Burke doesn't have many friends. He always walks around with a scowl on his face. One day, a stranger tells him that he should smile more. Burke decides to try smiling. Burke soon reverts back to being grumpy. Burke loves interference from strangers. 1 +79afda6c-31b6-4201-ad86-233ab808ef8d Matt was driving home one night. He wasn't paying attention. He struck and injured a jogger who crossed the road. Matt was horrified and stopped to check on her. Matt always paid more attention to the road after that. Matt fiddled with the car radio, looking for a better station. 1 +953792ed-bd0a-4c95-bc6c-7965187afd82 Brian was excited for the talent show. He had been doing extra practice on his drums. To express his individuality he wore a skirt on stage. When he finished his act he got a standing ovation. Brian was very creative and brave. Brian was not very creative. 1 +8552c047-b700-4b7b-95b9-f149cf26cffb Halloween was on its way. I decided to decorate my house. I went to the store and bought decorations. I went home and gathered the new items. I loved decorating for holidays. I hated decorating. 1 +96b18874-5395-4a80-bd52-ff65d1cdc55f I recently got a promotion at work. I have been with the company for nearly eight years. I have worked very hard to earn this promotion. I was so happy when my boss offered me the new position! I feel I deserve it. I feel I don't deserve it. 1 +d9570c16-b996-4a39-abea-f19e224b4d2a Tia wanted to make something to sell at the craft fair. She decided to make homemade soap. She made glycerin soap in a big pot on her kitchen stove. Then she pressed flower blossoms into the centers of her bars. Tia then made pretty labels to put on each bar. Tia used the soap bars to wash her dirty dogs. 1 +04a3004e-2468-463a-9481-8435917491cb One day, police were investigating a crime scene. They were stuck on where to go next. They got a tip to check behind the library. There they found some key evidence. The police found the perpetrator and locked her up. The police put on a community event to raise money. 1 +844bc94f-b9dd-4c80-874e-b56c300fcca7 Pat has a math test coming up. He studies very hard for a week. Pat makes flashcards to read on the bus. Pat aces his test. Pat is happy. Pat is sad. 1 +9b730785-f70a-4f7a-bcde-4d770dd93750 Marsha had just moved in with her husband. She had never cooked a meal before, and that was her job tonight. She had envisioned herself cooking a fantastic meal. Unfortunately, she burnt the chicken and overcooked the rice. Marsha was elated! Marsha was devastated. 2 +96736ca6-46ef-4ed0-8a12-3364ae3b27da Solomon didn't like his first name. He thought that it was too old-fashioned. At a job interview, the interviewer praised his name. Solomon suspected that his being hired was related to his unique name. Solomon asked the interviewer for an old-fashioned. Solomon thought his name might not be so bad after all. 2 +fed543f8-a766-4304-a8ea-d84b18bfadb0 Kelly got a new bracelet yesterday. She was in love with it. Yet today when she went shopping, she ended up losing it. She searched everywhere for it. Try as she might, Kelley couldn't find her dog. She was relieved to find it underneath her car seat. 2 +34e043b3-9511-4589-8d32-3c91f92e0365 My spouse is a huge Star Wars fan and loves it. I needed a gift idea for him for a Christmas gift. I decided to buy him tickets to Star Wars. He loved his gift from me on Christmas morning. He used the tickets to take me to see Star Wars with him. With a look of disgust, he threw the tickets in the trash. 1 +9e9c90c8-f951-4f4d-a4a1-9c0885008086 Ben was tired at the end of the day. The customer asked for Spaghetti. Ben was too lazy to wash a dish and but the food on a dirty one. A week later, the restaurant got sued by the customer. The customer was uplifted by the special service. The customer was angry. 2 +5266d0a9-9676-4b0f-9947-5f0b9d2f5227 Yesterday Stacey was driving to work. Unfortunately a large SUV slammed into her. Luckily she was alright. However her car was destroyed. Stacey got back in her car and drove to work. Stacey told the police what happened. 2 +5a68e437-26e9-4c2c-8390-e09787adf317 Karen and Diane had been best friends since childhood. Now high school seniors, they've started thinking about college. They both applied to Cornell and planned to room together. Karen was accepted but Diane was not, which was hard for both of them. Diane decided she hated Karen more than ever before. It was hard, but they agreed to go their separate ways. 2 +7dd60447-f348-46d6-a9c8-a8c0e1929ebb Regrettably, our kitty passed away two weeks ago. She was a young cat, and we didn't know why she died. We found her on the floor when we woke up in the morning. My husband buried her in the backyard. We miss her so much. Later, we gave her a bowl of milk. 1 +04e5efa9-1c6c-4316-9aa3-be095b55f14d Reilly loved going to the fair. The petting zoo was her favorite part. She had fed a small goat before feeding the cow. The goat was trying to get more food from her but she ignored it. Eventually, the goat became angry and bit Reilly. Reilly fed the goat extra food. 1 +b92f303b-57b3-409d-a126-e8b2ed6dae8f My sister in law Sally contacted the family last month. Sally is estranged from the family. She ran away to get married and did not keep in contact. Her husband is now in a hospice. Sally ended up being my best friend. Sally wanted to inform the family of her husband's condition. 2 +0f16f911-002b-42e5-a03b-0f0d481a7abd Laura decided to fly all the way to New York City. She flew specifically to get her hair done. She wanted her hair cut by a celebrity stylist. When Laura got it done she loved it. Laura wore a hat all week to hide her hair. The compliments she got made Laura think the trip was worth it. 2 +d198e207-13f8-45bf-a627-7f3418b98968 Neil had just arrived in Bulgaria. His train took him to the center of Sofia. He was amazed at the busy capital city. It was so beautiful and busy! Neil thought the country was wonderful. Neil hated his trip. 1 +caae8e0c-2dd1-40f5-9444-5a41c6ec5093 A man was running down a path in a state park. He came to a gate in the path. The gate looked low enough to jump. The man leapt as high as he could while running. The man jumped over the gate. The man went under the gate. 1 +471915a5-c895-42c2-9541-b2aa27f5a419 I waited in line all day to see a movie I knew I would like. I was so excited to see this movie. When I got into the theater, I was so excited I almost couldn't move. I watched the whole movie. I thought the movie was great! I left after the first forty five minutes. 1 +9750212e-a0a3-404b-835d-035aa7f7ad30 I always wanted fancy socks. For my birthday this year I decided to treat myself. I went to the store after reading some reviews. Once there I bought the pair I thought was best. I was ashamed of what I had done. I loved my new socks. 2 +4e92b613-219a-4068-a04d-3789c266ab3d Grayson has collected stamps since he was a little kid. Now Grayson needs some money to help pay his rent. He thinks of his stamp collection. Sadly, he takes them into a pawn shop for sale. He gets much less for them than they are worth. Grayson uses the money from selling his stamps to buy a guitar. 1 +7077f2e6-ad0a-4c7e-b21e-cd28243d886a Lance and Adam were best friends. When Lance joined the Army, Adam signed up, too. They were in the same unit and were deployed together. Lance took a bullet for Adam. Adam was never able to repay Lance. Lance never spoke to Adam again. 1 +d96069af-cdd7-42d9-a4f2-1837b3b42d88 I walked inside of the dentists office. After signing the attendance board, the dentist greeted me. He showed me where to sit. Afterwards, he started to operate on my teeth. I left the dentist's office with a signed petition. I was nervous but he reassured me that everything was fine. 2 +39d062a5-c89c-462f-a0df-876cba16daf3 Tim always wanted to play the drums. His parents bought him a set for Christmas. He would play them all the time. It was way too loud and upset his parents. Pretty soon, Tim's parents hated the sound of the trumpet. They set up a space in the garage for him to practice. 2 +3541e6f4-8e10-473e-b8d0-2854f882e5e8 I love all you can eat buffets. There used to be this amazing buffet by my house. It had all kinds of food from all over the world. The only problem was that it was very expensive. So I would indulge every once in awhile, and it was delicious! I always ate there when I wanted to save money! 1 +66358d57-c3fc-4fff-9252-d206e779169d Kenny was playing at the park. He was in the jungle gym trying to do tricks. He got up too high and fell. He fractured his arm in three places. Kenny then played basketball. Kenny had to be taken to the hospital. 2 +e84ac360-f94e-447e-a8b3-04d905e67763 Mag had a night with no kids or husband. She took a bubble bath. Then she ordered Chinese takeout. Mag relaxed and watched movies all night. May was very relaxed. May had a very stressful night. 1 +cb6da984-9fc8-467a-b366-4d19e2889158 Lilly made cranberry sauce for Thanksgiving. It was her first time meeting her boyfriend's parents. The meal was going well until she took a bite of what she had made. She realized she had forgotten to put sugar in it. Her in-laws thought the cranberry sauce was much too sweet. The cranberry sauce was very sour. 2 +2f0b9829-8c65-4cdc-a6c7-e4c5d31b517e Both my kids came home from college in Dec. We decided to have a fun winter break together. We baked cookies, decorated the house and went shopping together. We also made some Christmas gifts. I did not have a good holiday season. I had a great time with my kids while home from college. 2 +f2d8aa08-96e5-4ac7-b8b6-d7198d74e738 Michael saw a squirrel living in the dumpster one day. He thought it was a cute way for the squirrel to say warm. When the trash was taken to the landfill, the squirrel was gone! A few weeks later, Michael saw another squirrel in the dumpster. Michael hoped the new squirrel would fare better than the first. Michael decided to have the dumpster company pick up his trash. 1 +a320d13e-5936-4b94-b152-81c7f2880d12 Rob like salsa. So his friend Tom got him a large case of a rare variety. Tom was excited to give the gift to Rob. Rob opened the gift in disbelief and drew a smile. Rob was happy. Rob was disappointed. 1 +82491e68-a823-425d-9496-d26a1e8be976 Jennifer dove from the starting block. She always felt that she held the rest of her team back. She pushed harder than she ever had to catch the other swimmers. She even past a few and actually placed second in her event. Jennifer was proud of herself for swimming so well. Jennifer realized swimming was not her best hobby. 1 +1d7c1148-bf98-4578-ac1c-148f12c3595e Ace was playing poker with friends. At first he was having fun. Then he noticed something odd. One of his friends was sneakily cheating! Ace called out his friend for cheating. Ace was happy for his friend. 1 +cd2c799f-ffe8-4a32-aea4-09bb5cee816e Paul wanted to buy his wife a gift. Unfortunately he couldn't decide what to get. He fretted over it for days. Eventually it was his wife's birthday. He decided to go golfing all day. So he gave her cash. 2 +8c3ce139-e4f2-41c0-af7c-4b65ecb5c0a1 My brother got a ticket. He never went to court. He eventually got pulled over again. They arrested him for failure to appear. He went to jail. The judge convicted him of murder. 1 +0b2e246e-9290-465e-ad33-77af5e681528 Tim wanted to connect more with nature. So, he went out in the woods. He heard the birds sing, the wind blow and the crickets creak. He loved it so much, he built a large tree house and moved in. He tore it apart. He loved it. 2 +7b39edb9-5cf8-4dde-b39f-400e11a4d2c2 Ted's parents told him to focus on studies and not on games. Ted thought that games were a burgeoning art form, worthy of praise. Ted started to write reviews and articles about different games. The reviews and articles were published in national magazines. His parents relented. Ted was an orphan. 1 +9daed93f-ad77-412a-b044-4a8dfe44043a After dropping her kids off at school, Tammy donated blood. She drank some juice to refuel before running a few errands. Tammy then headed for the gym to her favorite aerobics class. Forty minutes into the intense workout Tammy passed out. Tammy learned a valuable lesson. Tammy kept working out. 1 +54804420-28ad-4197-ba66-c1f301f8e4a5 Abigail keeps a strict schedule. She takes a walk in the morning and at night. She walks for about 30 minutes at a time around the neighborhood. Sometimes she even takes her dog Dexter. And so Abigail was able to lose a lot of weight. Abigail climbed off her wheelchair and onto the bed. 1 +d06963fb-440b-4c26-9a32-2bdaf1bfe246 Eddie always felt different than everyone else. Last week he was alone in an elevator. He heard a voice telling him what floor to go to. It freaked him out and he's seeking mental help. Eddie needed medication. Eddie loved his new friend. 1 +36911b38-b7c2-44c1-81c9-6fd7e5baa8b0 Jay woke up in the morning to the sound of his car alarm. He ran outside to see what had happened, only to find his car damaged. Someone had hit his car and just driven away. The rear bumper had been destroyed and was on the ground. Jay was livid. Jay had a good laugh. 1 +5b361aeb-8082-4fc8-94ab-aa3e4af4e83e There was a gas leak in a house down the street. The people who lived there did not know. They left for work one day, and the gas filled up the house. A small spark caused the house to explode. They then got home to their neatly cleaned home. When they returned, they saw that their house was gone. 2 +88340408-893a-4b3b-8401-c4f4935d2d70 Carmen wanted to make a healthier version of pizza. Carmen had to find a recipe for the pizza. Carmen found a recipe that had a cauliflower crust. Carmen went to the store to purchase the ingredients. Carmen's family loved the crust. Carmen decided to order Domino's instead. 1 +20769e19-7dc2-4cf7-a889-f2e869400ea1 Rufus notices that he has let his fingernails grow too long. They are making a loud tapping sound when he types on his computer. Rufus decides to cut his fingernails one night. When he's finally finished, he feels relieved. His fingernails are much shorter. His fingernails are way too long. 1 +f558675a-1600-4c49-b0f8-8bb238e57d17 Herman was very hungry but had no money. So he searched all over his house for spare change. He found a quarter under the couch and a dollar in his dresser. Herman came up with two dollars and walked to the store. Herman decided he wasn't hungry anymore. Herman managed to buy some food to make a small meal. 2 +cd2880c6-3e1c-41c5-854d-3b73e2a0ebe2 Kelly was rushing to get to her flight on time. Unfortunately security was taking forever. By the time she left securit she checked the time. It was six and her flight left a half hour ago. Kelly boarded the plane. Kelly had to schedule another flight. 2 +39a60eeb-95a3-481b-9e32-a9838d212c4e Everyone loves grandma's peach pie. She makes from the peaches grown in the orchard. The kids job was to go and pick the peaches for the pies. They always made sure the picked the best peaches. Grandma had to pick the peaches herself. They were excited to bring the peaches to grandma. 2 +5ccfaaba-fd87-4439-a947-a31fb8d943dd Candice loves tacos. Although her love is strong, her tacos are not very good. Candice decides she wants to better her taco recipe. She searches for an assortment of different taco recipes. Candice stuck to her original taco recipe. Candice got better at making tacos. 2 +a447849b-07ec-40fc-a2d1-90a4ea497ffc Tony liked art. He decided to go to college and take art classes. He took 4 years worth of art classes in college. When He got out, he couldn't find a job. Tony was hired immediately and succeeded. Tony then went back to school and found a different major. 2 +67a75c6a-e95f-4b50-879e-8fe0b3a6278f Jenny's parents got divorced. Jenny and her mom moved to a tiny apartment filled with roaches. There was no stove, so they cooked chicken nuggets in a toaster oven. Jenny's mom ran out of money, so they went to a food bank. Jenny was thrilled with her new living situation. Jenny was unhappy. 2 +267b00f2-70b5-47ae-9fb8-26f990752396 Bill wanted to lose weight. He had been trying for Years, but lacked initiative. He finally stopped being so hard on himself. Growing in confidence, he met his goals every week. He finally got down to his ideal weight. After a month he gave up. 1 +03ab91cf-7c16-412f-8f41-781e96f9f1e7 Three little girls were standing by a pool at a party. One of the girls accidentally pushed the youngest girl into the pool. The little girl couldn't swim well and started to sink. Her dad noticed and came running out and pulled her out of the water. The little girl was saved by her dad. The dad was then pulled out by the girl. 1 +d06e3657-9028-4d55-adf2-ad63bdbcf407 While eating breakfast, I saw a lady. She was cute so I called her over. She sat down and we talked for hours. We really got along. The woman told me to leave her alone. I got her phone number. 2 +db50ca49-9ca7-4cdd-ab92-c9c627781747 Cindy has been driving for a few months. But she has never driven in the rainy. She had to drive to school on a rainy day. But she was too scared to. Cindy asked her mother to drive her. Cindy was very experienced. 1 +ae34fa14-8288-44d9-a1e8-b56ce11408aa I put together a list of factoids and trivia. I included them in a small booklet. I got a bunch of them printed. I sold it as a coffeeeee table or bathroom reader. I made a little bit of money. I was ashamed of what I had done. 1 +27434ef9-0520-4aa2-836b-c0c800bdc981 Bob went to the thrift store to look for deals. He spotted a camera on sale for $5. He looked up the value when he got home. To his surprise the camera was worth $5000! He quickly bought the camera. He quickly bought the film. 1 +78b13b6b-f8da-46f8-8eb7-a4c875bae08b Rover liked playing fetch with his owner. One day his owner threw the ball too hard. It bounced across the street. Rover weaved through traffic with amazing skill. He fetched the ball and brought it back to his owner. He then ran away with the small ball. 1 +2d4cb4d7-46f3-4cdf-989b-4f2c27f674b5 My mom was about to drive across a train track. The signed opened up for the cars to pass. However, it was a false alarm since a train was moving close-by. It was within a few feet of the cars. My mom jumped into the swimming pool. My mom slammed on the brakes just in time. 2 +fbd3cadc-ed50-4384-91f2-cd769e228235 Kelly worked at Cedar Point for the summer. One day, while she was working, she found $20 on the ground! She ran to the security booth and gave them the $20. After a week, nobody had claimed the money. Kelly was fired for being dishonest. Kelly used the money treat all her friends to ice cream. 2 +d15127c8-80be-43a4-b6ae-bbb624f26be3 Alan wanted to test his typing speed. He went on an online testing site to check. It was surprisingly fast. He tried to use it on his job applications. It helped him get a job in an office. It helped him get a job in construction. 1 +35c15ec3-cf7b-4626-9c88-94ba6787eea1 Anne had just turned 50 when she noticed something unsettling. Her hair was beginning to come in gray! She thought about dyeing it to hide the gray. Then she decided to honor her wisdom and Years. She wore her gray hair with pride. She dyed her hair blonde instead. 1 +f0fdfa37-a5cd-4afc-b01e-59ec46e2e249 Connie was invited to a party. When she arrived at the party, there was weird music playing. She looked around, and everyone was dancing weirdly. She was so freaked out, she turned around and left. She was freaked out the whole way home. She decided to give it a chance, and returned to the party. 1 +64b62db2-d6cd-4353-8834-1448d885e73b I bought a car a few months ago. I thought I would make it cooler by modifying it. I did a few changes and had friends help with others. Unfortunately it no longer passed my state's inspection. I got my car registered and drove it around all day. I had to sell the car in another state. 2 +886c5f73-22f4-4f15-8954-95a544c2bd04 Trent and his family left for a road trip. They packed all their suitcases and snacks for drive. In seventy two hours they would arrive in Las Vegas. When Trent took his turn to drive he fell asleep. Trent drove off road and totaled the car. The group got to Las Vegas with no issues. 1 +2b5675aa-b214-47df-a125-82e0579f939e Brandon lives in Clearwater. He enjoys living by the ocean. A pier was built near his house. He decided to get his fishing license. Brandon then became a regular fisherman. Brandon then became a surfer. 1 +2685ba6d-8b1c-462c-af50-ae5381d64172 Randy looked carefully at the engagement rings in the jewelry store. He noticed a beautiful ring with a large diamond in the center. Randy asked the clerk if he could have a closer look at the ring. The ring was even more gorgeous up close! Randy bought the ring. Randy ran away screaming. 1 +79ec2783-bf9c-4c84-985e-541ad687ef30 For the first time in my life I went to the opera. My girlfriends loves the opera and I don't. They were in town performing though so I told her I would go. To my surprise I actually had a good time! I went to the tennis match alone and had a beer. The performers were really talented and the music was beautiful. 2 +90c53b34-57a6-41e1-b5a1-29d50387212b Shay had been asked to come into the office on a Saturday. They were having a business meeting and wanted her to be there. Shay wanted her weekend off, but she agreed to come in. On payday, she saw that she had made overtime pay on that Saturday. Shay was upset that her company had mistreated her. Shay was happy that she went into the office. 2 +f26605e6-c3c2-4ea4-9a24-5c237bd92938 Our dog was named Cinnamon. She was very sweet and loving. She was starting to get old and frail. We had to put her down as she was in pain. The whole family mourned Cinnamon. The whole family was glad Cinnamon left. 1 +14126bab-64ca-4467-aa1b-0e80352cb136 I danced ballet for 11 Year's as a child. I loved it, loved it and breathed it. I got to a point where I wanted to excel to pointe ballet shoes. My instructors told me I wasn't ready yet, and I was so hurt by it. I was very happy. I kept trying and eventually I excelled. 2 +624d9d5a-87f7-483e-8987-feca8924c212 May was Harry's favorite month. Harry had his birthday in May and school also let out. Every May Harry would also go to the country to see his friend Mary. Mary and Harry got engaged eventually. Harry loved Mary. Harry disliked Mary. 1 +764c6282-20a9-4f0f-9d1e-540409d0e102 Gina went to her 6th hour class. It was gym. Gina hated gym, and all things related. She was horrified when the teacher made them run the first day. Gina felt amazing that she ran. Gina cried at the end. 2 +29b08f00-d2bc-47b6-966e-6da1036f069a I needed to get the grass cut before it got dark outside. I rushed home with 2 hours of daylight left. The mower was out of gas. It started to rainy. I couldn't mow the lawn. The lawn mower suddenly started. 1 +92858b36-2816-4872-a937-0001cb7240fd On a rainy evening Susan parked at a rest stop on the highway to rest. Inside the rest stop she saw a strange man looking at her intently. This made her feel uneasy so she quickly left. Susan drove in the rain to the very next rest stop and went in. Susan used the facilities to relieve herself and then rested. Susan drove back to the last stop to talk to the strange man. 1 +3e4078a2-9651-4fbf-82eb-043136dcfadd I was going for a ride with my grandparents. I had fallen asleep in the backseat. A fox darted across the road. My grandfather slammed on the brakes. The fox then lept behind our dirt bike. We stopped in time to see the fox run across the road. 2 +b1cc4611-443a-4f6b-8409-79fc5d2011c8 Every summer Brad and Ashley go swimming in the river. Sometimes they float on inner tubes for hours enjoying the cool water. They can not go to the river this year. Ashley broke her leg and can not be in the water. Ashley told Brad to go without her. Ashley spent her summer riding her bike instead. 1 +8bfd17e8-b08f-4a99-afc4-7efe411853cd Sam hopped into his mail truck and drove off. He was trying to do his route fast to get home early today. He drove so fast he didn't see a pothole in the road. The truck bounced hard when he hit the pothole. Sam was happy that he disabled his mail truck. Sam's head hit the steering wheel. 2 +ed4c0e4e-ef66-49bb-b0e8-5f38bd3ba569 John liked a girl at his work. He tried to get her attention by acting silly. She told him to grow up. John confesses he was trying to make her like him more. John was happy about being rejected. The girl found this charming, and gave him a second chance. 2 +e40b2aad-3873-4b37-9d90-a264abfc7e74 Aurelia was given an ice cream maker for her birthday. She had never thought of making nice cream before. She gathered the ingredients for her first vanilla ice cream. Aurelia was amazed with how delicious her homemade ice cream was. She began brainstorming a new ice cream recipe. She threw her ice cream in the garbage. 1 +e0a9d5b2-15cb-4f12-93b8-90953167efc0 Miriam was constantly arguing about everything. Her mother told her that it was a bad habit. Miriam never stopped being pedantic. She later became a lawyer. Miriam did not enjoy arguing. Miriam became a very successful lawyer. 2 +01b2a2ad-be1e-4b0e-9bbf-e14342ca97f6 Gina and her friends had been given permission to go to the library. And had arrived to find the door locked. A teacher spotted the girls sitting in the hall. She wanted to see their hall pass. The girls started dancing. The girls have her their passes. 2 +a97be601-1dfc-4302-a72b-0978ffff81fd My class and I went for a field trip. When we were driving to the location, our bus broke down. We all waited for another bus to show up to pick us up for an hour. When the bus arrived, we all boarded and continued our way. The field trip went very well as we had hoped. The bus never arrived, and we missed our field trip. 1 +d4452d09-c194-4796-aaf6-cd48d7e5120b I went to get burgers for my family last week. None of them could tell me what toppings they wanted. Everyone kept changing their mind. Eventually I just left and decided to get random ones. My family only ate vegetables. My family was too demanding. 2 +e0e7182d-d02d-4259-9fa5-9986f7d865ea Alice had a presentation at 9 am at work on Monday. She practiced all weekend on perfecting her speech. On Monday she awoke to realized it was 8:45. She hurriedly dressed and arrived to work 5 minutes late. Alice was a mess during her presentation. Alice helped herself to some coffee and sat down to relax. 1 +217c5791-7a72-45d0-b3e8-1b4f20734f3a Gina had taken her crying brothers ice cream. Now he was crying because he wanted it back. Gina refused and continued to eat his ice cream. Her mother poked her and made her give it back. Gina's mom liked her behavior. Gina got in trouble. 2 +667536f9-e681-42ae-bba5-afe8b0af70fe Amber really enjoyed playing softball. She practiced real hard and tried out for the team. He hitting skills were not very good. She had to take batting practice for several weeks Amber slowly developed into a pretty good hitter. That extra practice improved Amber's fielding skills. 1 +bcf843de-e50c-4380-b7d9-ff504a0f1d6e Gina and her family arrived at her grandma's house. It was not a happy occasion. Her grandpa had a heart attack and died. Their grandma was partially paralyzed from a stroke. Gina missed her grandfather very much. Gina was had a great time at her grandmother's house. 1 +10dff8fb-1f57-4261-8f75-4abf667e5f93 On Christmas morning, I woke up at 5 AM like when I was a child. I sat in front of the tree in the dark and admired the lights. The presents looked beautiful, all wrapped up, underneath the tree. I made two mugs of hot chocolate and woke up my husband. I hated Christmas. It was a great morning. 2 +c55aad1c-4eb1-4c9c-a27a-5fbba9196f47 Jim tried out for the basketball team and was cut at try outs. Jim was upset but at the same time motivated to prove everyone wrong. During the entire off season, Jim worked on his game. He improved his shooting, dribbling, passing, and defense. Jim made the basketball team the next time. Jim quit playing basketball. 1 +287a0ff3-5017-4f34-8e69-a14053bba585 Mary had a credit card debt of over $2000. She wanted to pay it off. She cut off her unnecessary expenses such as going out. She saved all her money in a savings account. Gradually, Mary was able to pay off her debt. Mary saw no change in her financial situation. 1 +2cb343e8-1946-44bc-9550-17bdf23d7edc John had worked hard on his homework but couldn't find it anywhere. Then he came upon some paper scraps on the floor. His dog, Betty, was sitting nearby with a paper scrap in her mouth. John was worried his teacher would think he was lying. John turned his homework in the next day. John didn't know what to do. 2 +f541394c-6ab4-44e3-aa74-74830387f1a8 Tommy and Billy started a lemonade stand. They sold a glass of lemonade for a quarter each. They sold sixteen glasses in one day to people. Tommy wasn't sure how to split the profits, so Billy helped. They shared the money equally. Tommy decided to take all of the money. 1 +53256d2e-3e79-41ca-9f59-52bc217496f1 Tori was so excited to go trick or treating. She put on her costume and ran out the door. She began to eat the candy as fast as she got it. Soon her stomach hurt. Tori fell ill because of eating too much candy. Tori felt even better afterwards. 1 +7dbd977b-94b8-41da-888b-aee254d4f327 Beverly was ready for a change. She decided to pack all her stuff and load her car and leave. She figured everything is big in Texas and she would just get lost. In the big city she could be anyone and do anything she wanted. Once there, she got her dream job. She decided to go back home. 1 +c5c1c868-cae5-4826-aae4-a8fb7eeca5a4 John felt like he was coming down with a cold. It was very cold outside that morning and he felt terrible. He called into work and told his boss he was ill. Then John got up and had breakfast and felt better. John had a nice day off of work. John then felt sick the rest of the day. 1 +7afa9244-864b-4a02-9c71-bf1aaae50d1a Sally like pizza night on fridays. The family got two pizzas one with no cheese. Sally didn't like cheese. But both pizzas had cheese on them this time. Sally decided to order her own pizza. Sally was very happy to see cheese pizza. 1 +5e0bf502-0e65-4d3d-bf92-ad19f8f5b5dd School was just a disaster today. It was raining and everyone got soaked in the rain. There was also a fire and everyone had to evacuate the school. I caught a fever from being in the rain for several minutes. I went swimming in the lake. I've never had a worse day. 2 +e7c6b024-bdc4-4231-a5fb-04398e400e5a Felipe has always wanted to see the beautiful Pacific Northwest. He decided to travel to Oregon one day. In Oregon, Felipe hiked great mountains and ate delicious food. He was sad when his trip came to an end. Felipe immediately started planning the next trip. Felipe swore he would never go back to such a lousy place. 1 +c977abad-2d05-430b-b3fd-abd29d227ced Ed challenged his brother to a basketball game. The two guys played a friendly match. The score was almost tied. Then Ed made a slam dunk. Ed won the game. Ed lost the game. 1 +af7e712f-35ce-4332-a6d8-d530a254b64a Lary was a poor coal miner. Lary would work long hours every day in the mines. Lary was mining one day and saw a sparkle in the distance! Lary had found a vein of gold ore! Lary ignored it and kept working. Lary was happy and excited. 2 +5aaea84e-dc43-4fdb-826b-2d68ad19ea15 Jim's car was ten Year's old, and started having problems. He decided to trade it in and buy a new one. He did a lot of research on the most economical cars to buy. He decided on one that could also run on a battery. Jim decided that he would rather buy a bike instead of a car. Jim saved a lot of money in gas by buying a battery run car. 2 +9b3c381e-f61d-41ad-a815-fa82966818db Nick took his dog for a walk last Saturday. During the walk, his dog saw several other dogs. He was not well-socialized, so he started barking at them. It was a long and painful experience for both of them. Sam was very amused by his dog's behavior. Nick decided to take his dog to a trainer. 2 +7bd16612-de11-4c7c-87b1-ed79631d8f88 Earl is a grandfather for the first time today! His daughter just had her first baby and she had a girl. Earl has secretly been saving money for his new granddaughter. He surprise his daughter with a new savings account for her child. Earl and his daughter don't like each other. His daughter now adds to it, for her daughter's college. 2 +ed5d6365-1862-4e67-8118-41630999a060 The building exploded. Five people were inside it. Three died and two lived. Mosh rushed out with his little sister in his arms. He was relieved to be alive. Everyone else got out safely. 1 +3a717ae2-4c3c-4d81-a163-be9eede03fe5 My girlfriend collects stamps. Not the kind for mail but the kind to stamp things with. She has different cute ones. For her birthday I want to buy her more. I bought her a rare stamp from an online seller. I bought her sexy lingerie instead. 1 +19611623-a65a-4990-8803-559fdf276c3a Jake opened his fridge, looking for food. He found nothing, except some jelly. He realized he could make a PB&J sandwich. He got the ingredients, and fixed himself a sandwhich. Jake satiated his hunger. Jake then threw the sandwich away. 1 +23cd662c-6477-48c0-b326-334e90202028 Elda had a craving for french fries. She decided to make them herself. She sliced up potatoes and dropped them in bubbling oil. Then she pulled them out when they were golden brown. Elda's french fries were perfectly cooked. Elda tossed the fries into the trash can. 1 +2f30738c-02be-4c4b-af03-6b6d6edd9a83 One year, Matt was training for a half marathon. Near the time of the race, he slipped on a run and damaged his knee. Matt missed the race and required an extensive rehab. As soon as he could, Matt was back to training. Matt trained hard to return to being a pianist. His training paid off at a marathon later that year. 2 +49063f7b-4e56-4c7e-9fcb-c21e4ad2e83d Susie loves her grandma's banana bread. Susie called her grandma and asked her to send some. Grandma lived very far away. A week passed and grandma surprised Susie by coming to visit. Susie was so happy. Susie was upset. 1 +2e16fc90-126b-4d42-853d-adabc9329a04 Jon and Mika wanted a baby daughter. After years of trying, they finally conceived a baby girl. Unfortunately, the baby had complications. Jon and Mika were scared that the baby would die. Jon and Mika then gave birth to a boy. The baby grew up to be healthy and strong. 2 +f847c329-4af7-4481-b10e-2333e55658e4 Brendon used to work with mike. One day Mike moved his chair while he was standing. He went to sit down and fell. Mike couldn't help but laugh at the site. Brendon got angry because he was in serious pain. Brendon couldn't believe he was soaking wet. 1 +e3d73dc6-32ce-43f3-a831-0e1eb32319a8 Cara was tired of the clutter which had piled up in her garage. She decided to plan a garage sale. She worked with her husband to move everything out. That weekend Cara then set up signs to advertise her sale. Cara sold lots of items. Cara left for Vegas. 1 +f356e390-62ba-4c5a-9f2b-b77d2b6b35a2 I remember the scariest haunted house I've ever been to. It was an old, rickety, uninhabited house that was made for scares. The house was scary in itself. The scariest part was at the end. A witch jumped out and gave me the fright of my life. They were having a Christmas party at the exit. 1 +9a26ef1d-19a5-4f8b-bd04-7674f598df91 Lorraine always wanted to make biscuits the way her mother used to. She decides to take a month away from work and only make biscuits. Finally she has perfected her biscuit recipe. She brings her mother a biscuit and her mother says it is delicious. Lorraine is pleased. Lorraine is disappointed. 1 +e53e35d4-47c0-45db-824a-6263e375a5ec Lucy loved writing poems. One day Lucy's mom was very upset. Lucy hated seeing her mom unhappy. She decided to write her a poem. Lucy's mom hated the poem. The poem made Lucy's mom feel better. 2 +c8a2430c-9e6f-4ffe-a72e-553d546fc32c Joe was having his family over for the Thanksgiving holiday. He prepared a big meal for them. He waited for his family to arrive. They got stuck in traffic, and were three hours late. The meal Joe prepared was cold. The meal Joe prepared was piping hot. 1 +3ec93abb-d64a-45a9-bdc8-a8d366e1a999 Jake wanted to make a YouTube account. He started vlogging. They did not get much attention. He then started doing skits. Many people viewed Jake's skirts. Jake hope no one would view his skits. 1 +fa228d73-45a9-4322-afb3-a94af13fb2c9 Jackie was driving to work on the expressway. There was a truck with a horse in the cage. As the truck accelerated, the cage open and the horse came out. It fell on Jackie's car window. The window was busted, but the horse survived. Jackie was happy her car was undamaged. 1 +cc367050-841a-4b44-83a3-4a1fa8eb02c0 Kelly and her friends decided to go to Indian for lunch. They were the first ones inside the restaurant. It was a buffet so they got what they wanted. The girls loved the food. They vowed never to return. They returned many times. 2 +8398d541-71aa-4f6b-a7d4-6a504e9d114a Levi was very excited about making candles with his mom. He had went to the store with her and helped her pick out scents. Today was the day to make the candles. Levi helped poor the wax into the molds. They burned their candles that evening. He poured the majority of it down the drain of the sink. 1 +18d4dbc1-ed3c-40ca-8155-18884bb42732 I went to buy a new television last week. After finally picking one out I took it home. I noticed it was broken as soon as I got it out of the box. The screen was cracked. I was happy with the TV. I returned the TV. 2 +0029bfd3-b3f3-42ec-ba8f-2ea9b26e19f8 Dennis entered a surfing competition. He did poorly at first, and he fell off a lot. Later he did much better as the competition winded down. Then he got the best wave of his life. Dennis won the competition. Dennis did not have fun. 1 +9f5c5186-d29d-4914-9be6-917ae7520f5e Ben's garden was not very good, because things grew, but not well. Wilson showed Ben how to make compost with grass and leaves. Ben started a compost pile in the fall with his failed plants. Ben added leaves to his compost pile and waited until spring. The next year his garden was beautiful and healthy. In the spring he decided not to start a garden. 1 +23f75488-ac93-4c34-8914-a7727508f8ef Joe was really hungry. There was nothing in his fridge to eat. He couldn't find his phone to order carry-out. Joe ordered a pizza online. Joe paid for the delivery of some Chinese food. Joe started eating the pizza before the delivery man left. 2 +94476c62-357f-4e71-9e16-8df92ae71d4e Jason and his friends were gathering to watch a movie. Everyone brought something along to eat. Jason realized he had forgotten to bring something. He ran home and quickly made popcorn for the movie. He came back with the popcorn. He then threw the popcorn in the trash. 1 +c6cdbb7f-ff5f-4b0b-9c41-6818d712dbcb Mary wanted to make plans for New Year's Eve. She decided to have a party at her apartment. She invited all her friends. Her friends brought food and drinks to the party. It was the best New Year's Eve party ever. She accepted the food, and asked them all to leave. 1 +c8a46f88-aa83-4380-b466-a83715b1924d Jim went to the wetlands with a giant gun. He set it up and waited for the geese to fly by. He shot into the flock. Two-hundred birds were hit. Jim felt pleased. Jim was frightened by his gunfire. 1 +26db57c4-7415-465e-b1c3-732d6dc8b8ae Janice usually wears jeans to work every day. However, now she has been promoted to manager. She decides she needs to dress a little more formally. Janice buys a few pairs of khakis for work. She also bought plenty of blouses. She wore a ripped shirt the next day. 1 +b7dcb1ce-bfe5-4e67-8ab7-e5b1df3c0b2c Juanita woke up early for a canoe ride on the lake. She loved peacefully rowing the canoe before anyone else was awake. This morning she was shocked to see a stork flying across the lake. As she took a picture, she lost her balance and fell into the water. Juanita climbed back into the boat. Juanita continued to take pictures. 1 +ce62c6d1-55b5-47f2-bcbd-736598321ad5 Jody was a very hard worker. She always did her best and often worked overtime. Jody's boss noticed her efforts and decided to give her a promotion. Her hard work had paid off! Jody was fired on the spot. Jody became a manager and succeeded. 2 +fb8557d0-f43a-4910-8e9e-6a42c3c6d0ff Charlie would eat anything. He was small, even for a chihuahua, but he loved food. His crowning triumph was when he stole a large pizza. Dismayed, his family rushed him a mean person they called Vet. The two then caused more problems. Charlie changed his bad habits. 2 +68f6af39-ea81-44b7-aefc-edf5a198dc4a My sister in law Sue was angry last week. Her boss Cara accused her of putting too many people on a shift. Sue said she did not make the schedule the day in question. She pulled the timesheets to prove her point. Her boss apologized for the accusation. Sara was fired. 1 +5428c4c0-2339-4b9d-84ad-2115279a759a Nora wanted to go on vacation. She decided to visit the mountain cabin. The cabin was beautiful, set in the woods, beside a stream. Nora loved to picnic by the stream. She spread out a blanket and had a lovely picnic. She ate all her meals in the cabin while on vacation. 1 +cd779b2b-1964-44a3-a00c-f1f51633dcac Marcy is a deaf woman who lives alone. She told her friend the hardest thing is communicating with strangers. Her friend told her to take pen and paper so she could communicate. Marcy began doing this, and found it much easier to do things alone. She thanked her friend for the advice. Marcy stopped talking to her friend. 1 +da54dc4e-8a45-4804-8446-73c5222ab7e2 Fancy is the name of Sharon's miniature schnauzer. Fancy turned 14 Year's old yesterday. Schnauzers usually don't live that long. Sharon feels lucky to have had Fancy since she was a puppy. Sharon knew her time with Fancy was short. Sharon couldn't wait for Fancy to go. 1 +5c864b3f-9700-41bf-bb22-bb0dd4a3b792 Keith lived in an area that had occasional earthquakes. But he thought keeping an first aid kit was unnecessary. The next day, he cut his hand while cutting food. And he had to drive himself to a hospital. Keith's car then skidded off the road when an earthquake struck. Keith's yacht hit the reefs at high speed. 1 +4a7a6a06-fdf2-493b-b44c-55af33f92f74 Sean wanted to go out for a picnic. He packed himself a lunch in a basket. Then, he rode his bike off to a field. In the field, he ate his picnic. Sean hated dining al fresco. Sean loved the outdoors. 2 +5e3bd2fb-97f8-4457-8ac7-37cda8af8205 The parents were beyond delighted by the birth of their daughter. They named her Joy. About two Year's later they had their second child, a boy. While happy and grateful, they were somewhat less enthused. Their son was difficult to take care of compared to Joy. The parents had another baby. 1 +125f2ec2-b9df-4014-a5ac-08fc0e30908a Chris wanted a pack of gum, but he didn't have any money. He decided to steal the gum from the store. The store owner caught Chris stealing the gum, and he got in trouble. Chris felt terrible. Chris begged for mercy. Chris was excited to get caught. 1 +9a5fdf10-dc3f-4f49-9b40-1a017f3a044b Rene was at the arcade with a couple of friends on a Friday night. He was getting ready to play a game but realized he forgot his wallet. His friend Jack noticed this and offered to let him borrow money. Rene appreciated his offer and took him up on it. Rene told his friend to leave him alone. Rene then played games. 2 +4ea69358-703b-4256-8d35-b0db9a455ec2 Neil took a flight into Bangkok. He walked around to see the sights. There were so many delicious local foods! And the souvenirs were wonderful, too! Neil stayed some extra days in Bangkok because of all the fun. Neil decided he never wanted to go to Bangkok again. 1 +93d64af4-f815-44d7-b4d7-2cb5aa2394b3 Amy wanted to straighten her curly hair. She went to the store and purchased a flat iron straightener. She washed and then spent 2 hours straightening her hair. It rained and her hair got wet. Amy was devastated. Amy was pleased. 1 +3d4e2972-d59b-4077-a16e-0d810743682a I love this one Italian place by my girlfriend's house. We go there together all the time and it's always amazing. I love their pasta selection and the prices are amazing! We've been going there for so long that the staff knows what we get. It's so gross that I warned my friends to never eat there. We walk in and the food is on the table right away. 2 +221b2d03-83ca-494d-965c-e75e4d598b49 Mike is a cop who got shot in the leg. He had never gotten shot before, it made him think about life. He didn't know if he would go back to work. He saw the crime on the news that night. Mike laughed hysterically. And he decided that it was his calling to fight crime. 2 +49bdca9c-4f31-4864-98bb-6db6e6e8d9ce Tracy never believed in marriage. Doug taught Tracy how to feel love again. Doug and Tracy made a commitment to each other. Doug broke his wedding vows to Tracy. Tracy was happy with Doug. Tracy's apprehensions about marriage were confirmed. 2 +c437d896-83d7-45b0-935d-25b20ecb8a5f Joseph was at the library. He wanted a new book but had no idea what to get. With so many choices, he felt overwhelmed. He decided on a new method of choosing a book. He closed his eyes and picked one. Joseph went downstairs and got an ice cream. 1 +27675b3b-ba98-4b7e-aca9-fa73a6822c8d Neil loved Dublin! He thought the Irish capital was lively and friendly. But his favorite place was Trinity College. He saw the ancient Book of Kells on display there. He enjoyed his stay in the country. Neil was bored of the trip and went home. 1 +32377c55-fdef-4b49-804c-9ea5f964f67b Ray loved spending the day at the beach. He and his girlfriend spent hours laying in the sand, getting sun. Ray liked to read a book and listen to music on his MP3 player. His girlfriend liked to go in the water for a bit. They both enjoyed their day. They didn't like the beach anymore. 1 +bb996fce-3cb3-4f2e-bf0e-f689ee6932f4 Last night I got woken up by a call. My friend had a flat tired and was stuck in the middle of the road. I had to go out in the middle of the night to help. It was cold and annoying but I was able to help put the spare on. The friend was very grateful for the help. Then I took the tire off and left him stranded. 1 +2e62070e-48c9-4aef-8a4c-f304065b9ad5 Grace came home from work one summer day. She opened the freezer to get ice cubes for a cold drink. But then she found something awful. The power had cut out and all the ice was melted! Grace was very disappointed. Grace was happy about the ice. 1 +fa1e1318-d400-4dca-89da-cafd10680944 Harrison was playing a game of volleyball with friends. He hit the ball over the net and scored a point. However emily, on the opposing team also scored. The game was tied, until Harrison scored the winning point. Harrison got angry with Emily. Harrison was happy and excited. 2 +41f9c7bb-c8ff-4859-bfef-3552f065baa1 Sally entered a contest online and won some gift cards. The person in charge of prizes got her address and mailed them out. Sally got them in the mail a few days later. She went online and decided what she'd like to buy. She found a cool item and then happily bought it. Sally could not buy anything without any money. 1 +0ddb5cc9-a0a3-4d6e-8271-d6e9046164f8 Fred decides that he would like to start remembering his daily life. He goes to the local store and buys a diary. From that day forward, Fred records everything he does in his diary. Year's later Fred references the diary to see how he spent his time. Fred didn't like his diary. Fred enjoyed reading stories from his past. 2 +8941700e-80b8-457d-8057-5191d6e822ea Sky went to Turkey with her class. She landed in Istanbul and started sightseeing. All the students loved the architecture. And they thought the food was great too! Sky wanted to leave as soon as possible. Sky never wanted her trip to end. 2 +41006d52-82fa-4f6f-9589-caa9f2c5f3b1 Joss's family was hosting an exchange student. Joss was afraid she and the new girl would not get along. But when the girl arrived, they liked each other! They soon were shopping and chatting together all the time. Joss told her mom that the exchange student was mean. Joss considered the exchange student to be like a sister. 2 +57f8da4f-6a05-4645-aa53-8adb7afb0679 Joe and Mary invited friends over for dinner. The gathered in the kitchen and prepared pizza. As the pizza cooked, the couples got board games. The played games for hours. The all decided to never do it again. They all had fun. 2 +2ef42f27-39bf-40d8-8636-108de3583103 I love to play baseball but I hate watching baseball. It's fun to play but honestly it's so boring to watch. My dad loves to watch it and I sometimes sit with him and watch. We talk about the old days when we used to play together outside. I wish he would pass away already. It's nice to relax and reminisce. 2 +88d01e29-7b59-4eec-9070-0607c375b168 The upstairs neighbors are always stomping around. Even late at night. They're almost always home. I tried talking to them about it and they said they'd be quieter. Less than an hour later, they're stomping around again. They were so quiet, I had to call the police. 1 +2a20ef11-6bc5-4192-b59b-d6df5a78a2ba Robbie wanted to buy a new hat. He drove an hour just to get the new hat he wanted. Finally when he got there he got the last one. When he tried it on it fit perfectly. He wore it everyday. He threw it in the trash. 1 +732d31b0-0c2d-4ae0-a374-8592dc480df9 Neil knew what he had to do on his visit to Dublin. He couldn't leave the city without visiting its many pubs! Neil saw dozens of pubs and had dozens of pints. He got very tipsy, but he remembered one thing for sure. He remembered to invest in gold. He did not drive under the influence. 2 +222074bf-dded-4566-92c0-8dddf5272e37 Francisco is jealous of all his friends who go skiing in the winter. He decides he wants to ski too. Francisco works with an instructor to learn how to ski. He practices very hard. Francisco became a good surfer. Francisco became a good skier. 2 +b4d4c62f-3043-4bd2-b51a-502a93477c41 Sai normally hated picture days at school. They were tedious and he never looked as nice as some other kids. To try and help Sai feel better, his mom bought him a new sweater. Sai wore the sweater to picture day and got a lot of compliments. Sal felt rotten. Sal felt great. 2 +bb17a4af-4b29-4cc9-9d3d-ffba54fbde43 Alycia parked her car on the street and headed into town. She joined her friends and they had a great night. It got late, and Alycia's car seemed to not be where she left it. Before long, all ten friends had joined in the car finding adventure. The friends found Alycia's truck. Surprise they found it on the street she parked it. 2 +62283acf-2724-47df-a5f7-27229dc5acfc My mother used to have a pet goat. She took very good care of it. One day, she realized the goat was missing. She asked her mother where it was. Katie was disappointed when her mother said the back yard. Katie was relieved when her mother said the back yard. 2 +c171ddb2-af29-473a-acbb-a1262b464ada An oompah band and a mariachi band met on the street. They decided to have an impromptu jam session. They soon discovered that their styles were incompatible. Nearby residents called the police to complain about the noise. The police told them to stop playing together. The police told them to keep playing. 1 +a5dbdbe4-d1b4-4cca-abc3-437cea2b8989 The game was tied. The last point made would determine the winner of the match. Eric served the tennis ball to Bill. Bill almost missed the ball, but he managed to hit it. Eric hit the ball with his baseball bat. Eric couldn't return Bill's hit and lost the match. 2 +ac3a7c0b-8ef1-4a7e-8f54-b24369873596 It was the end of summer, and time for back to school shopping. It was the first year Gina's mom let them come with. She took them to the Marshall's near their home. There were only a few things in their price range. Gina was very happy with the outfit she picked out. Gina's mother took out a loan to cover the expenses. 1 +d2110ec7-67be-418b-9e71-5fa884c13740 A squirrel lived in the tree in my mom's yard. She began to feed it peanuts. One day, she noticed there were now lots of squirrels in her tree. She started to feed them all peanuts. She then scared away the squirrels. The squirrels began to come to her house more often. 2 +fd1fec57-08d2-4274-91b0-6160b41f164f My niece got a new bicycle for Christmas. She was afraid that she would fall of her new bicycle. I decided to help my niece learn to ride. I held the bike as she begins cycling. I pushed the bike over. She soon learned to ride. 2 +656c23c4-7342-4073-a2b4-a6f5fe5e2087 Gina had detention. It was her first time. She talked with friends outside the room while pretending to be cool. Inside her stomach was turning in knots. Gina was natural rebel. Gina was worried about her parents finding out. 2 +b22e9193-17b6-4868-be18-d7736063a26f Alicia liked where she lived. One day, her parents told her they were moving. She was very sad. On moving day she said goodbye to her friends. Then they moved to their new house. Alicia was happy to be leaving her old house. 1 +77034191-c785-4040-8824-3c6435ef0bec Brian was asked to watch his friends dog. They left a notebook to keep a log. He would update it with the times he went there. Right before he came back he left a message regarding their time. He was happy that his friends considered him trustworthy. He had to admit he didn't really like their cat very much. 1 +3b074fb8-11c0-4bb5-b6eb-3a1870fd0cda Last night I marked baked chicken. When I put in the oven, I walked away. To my dismay I smelled something burnt. I looked in the oven and the chicken was ruined. I ordered pizza to eat instead. I loved the new raincoat I bought. 1 +800c65e1-0a7d-4058-a943-a2f22efa1251 Laura woke up early to make it to her class on time. She made herself breakfast before she left for school. After breakfast, Laura left her house and got on the bus. When she got to school, she saw a sign that said class cancelled! Laura felt she had wasted her time. Laura had a good day in class that day. 1 +02200fbb-9771-46f3-809b-1c70cb0c41d7 Ray hung a tire on a rope to make his daughter a swing. She climbed into it and played happily. Then Ray heard a loud, sickening crack, and a loud crash. The branch holding the swing had broken and his daughter had fallen! Ray laughed at the crazy situation. Ray ran to his daughter to make sure she was okay. 2 +e6aa4d18-ca05-41c2-a28b-067c52d59be1 The girls went to a bar. They opened a tab. They had a few drinks. They finally decided to close their tab. They went home talking about their night. They got into the plane. 1 +4e219458-ab81-43ad-8c03-a5e04313bb3f Last week I had to give a big speech. I never prepared and only new the very basics. I figured i would just go in and fake it. I used big words and tried to sound smart. It worked and the speech was received well. I stopped talking and went home. 1 +f23da5e1-e975-442d-a3e8-187854d73580 Miss Jio called Nate's parents in for a conference. She said that Nate was disruptive and needed medication. Nate's parents went home and had a long talk. They took Nate to the doctor, who told them no medicine. The doctor suggested that Jake attend counseling instead. He gave the parents a prescription, which they filled promptly. 1 +39e4750c-7552-4768-8090-68e982acbae5 There Was this amazing Italian place down the street from Alice. She used to go there almost every week. She loves the pastas that they serve there. One day she tried to go there and found out they closed down. Alice was upset she had to settle for Chinese food. She invited all her friends to join her at that restaurant. 1 +5166cfca-16ab-4e30-b944-115a9819ad1c I ran out of noodles. I got in my car and rushed to the store. I purchased my favorite brand of noodles. I hurried home. I cooked the noodles. I threw the noodles in the trash. 1 +43d18abf-80a4-46c7-b81e-64389881989f Pete had to meet with his realtor. He was soon to buy a house. Pete could not find the contract given to him by his realtor. He looked all over his home. He finally found it in the garage. Pete decided it would be a great time to take a trip to Vegas. 1 +05f00a90-899f-4138-8452-352e2787ef9d Fred loved the amusement park but he never rode a roller coaster. His friends teased him that he was afraid of heights. One day at the amusement park he decided to face his fears. Fred rode the fastest and scariest roller coaster at the park! He decided to go home and cry. He was so happy that he did and loved the park even more. 2 +b760d9ca-110e-41da-bee3-7e21a59c10c3 Wendy bought some bath oil online. She misread the directions and applied it all over her body. To her horror, her skin had turned pink. She complained to the company promptly. Wendy happily bought more of the bath oil. The company gave Wendy a full refund and apology. 2 +84b1b98f-1e3b-460b-92a7-ef7b8f87e76a Jackson had always avoided drinking anything alcoholic. He knew that alcohol was unhealthy and could impair judgement. However, one day Jackson's boss invited him to a bar for a beer. Jackson found that he loved the taste of beer. He decided to have two. E spit out his beer. 1 +48d93df4-f763-4964-b61c-c8a281b27257 A frog was hungry for a late dinner. He looked across the pond and spied a fly. The frog swam up to the fly quietly. Unfortunately, the fly saw him coming and buzzed away. The frog had never had such a full stomach in his entire life. The frog was still hungry. 2 +e7f2f98f-c44e-448a-985c-cf849cc079d5 Oscar never made his bed. His mom always wanted him to. Finally he decided to start making his bed. His mom was proud. She gave him a dessert treat. She yelled at him. 1 +f403cad9-dd10-45b4-84c0-940adb678035 One day I was walking through the woods. From several yards away, I saw a red snake. I froze immediately. I began to slowly walk backwards. Then I ran towards the snake. The snake bit me. 2 +64e5fb40-f5a3-4020-81e4-f2c22875ff0d Phil felt a rush the first time he won a hand in blackjack. He started going to the casino multiple times a week. His losses were piling up a lot faster than his wins. In less than a year, he was out of money completely. He was ecstatic over his gambling wins. He decided he needed to do something about his addiction. 2 +26663a1e-733a-436d-81fc-d2dc7de36f3b My cousin asked me if there was a point in my life that was tough. I pulled out a photo frame. The pictures showed the moments where I was in the hospital. I explained to her the fact that I used to be a leukemia patient. She cried and hugged me, admiring my bravery. She stormed out, claiming I always changed the topic. 1 +899bb94a-66ec-4a36-a26d-131571aff33a Matthew's mother was busy working on the computer. Matthew screamed. Matthew stomped. Matthew's mother relented and abandoned her work. Matthew's mother finished all of her work on the computer. Matthew's mother put Matthew in his time-out corner. 2 +dfcf593a-41ea-453d-9cc5-68323bd68577 Tine wanted to make the track team. She hoped she was fast enough. For a month before tryouts, she ran on her own. She rose early every morning to run for miles. Tine made the team with the best time of anyone. Tine sat on the couch and ate bonbons instead of trying out. 1 +c39a117f-2925-45d7-8bbb-41aeb4288587 I used to hunt often. This past time I went home, I hunted at night. I was quiet for a long time. Finally, I saw something moving in the dark. I ignored it and went home. It was a deer that I was able to stalk and shoot successfully. 2 +43581cb2-1ab6-4999-bac4-ad9ad9afc9d4 Jack and Chad climbed down the Grand Canyon Wall. Jack paused to take a picture, leaning to get a good shot angle. Jack accidentally sat on a cactus. Needles were now stuck in Jack's pants. It took 20 minutes to remove the needles and continue climbing. Jack was able to climb without any discomfort. 1 +ebe0057c-473b-4a3b-8361-746a9fbbf39c Amy, Lynn and Kim walked to the store near Lynn's house. While there they saw Lynn's crush Jim. He was a bag boy at the store. They stopped and talked to him for awhile. Jim asked Lynn on a date. Lynn told Jim the he is unattractive. 1 +4f062272-6c07-4f43-9e8b-ff12ba8dc264 Riley was not very popular at school. She wore funny clothes. One day, her friend suggested they do makeovers. Riley agreed to make herself over. Riley looked much better and was well received. Riley stopped being friends. 1 +7bc4817f-77d4-488f-82fe-b9ae098085b1 Ann is pregnant. She was very excited knowing this for she always wanted a baby. A couple months in, she had a miscarriage. She is deeply traumatized by it. Ann is heart broken. Ann is relieved she is not pregnant. 1 +401dd8df-ea68-43e6-b446-4320f891ee9d Aya wanted to be a model. She thought she had a chance since she was thin and pretty. So she entered her town's annual modeling contest. To her shock, she won the contest. Aya was very happy about the outcome of the contest. Aya was very upset about the outcome of the contest. 1 +6a8bdf10-7442-4f8e-8f3c-073efed3b7a0 Jared was grounded for a week. He never cleaned his room. His parents told him he would get days off for dusting. He went around dusting the entire house. His parents gave him three days off. His parents threw him out of the house. 1 +d26b71ef-6d65-4a35-a8b9-400cb8068d76 Anna was walking to school one morning. She entered the crosswalk on the main road. A car suddenly flew into it and struck her. Anna was crushed and her leg was broken. Anna sued them but got nothing because they had no insurance. Anna went to the club and danced all night long. 1 +595abbcc-f777-456f-86f7-7e7dccd2cdc5 Dave gathered up all of his beach gear. He took the day off just so he could spend it on the beach. When he went outside he discovered it was much to dark. The sky was full of black storm clouds. Dave was so disappointed! Dave was so relieved! 1 +13cde7cf-2c08-435e-9bcb-5ec5caa5d71d Ron and Kim wanted a new house. Ron decided to work overtime at work as much as he could. In a few Years he had saved all his overtime pay and had lots of cash. He and Kim started shopping for a new, bigger home. They purchased a nice home in a new neighborhood. They both purchased sportscars with the money. 1 +f95c252d-06a5-4b36-9d97-fd49781cb41b I wrote an ebook that needed a cover. I made several book covers in Photoshop. I shared my creations with several people. I asked people to vote for Cover A or Cover B. I have no computer. Most people liked Cover A. 2 +431d1f9b-b5af-4bc7-84bb-5ba8cc43fe93 We bought a new cat post last week. The old one was very worn. Our cat is very picky. It the post is not made of sisal she will reject it. The cat accepted the new post made of sisal. The cat rejected the new post made of sisal. 1 +d5f57be5-3ca5-416e-b525-8cc2193b600a Daniel wanted to establish himself as a writer. Daniel made a website where he could post article he wrote. The website slowly built and gained attention. The building and gaining was too slow for Daniel to succeed. Daniel hated writing. Daniel had to get an actual job. 2 +3eb84632-b959-4a0a-aae3-f79c4a515cdb Jeff had the basketball in his hand. Gary was waving his hands in the air since he was open for a shot. Jeff ignored him and ran towards the hoop. Two guards were approaching him. The guards stole the ball from Jeff. Gary thanked me for my thoughtfulness. 1 +dc91bd65-f0ca-4cbe-9e1f-73da6aefd7e5 Daddy took us to the woods to camp. He taught us how to build a fire with sticks. He helped us learn how to make our own tents. We fell asleep counting the stars in the sky. We will never camp again. We had a wonderful time camping. 2 +9bfb6178-81b2-4ea4-8571-3fc395b35de4 During the end of the week, I went to the local market. Since several items were for sale, I've looked at them. Some were vegetables and juice containers for a 50% discount. I took several of the items and went to the checkout. I liked getting a good deal. I decided to throw my bowling ball on the counter. 1 +cd7faa5b-6895-4a34-a737-0b2efd11d8ae Joey worked for a great company but her hours were cut. The company said they had to let her go and laid her off. Joey began looking for another job right away. She had a hard time finding work but gave job searching her all. Joey finally received a call from an employer and got the job. Joey spent her days playing video games. 1 +03e1ec4c-f6e5-45bf-8ced-3d335a1d01fc Joe lived a lonely life. He never had anything to do but watch tv. One day he decided to meet people on craigslist. He was able to make new friends. Joe ordered some new cable channels, but was still unhappy. He was much happier now that he some companions in his life. 2 +d2c65c75-7b83-427e-8d29-76c3ce036b0e Amy was very stressed out all the time. A friend suggested that she try meditation. Amy was skeptical, but she agreed to give it a shot. She went to a class and breathed and focused. She started teaching meditation the next day. It helped her mental state immensely. 2 +edd7b992-5e79-4359-8f60-99051b557b38 Nya tried to eat healthy and watch her weight. But one night she was craving comfort food. She decided to order some fried chicken and mashed potatoes. She ate the greasy, fatty food with relish. Nya decided to eat the same thing everyday. Nya later regret eating unhealthy food. 2 +1bb9dd9a-3abd-4368-9243-dde533686572 My roommate was sick. She stayed home from work and school. She slept all day long. By the end of the day, she was feeling better. She decided rest has helped. She hoped she would soon be sick again. 1 +0d7b20c2-000f-4049-9d07-9a0187a1d46f Ted and his friends went to the park to climb a mountain. They started on the hike. After two hours, they got tired and took a break. They finished the hike and were at the top. Ted got in his car and drove home. The view was great and Ted was happy they had come. 2 +027408de-1e4b-43c6-805f-6e3ecce5aa65 It is usually calm and warm in the morning, in Florida. Yesterday morning it was very windy, though. The palm tree fronds were blowing so hard they scraped the windows. I turned on the TV and a tornado warning came on! A tornado came within 2 blocks of the house! So I went outside to play. 1 +ce715a40-f9c1-436f-87fd-8f582337b5a3 I've been on an art kick lately. I received a drawing instruction book for Christmas. The book has a shopping list of necessary drawing supplies. I went to the store the other day and bought what I needed. I decided I didn't like drawing. I went home and practiced drawing. 2 +e173545d-f2fa-4f12-b117-58b2def77753 Lisa began to realize that she did not enjoy studying business. She wanted to study art but was worried about making money. Finally, one day she had the courage to drop out of school. Her friends and family told her it was crazy to leave school. Lisa still felt confident that her choice would make her happy. Lisa got a degree in business. 1 +edd718b9-d7fd-4109-9645-501281ad3335 Mary wanted to go to a late movie. Unfortunately she had school and strict parents. She waited until everyone fell asleep and sneaked out. She saw the movie with friends and had a great time. When her parents caught her she was grounded. Mary's friends were very disappointed in her. 1 +a7e0d548-30b7-4d6b-b94b-746718b06b10 Ivy had been asked on an unconventional date. Her crush Peter had asked her to go hiking! Ivy agreed. They went to the woods and hiked for hours. Afterwards they watched the sunset from a cliff. Ivy returned home, and never spoke to Peter again. 1 +9da06a52-ae28-4a98-b5c8-aa143b89dffd A man went to design the tallest tower in the world. He drew plans to make it twice as high as the current tallest. He took the plans to a developer to build. The developer asked him how tall to build the tower. The Man was not a building designer. The man built the tower and it was grand. 2 +ac55ff95-89fb-452d-9a58-8894d2cd4954 Lauren and her sisters are visiting Jacksonville Florida this week. On the last day of their trip they want a picture together. Lauren and her sisters pose in front of a cute cafe. She has the picture developed and sends each sister a copy. She gawked at how much her and her sister look alike. She tore the picture up and threw it away. 1 +ae6a3c38-eb49-4e7d-b185-8f9bf0618bbf Liz was babysitting a 5 year old boy. He wanted to play hide and seek. She found him a few times but then he disappeared. She was getting frantic as she searched the house for him. Liz got bored of the game and took a nap. When she heard him giggling from a closet, Liz was relieved. 2 +914f41cd-4518-492b-97c7-f13b82c29f76 Mark was running late to work. He tried to get their on time by driving over the speed limit. A traffic cop pulled him over. He was given a speeding ticket. Mark ended up being late for work. Mark was early for work. 1 +746bea88-d387-436e-afef-f5e92a2f8929 Amy always wanted to play the flute. The first day of band she told the teacher so. She practiced on her flute everyday for a week. It was terribly hard to play the flute. Amy was very committed. Amy showed little interest in the flute. 1 +99f022f4-c2ee-4e02-a307-ad5c31868d15 Bryan was shopping for fruit for his family. He looked through the whole aisle but could not decide on a fruit. His wife hated grapes, his daughter hated apples. Even his son was a fussy fruit eater! Bryan bought pasta. Bryan decided to buy bananas. 2 +bc18f305-4f3b-4296-a5ff-702dd706322c Emily took her child to the zoo. The saw many animals, including lions. Her child was very afraid of the lions. He started to scream and cry. Emily's child walked closer to the lions. Emily picked up her child to comfort him. 2 +12807d27-8002-4330-91bf-1802fd3b5eff Kim could have a puppy if she scored a basket in the game. She practiced all day at home. She practiced in the gym after school with her team. Finally it was the day of the big game. Kim scored a basket and got a puppy. Kim was upset when her family got a puppy. 1 +794964a5-4e62-4a85-8e01-fd20b17aa72b Karen was a softball player. Her team wasn't doing very well. Her coach gave them a very inspiring speech. Everyone started to practice and work much harder. Karen improved with the team. Karen felt unmotivated after hearing the speech. 1 +558a065f-e37a-4e6b-8d2a-3a4d962ba1fe Kayla hadn't been to a social event in nearly three Year's. She was suffering from crippling anxiety. The longer she went without interacting, the more difficult it became. Her brother was nervous for her and took her to a therapist. Kayla thought it was the best date she'd ever had. Kayla told the therapist she was suicidal and asked for help. 2 +f1e433e3-6cbe-4d7d-afee-3a39dc9d28ad Ricky fell while hiking in the woods. He was terrified! He thought he had fallen into a patch of poison ivy. Then he used his nature guide to identify the plant. He was relieved to find out he was wrong. Ricky was soaking wet from falling in the pond. 1 +71ddd569-e638-4f14-8bf3-60bd188f9971 My husband loves Blue Belle ice cream. Not too long ago, Blue Belle had a recall and quit producing. My son works at Kroger, they recently had a meeting about Blue Belle. Blue Belle ice cream arrived at Kroger last week. My husband is so grateful! My husband is so disappointed! 1 +c7856fb7-4924-489a-8702-9333b684a155 Oni had never performed before an audience. But he entered the talent show hoping to win the grand prize. He thought he would just give it his best try. Oni sang in the show and everyone applauded. Oni won the talent show with his awesome singing. The talent show told Oni to never come back. 1 +12cf3857-c4b8-4733-9d39-e0b31f75fa4b Ralph hates shopping. His mom makes him go. They are there for a long time. Ralph helps his mom load and unload the groceries. Ralph's mom punishes him for refusing to help. He is surprised when his mom gives him money for helping. 2 +fc53b072-2682-446b-b2f1-b3e2bc2ee73d Kayla borrowed a book from her sister. She brought the book with her to a coffee shop to read. Kayla accidentally spilled some of her vanilla latte on the book. She immediately went home to inform her sister. Kayla was an only child. Her sister was mad! 2 +a6df370d-4426-41df-aa6f-9fbf875374ee Lenny wanted to watch a movie. He drove to the local Hollywood video. Lenny rented three horror movies. Lenny went next door and bought a pizza from a shop. He went back home and binge watched all of his movies. When he got home, he prepared to return his three movies. 1 +17ac6b6a-38c7-4d0c-92f0-cd1d0dc76827 Laura told a story of burning bras in the 60's. The crowd went wild after learning this personal information. Laura assured the crowd that was long ago. She put her bid in for President. Laura was then impeached by the country. Laura then became elected by the country. 2 +4ff0bfb1-66ea-436d-858e-856e45b3f2e6 Charlie wanted to be a police officer in Hawaii. He passed his tests and was hired in Honolulu. Charlie liked interacting with the community. Charlie didn't like the amount of corruption in the force. Charlie started taking bribes. Charlie vowed to change things if he was ever made chief. 2 +2161aee4-5906-4e0c-967d-dff83f59a304 I had two dogs that were very close. The older dog got very sick and was put to sleep. The younger dog was very lonely. We have a neighbor dog come over to play. Our dog really enjoys having the house to himself. Our dog feels much better playing with another dog. 2 +96d9d324-0868-40bc-9959-1aae94dd3b55 Sean's roommates notice that his clothes and bed start to smell. They tell him he needs to clean his laundry pretty soon. Sean protests at first, but finally he cleans his laundry. His roommates are grateful that Sean no longer smells as bad. Sean's roommates got very angry that he wasn't listening. They tell him to never wait so long to do laundry again. 2 +1c3e9a4a-661f-48de-8107-e12331ef4674 My friend wants to be a doctor, so she took the MCAT. The first time she took it, she did not get a good enough score. She studied very hard and took it again. This time, she did very well! She never discussed it again, and didn't become a doctor. We took her out to drinks to celebrate. 2 +48bc580e-3694-4441-ac99-b175ecc1aa02 Kelly went down to the ocean to relax. She immediately went and put her feet in. As she put her feet in however, the wave captured her. Her clothes got soaked. Kelly went home to change into dry clothes. Kelly was very happy to have soaking wet clothes. 1 +7efd5758-6c1f-4c3f-a78f-474683a8a688 Ben was excited to go fishing with his grandfather for the first time. However, he found putting the worms on the hook to be disgusting. He accidentally pricked his finger with one of the hooks, too. Ben soon realized that fishing was not for him. Ben asked his grandfather when they could go fishing next. Ben asked his grandfather if they could watch a movie instead. 2 +51331d6f-f1df-4163-8747-ec4c7d5b1d8a Amelia was getting ready for a date at a nice Italian restaurant. Amelia's friend had set her up on a blind date a week prior. She got to the restaurant early and waited for her date. Thirty minutes had passed and her date did not show up. Amelia went back home. Amelia was very happy. 1 +3200606c-05e1-4aca-93e9-047de5a933ec The mom really wanted to get the boy's picture with Santa. The boy was scared and refused. The mom told the boy that Santa was responsible for bringing presents. This changed the boy's mind. The boy hoped to get lots of presents from Santa! The boy left without getting his picture taken. 1 +0ead4e95-f11f-4fed-a8ef-47d46004934d Stewart tried to finish his favorite task before going to bed. He got so engrossed in it, he forgot to keep the fire going. Shivering, he pulled a bunch of blankets around himself. He became very warm and content. When he woke up it was freezing. Stewart was glad that he remembered to keep the fire going. 1 +ea50a050-f5d7-4f1a-a12c-076e9ea82c99 Anthony wanted to learn how to speak Spanish. He found an online Spanish course, and he enrolled. Anthony studied hard, and eventually he learned the language. Anthony speaks Spanish fluently now. Anthony became successful because of his linguistic abilities. Anthony could not get the language down properly. 1 +cde7e7d6-2ddc-4f5a-88f1-1a9105fe3198 Amy went to the grocery store after work. She had a short list of items to buy. The store was out of half the items. Amy had to go to a second grocery store. She bought two skirts and a blouse. After that she was able to go home and cook a good meal. 2 +d59bdca1-4056-415b-9a7e-11d60e545af8 Joanie got ready to blow dry her hair for a date. She was upset to find her blow dryer missing. Then, Joanie heard a familiar sound coming from outside. She saw her brother using the blow dryer. Joanie was pleased with her brother. Joanie ran outside to confront her brother. 2 +2fdb6362-2b1b-47b1-9a38-cb3ffe6e9201 Cornelia decides that she wants to rearrange her apartment. Her bed has stood next to the wall for many Year's. Cornelia moves her bed to sit next to the window. When her friends sees her new arrangement, they love it. Cornelia then moved her bed back to where it was. Soon all her friends had arranged their beds the same way. 2 +e245afa1-99b1-440c-91b6-f2e511c64380 Tim loved his motorcycle. He rode it whenever he could. Up until last week when he wrecked. Now he almost never rides it. Tim feels safe when he rides his motorcycle. Tim is scared to ride his motorcycle. 2 +a0c199b8-13ca-43df-86fe-caab16c2cf64 Wendy landed her first job as a nurse at a nursing home. She really loved her job and connected with the residents. She really enjoyed talking to a little old lady in particular. One day, the lady showed her pictures of her children. Wendy ran out of the room crying. Wendy enjoyed seeing the photos. 2 +2856cf71-cd17-4448-9009-2a6781d2b8f7 Tom and Jake went to a concert. They were seeing this band they love. They went into the general admission area. Some very tall people were standing so they couldn't see a thing. Tom and Jake then could not see their favorite band. Tom and Jake enjoyed the nice view. 1 +bb8870d3-44c3-4223-9511-b3c0c9909353 Lester was proud that he had spent Years without a cell phone. He liked to think he was less dependent on technology than others. However, one day his car had a flat tire and he wished he had a phone. He did not want to have an experience like that again. Lester continued his life without a cell phone. Lester went out and got the best cell phone he could afford. 2 +085eb2c2-bd13-439d-8a61-0244f1c27b25 Ben needed an oil change in his car. He knew they were quite expensive. Then he saw a coupon in the paper. Ben cut it out and took it to the garage. Ben was able to get his oil changed. Ben sold his kidney for crack. 1 +c2906cf8-eb46-420a-9012-1cae78ab3f55 I woke up hungry. I poured a bowl of cereal but found I did not have any milk. After contemplating using water I decided to go to the store. I walked to the corner and got a half gallon of 2%. I came home and ate cereal. I came home and ate pizza. 1 +23a9ba39-15bf-4243-a508-2dd550756ceb Anna had a saltwater fish tank. She only kept coral in it. Then she decided she wanted some fish, too. She bought a few small clownfish and triggers. Anna soon returned the fish to the store. Now Anna has a diverse tank with fish and coral. 2 +20e398b2-135e-490f-bd48-df8864229f48 Holly was a beautiful black cat that Lee loved very much. Saddly, Holy got very sick and Lee had to put her to sleep. Lee was very sad missing Holly everyday. One day soon after a little black kitten showed up at Lee's back door. Lee decided to adopt a puppy. Lee decided to adopt the kitten. 2 +0990d818-d928-4d78-a5a5-41b6b4876019 Bob needed a new pair of socks. He went to the local department store to buy them. The store was having a big sale. He found himself buying lots of great stuff. Bob really enjoyed his shopping trip. Bob returned everything the next day. 1 +7502cdcb-1e6f-47af-adc4-6e7c292f3e8b Young Reggie loved playing and watching american football. His favorite player was running back Jamal Lewis. He was at the Salt Lake Airport with his family and saw his hero. He went up to him saying that he will also play professional football. Jamal Lewis gave him personal advice and wished him the best. Young Reggie told him to stay far away from him. 1 +fd6e207c-1c55-40c9-85fd-d6ac53ea0eb3 Ella found a tiny robin on the ground. She knew it must have fallen from its nest. She wrapped it carefully and made it a safe home. Then she fed it worms by hand. She liked taking care of the robin. But she didn't want the robin anymore. 1 +4d567833-0f68-4976-bf8c-d10ba68e0956 I made a resolution to quit my job. I wrote my letter of resignation. I quietly went to the office and turned it in. I quit my job. I'm now free to pursue a career that will make me happy. I go back to work at my job tomorrow. 1 +03a810c5-6385-470a-bf0f-4beae08c5284 I put the black plastic rose in a vase with water. I left it atop my bookcase for a few weeks. Ten people asked me about it. They wanted to know why I had a watered, fake flower. Honestly, I didn't really know why either. After a few weeks the flower died. 1 +ed8f4dfe-600e-4e68-af3d-22d2883ed575 Ben decided to treat himself to a coffee. He paid for the coffee using his debit card. Later, the bank called him saying he over-drafted. They explained that he had to pay a thirty dollar charge. Ben was frustrated at the extra charge. Ben was happy after getting the call from the bank. 1 +11c2d92c-ceaf-4796-8521-435c0d0e5831 Chris was on his second layover of the week. Pacing around the airport, he decided he would make use of this time. Installing an app on his phone, he began practicing his french. Another patron of the airport overheard him and offered him assistance The patron helped teach Chris how to speak basic French. The patron didn't understand Chris because he only spoke Chinese. 1 +3bef731d-076d-4d20-a722-a2f8c2668796 When I was a kid, Google started for the first time. I remember asking my dad how to use the site. He showed me how to type and search anything I wanted. I became enthralled, and spent every day at my desk having fun. I learned a lot from Google. I quickly become very angry at it. 1 +2fed71a3-7ba4-43b1-9ebf-b15ecbabbe62 Jeff was up for a promotion in which he would have to interview for. He went home and studied real hard, memorizing his answers. He prepped for many days until he felt prepared for the interview. He went in for his interview and passed with flying colors! He was pleased when he was given the promotion. He realized he needed to quit his job. 1 +03cf83cf-012c-40e0-89a4-4f9ff3ff2a78 Ritz was born in a large litter of 12 other puppies. When he was eight weeks old he was given away to a lovely family. They raised him well and he led a very happy life. Things changed one day for Ritz when his owner got cancer. Ritz was orphaned and had to be sent to a shelter. His owner began running 12 miles a day. 1 +46234dbc-80c0-4e7d-9bf4-7e880ced4602 Mia loved being outdoors. One summer, she decided to go mountain climbing. She joined a club of people who climbed mountains together. They climbed the tallest mountain in her area. Mia had a great time. Mia wished she could be indoors. 1 +896a1b17-2dd1-4f0e-9168-7146939f6dcd Fred's boss called him into the office at the propane filling station. He told Fred that times were tough and he had to be laid off. Fred became very angry about this. He picked up his boss by the collar and threw him down. Fred's boss gave him a large hug. Fred's coworker who saw him assault his boss called the police. 2 +d806a701-9310-4b74-909d-c4bc746710d5 My sister in law is trying to save money. She is a recent widow living on a pension. She recently returned two of three cable boxes. I told her that antennas work well now that broadcasts are HD. She bought more cable boxes. She was glad to hear that. 2 +4fdedd14-b582-4e75-b786-f565892e9cc9 Victor has always prided himself on trying new foods. However, he has never eaten a pistachio. One day he buys a jar of pistachios to eat at home. He loves how they taste. Victor decides to start buying pistachios regularly. Victor realizes he has left his sweatshirt at the gym. 1 +4182f0b2-39c4-4e65-86eb-f1db0789d1fd Sharon had kept a bag of unknown seeds for Years. She decided one day to plant the seeds. Sharon put them in planters, believing they would be small plants. Sharon couldn't have been more wrong in her assumption! She cracked open a beer and took a swig. They ended up being huge plants. 2 +24487427-d54e-4cf4-a7fd-acdcdafa87ba It was a gorgeous day outside. Emily wanted to take advantage of the great weather. She decided to go to the park. Emily was disappointed when she found out her car wouldn't start. She asked her neighbor for a jump-start. She drove her car to the mechanic to get it looked at. 1 +d1817a6c-58d1-498b-aba9-34af04659142 Tom was tired of everyday life. So, he decided to move off the grid. His first week was ok, but soon he ran out of water. He suffered for two days and still couldn't find any. Eventually Tom went back on the grid. Tom loved the idea of a fast. 1 +07e6627f-e1c5-4cee-9b4e-0b951d508d42 Tim wanted to learn astronomy. He wanted to go into outer space. However he was to young to be an astronaut. This news made him sad. Tim worked hard in school to become one. Tim hated mars. 1 +48116196-7af4-40f6-9994-8ea361a6d473 My sister in law works in an assisted living center. She is a waitress. She gave us a calendar issued by the center. It showed her dressed up for Saint Patrick's Day. We all thought my sister looked hilarious dressed up that way. 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The weather started out tranquil. Suddenly the wind began to pick up severely. Anna was caught in a scary sandstorm! She had a wonderful time on the beach. She was fortunately able to get back to the beach house safely. 2 +e378ee18-a45c-4ce9-9506-e852566a8b33 Andrew had never been in trouble for anything. His parents were out of town for the week. Andrew's friends came over and wanted to drink. So Andrew took out his parents secret stash of alcohol. Andrew wished his parents had alcohol. They drank the alcohol and got drunk. 2 +112151f0-6986-4251-aed3-2c454670a09f Ellen used to live in the country. She misses having days with the power out. One day an ice storm caused the power to go out in her city home. She got very cold. She was happy when the power came back on. Ellen was perfectly comfortable. 1 +840d4bd4-fed4-4b34-8441-c3d3922a16e4 Jose was excited. He had just gotten a new skateboard and wanted to try it out. He took it straight to the skatepark. He skated all day. Jose had fun at the skatepark. Jose threw away his skateboard. 1 +aa86fc61-5be9-4ef6-9c9b-24003fdaaa33 Mike was sitting at his desk. But suddenly, he felt a strange itching sensation on his arm. He felt his legs become itchy too. And then his face. Mike had a stroke. Mike started laughing hysterically. 1 +8f84b194-2974-4c3f-8d09-b38810462fde Jill went on a road trip last month. She wanted to travel from Boston to Seattle. Halfway through, her car broke down. She spent hours on the side of the road, waiting for AAA. Jill was glad that they arrived so quickly. They fixed her car and sent her on her way. 2 +be1e8b99-b087-4e4f-b054-55ccfb85e480 The principal announced there would be a school dance that Friday. Mary became excited about the dance. She wanted Dan to ask her to the school dance. Dan saw Mary in the hallway and told her he needed to talk to her. He blamed her for stealing his bike. She was happy he asked her to the dance. 2 +81150546-2bec-413f-a2f1-df4b40f4bb0e A new Organic Avenue store opened up in NYC and I checked it out. I was super excited to try it because I never went before. As I walked in, they had amazing salads and juices to try. I tried a summer salad and coconut water. I decided never to go back to that restaurant. This was my new favorite restaurant. 2 +885a22f1-15b1-44d0-aad7-64bda45e7638 Cindy's room had white walls. But she complained that they reflected too much light. So she decided to have her walls painted blue. She thought her room was more calming. She hated it and switched to black paint. She was pleased with the results. 2 +d313ed5f-56c3-40ee-918a-efeef6818d88 I joined a fantasy football league for the first time this year. I joined my buddy's group because they needed one more person. I've never played before in my life. I ended up winning first place! I was very excited. I was very disappointed. 1 +5af45d17-34dc-4059-89bf-6ac89e4b44b5 Helen got up for work early. It snowed the night before so she had to shovel her car out. It took her an hour to clear the snow. Heading back in the house to get ready, she heard a familiar sound. She had left the shower running. Helen went down to the lake to rent a jet-ski. 1 +63467525-31e2-4563-88ec-be61c5ba9d7f After the state basketball championship reporters interviewed the team. Dan asked if this was live or recorded. The journalist informed him it was a live show. Dan said to the camera his father was his inspiration. Dan admired his father. Dan was ashamed of this father. 1 +c0b47103-e22e-4a61-bff1-031c33410523 Jeremy has a distinct and strong personality. He had a bad time with his job and got fired. He spoke some unflattering things to his manager and co-workers. Since then, he's found it difficult to find a job. Jeremy has a difficult manner for the workplace. Jeremy's demeanor is perfect for the workplace. 1 +e098b268-e0bc-4caa-a96d-2dd57183be2c Fran bought a house on the beach. Everyday the cranes would feed off of the bugs in her yard. One day though the cranes stopped coming around. Several months went by and still no cranes Fran's yard is now overrun with bugs. Fran suffered a fatal heart attack as she arranged flowers. 1 +dfd56967-1d66-472d-92ed-a59cea6c7f69 Our team had a football game today. We were all pumped to win. We got on the field and practiced before the game. Our team was unified, and worked together. Our team was ashamed of their performance. Our team felt gratified. 2 +c467150a-5c67-4125-957f-557d05d3b953 Kelly hated math class and struggled to learn the concepts. She struggled a lot with the work and often sought help from teachers. She worked very hard and it paid off with good grades. She was entering college in the fall. She dropped out of college. Kelly graduated with good grades. 2 +1cf5a954-d883-4c42-b116-40635b3a53a4 Sophie's nana was terminally ill. Sophie visited her in the hospital to say goodbye. Her nana gave Sophie her prized gold locket. She told Sophie to keep it to remember her by. Sophie cried. Sophie laughed in her face. 1 +05a2aa5d-1e5b-4741-a053-87b342b04578 Kelly had a new job interview today. She got ready in ten minutes and raced out the door. When she got there and met with the woman, she answered questions. When the interview was done, they told her they would call her back. Kelly hoped that she would get a call soon. Kelly hoped that she wouldn't get a phone call. 1 +656ac29e-6812-4435-93f3-790af77965ef Don noticed a fly go into the living room. He decided to swat it. He tried for half an hour but it kept evading him. Eventually the fly flew out on its own. Don closed the door it flew out of. Don never went to the lake again. 1 +c080b61b-7467-4eb8-8c36-096451d16182 Zack and his friends passed a scary house on their walks to school. One day, they decided to go inside it. Zack and his friends went inside every room. The house was old and abandoned. They decided to play baseball there. They left and went to school. 2 +e3ac8542-f974-4a3f-b198-e7b999397e7f Mia went to the casino last night. She began the night by playing some poker. After losing a considerable amount of money, she played slots. She was nearly out of money when the herd RING RING RING. Mia won a jackpot! Mia lost even more money. 1 +f72182d5-f378-4377-a1fa-560607b43c52 Portia loves walking through the woods nearby her house. However, she notices that her sneakers are becoming muddy and gross. She decides to buy a pair of hiking boots. Portia finds a pair that is comfortable and not too expensive. She is happy with her selection. She donates the boots to the thrift store. 1 +62925eb3-37ff-4f69-aa07-14ac0142ffcf Andrew was getting married tomorrow. He had bought the wedding ring months before and couldn't find it! He looked everywhere in his house. Finally he remembered that it was back at the store to get resized. Andrew was disappointed he found the ring. Andrew was so relieved. 2 +6e9efc4e-6b0a-412f-95af-8ace0483644d Terry found 2 hundred dollars at work. He took the money home but he wondered if he did the right thing. The next day he took the money to work and turned it in. After a week no one claimed the money so his boss gave it back to him. He hated his decision and himself. He learned that honesty pays. 2 +eb3c880b-ca0e-41a4-aa8c-3e602ed593c0 I love taking long warm showers. They feel great and they're fun. Unfortunately they're wasteful. So I always feel bad when I take one. That's why I take two of them every day. I decided to only take one long warm shower per week. 2 +5a70a9e6-2934-4fbc-8573-98d5e355cc66 Barry loves playing baseball. Barry decided that he would go and watch a professional game. Barry went to the stadium, and purchased a ticket. Upon entering, Barry decided to grab a beer to drink. Barry also bought a hot dog. Barry decided to leave the game. 1 +40861849-64ad-48ef-be5e-7502a10cd665 We had fruit flies in our home last year. We looked up various treatments. We tried red wine in bowls. When that didn't work we bought a special trap. We put out more red wine bowls after the results we saw. We could even see the trap working. 2 +d2ccb926-7d8c-42fe-9f05-2cd66fcfb4fc Remy liked to drink milk. But one day, she spilled milk all over her carpet. And she didn't think bother to clean the spill properly. The next morning, she woke up to a terrible smell. Remy learned to never spill milk on carpet and to clean better. Remy felt it was a good idea to spill more milk on the carpet. 1 +8cd5c023-1bd7-4821-bd29-26bb06a35ddf Heather and Marcus were ready for the next step in their relationship. They were happy newlyweds, but wanted an addition to their family. Although not quite ready for kids, they still felt lonely. On a whim, they went to an animal shelter and fell in love with a cat. They adopted the cat. They left the shelter without an animal. 1 +5af670c5-f7db-4f79-9407-054bb817fe93 Lots of people were walking to class. They all wanted to get there fast. People started pushing others out of the way. They fell down. They all went back home. The crowd made many people late to class. 2 +1ee70e30-2b21-45be-be71-379c84f910ea Last Saturday I went to an Azalea concert. The concert was amazing. I got to be in the front row. After the show I went backstage to meet her. Azalea was very cool. I won't be going back to another concert. 1 +9242cf97-46fc-4972-962e-cd11166ce518 Eric has always been overweight. 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I put them on my bag to use in case of emergencies. Later, the advent of the smartphone made flashlights less needed. My house is now full of flashlights I don't know what to do with. I hate my smartphone. 1 +f8dd27d5-40e9-437e-8b2b-6d975a46c3eb Terry hated his name. He wanted a cool name like Super Metro Volcano Man. He told his mother he wanted to change his name. His mother explained that he was named after his loving grandfather. Terry was forty five years old. Terry was still disappointed. 2 +1eb35b08-ec06-4ccd-9cbb-8ccf97624907 The Parker family was looking for a new house. They looked all over town but couldn't find a home they wanted. Finally they found a beautiful home they loved. The home was absolutely gorgeous. The Parker family was frustrated. The Parker family soon moved into their new home. 2 +5080c261-9751-47c0-9cb9-7a9a326fb62f Tom decided to drive to his girlfriend's house today. He drove as fast as he can although there was a lot of traffic. When he got into the front of the house, he rang the doorbell. No one answered however, the front door was open. Tom began to laugh. Tom began to worry. 2 +45afcd92-2b65-44a8-9c9f-3f732e157167 Kelly's car battery died. She tried to have it jumped but it didn't work. Eventually she took it to the auto store. They checked it for her and it was dead. Kelly was relieved that the battery was still good. Kelly reluctantly paid for a new battery. 2 +72e5dcdb-ae9f-4b0d-9734-059ad36c33b2 Joe bought a skateboard with his savings. He took his new skateboard to the park to show it off to his friends. While doing a trick, Joe fell and broke his arm. He spent four hours at the hospital getting his arm set. After he left the hospital, Joe went surfing. Joe was in terrible pain. 2 +5c13700a-af24-4f7c-99ec-e9ee2b68ec98 Maddie decided it was time for back to school shopping. It was mid August and classes were beginning soon. She looked up her course requirements and shopping lists. Than, she looked through all the ads in the paper for the best deals. Maddie borrowed all of her school equipment. She found the best places to shop and purchase all her supplies. 2 +674a896b-c852-4475-92cd-0ec302276b80 Neil had enjoyed Chinese food in Hunan. But he was told the spicier food was in Szechuan province. Intrigued, he took a train there. Then he ordered a plate of rice and noodles. He felt like his mouth was on fire. Neil loved eating bread. 1 +7be7b198-e925-4349-8f62-68e6fd50994a I spent most of my detention time sleeping class. My teacher told me to wake up since no sleeping was aloud. I tried to remain awake and work on a few assignments. When my teacher escorted me out of the class, I was happy. When I got home I went right to bed. The teacher was happy I slept in detention. 1 +c8830537-e768-43a8-b250-81bcf74a7976 Amanda was watching a squirrel collect acorns. Amanda was fascinated with how efficient the squirrel was. Amanda watched the squirrel as he carried the acorns to his nest. Amanda also saw how the squirrel was very watchful over the acorns. Amanda enjoys learning about nature. Amanda finds nature boring. 1 +49ed13f1-0fd9-4cd8-b810-0c1971af59a5 Terry loves to swim but he never learned how to dive. He always jumps in the water feet first. This summer Terry decides he wants to learn how to dive in the water. He practices diving very hard every day. Terry hope to improve. Terry has given up swimming. 1 +c3aebbb7-8c0b-49ad-82a1-3170818e4d72 Peter was excited for the class field trip. He was looking forward to visiting the science museum. The place had many cool exhibits and interactive displays. Peter was fascinated by the physics and space demonstrations. Peter hated science. Peter grew up to be a scientist. 2 +127d62ef-d930-4258-8011-42f38662b067 Kaylee went to work at Cedar Point, the amusement park. While working at Cedar Point, she met James. Kaylee and James started to like each other and soon started dating. One year later, James proposed to Kaylee. Kaylee and James were married in the fall. James was sad about the proposal. 1 +93e752a9-e351-4148-98f2-3a6f1b89b3c6 Joanie was interviewing for her first job. She was very nervous. She really wanted to get the position at the ice cream shop. She thought the interview went pretty well. She turned down the job when the manager offered it to her. The next day she got a call and was offered the job. 2 +7e38da11-bd11-4368-b640-bcda32262763 Ana was a hardworking mom. One day she booked herself an afternoon at a spa. She had her whole body massaged. She even had hydrotherapy sessions. Someday, she told herself, she would get a full-body massage. She felt magnificently relaxed and contented afterwards. 2 +2490798c-c929-4518-be1b-60a7bf447f02 Bob was a worker on Mechanical Turk. He got a fifty dollar bonus. Bob was happy because it was the biggest bonus he had gotten. Bob put on his glasses and realized it was actually five dollars. Bob was even more happy than before. Bob was still happy, but less excited. 2 +98e50567-1b6d-4763-ab4e-e9b8cb0de91d Mom didn't want to cook dinner tonight. We were all very hungry. She told us to fend for ourselves. We ate cold cereal for dinner tonight. We were all very upset. It was the best meal we ever had. 1 +19c67add-1522-4000-8c38-3bf2b882a30d Mary's family was getting together for a holiday dinner at the club. Everyone was going to be there except for Mary's Grandfather. Mary was sad that the whole family would not be together. When she got to the club, she was surprised to see her grandfather! Mary was so distraught! Mary was so happy! 2 +0391b604-7929-45bf-bb70-3fc5cb9fab70 The children were inside playing when they heard music. They ran to their mother and begged for change. She handed them a couple of dollars. They took off running outside, catching up to the ice cream truck. The children threw the money in the street. The children excitedly bought ice cream cones. 2 +eaf2de23-127a-4772-977e-a30f147d38dc We wanted to go to the beach one weekend. After discussing it, we didn't want to drive. We proceeded to look online for an airplane ticket. After purchasing a cheap ticket, we headed to the airport. We boarded a flight to the beach. We decided to keep driving past the airport to the beach. 1 +581bd269-50db-4eef-8f73-ff34ac30f3ff Susan woke up early. She had to feed the animals before work. She found that her rabbit had bunnies. Susan was very pleased at the sight of them. Susan left feeling very angry. Susan took good care of them. 2 +d9c4c9b2-9412-4a85-91eb-28fed5792764 I always try to go to bed on time. Last night I was hooked watching a new tv show. Before I knew it it was really late. I should have been asleep hours ago. The television show had hooked me in. I hated the television show. 1 +9e84d7be-cf37-48c7-88a4-0b8fa8d60f5c Howard was feeling happy one morning. He decided to spend all day enjoying his life. All day, while at work, he complimented his coworkers. When he got home, he took his family to see a movie and have dinner. Howard was happy to have had such a good day. Howard sat and cried the whole time. 1 +20f1c554-5d47-4d82-b840-9f7cf64014e2 A man arrived at a construction site for his job. He put on his hardhat, grabbed his tools and walked into the site. While he was walking, a large brick fell and hit him on the head. The man was knocked out, and his co workers ran to help him. His coworkers took him to safety and called their medic. The man began to run towards them. 1 +2e52f1ec-fada-4834-b9ec-49d24504e07d Trent's family owned a camping supply store. Trent hated camping though. Every summer his parents made him go on a camping trip. This summer Trent was in charge of keeping the fire going in the wind. Trent charged two pitchers of sangria to his parent's room. Trent was careless and caused a huge fire. 2 +cd681552-f7d4-4df2-b6eb-19f116383b4a George decided to buy a TV. He found a very nice TV that he wanted and went to pick it up. A few days later, George awoke to a surprise. His TV had been stolen. He told the police, who said they weren't likely to find it. Things had turned out just as he'd hoped. 1 +8b3e5896-e1be-4ada-8e49-616acf0ec9b7 Tommy was 17 when he dyed his hair pink. He thought it was punk and cool. Some of his friends agreed. His parents thought it was stupid. They loved the new look that Tommy chose. They made Tommy shave his head. 2 +6de23ad3-39be-46ae-bc2f-eefa0a636059 Robbie was looking for help shoveling her car out of the snow. She posted on Facebook, hoping somebody would see. Cameron saw the post, and felt sympathy for Robbie and her car. Since he had the day off work, Cameron said he could help. Cameron came by and helped Robbie shovel. Cameron went to the movies and watched Ghostbusters. 1 +1ab065d1-8ce6-419e-aed7-0937443df462 Ronald kicked his shoes off and laid on the couch for a nap. When he woke up, he went to put his shoes on. But he couldn't lace them up because the strings were missing! He looked all over but couldn't find them. Ronald put on his shoes and laced them up. Ronald went to look for more laces. 2 +acf1cc07-ead5-4a22-af08-36aef9bc1242 Sara learned that she was expecting a child. She made it through the nine months of pregnancy. One day her water broke and she was taken to the hospital. Sara was in labor for 4 hours. Sara had a baby boy. Sara took a nap. 1 +9eaf8117-275d-421c-a7b1-031caf44006f Last year my uncle bought a metal detector. He takes it to the beach every weekend. A few months ago he found a Rolex. It was worth a few hundred dollars. My uncle hates the beach. My uncle enjoys his hobby. 2 +75ce5041-1988-4e25-8c53-32f7a0a7a435 I went to babysit my 5-year-old nephew in San Francisco. My sister encouraged me to bike her kid to school. I was afraid to bike across the city with my nephew in tow. Instead, we biked through Golden Gate Park to the beach and the zoo. I do not have a sister. We had a great time! 2 +38b21dc3-18c1-4203-a8e5-2c1d9fa8a9f8 Alice's friends invited her out to lunch. She drove out to meet them at a restaurant. Her friends were waiting at a table but had already ordered. By the time she had her food, they were already done eating. Alice felt her friends were slightly thoughtless. Alice felt her friends were very thoughtful. 1 +83c5b5ed-ca29-4c90-abea-9df9d8d43cdb My children and I visited the local animal shelter. We looked at puppies and kittens in their cages. My daughters picked out a friendly puppy. They played with her and rubbed her belly. I adopted the puppy for my daughter. I decided to buy her a candy bar instead. 1 +5e921f4c-53ec-461e-89d9-8b7b4ce56739 Mario got up out of bed. Today was his wedding day and he already felt the butterflies. He shaved and showered happily. He got dressed and went to the church. It was the best day of his life. Mario spent the afternoon catching butterflies in the park. 1 +2dc6ed26-4720-42e9-a27c-dc71dd1af6f9 Zeke was tired of living in America. He decided to move to Cozumel. He went to the Cozumel beach and bought some land. Zeke decided to build a house on that land. Zeke then happily moved to America. Zeke lived out his life very happy. 2 +0318f3a8-92aa-4fa9-8d6e-01b4d87f17ec Kelly wanted to be in the Navy. She asked a recruiter about it. He advised her to complete an application. She filled it out and submitted it. The navy got back to her promptly. And the US army got back to her. 1 +6e39e409-bb18-482b-a8f2-54cec56943b4 Gina was in the lunch room at her new school. She only knew 2 people in the whole school. Neither of them was in this lunch room. She got her food and went outside. Gina had a great day. Gina felt very lonely. 2 +00ad2c65-acc5-41da-9661-5a63eca26dd6 Today we went on a plane ride. The plane was very big, I was scared. When we got on the plane Mom told me it will be fun. The plane made a lot of loud noises but it wasn't too bad. I vowed to never get on a plane again. I am no longer afraid of planes. 2 +9c5a0b3e-2f04-4d67-80b1-93e290e9c475 Adam needed a new baseball cap. He looked online at different hats. He selected the perfect hat and ordered it. He was so excited to receive it. He threw the box in the closet. And he opened it as soon as it got there. 2 +67bd9edf-af2b-4471-b6cf-0eb541f99693 Ted and Beth are planning a wedding together. They noticed that they may not have enough to pay for it. Ted asked his parents to help pay and they agreed. Beth did the same with her parents and got some extra money too. Their parents love them. They spent the money on candy. 1 +71a5d60c-6bee-4494-bf25-148238e4439e Cindy got out of bed. But she couldn't find her slippers. Instead of making breakfast, spent all day looking for them. She gave up and ordered another pair. She also ordered an iPhone. Luckily, the new ones were more comfortable than the old ones. 2 +eeba73c7-ebe6-46d0-9dfe-939e794a90b7 Neil had just arrived in Paris. He could not wait to see all the culture there! He spend his first day seeing art work. He visited three museums in just one day! Neil felt very happy and satisfied that he'd been able to visit. Neil spent all his money too quickly, and never saw art again. 1 +d7a88126-58e6-4b96-93a1-6ad17df59064 Jessica was getting ready to graduate from college. She worked very hard in school and thought she deserved a reward. Her father knew that Jessica wanted a vacation. On her graduation day, Jessica's father surprised her with tickets. Jessica was very happy. Jessica was very angry with her dad. 1 +846f1e23-cfe9-4311-9830-a5ce44aabae2 Tim was too tall for all of his pants. He could not find a good outfit to wear for his trip to the park! Everything made his legs look too long, and silly. Then he decided to cut his jeans into shorts. Tim decided to stay home and watch TV. Tim wore the jean-shorts to the park. 2 +3e6e375f-2f96-4bd0-81b5-b7584e4734f7 Sandy had purchased a new bed. She needed to clean her room before the delivery men arrived. She also needed to get rid of her old bed. Her friend Jim wanted her old bed. Sandy threw her bed away. Sandy sold Jim her old bed. 2 +79a52a70-4a06-4cda-9caa-77b3d819e610 In college, I had some terrible professors. They did not know how to teach the students. So, I learned to teach myself on my own. Instead of going to class, I went to the library and did exactly that. I loved all of my professors. Teaching myself helped me get ahead of other students. 2 +54c85959-aa11-443a-a1d9-0d54c02b2a18 Timmy knew about this cute girl he went to school with. He followed her home one day. She stopped at a corner as he was following her. Timmy realized he had been caught, and was not sure what to do. He said hello and they began talking. He dived into the cool water. 1 +98254f4a-f06f-4f8e-9602-c92cb9298f33 Neil was visiting Egypt. He took a tour to see the Great Pyramids. He stared up at them in awe. They were so huge and ornate! Neil was fascinated by the scale and beauty of the pyramids. Neil couldn't wait to get back to the hotel so he could watch TV. 1 +720c5b5e-1190-4d53-88dd-b4b6a41c06e6 Jen fell asleep with bleach in her hair. She only meant to leave it in for about 5 minutes, not nearly an hour. When she rinsed it out her hair was white with a blue tinge. She was in a panic but her mother said they could fix it. Jen put more bleach in her hair. Jen's mother fixed Jen's discolored hair. 2 +4bf5f0f2-24e3-4244-a80b-624024007a43 Doug was sad it was Christmas Eve and there was no snow. All Doug wanted was a white Christmas. He prayed to God for snow and went to sleep. When he woke up the next morning the room was filled with light. Doug looked out the window and saw a blanket of white snow. Doug found no snow and was instantly thrilled. 1 +212586fb-ba53-4ae5-badb-1abad56161e1 Sheryl worked as a museum curator. Her family told her she worked a boring job. She tried to tell them that she got to work with living history. She tried to tell that their office jobs were a whole lot worse. Sheryl was proud of her job as a museum curator. Sheryl was depressed that she was a museum curator. 1 +6015f416-2703-4d14-937f-5612841d0445 Joe stretched as he rolled over in bed. His clock showed it was 10 am. He jumped out of bed, panicked. His alarm hadn't gone off. Joe was late for work. Joe went back to sleep. 1 +89eb34ec-56c2-4bf3-9e03-69b0c90a03d3 Ned's wife said he'd passed away quietly in his sleep. His wife told all her friends she hadn't known he was ill. She swore it was the weirdest thing she'd ever seen. The police didn't buy her story and arrested her. The police didn't question her. She hired a defense attorney. 2 +88e97728-dadc-4a2b-bc91-92c34df1de30 Jackie was admitted into the hospital today. Her baby is about to become born. Her husband came from work to comfort her. After 48 hours of being in labor, her baby was released. Jackie and her husband were very happy. Jackie was very depressed. 1 +55baff05-b025-458b-9cfb-9e9c7baa891f My family wanted a pet. We went to the pet store on Saturday. We saw lots of dogs and kittens. We fell in love with a cute black kitten. We bought a chihuahua. We bought the kitten. 2 +c176e98c-4d7f-4f96-b838-a43acb72865c Joe's sister was always having her tests put up on the refrigerator. She got As all the time. Joe didn't ever get As. So he was proud when he came home with an A on his spelling homework. His sister congratulated him. He was sad for the rest of the day. 1 +f0829acc-86fe-44f9-ac9f-4ca6ac2a7718 Adam and Angel wanted to move out and get a place of their own. 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He told her she would receive everything she wanted. Amy did not like Christmas at all. On Christmas, Amy got exactly what she hoped to get. 2 +6516aa86-f856-4411-a128-2dbeba8102bd Anna had been tending her garden all summer. She went outside to harvest. All her fruits and veggies were ready! She picked them one by one. Anna doesn't like vegetables. She had a bountiful harvest. 2 +6522844e-207c-4f96-b8cd-4aff9b86df7d Kim had dropped her toothbrush in the toilet. She was disgusted by the thought of putting her hand in to pull it out. She grabbed a pair of scissors out of the drawer. Each time she had the toothbrush she would drop it. Kim finished brushing her teeth and smiled. Kim decided this was a sign to buy a new toothbrush. 2 +19f0abfb-d2b3-444a-a099-60b022deb653 Hannah's parents signed her up for piano lessons. After her first piano lesson, Hannah felt discouraged. She tried to practice as hard as she could. Hannah could not get her fingers to work properly. Hannah loved her fingers. Hannah gave up the piano. 2 +ad0ce734-b1cb-4dfb-aa2b-bd97c58da4c2 Keira found a man she thought was a keeper. He had a great job, impressive house, and paid for all their dates. A few months into dating, Keira started planning her wedding dress. And then he hit her because she burned dinner. Keira was so proud of her new boyfriend. Keira cannot stay with this abusive man. 2 +9ddff691-93e2-4af9-a29a-e391be79cef7 The shepherd opened the gate of the pen. He sent his dog into the pasture to round up the sheep. The dog herded the sheep towards the gate. The sheep moved together into the pen. The shepherd then went back to his house. The shepherd then released the sheep. 1 +d3c29310-4502-47e9-9a6e-8b1178a0952f Walter was lonely ever since his wife had passed away. He met a nice lady at bingo and became friendly with her. He felt guilty though about what his late wife might think. Walter had a vivid dream in which his late wife reassured him. He asked the lady from bingo to go to dinner with him. He decided to never date again. 1 +d582d1e8-c11a-4658-ab45-0755c17dd83d Marina was walking past the library. She put her face down to avoid the harsh wind coming towards her face. All of a sudden a tumbleweed hit Marina's legs really hard. She looked down towards her legs but became disoriented. She loved playing golf. She couldn't believe how windy it was. 2 +419d6f93-426a-458b-8e69-0a67e2e06ced Yesterday I played the Powerball game. I picked my numbers from our family's bible. I purchased my tickets from a reputable online lottery agent. I prayed nervously as the winning numbers were drawn. I didn't win. I was disappointed when I won. 1 +ae050b5c-4abe-4cdc-a1e5-401c0146d220 Amy is enrolled in an advanced Plant Biology course. She has a test next week about Photosynthesis. The information is complex and in depth. She wrote a song about it to memorize the material more easily. Amy then failed the test because she did not prepare. Her song helped her and she then did well. 2 +143e9c51-729b-4891-888d-72b2a9e76438 Coming out of College, I was so nervous to start work. I could barely sleep the week before my start date. The day of, I was nauseous and jittery. However, a congratulatory text from my parents cheered me up. I ended up leaving early because I was sick. I had a great first day of work. 2 +52556e86-50fe-4617-9edc-91841103805a Seven-year-old Ben went to play at his friend Mike's house. Mike greeted Ben, and they went to play in Mike's room. First, they played with Mike's quadcopters for a long time. Then, they played with some trucks. They had a good time together. But they didn't have any fun. 1 +3448feae-19f0-4bb8-b049-53cf7082d026 A waiter was dying to go home but he still had a table eating. The waiter printed out the bill and slipped it on the table. The guests noticed the bill after a while and took a hint. They paid for the bill and left. Gratefully, the waiter left for the evening. The couple ordered appetizers and decided on their entrees. 1 +19852081-0594-415f-924f-19b2e606a26e Kay was moving back in with her mom. She sadly packed her things and drove to her mom's house. Her mother helped her unpack her car. There was no enough room for Kay's things. Kay had to put some of her things in storage. Kay had to go buy more things. 1 +58429e2f-3bc1-497a-ab9b-13f0b840d7ea The girls decided to get together for dinner. They brought their families too. Unfortunately they got into a fight. The staff had to throw them out. The girls were thoroughly embarrassed. The girls had a great time. 1 +91a8783a-1db2-4047-afd5-0171b05c0ed6 Vinny had always hoped to meet a real life movie star. His friends told him it was very tough to meet a movie star. However, he did not give up hope. One day Vinny saw Denzel Washington out taking a stroll. Vinny kept walking. Vinny got his picture taken with him. 2 +d12c4ece-930d-40d6-85ea-9112993f3e33 When I was seven years old, I went swimming with some friends. I did not know how to swim in deep water. By accident, I slipped into the deep part of the pool. I thought I was going to drown! My birthday was the best day ever. A lifeguard jumped in and pulled me out of the deep end. 2 +56d8378d-0d44-4cb1-a0cd-26b793c4663b The Smith's could not find their cat. They were afraid she had gotten outside and gotten lost. Everyone was sad when they sat down in front of the Christmas tree. Then they noticed her looking down at them from the top branches. The Smith's cat meowed at the front door. The Smiths all cheered, and rushed to hug their cat. 2 +8ff209b5-fb11-4a1c-9862-fec64612d00e Instead of going to college right away, Flora went abroad. She visited many European countries and met a lot of people. When she was supposed to go home, she decided to stay in Spain. She got a job as a tutor and had a lot of great adventures. Flora felt forlorn because she never got to see Europe. Flora visited her parents every Summer to tell them her stories. 2 +aa19d4d6-195a-41aa-a23c-ecef6cf5b783 Joyce bought some fruit a week ago. It was part of her new year's resolution to be healthier. She forgot about it after a few days. Eventually a really bad smell took over her apartment. Joyce threw the fruit away. Joyce was happy with the new fragrance. 1 +fbd2679e-59e5-4f63-9d3b-a1b270f2adf2 Ted and some of his friends went to the lake one afternoon. Ted's friends kept asking him to get in the water with them. Ted didn't know how to swim. Ted decided there was no better time to learn, so he jumped in. Ted felt very dry. Ted almost drowned but was saved by his friends. 2 +83c7ec4c-f2e3-4474-8897-5cab30a27042 I asked Sarah out on a date. She said yes. I was so excited for our date together. We went to dinner and then a movie. I had a terrible time. I got to kiss Sarah goodnight. 2 +6feb1097-ec20-4267-8428-5db886f7cdc4 One day, I went to the zoo with my friends. I heard the zoo had sloths, and I had always wanted to see them. We visited almost all of the exhibits, but did not see any sloths. We finally found the sloths in the very last exhibit. We decided to leave without visiting the exhibit. We were gratified. 2 +b121d09f-138e-4729-b40c-4f2929f3537c A scientist discovers that there is a disease beginning to spread. He works on a cure for the disease in his lab. Other scientists gather to help him with his work. Several weeks go by and they manage to develop a cure. They feel foolish for having done so. They save the world. 2 +062455ea-8efd-4dad-9810-a735b69efe7a Troy went over to play at Sam's house. The boys played with blocks and trucks and teddy bears. They also colored and played with finger paints. Sam's dad made them a snack of apples and caramel sauce. Troy had lots of fun at Sam's house. Troy doesn't want to play with Sam anymore. 1 +60e60562-8f20-4218-b4fd-087e577c97ca Yvonne had always been overweight. For New Year's she made a resolution to start exercising. She began jogging everyday. In two months she had lost 23 pounds. Yvonne was proud of herself. Yvonne felt defeated. 1 +70a92fb5-86ef-40d1-8516-715428957cd6 India wanted to try Iced Coffee. India decided to make her own Iced Coffee at home. India prepared the coffee in the machine for the beverage. India then grabbed the milk and ice for the beverage. She then drank her hot chocolate. When she finished the preparation, she consumed the yummy drink. 2 +ef67c00b-6924-4145-b585-9f55a7d714a9 Betsy wanted a puppy, but her mom said no. Betsy was so sad and disappointed because she really wanted a pet. One day she went into her room and found a hamster in a cage. Her mom had gotten her a pet after all! Betsy threw a fit because it was basically a rodent. Betsy was really excited. 2 +bbb86163-0aa5-467a-bcfb-a37138d2e5ee Maureen has always wanted to become a Biology teacher. She studies very hard to become an expert in Biology. Her friends tell her that Biology is too tough for her. However, she continues until she has her degree. Maureen said girls didn't belong in science professions. Now Maureen shares her passion for Biology with students. 2 +e18c3d41-93e3-46b5-9e8e-3d9900f6b492 Cornelia had always loved working with her hands. She decided she wanted to try building a table by herself. She took a woodworking course to learn how to build it. After finishing the course, Cornelia built a beautiful table. Cornelia chopped the table up for firewood. Cornelia uses it as a nightstand in her room. 2 +bbc8130e-bca4-40eb-bbd2-07709b2b9b7f The kids went to the graveyard. The came upon a grave with chains. Some of the chains had been broken. They became scared and ran. They didn't want to go there again. They loved playing frisbee. 1 +e5699d71-5494-4769-9e41-35e726fb5f53 Bo and Jim wanted to drive fast. They took their cars to the salt flats in Utah. Bo hopped in his Mustang and Jim hopped in his Corvette. They raced each other for seven miles. Jim gave Bo a massage. Jim won the race in his Corvette. 2 +18178e5c-c985-4753-a898-c7826048ca5e Today Sally went for a hike. She loved walking through the woods. She saw a beautiful robin in her nest. Sally loves robins. She was excited. Sally finds birds very annoying. 1 +2d3473c4-76a8-48da-9c18-7ed1edae395a Joy's boyfriend took her to play putt putt. He didn't realize she had been playing golf since she was a child. She had three holes in one during their game. She beat him by 18 points! He laughed and asked for a re-match. He was so angry he never spoke to her again. 1 +29c6de25-7425-467d-92b8-39bdd5cc51b8 My nephew is a professional chef. While cooking for us at our house he decided to show off a bit. We videoed as he sliced an onion behind his back. We were amazed how quickly he chopped and didn't get cut. He is an awful chef. He is a fantastic chef. 2 +015ffed1-7ff9-49bc-88c6-30b758dc6edf The little sister found out she was having a baby brother. She was excited until she found out she would no longer be the baby. Then she started acting out. She colored on the walls. The little sister was given a cookie for her behavior. The little sister got punished with a timeout. 2 +8c48b6e4-f783-404b-9e69-e2f590f20172 I went on a hiking trip this summer. I went to go hike away from the campsite by myself. I got lost because I did not have any equipment on me. I walked for miles searching for my friends. Eventually I found some trail markers. I decided to stay lost. 1 +a97b8b34-4e88-4929-8de8-828b924a5c3d Hailey was participating in her school marathon. However she forgot to bring her running shoes. Hailey was still determined. She asked her teacher if she could borrow her's for the day. The teacher admired Haley's passion and agreed. Hailey was weak willed. 1 +c6c6c783-9dd4-4506-a064-9997bc933cd2 Jim was mowing the yard when his mower got stuck on some metal. Jim looked closely at the metal and saw that it looked like jewelry. He took the piece of metal to an appraiser. The appraiser told him it was an old ring from an older civilization. Jim sold the ring for 1000 dollars. Jim threw the ring away. 1 +f63fc817-d664-4b0c-8445-8089477c0624 Kyle and Ted were in a pie eating contest. They sat down together in front of their pies. When the contest started, they dug in. Both of them got horrible stomach aches. They both felt great after eating the pies. Kyle and Ted got so sick that they both lost. 2 +40677245-6688-4b07-b0d3-7df878ae7514 Bob was playing volleyball. He suddenly felt very dizzy and fell down. His friends quickly rushed to his aid. Bob was dehydrated from exerting himself. Bob said he felt bloated from drinking too much water. Bob's friends quickly brought him some water to hydrate him. 2 +c284673c-f3fd-418d-8466-cdbef246fd3b Kathy realized to her horror that she was out of milk. So she gathered her young children up and went to the store. They were bad in the store and screamed a lot. Kathy cried on the way home. The children all went to bed without any dinner. Kathy took them to the store again right away. 1 +936c7605-8167-49f9-a417-71cb29a15023 Chuck always wanted to join the debate team at school. He has great ideas to debate with but he is scared of public speaking. He took a speech class over the summer to help. As soon as the school year started he signed up for the team. Chuck joined and did fairly well. Chuck dropped out of school. 1 +9e448d89-e86b-457f-90b2-9180181e0575 I once got lost in the woods. It was very hot. I soon got really thirsty. I felt like I was going to die. Luckily my friends found me. I nearly died of frostbite. 1 +945706a8-1e91-4b26-ac22-e8e2af0dd0ca Laura had a passion for art. She would paint everyday after class. She painted a self portrait of herself one day. She posted it online for everyone to see. Laura was pleased to show people her art. Laura never painted again. 1 +82f0d2f5-90e9-4c93-a97e-d57022758f18 Jason had always admired the fast movements of boxers he saw on TV. He started training to become a boxer in his spare time. He practiced jabs and jumped rope for hours each day. Finally he was a great boxer. He won his first fight by knockout. His wrestling matches were very exciting. 1 +2b64dde2-62d0-47f4-9475-768f27b922fd Our kids had a 2 day break from school. So we decided to take a fun trip to Great Wolf Lodge. The kids enjoyed swimming at the water park. We enjoyed pizza and story time after swimming. We vowed never to return to the Great Wolf Lodge. We all had a good time. 2 +65081d5a-7192-4c94-b007-23bdb97b4f91 Tom was at the bus stop on a weekend. Next to him was a tall gentleman. He started yelling all of a sudden. Tom and everyone else around him got a bit uncomfortable. The tall gentleman asked Tom for a glass of water. Tom asked him what the problem was. 2 +873653f4-f427-4d41-86cf-758c51dc4693 Allie lost 50 pounds. The doctor told her she needed to lose 10 more. If she lost 10 more he would do skin removal. Allie dieted hard and exercised. Allie was able to lose the 10 pounds and have the skin removal. Allie gained all the weight back she had lost. 1 +6ec320dd-f58c-464b-a5cc-9027513354ea Jenny was addicted to sending text messages. Jenny texted even while she was driving. While Jenny was replying to a text she took her eyes off the road. Jenny heard a horn honk and saw she was on the wrong side of the road. Jenny continued to drive straight. Jenny narrowly avoided a car accident. 2 +613220fc-79cb-4bf0-8050-a36532ab284d Elle wanted a new car. She went to the dealership and selected the perfect one. The dealer helped set up a payment plan for her. Every month Elle paid five hundred dollars towards the car's price. Elle hated driving. Elle was very responsible. 2 +5ff19283-3ccf-4ec5-a47c-552b3af9d275 Jay was having car trouble. He puttered into the garage. He was afraid the repair would prove costly. But the mechanic gave him some good news. He told Jay the repair would cost nine thousand dollars. The mechanic told Jay that was only a minor repair. 2 +e3755238-dd7f-4b10-b132-b671dd6fbe76 Ned was hiking in the woods when he saw a lump of fur under a tree. The lump started to move, then emitted little cries. Ned moved closer and saw that it was a bunch of tiny baby possums. He called the local wildlife rescue and reported the baby possums. Ned went to the gym after work. He waited until wildlife rescue arrived to save the baby possums. 2 +4bcf69b5-f500-4f3d-b633-ec780499a567 Don's friend pulled Don's pants down in front of his graduating class. Don was angry and embarrassed at being exposed in this way. Don decided that this friend would no longer be his friend. Don's shame and embarrassment grew. Don laughs at the experience. Don never forgave his friend. 2 +649f0213-7242-4d19-b8c7-7cb0bb128e73 One day I went outside and my dog was not there. I panicked. I had no idea where she was. Suddenly, my neighbor called me from next door. The neighbor had my dog. I gave my dog to the neighbor. 1 +7ddedcff-cdf4-49b1-9fda-8e0cb6f9fd45 I met my husband to be at Costco. He drew horns on my membership picture and flirted wildly. I don't know why I said yes to a date, but I did. Five Years later, we married. I don't love him. Eventually we had children. 2 +002af9dc-dadd-496e-8b5f-c89bebc1fdb1 Cindy was at a restaurant. And she ordered hot soup. But the waitress forgot to tell her that the bowl was hot. So when received the bowl from the waitress, she hurt her hands. Cindy went and ran cold water over her hands. Cindy continued holding the soup. 1 +1ee745bb-03f5-4db0-afc8-a3903e8bdab5 Laura has always loves swimming, but she has never tried backstroke. She usually avoids backstroke because doesn't want water in her ears. One day she decides to take backstroke lessons from an expert swimmer. She finds that she loves backstroke and doesn't get water in her ears. She works hard on perfecting her routine on the parallel bars. From then on, she swims the backstroke constantly. 2 +e9f3c27a-6810-4d42-b3e3-e0efe499c33a One day I decided I wanted to walk into town. It wasn't far from my house, only a few miles! Once I arrived in town I decided to stop for coffee. I chose an awesome little shop and sat down for lunch. I hate bistro style dining. I had a wonderful time! 2 +20eba2e4-0a0a-4595-8e17-5d1c9adb3a40 Jess hated egg salad. When her friend's mother served it, she knew she had to eat it. Just as she was about to take a bite the family dog walked by. No one was looking so she lowered it towards the dog. The dog happily ate the salad. Jess decided to make egg salad. 1 +df1cff6a-d4c8-4ba4-869c-6539e1684b9d Robbie and I went to a fancy restaurant for our anniversary. It was very elegant. We both had to dress formally in order to get a table. We enjoyed TEN courses over four hours. Robbie and I dressed up for the occasion. Robbie and I wore shorts to the restaurant. 1 +47a3d628-c1a2-445a-84ef-ee38cf7f00ad Lonnie was fed up with modern life. He decided to go off the grid. He found a clearing in the woods and set up camp. The first night was scary, as he heard howls and much rustling. Lonnie did not to camp out. After the initial noises Lonnie settled in for the night. 2 +b1efeb4c-1626-4ec9-ad7c-b605ece908ff Bob had to get to work in the morning. His car battery was struggling to start the car. He called his neighbor for a jump start. His neighbor came over and helped him get his car running. Bob made it to work on time. Bob decided to go to the beach. 1 +f543cf14-e286-4854-b57b-f7c9cbb5d495 Ava needed a plane ticket across the country. She feared it'd be expensive. Then the agent told her something wonderful. She had earned enough miles to pay for her ticket! Ava was able to fly without spending any money on her ticket. Ava took the bus across the country for her trip. 1 +bbb59089-f474-44a8-858b-570d494606c8 My friend Sharon was nervous yesterday. She found out her company wanted her to retire. Although she has a good pension, she was still nervous. I helped her rewrite her resume, preparing for a job search. Sharon went out and gambled all her pension money. Sharon is now looking forward to a new chapter in her life. 2 +c8875704-74c7-48af-b6d9-2b9cb6b1ea8b Nita was playing rummy with her dad. She had lost ten games in a row! They wagered their points on one last game. Nita played hard and well, and she won! Nita was so happy she finally beat her dad at rummy. Nita hated playing rummy. 1 +94904ce6-27b8-4c88-bb6b-bb1cee23f3f9 Tina was having her first skating competition. She was incredibly nervous. She was afraid something would go wrong. Thankfully she did great. Tina has a baby blanket. Tina took second place in the competition. 2 +9eb4b140-2c8d-4f71-a01c-61081f97ac49 Neil took a tour to the taj Mahal. He admired the beautiful design of it. Then he heard the sad story behind it. Neil was impressed by the obvious labor of love. Neil thought the builder hadn't put in much effort. Neil was glad he had seen the taj Mahal. 2 +21b12d7c-ba68-4e72-8165-5f1792ac9b1a Mark and Frank were swimming in Mark's family's pool. Mark's mother brought out a sponge ball to them. Mark and Frank had fun tossing the ball back and forth. But then the saturated ball accidentally hit Mark's mother! Mark and Frank apologized profusely. Mark and Frank hit her again. 1 +df30abcd-2e74-4880-b166-29f84b2e6b2b Ty was nervous about attending summer camp not knowing anyone. The first day, he met Sam playing soccer. That night, he met Brenda at the campfire. At breakfast the next morning, he met Bill. They all hung out at the lake that afternoon. They all hung out without him and he felt excluded. 1 +4b4eaf85-7b39-489e-a83e-9da41dd23f22 Vince was craving something sweet. Vince did not want his usual dessert of ice cream. Vince drove his car to Yogurtland. Vince got 10 ounces of frozen yogurt. He shared it with a cute girl he met. Vince threw the yogurt away. 1 +8a4eb9d3-411c-4b7b-90d3-fcd574d496ac Ned wanted to learn to play basketball. He hung out in the school gym watching the team practice. Soon he felt confident enough to shoot a few hoops himself. The team watched him play and they cheered. The team hated Ned. Ned's skills improved as he practiced. 2 +d5fd7433-7ba3-499c-b52a-3b9d1f2d8cef Buck had lost his house and job. Ashamed, he sat on the road to panhandle. Then a woman approached him and told him about a shelter nearby. 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Fred told the barista to leave him alone. 1 +f55571bc-4948-4e3a-9a30-1ed39c863c28 Jenny was at the store hungry one day. She wandered around thinking about what she wanted to eat. When she came upon the cookie aisle she knew exactly what she wanted. She grabs some cookies and heads towards the front of the store. Jenny bought the cookies. Jenny found the gum she wanted at the front of the store. 1 +8f3b0562-7f4c-4121-ab79-34d8f8fe4fd4 Bob knocked on the door and asked for Jenny. Jenny answered and walked outside to the car. Jenny and Bob drove to the movies. Bob and Jenny had a good time. Bob never talked to Jenny again. Bob kissed Jenny good night. 2 +37e0e343-dc66-4f6a-a5e9-9f01fad3d6e8 I got a new truck. To celebrate, i went mudding. I drove through lots of mud puddles. my truck got really dirty. Afterwards, I washed my truck in the driveway. My truck looked so shiny afterwards. 1 +11871d4b-6b94-4184-b36d-c4e76d311f3d Peter was excited to go to the Sanders rally in New Hampshire. 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Ana loved the earrings. Ana had no children. 1 +de8e5184-38f7-4fc3-a913-fc1f1501cf09 Sally wanted to do something special for her mom. She went and bought her a dozen red roses. Her mom loved them putting them in vase on the table. They admired the roses while they ate dinner. Sally's mom threw the roses away after dinner. Sally's mom appreciated the effort. 2 +dea87ee2-8a99-4ced-be0b-f900776a44f6 When I was sixteen I stole some hats. I had the money to buy them, I just didn't. Before I could leave the store the security had already grabbed me. They handcuffed me and walked me through the mall. They pinned a medal on my chest. I was so ashamed I never stole again. 2 +23513f02-46b4-492b-8062-3b2003e1ab83 Matt started playing baseball when he was seven. Now seventeen Year's old he still had not hit a homerun. Today was not only his last game, it was also the championship. Bottom of ninth, Matt was up at bat with two strikes to his name Matt scored a touchdown at the last minute. The next pitch he hit a homerun. 2 +fd232283-b8b2-4199-bb37-5ab1d4b9c18d It was Cara's sweet sixteen. She had a massive party with her friends. When the party was done, her parents told her to go outside. When she went outside she saw a brand new car. She took the car for a drive and thanked her parents. She got angry with her parents and ran away from home. 1 +89bfaddd-b035-4c1e-b096-f40b90c7af11 Darlene just moved to a new city and has no friends. Darlene was looking for shelves in thrift stores for her new home. A customer and cashier struck up a conversation with Darlene. They seemed friendly and had similar interests. She made fast friends with the cashier and customer. Darlene insulted the cashier's job status. 1 +22406c11-326f-4d43-beba-cb69375c4953 Jake is one of my roommates. He took a gap year last year to work as a chef in Australia. Since the dining hall food was subpar we decided to cook. He taught me how to cook and season a steak. Jake has kept all of us well-fed all year. Now we all go to the dining hall instead of cooking. 1 +7bed01f9-5e3a-4dd2-b96a-cf6682849fd9 Yesterday I went to the animal shelter. I have been in search of the perfect dog for my family. I fell in love with a dog named Toby. After introducing him to my cat we decided to take him home. Toby told me that he doesn't like my cat. My family all loved Toby. 2 +dd098674-ee50-4033-a8b9-8637b80b34b6 Tony was tired of stale store bought bread. He called his mom and got her bread recipe. Tony gathered the ingredients that he needed. Tony baked the bread according to the recipe. It was some of the best bread he has had. Tony loved the pizza. 1 +6243f443-719a-4425-a14f-c2e8cd65be1d Selena was a music artist with a lot of fans. One of them was too obsessed. He kept following her places in public and sending her creepy messages. She decided to go to the authorities. Selena made sure the person was arrested. Selena went out shopping. 1 +2e693fe0-0f60-4b5c-b3d8-92eefb947f02 Sam loved breakfast. He particularly loved frozen waffles. He would make four of them every morning when he woke up. When he woke up this morning three were in the box, not four. Sam ate three waffles this morning. Sam decided to never eat waffles again. 1 +20b0814c-52f9-4a1b-825b-2d5b4e9e71d6 A young toddler was climbing up a chair in his living room. As he climbed, his foot slipped and he fell to the ground. The boy started crying very loudly. His mother heard him from in the kitchen and ran over to him. The mother ignored the child. The mother comforted the child. 2 +c5fb0b60-c8e5-482a-8995-dbda4c2f58ec Rick was trying to go to sleep. But there was a fly flying around his room. The noise of it was so irritating. But he was too exhausted to try to catch the fly. He turned on the radio to try and drown out the noise. While he was sleeping, the bee stung him. 1 +70c330f0-3eab-4a4a-98b8-6ff53b17a8f9 My friends wanted to play Dungeons and Dragons last week. We got together with drinks and started to play. Things quickly deteriorated as we kept drinking. Eventually we pretty much stopped playing and just hung out. We had a good time. We all decided to go to Vegas. 1 +97e4abb2-565d-4064-81a3-4bc93dadeddd Jen screamed out her window that no one cared about her. Her neighbors yelled for her to shut up. Jen screamed even louder and now with profanities. The neighbors called the cops. Jen loved her neighbors. Jen had the cops show up at her front door. 2 +cc8c4dca-3361-49af-808b-8568619de386 Logan and Maria decided to make a film together. They wrote the script and hired the actors. After a lot of work, finally the film was done. They invited everyone to come see it. Logan and Maria were proud of the film. Logan and Maria were ashamed of the film. 1 +39cb365e-9e03-4e48-94a8-22535c9c2cbf Sam was sitting on the train reading the paper. He was on his way to a new job interview. Sam felt extremely nervous. A kind man sat next to him and offered him advice. The old man told Sam to go home. Sam learned from the old man's advice, and got the job. 2 +a9edad89-7ad4-4655-9aae-e1aec3a4a7df A little girl wanted a puppy. Her parents told her no. She started to cry. She cried and cried until her parents caved. They went to the animal shelter and picked out a cute puppy. They went to the pet store and bought a bird. 1 +2e1750fa-d0a0-4d1e-830b-2d4a7fc08780 Sara eagerly awaited December 1st to come. When it finally did she went to her shed and pulled out tons of boxes. Slowly she started unpacking them and organizing their contents. She then began decorating the outside of the house. She loved the lights. Sara loved the Fourth of July. 1 +c02173fa-42a0-4439-b831-c1b96d6e0102 Kate had been working out for months. She also kept a healthy diet. Her friends hadn't seen her in a while. When they finally did they were impressed by her dedication. Kate was ashamed of what she had done. Kate was proud. 2 +cd3a45c7-446c-460a-aa06-e31e674ca219 Robert was a math genius. Robert put in extra time and effort in his studies. He was invited to a statistics contest for young children. He was determined to win at all cost. Robert studied hard and came in first place at the contest. Robert stopped trying and lost the contest on purpose. 1 +158d808d-bc93-4cef-b3aa-fe212b256934 John was on a road trip. Suddenly he felt a strange bumping. He pulled over and checked his tire. It was flat as a pancake! He called road assistance promptly. He told his friends he was going to be on time. 1 +5399a7fc-1d66-429b-bb1f-a7d2fbfdde6b In the autumn Samantha always gets a craving for apple cider. She dedicates a Saturday to drive to an orchard. Samantha walks the trails to enjoy the colorful leaves. She buys a few gallons of cider before she leaves. Samantha loves the apple cider she gets at the orchard. Samantha hates autumn. 1 +11d6d183-74b0-41cf-bfce-04c05a940b38 John hadn't studied for his math test. The weather forecast was calling for snow. He went to bed hoping he would be saved by a snow day. When he woke up the next day school was cancelled. John was relieved to have an extra day to study. John was angry because it was snowing. 1 +45ebac70-b33e-4aa6-940b-18134d372501 Four Outlaws camped in Blood Gulch. They thought that they were safe, so they let their guard down. The sheriff was hot on their trail. He found them them early in the morning while they still slept. He arrested them. He let them go free. 1 +c1460cce-a43c-4402-9e00-60fcd40d19c2 Josie found a spider underneath her bed. She sprayed a can of lysol all around the bed frame. Josie saw the spider crawl up the wall. She swats the wall with a piece of paper. Josie loved spiders. Josie hated spiders. 2 +80e87538-52cb-49b0-b0b6-b1caba694be4 A man named Nick was walking down the street. He noticed a small leather wallet in the grass. He picked it up and it was filled with cash. Nick decided to give the wallet to the police station. The police never found the owner so they gave it to Nick. Nick then kept the wallet. 1 +138bde62-3359-487e-b6f5-59c848cd6835 Ken was on vacation in the tropics. He was learning to scuba dive. He passed his certification course and then dived every day. Soon he was learning lots of facts about the ocean and exploring. It was the best vacation Ken had ever taken. He was scared of the water. 1 +621323a0-129f-4048-90d9-3a274e18befe I turned on the news one day. I saw sad news that there were hostages in a venue. I watched for a while and they said the hostages were shot. I cried and held my girlfriend who was with me. I think violence is inspiring. I think terrorism is frightening. 2 +72610204-f986-4e0a-ace9-3aff6625dd45 Anne always wanted one of the lilies that grew in the pond. They were so far out, she could never reach them. One summer she took a rake and attempted to pull one in. To her shock, she still could not get the lily! Anne decided she hated flowers. Anne was very sad. 2 +442e3665-c620-415d-9896-e5437de30bbc Brian looked up a recipe for pork chops on the internet. He chose the recipe calling for barbecuing the pork chops. He followed the instructions and carefully prepared the ingredients. After going through all the steps, Brian tasted the pork chops. Brain enjoyed eating the vegetable. Brain was happy that they tasted so good. 2 +b06feba7-f225-41a3-a744-e732218a1d0a James was at the gym playing basketball. His clothes were soaked from running up and down the court. He forgot to bring spare clothes to change into. James had to run to his car in order to avoid the cold weather. James drove home with the car window open. James drove home to get change into dry clothes. 2 +87a375ac-fc48-4061-8eff-cacf8ad173e4 Gina was given lunch detention. She was expecting worse. She fought the smile that tried to creep across her face. She didn't want the principal to know she was relieved. Gina's smile broke into a laugh but the principal didn't notice. Gina always chose bananas over oatmeal. 1 +834b3646-3628-4476-8817-e2bd8f0229ce Cole was given coal for Christmas as a gag gift. Cole was young and took it very seriously. Cole was well-behaved for months after that. Eventually Cole forgot about the incident. Cole thought about the incident every day afterwards, Cole never got coal again. 2 +a3fce6d6-6ec6-406b-bd9e-72657f83d9c0 Mike was tired of work and needed a vacation. Unfortunately, Mike had no idea where he should go. He then decided to spin a globe and go where his finger landed. Mike's finger landed on Hawaii. Mike went to France. Mike took a trip to Hawaii. 2 +788b96a8-5edb-40db-924d-c4edc701d439 Tiffany bought a bag of microwave popcorn. She didn't read the directions. She put the bag in the microwave and pushed the popcorn button. Minutes later she smelled something horrible. The popcorn had burned because she left it in too long. The popcorn was prepared to perfection. 1 +3a0baaf6-da36-44f0-b08f-1c48637d80b9 We went snow skiing for my wife's birthday. In the lift line, we started talking to another couple. We found out that they were celebrating the wife's birthday. The four of us had drinks in the lodge that night. She had a horrible birthday. We had our first swingers experience that night. 2 +f0c94702-34a3-4fdd-834a-1cf1ede9891e Nan felt guilty because her pets were alone all day while she worked. She considered getting rid of them, but knew she'd miss them too much. She realized the boy next door got home from school at 3:00 every day. She offered him five dollars a day to spend some time with the cats. The boy punched her in the face. The boy watched her cats for her. 2 +5c227db5-f5db-47b6-a45c-d851bd811da1 One Friday night we all pitched in and got a huge pizza. My brother bit into a slice that had a piece of gum on it. Disgusted, we called the pizza place to complain. They came by our house and denied everything. They apologized and gave us another pizza. We ordered from another store. 2 +dd19845b-229a-41f1-90e5-3fbc2dfa1d2a Henry ran across a baked goods sales. The young lady gave him a small muffin. He took a bite out of it. However, a worm came out of the hole. Henry continued to enjoy the muffin. Henry was disgusted and spit the muffin out. 2 +8a3d4657-67c5-4a8e-91cb-0990a231959c Bob had recently just purchased his dream car. The only thing he didn't like about it was the color. He took it to the paint shop to get it repainted. He waited a week and then picked it up from the shop. Bob wished the car was the original color. Bob loved the new color he chose. 2 +58d60722-7371-439b-9803-b761a7d12017 My aunt is a nurse. She often talks about long hours at work. Last week was especially bad. She didn't have a single day where she didn't work late. It was easy work. It was hard work. 2 +83496d4c-3abd-411b-a26a-ebd4d22d5ff7 Joe was walking home one night. Out of nowhere, a man approached and stabbed him. Joe was badly injured! He staggered to the nearest hospital. He went straight to the cafeteria and had a long dinner. It took him 2 weeks in the hospital to recuperate. 2 +cdd11ea6-27c8-4940-b657-76e14c756606 Fred just bought some new patio furniture for his house. He built it and set it all up outside himself. That night there was a bad rainy storm. The next day Fred saw that the rainy had ruined his new furniture. He was disappointed. He was pleased. 1 +9c07127e-872a-4a81-9815-177f4d562cfd Jordy ran outside happily. He looked up at the sky to see countless snowflakes. With a gleeful yelp, he began constructing a snowman. When he was done, Jordy looked thoughtfully at his creation. He was proud of himself. He was ashamed of himself. 1 +2f3d8c05-6cab-48cd-93bd-58606d259a5a John was a student in law school. He was having a tough time learning all of the material. John decided to do something about this. He met with the professors and got extra tutoring. Pretty soon, he was up to speed and feeling much more confident. His professors reassured him that medical school was no picnic. 1 +67e74211-eb19-4b3f-8c02-a71922d2f96a Harold was a mailman doing his job. He had one package with a mysterious address. Harold looked all over town, but could not find the house. He went to his van and looked it up in his database. Harold decided to throw the package away. Harold found the address was correct but the city was not. 2 +5b74d31b-f8f9-481c-8357-975bb275a584 Amy wanted to get a manicure. She went to the nail salon near her job. The lady finished and asked if she wanted fingernail polish as well. Amy chose a bright red nail polish color. Amy loved bright colors. Amy hated bright colors. 1 +b0d3a9eb-5b87-45ca-a12e-cac355c30cbc David went to John's lake house for the weekend. John's family owns a boat, so they took a ride. It was David's first time ever being on a boat, so he was nervous. The boat was going fast and David started having fun! David didn't have that much fun and became more nervous. David decided that he enjoys boats afterall. 2 +21710e6b-50ea-40c0-99c8-41182a24d857 Nancy walked inside the subway store. She asked for a footlong chicken sub. However, she looked away when it was being prepared. She noticed that it was a half of a foot long. Nancy couldn't wait to get the rest of the pizza. Nancy demanded she be given the other six inches she asked for. 2 +f231d08c-e6b7-4513-afea-6f5ea21c5ea9 After math class, I decided to go to the library. I caught up on some assignments. I had to wait several hours for my mom to pick me up. Since I was extremely tired, I fell asleep completely. I didn't get any homework done. I got up and ran a marathon. 1 +c181efbd-c6f3-4159-b969-73970763705c It was a beautiful, warm, fall day. Amy decided to go outside to enjoy the weather. She sat on the porch swing watching the squirrels run around. Just being outside began to lift her low spirits. She stayed outside until the sun went down. She couldn't wait to be back in the house. 1 +e66d5835-6a7d-48f0-aa59-9c3bf336454c On Saturday, we went to the beach. I applied sunscreen before we left. I did not read the instructions well. I didn't reapply sunscreen throughout the day. I got a sunburn. I was very pale when I got home. 1 +4fd8c43e-97a7-44fd-a33b-14059a5b2980 Jane wanted to learn how to juggle. Jane consulted with a professional juggler to teach her. Jane went to three classes with the professional juggler. After three weeks, Jane was juggling. Jane was untalented. Jane had a natural talent. 2 +8a28a1c6-07c0-48f1-b8ef-7c5f48496bb7 Tim like pasta a lot. He would make it every night for dinner. One night he didn't have the sauce for the noodles. He didn't know what to do at first. Tim decided to order out. Tim decided to never eat noodles again. 1 +b5db02e8-2275-4bf2-a8dc-a71a3667ea12 Grandpa asked Betty if she wanted a drink. Betty said she wanted milk. Grandpa didn't know if she wanted chocolate or strawberry. Betty wouldn't tell him which kind of milk she wanted. Betty was shy. Betty loved to share her opinions. 1 +740606e4-91dc-461d-ac86-58c4922b34db Bella sat by the campfire with her friends. They all had s'mores dangling over the fire, warming up. Each one of them took turns telling a scary story. When it was her turn she made sure to put her best acting to use. Bella's friends were very frightened by her story. Bella remained silent and skipped her turn. 1 +5f4e3494-27ed-4f2e-95ca-765494b32fb5 Jasper notices that he has begun to develop dandruff in his hair. He feels very embarrassed about this. Jasper decides to buy a special anti-dandruff shampoo. Finally he notices that the dandruff is going away. Jasper is happy. Jasper is disappointed. 1 +84249fb9-80ac-477e-9016-89ce6cd7b14a Jane needed a new kidney. Only Bob was a match. Bob didn't know Jane, but that didn't matter. Bob gave Jane his kidney. Jane was very bad at Bob. Jane was very thankful of Bob's generosity. 2 +571ee98d-9c86-45b2-a9ca-0745f7080699 Amy arrived home from her vacation. She went to the baggage carousel to claim her luggage, all souvenirs! But as she waited, she grew nervous, not seeing her luggage. She went to the help desk and informed them her luggage was missing. Amy thought the airline had a great sense of humor. Amy was distraught. 2 +63ccab33-02f5-49f3-94b5-c8b1bc5ed3bf Paige was trying to quit smoking cigarettes. It was hard because she had been smoking for ten Year's. She slowly cut down how much she was smoking. After awhile she stopped having cravings. Now Paige smokes every day. Now Paige is smoke-free and happy. 2 +63c73231-89b3-43ca-abf7-27bd229a92a2 Gina was hungry. She was on a road trip and only had sweet snacks. Her dad insisted they keep driving instead of making a food stop. Her mother agreed with him. So Gina suffered from stomachaches. Gina got dehydrated. 1 +f0660bda-8871-4efe-a7c1-f589a48f5def Ray and his friends planned to go to the beach. So Ray worked out to build up his muscles. When Ray and his friends went to the beach, they noticed Ray's body. Ray was happy to be the center of attention. Ray ran crying as everyone laughed and pointed. All his friends were jealous of his new physique. 2 +4d87b489-5309-46bd-a431-49b799b5b896 Cristin went to a music festival. One of Kristin's favorite bands should be performing at the festival. She found out that her favorite band's performance was cancelled. Cristin is frustrated that she did not get to see their performance. Cristin enjoyed seeing her favorite band that night. Cristin decided not to go to the festival next year. 2 +d0f882c4-092f-4ce6-9365-c3f210300f02 Paul worked as order taker at a fast food drive thru. Customers noticed he had a really nice voice. People suggested he should work in radio. Paul quit his job at the fast food restaurant. Paul got a new job as a radio dj. Paul became a manager at the restaurant. 1 +f93b7a73-ffb7-4e8b-8e30-0687592c5767 Larry regretted that he hadn't seen his aunt in months. He decided to take the long trip to Idaho to see her. Larry packed his bags and drove to Idaho. His Aunt was very happy to see him. Larry wasn't happy to see his Aunt. Larry started making regular trips to see his Aunt. 2 +c988874a-203b-4619-86de-e55d548a15d4 Amy was going to buy coffee to beat her coffee crash. But there was no coffee machine in the school for kids. There was however a soda vending machine. Amy just needed to decide which soda had the most caffeine. Amy picked a Pepsi to drink. Amy decided to buy water. 1 +a31fb268-dabd-46d9-b469-bab87b68e691 Reba worried that she was going to be a killer, like her father. He went to prison for murder. Reba spent her entire life doing good deeds. She became a nun, and comforted orphaned children. Reba thought she was doing the right thing. Reba was just like her dad. 1 +9c8aee80-5ae1-4ecc-9aea-1ba7e2db7959 Cindy cooked and cleaned every single day. She grew tired of doing all the cooking and cleaning by herself. Cindy said she was not going to cook until she got help cleaning. The family had beans every night until they realized she was serious. The family started to help. The family agreed to sell their house. 1 +6010b3d4-577e-411c-908f-4e2fce71717b Jeb liked peppermint candy. He always had peppermints in his pocket. One day, he saw a pretty girl buying peppermints in the store. He decided it was a sign and boldly asked her out on the spot. Jeb finally got a date after months of looking. Jeb got the date but never ate peppermints again. 1 +8d09a063-8599-4173-989b-af2313b1e6bb Billy liked sitting by the pond. He would take a book and sit under the tree. His book was about frogs. He looked out onto the pond and a frog was staring at him. Billy wasn't thinking about frogs. Billy started reading his book out loud to the frog. 2 +bd1f8248-6f2b-4d10-9fd7-db078ba12313 I decided to add a new fountain pen to my collection. I'd seen online videos of a nice pen called a Pelikan M800. So I went to the pen shop at my local mall. The shop had just the model of pen I wanted. I bought the pen. I didn't buy the pen. 1 +e2a4744e-ed5a-4506-84dc-a2a4ad9912e9 Jen was invited to a Christmas party. She went with a close guy friend. They drank wine and talked with the couples that were there. As the group sang carols, Jen and her friend kissed. She then went swimming at the beach. She felt it was meant to be. 2 +5f0d7daa-e968-4ee8-bb9d-f0133269922f Tom always wanted to be a singer. He's been practicing since he was 5 years old. He auditioned for american idol and got in. The hosts all liked his voice. Tom was so disappointed. Tom was elated! 2 +345f9565-a35f-4d3e-828d-72ea9b0cc6ba Jay went to the chicken wing festival in Buffalo, New York. He bought a ticket to sample dozens of wings. He ate all different flavors of wings. Jay was so stuffed full of Buffalo wings at the end of the festival! Jay went home happy that he decided to go to the festival. Jay wished he had ate more buffalo wings. 1 +7fd17ffb-154e-47b5-9a12-04b6722ade48 My neighbors are always playing loud music. It's not so bad during the day. They also play it at night, unfortunately. I finally asked them if they could lower the volume. They agreed to lower the volume. They told me that they hadn't seen my cat. 1 +a6a23812-980d-4e64-8fc6-e728868f0ed4 Joe was an amateur prospector. He went out in the hills to look for gold. Instead of gold, he found many small blue and green stones. He gathered them all up to be appraised in town. Joe hoped the stones were worthless. Joe hoped they were valuable. 2 +4863886b-ffb4-4e81-bdc8-d558165cd443 Robert's dog passed away last month and he's still upset. His wife wants to distract Robert with something. She suggests they go shopping for a new dog. Robert tags along and discovers that he loves looking at puppies! Robert starts to feel better after playing with puppies. Robert decided he wanted a pet cat. 1 +ce6f8088-50ca-4758-b820-ec35933b41e4 Lulu was excited to try the new candy store in town. She immediately woke up early and ran over to it. Thankfully she was the first one to arrive. As soon as she walked in she grabbed a bucket. Lulu planted fruit and vegetable trees on her property. Lulu paid twenty five cents for a full bucket of candy. 2 +21c8bd50-e35d-4002-b487-fba08cfeb70b Teresa's mom was pregnant. Teresa was excited to have a new baby sister. However, when the baby came, she felt otherwise. She felt like her parents were not giving her any attention. Teresa was sad and begged for attention. Teresa was so happy. 1 +b0f2b3db-b3bc-44a0-beb4-e8f54adafc31 Sal was nervous on his first day of high school. And as he sat in class, he felt intimidated by his peers. At lunch time, another student approached him. And that student felt the same way as Sal. Sal found out no one felt like him. Sal found out he wasn't alone. 2 +d1218989-f5b7-49bd-9783-a650d73c5aed My roommate is a slob. He never washes the dishes but always uses them. I found an old one with mold in it. The smell was atrocious. I yelled at my roommate for being disgusting. My roommate was very pleasant to live with. 1 +0b28e731-b8dd-4a86-ac42-fa8eeccd9888 Jason loves using a Macintosh at home but his office uses only PCs. He has trouble becoming familiar with the PC operating system at work. Jason buys a PC at home to become more familiar with it. Soon he has become an expert in using a PC Jason was reprimanded at work for not using the PC correctly. Jason got a raise at work for being so good at working a PC. 2 +53f5a527-04f1-472c-b8f0-45a92d85dbfc My wife had MLK day off. She slept in, and did not get up until 10 AM. We had a leisurely breakfast. She watched Little House on the Prairie while I surfed the net. Then we had a relaxing evening covering on the couch. The day was very stressful. 1 +e3fd2b48-cd9e-4f10-98b8-030c6ce19d81 I woke up one morning very hungry. I looked through my house but didn't find anything. I found a box of pancake mix eventually. I decided to cook several of them to eat. I devoured the pancakes hungrily. I put the pancakes in the freezer. 1 +e832c317-227a-426c-8243-6e8ecc233b21 Keri was babysitting her niece on a weekday. She needed to put her to sleep early. Unfortunately the niece had too much energy. Keri convinced her to do exercises with her. Then Keri took the child for a walk to tire her out. Keri convinced the waiter that he had overcharged her. 1 +f9498236-c0d7-443e-85ea-3ded1a7c270e Kim wakes up and decides to drive to the mall. She gets there and promptly spends 250$ on a pair of shoes. Later, she finds a purse to match the shoes. After buying an outfit to match, she decides to head home. Kim loved everything she bought. Kim put her things down and decided to go to a movie instead. 1 +717c95bf-9232-4094-9017-a651debde5fc Erica had to decide whether to take her final or go help friends. School was important to her, but her friend was in an emergency. Erica told her professor her situation. The professor said she could make up the final at a later date. Erica told her professor that she was being unfair. Erica was so grateful that her professor was understanding. 2 +6c3e9a76-0976-4597-b600-dcf6766d16fa My old neighbor used to take Halloween too far. His costumes were very elaborate. One year, he decided to be Jason and hide under his garage door. He scared everyone, and the whole neighborhood complained. The next year he didn't dress up at all. He was the most loved man in the neighborhood. 1 +55b7f15b-6703-4384-a575-2d364bf85030 Ben was waiting at the crossroads for a lift from his friend Tom. Tom had said that he would pick him up at 8:00 PM and it was after 9. Ben was frightened by odd noises he heard coming from the darkness. After a while Tom walked out of the shadows laughing. Ben was annoyed that Tom had tricked him. Ben saw Tom and ran for his life. 1 +565504d1-6088-4f15-a592-d7dded841257 Barry loves bowling. However, he needed to find a place where he could bowl regularly. Barry looked through the yellow pages for a nearby bowling alley. Barry decided he would go bowling on Saturday at the new location. Barry was delighted with the new alley. Barry threw his bowling ball into the pool. 1 +a506d2c9-1ff5-4094-bfbe-e4e80bc6215a The family prepared the food and packed it away. They walked to the nearest park. They laid out a blanket and began to set out their food. Everyone enjoyed sandwiches, fruit and more. The family had a good day. The family had a horrible day. 1 +0bce7a95-175d-41d0-bb5d-21e759baf220 Brad and Allison love Texas country music. Brad found out there was a concert happening nearby. He invited Allison to go to the concert with him. Allison accepted the invitation. They both had a good time at the concert. Brad decided to go to a rock concert instead. 1 +8e39f61f-2d96-460d-b99e-daf36af614f0 Melissa had wanted to be a news reporter on television. Even since she was little, she practiced on camera. Her obsession followed her all through school. She attended college for journalism and made high marks. After graduation, she was offered a job at NBC News. After graduation, she realized she hated the News. 1 +f8344c6b-f8ec-4c9c-8d19-1a5f5620136d Dot was tired of the being the strict mom. She picked up her kids, and took them straight to an ice cream parlor. From there they went to the movie theater, to see a superhero movie. They had popcorn and candy for dinner, with cookies for dessert. Dot filed for divorce the next day. Dot was now considered the cool mom. 2 +2eddce77-d52b-4352-914d-ef4a7b787e56 It snowed so hard that school was called off for the day. The boys put on their coats, hats, gloves and boots and went outside. They built a tall snowman and a snow fort. They had a snowball fight. They took their clothes off to sunbathe. They went inside to roast marshmallows. 2 +7f0ff4e8-3c77-41a5-8107-916dd66cb22d I was walking to the mall. Someone was calling me and I decided to pull out my phone. I had a hard time getting it out since my pockets were tight. The phone ended up jumping out of my pocket. I decided tight jeans were a good idea always. I almost cracked my phone. 2 +5e9d00fb-385b-4762-9285-5ee6e76b9085 Bobby always enjoyed watching snow fall. When snow begins to fall from the sky he watches it. Sometimes he'll go out and stand while watching. The snow always sounds and feels nice. Bobby laid out on a chair to work on his tan. Bobby let the snow cover him from head to foot. 2 +30714d1c-ab3d-4084-9084-5a44f39e0df4 Garry was nervous about his grades. Recently, Garry failed a Math test, and a English test. It is required that Garry have good grades to be on the football team. Garry's coach found out about his failing grades, and spoke with him. If Garry doesn't improve his grades, he will be off the team. Garry and his coach agreed that Nike makes good sneakers. 1 +6b0839e1-5e9f-4c62-919c-5c8f73e016aa Evan complained about everything. His girlfriend started making him dinner, but he said it smelled bad. She was so offended! She left mid-cooking, leaving the meal unfinished. She broke up with Evan. Evan was pleased. 1 +d1857e28-aa9a-4afe-9132-ab27a8477924 John made fun of his sister when she said yoga was a workout. He thought he was in great shape because he played basketball. One day his sister took him to a yoga class. He couldn't keep up with all the women. John felt humbled. John felt proud. 1 +0d5e139a-4fe1-4652-85b5-7979d430391d Ava needed to go shopping with her two-year old. But she couldn't find his shoes even after looking everywhere! She decided she had no choice but to buy him new shoes. She carried him into the store in order to select a new pair. Ava was a neglectful mother. Ava took good care of her son. 2 +58735e26-2846-48fd-becf-e5f204ab1a95 Harry was tired of the hot summer days. He decided to go swimming with his friends. Harry called his friends and set up the plans. They all met up at a local lake and drank beer and swam. Harry and his friends had a great time at the lake. Harry had always hated the water. 1 +40a7c1fb-7e4d-4c4a-9e70-aaddb1697b13 Danny wanted to learn how to make fried rice. His friend decided to teach him. His friend went to his house and taught him. Danny tried making it for himself. Danny hated girls. Danny did a great job. 2 +4149fd90-e58e-415d-ad22-f41dd5ae98a8 Meghan was hired as a Scientist II for a company. She loved her job and was very good at it. After a year, Meghan wanted more responsibility at work. She talked to her boss and had an evaluation. Meghan hoped she would be promoted. Meghan decided to quit her job. 1 +56122b9c-8efb-40de-a343-88f7533689e1 Core broke her parents glass antique vase. She was afraid of being caught. She swept the glass under the rug. Her parents came and took of their shoes. Core's parents hurt their feet on the glass. They decided to congratulate Core. 1 +7af07696-728f-4f63-b975-69c0a251d8f9 Bob got a rubix cube for Christmas. He struggled to solve the puzzle. Eventually, he was able to solve half of it. But, the full solution remained elusive. Bob worked hard and then finally solved the puzzle. Bob then gave up on the video game. 1 +d6beb21e-c803-4d1d-887c-ab45d6fe3907 Tim wanted to do something for his girlfriend on her birthday. Tim planned a romantic getaway in the Bahamas. Tim surprised her a week before her birthday. His girlfriend was so grateful for the vacation. Tim was happy with her reaction to the gift. Tim canceled the vacation. 1 +3b172e2b-ab39-4278-8ca5-ad5f5d906743 Suzie decided to make her grandmother's spaghetti sauce. She made the sauce. She added mushrooms. She added the seasonings. Suzie's relationship with her grandmother remained complicated. Suzie tasted the sauce, and it was just right. 2 +2b6218cf-27eb-4dc3-addb-84cee6617e80 Last weekend I wanted to buy some shoes. I needed a new pair from work so had to look for a place to go. I decided on the mall seeing as how they have a large variety. Once I got there, I quickly went to the store I had selected. I found a perfect pair of shoes and bought them. I purchased a taco at the food court. 1 +95ca9c40-0826-4efd-9f2f-0bc3828e1dff Gabby didn't have much money. She was working a minimum wage job. She spent the rest of her money on a lottery ticket. She got home and scratched it off. She hoped the ticket was a winner. Before she finished she decided it was a waste of time. 1 +238532df-07c1-4db7-9ac8-1b5aa86a92d5 Annie's grandfather needed a heart transplant. He was in the hospital for a very long time. When the transplant happened, her whole family was scared. However, he recovered with great health. Annie's family was glad about the outcome. Annie's family was sad. 1 +a99209f1-2b57-4b5e-9216-0606cc005e90 When I was five, I moved. I had to go to a new school. I felt lonely on my first day. A kid walked up to me and introduced himself. I felt less lonely. I felt more lonely. 1 +131cc240-f6e0-4a76-81b8-aa6daf09e8f4 Larry was scared of heights. He always planned his travels to avoid any tall bridges. Unfortunately for Larry, one day he was diverted onto another route. Larry started sweating as he saw the bridge looming over him. He turned around to choose another route. Larry laughed with joy as he drove over the bridge. 1 +c19bebdd-ac5b-413e-9052-1a5e15e5b31c Jeff is a very quick thinker. He can get out of just about any situation he doesn't want to be in. All he has to do is come up with an excuse on the spot to leave. He uses this a lot when he doesn't want to talk to his in-laws anymore. Jeff loves visiting with the in-laws. Jeff hates spending time with his in-laws. 2 +d1eef4fb-c303-4226-9519-54211561b425 Binh decided to wash her cat. She picked up her cat from the deck. Then she filled the bathtub with water. Binh coaxed the cat into the water to wash it. The cat ended up a filthy mess. The cat ended up squeaky clean. 2 +006aa20e-51a7-48ea-8e1d-572f24cf1551 I ordered a family meal at a Chinese restaurant. As soon as I placed it on the table, my family attacked it. They were eating a lot out of the meal. After everyone ate, there was no food left. I was happy we found a new favorite restaurant. I told the manager I wanted to file a complaint. 1 +cfbc6093-df69-4f1e-9306-207737dab707 Humberto likes to jump on a trampoline. He has never fallen off and hurt himself. While jumping yesterday, he did just that. Humberto decided to retire from jumping on his trampoline. He never fell off a trampoline again. Humberto jumped on his trampoline all day the next day. 1 +7c4e40d4-0d2f-4b9e-b7f8-d27bb42c20aa Matt met Tammy at a nightclub. Matt and Tammy exchanged numbers after the night. They talked on the phone every day. One day Tammy saw Matt with her friend Emma. Tammy felt jealous when she saw Matt and Emma together. Tammy hated not having a phone. 1 +afd57a88-0c82-4116-a43f-6fcb8fdc9c09 Ben wasn't paying any attention as he walked past the windowsill. He swung his hand around. It hit the cactus sitting in the window. His hand was full of little needles. Ben's hand felt great. Ben's hand was sore and he had to pull out all of the needles. 2 +ec53f1ac-95bb-4265-b834-d4e1c170dd54 Janet was afraid of flying. No matter where she had to go she would always travel by land. One day Janet discovered that her mother was sick. She was very worried and the fastest way to get to her was by plane. Janet was excited to go on a plane. Janet realized she had to finally face her fear. 2 +ecd647bb-a30b-405d-913e-3a19011b092d It was Nate's turn to sweep the floor this week. He was notoriously lazy. He decided to pay his roommate to do it for him. The roommate took the money and never did the work. Nate had a hard time working up the energy to confront him. Nate laughed with his friends about his dog's behavior. 1 +d0bd7fc2-5e86-4ffa-9f98-a0a166ce3d47 Elena was a little person and was very insecure. She thought no one would want to date her. One day, she met a very nice full-sized man. They started dating and he accepted her condition. He proposed to Elena after six months. He brought a full-sized woman to his company's holiday party. 1 +a08e92e0-8aab-4f08-8bad-799b20d8b750 When Jay found out her older sister was pregnant, she was nervous. While she was happy for her sister, she was scared to be an aunt. Jay knew that there would be a lot of responsibility involved. But then, she finally came home from school and saw her nephew. Jay thought her nephew was ugly. Jay immediately knew her fears were unfounded. 2 +2fdc0584-59e8-4bff-b4c2-0ce23b74d23a Jon was thirsty. He didn't have running water in his house. Jon decided to go buy some water at the store. Unfortunately, he got into a car accident on the way. Jon regretted being thirsty in the first place. Jon was glad he left the house. 1 +17277360-5208-4dc2-b98f-da9dea534211 Daria bought a television for her living room. She had the store deliver the television to her house. When the television arrived, Daria was excited. The television was her favorite thing. Darla turned on her television and began to watch a movie. Darla smashed her television with a rake. 1 +cbdf5369-ed2d-4534-9e68-7e1641969043 White roses were Lilly's favorite flower. She grew them in her garden. One day she pricked her finger on a thorn. She thought nothing of it. Lilly's finger had to be amputated. The prick got infected and she had to take antibiotics. 2 +816af3a0-0d30-4901-bb69-dc905f107636 Jimmy's mother was sick in the hospital. He went to visit her at the hospital. Jimmy brought her flowers and a get well card. Her mother was very gracious. Jimmy's mother started to get better. Jimmy hated his mother. 1 +df8c7222-a0e5-4723-ae50-e2e77e5d2410 Sammy had a terrible stomach ache one morning. But she forced herself to go to school. As she approached the bus, she thought of turning back. But she felt it was too late to change her mind. She sat on the curb and watched the bus drive past her. She went to school and suffered through the pain. 2 +690bf721-0de0-440e-a9ed-69b056fc63b4 Karmen was all ready for her trip to Tanzania. She got a taxi to the airport. She went through airport security quickly. She caught her flight on time and found her seat. The plane took off and Karmen relaxed. Karmen immediately exited the plane. 1 +91f9d1d9-934c-44f9-9677-3614def2874b Sandy lived in New York. Sandy heard of a dangerous snow storm coming her way. Sandy decided to ensure that her home was prepared. During the snowstorm, the power went out. Sandy decided to go outside and make a snowman. Sandy was prepared. 2 +322bbb17-93b9-4a7d-9533-4b1689d2c8ac Quentin ordinarily does not enjoy going to company events. Although he doesn't mind coworkers, he likes to be left alone. One day he decides to attend a company party. He eats some french fries to help himself from feeling awkward. Quentin ended up enjoying the party. Quentin loved all being their with all the people. 1 +d5ddd22e-a842-43f0-ac12-1968e25a6692 I use Mister Spice no sodium sauce. I am on a low sodium diet. I tried to buy some bottles online yesterday. The computer kept rejecting my order, even though the card was active. I was happy about how easy it was to place the order. Finally the sale went through. 2 +be1b3d0d-1d1c-431d-8d08-a0585bd1b57a Dan wanted to go to school on Halloween dressed as the Devil. He was scared to ask his father for the costume. He asked his grandmother instead. She told him going as the Devil is evil. Dan's grandmother was already dressed as the Devil. Dan made his own Devil costume. 2 +2f73b783-9210-419c-8a31-dfde49df421a Franz decides he would like to be closer to his family. He books a trip to visit his cousin in Philadelphia. Franz and his cousin visit museums and drink coffee together. They have a terrific visit together. Franz vows to never visit his cousin again. Franz is glad he went to visit his cousin. 2 +7aec4c2f-addd-433b-bf51-3fccc53b35bb I bought a horned toad when I was ten. It was in a department store. The toad looked very fierce. We tried to feed it but it would not eat. Eventually the horned toad died from starvation. After several weeks, the horned toad was very fat. 1 +ac3d0720-2b2c-4700-be89-c59ede839c4c I met Nancy for the first time today. Before she left, we exchanged phone numbers. Despite walking for one moment, she constantly messaged me. I decided to call her and ask to stop calling me. She loved eating bananas. I never heard from her again. 2 +a51306ff-2184-4744-88ca-83145944ed38 Yesterday Kelly headed to cvs to buy some candy. She walked up and down the aisles to find what she wanted. To her surprise however, she ran into an old friend. The two talked for awhile. Both were arrested. Her friend ended up buying the candy for her. 2 +6fba848e-7b8c-4d7b-9eab-40f8d2add906 Don's first day at the dock's had some hiccups. He was nervous being around heavy machinery. At one point he dropped a heavy shipment. It almost hit a fellow coworker. Don was glad he wasn't nervous at work. Don knew he would have to improve. 2 +247bcc69-4e51-4a1b-ae20-839ab1df13c9 Dal needed money to go to college. He started doing the accounting for a local gang. When the feds raided the gang, he was going over their books. He was accidentally shot dead in the crossfire. Dal made a bad decision. Dal made a smart decision. 1 +c428bf27-8192-4ad2-9b66-dd07314804bd Today was Picture day at school. Alice was so excited because her mom had bought her a new outfit. She got up and got dressed and her mom fixed her hair. The photographer said she was very pretty. Alice felt good after the photographer complemented her. Alice frowned during her picture. 1 +37d942c0-21f8-4cde-be56-abb85318a379 Nila's mom was diagnosed with stage four cancer. Nila knew her mom did not have a long time to live. Nila made sure to provide her mom with a good life until her death. Nila fostered many good memories with her mom and they were happy. Nila did not care for her mother. Nila loved her mom. 2 +3cf436ec-b46d-47ff-823a-f67efee8a4cb A mother looked at the face of her newborn baby boy. She dreamed of their future together. Her dream was to give him the childhood that she was not given. She sacrificed time and energy to accomplish her goal. The boy suffered through his childhood. The boy had a very happy childhood. 2 +41585929-5484-4dd6-8e41-88f4ef6801aa Jessica and her brothers were very excited for Christmas. They went to sleep early so they could wake up early. They woke up and ran to the Christmas tree. There was only one box under the tree. Jessica wondered if that they had gotten up too early. Each of her brothers opened their Christmas presents. 1 +2dc626a9-20b0-4485-9a8d-cc8c320c5d55 Jan and Kim were both using the Montessori education model. Kim decided to take away all dragon and fantasy books from her kid. Jan was upset that Kim made this decision. Jan argued that imagination and fantasy was important. Jan threw away the books. Jan brought the books back. 2 +cc855cce-17ad-4ae7-84df-ba2888b56fa1 The first day of school I walked there with two of my closest friends. We were all very nervous. When we got to school we checked the class list for third grade. All three of us were assigned to the same classroom! We couldn't believe our luck. All three of us were very disappointed. 1 +e1e9d4c3-0dcb-4ef0-b558-2563e36088ff Jeff was angry that his neighbor's dog always barked in the morning. And the barking always woke Jeff up early. One day, his neighbor gave his dog away. And Jeff was happy that he heard no more barking. Jeff would finally get peace and quiet. Jeff was going to miss that dog. 1 +ce4b43b2-79e1-4874-9f39-0b9540ec71ad Holly asked her brother to put suntan lotion on her back. He took his time and applied it very carefully. Later that day, Holly wondered why people were laughing. She later realized her brother had made a design with the lotion. Holly yelled at her brother to get back at him. Holly gave her brother money as compensation. 1 +459330e7-0e14-46e7-a482-b9df82b6622d I used to make fun of my wife for having a nightlight. She was out of town a few days and I went to sleep without it. When I woke up in the middle of the night to get water I tripped. I couldn't see the clothes on the ground and got a bad bruise. I decided to permanently get rid of the nightlight. I never made fun of my wife and her nightlight again. 2 +128450e2-4f28-4a20-a5b5-91805a6eef05 Amy decided to move from Wisconsin to Florida. She planned the move for months. On the day of the move she said goodbye to her friends. She drove all the way to Florida alone. However, she discovered Alaska was a lot of fun. However the experience was no fun without her friends. 2 +765ad2bc-240c-47d0-b113-ac7cc5db21df Kathy went shopping. She found a pair of great shoes. The shoes were $300. She bought the shoes. Kathy hated buying shoes. She felt buyer's remorse after the purchase. 2 +6cca8d95-6473-49ce-b82d-76deab0d09b0 Amayah's birthday is coming up. She will be five Year's old. Her mom is throwing her a princess party. She is invited a lot of her friends from school. Amayah is happy to be the princess at her party. Amayah is sad because she doesn't want a tea party. 1 +91afa299-8aac-4ee9-8013-276d15a7769c The boys and I went to the beach today. We took along a frisbee and a ball. While playing in the water some other people joined in. It was great making new friends. I really enjoyed meeting some new boys. All in all, it was a great day hiking. 1 +668e7d13-1250-4c4c-b3a9-f3965644e4f9 It was Friday night so I decided to rent a movie. I headed down to a Redbox to get one. After taking an hour to decide I finally picked The Departed. I got home and made some snacks, then went to put the movie in. It was the best movie I had seen in a long time. I took a shower and went to work. 1 +7e5ecab4-a9c4-40e7-a61f-69d59c15b87b Paula wrote a lot of spoken word poetry. Her friends were supportive even though it was bad. They invited her to a party. Paula started delivering some spoken word. Her friends applauded her poem. Paula tore up her poem. 1 +edb9e202-4c9e-4bb7-a18c-daa472a22092 After getting off the school bus, I realized that my phone is missing. Since there was service on it, I decided to cancel it. The customer service representative did it for me. In addition, he said that there was a call made to Jamaica. I knew someone had stolen it. I knew someone would soon return the phone. 1 +ea22e460-6e1d-4271-8153-78da7900c0a1 Today was Iris's fifth birthday! Her mom had planned her a surprise party. All of her friends were there. She opened presents and had cake. Iris had a lot of fun at her party. Iris decided never to have cake again. 1 +f7efb395-97a8-424e-b2c0-b400eaa5831e Tina always wore a red bikini when she went to the beach. She was known for it and everyone expected to see her in one. One day she met her friends in a blue bikini and surprised them. They couldn't understand why she would wear something different. They liked the new bikini though. Tina's friends knew how unpredictable she was. 1 +51498810-6e27-42c5-ad73-04e2466792b0 Ted had always dreamed of being a homeowner. However, he had feared that it was a goal he would never reach. One day his father surprised him by saying he would help Ted out. Ted's father helped to split the down payment on a home with Ted. Ted said he didn't want to be a homeowner anymore. Ted was grateful to his father for the help. 2 +14d386a1-4753-4bd0-a752-bbb21e13d8dc Evie wandered about the castle for hours. She explored every nook and cranny of the structure. Her supervisors quizzed her about what she had learned. She answered their questions brilliantly and with ease. She was proud of herself. She fled in terror. 1 +cb0c7433-daed-487a-ab74-36d05f277fa9 Ed and his twin Ethan were looking at women online. Then they saw a profile for two twin ladies. They called Sami and Sara and arranged a date. On their date, all four had a wonderful time. Years later both couples got married. They decided not to see each other any more. 1 +d0e044bd-b49a-4078-8519-a04a9997b195 Marco is starting a new job today. He wants to look good on his first day. Marco decides to put on a necktie. His new boss is impressed with how good he looks. Marco is glad that he made a good impression. Marco is horrified by the reaction of his boss. 1 +4865f73d-e8f6-4063-8edb-fe3a8088dffa Tim wanted to travel overseas. He had never been on an airplane before. He decided to travel to China by air. He actually enjoyed the flight! Tim vowed never to get on another plane again. Tim started traveling a lot of places by airplane. 2 +c248eb07-6e5e-4c33-a08e-9cded809d238 Lucy had a test tomorrow at school and she barely studied. It was already very late and she had to get to bed. The next morning school was concealed due to snow. Lucy lucked out and spent her whole day off studying for the test. Lucy aced the test. Lucy failed the test because she had not studied. 1 +1a9a1b68-b971-4eec-9706-4d109934e8be Fred liked mystery novels. He used to read at least one every month. When his friends found out, they all bought him one for his birthday. But unfortunately, he started getting irritated by the attention. Fred told his friends he was taking a break from mystery novels. Fred started a mystery novel book club for his friends. 1 +c3ff170b-8e5d-45db-be5b-e3d53e1f5104 Tia owned her own bakery. In her bakery, she made beautiful cakes. One day, she realized she was out of flour despite having a big order. She called all over the town and finally found some. Tia was disappointed. Tia was relieved. 2 +81f93432-7994-426d-a6ce-02685ef26b48 Sarah went with her friends to the water park. They paid for their tickets and got into their swimsuits. They waited in line for the biggest slide. They went down the slide and had a lot of fun. They vowed never to return. They went back the next day. 2 +4945b9f6-77ec-4bd0-b7c1-bbc093d07302 Jeb was building statues out of rocks. He made one that looked like a turtle. Sam came and knocked it down. Jeb started crying. Sam laughed and ran away. Jeb was excited to build a new one. 1 +dd38b8f9-8005-4bbd-8274-031b6cb67861 Jeff is going on a field trip to the rainy forest with his class. Jeff is excited and can't wait to go. When Jeff arrived he was very disappointed. The rainy forest wasn't exciting and there was nothing to do. Jeff had a fun time. Jeff was bored and upset. 2 +19242426-8575-4299-9ab5-ea59e7b28062 Dani was a nurse in the ICU. One night her estranged father was one of her patients. Dani didn't want to, but she treated her father. As he got better, the two of them were able to talk. Dani was not surprised by the events that day. Dani got to know her father much better. 2 +092e50dc-7570-490b-af18-6662afabe8e7 Gina was at her friend Ruth's house. A girl she didn't know named Jane showed up. Jane was rude, and stuck up. Gina later discovered Jane was her enemy Joe's sister. So now she avoids Jane all the time. So she happily became friends with Jane. 1 +21a8fb15-2612-4fd0-9b10-675eb9473360 Ella spent a day in the sun. She forgot to apply sunscreen. She got a nasty burn! But soon it faded and turned to a tan. Ella looked great and got a lot of compliments. Ella spent the next day in the rain. 1 +e6738c40-9d0c-4fea-a1be-44e90ce630c1 Neil had just arrived in Kenya. He joined a safari tour group. They saw all kinds of exotic animals. Neil snapped photo after photo. He was mauled by a lion. Neil composed a photo album when he got home. 2 +ee914e56-5e79-4560-a712-12b961e9baff Gina decided to bake an apple pie for the first time. She was extremely careful to follow the recipe exactly. After putting the pie in the oven, she eagerly waited to try it. It turned out to be delicious! So she decided to throw it in the garbage. She shared the recipe and the pie with all her friends. 2 +06eef9c5-1b05-4d08-961c-fdefdb74d6ea Pablo wanted a jawbreaker. He had no money however. He went through his closet to see what he could sell. He found a toy bear and sold it for 50 cents. Then he bought his candy. He bought some soda with it. 1 +d6e10b5b-63bc-4c96-81c9-28f82a80c11f Anna rented out a warehouse for a big party. The decorations were great, but something was missing. Then Anna realized - they needed a disco ball! She secured a rented ball from a party supply company. Anna was disappointed. The party went great. 2 +24ca04d6-44f8-4a8f-ae4d-b6dab193eb45 Oscar headed over to the nursery to find a tree to plant in his yard. He had a hard time deciding which tree to get. There were a lot of trees to go through. Finally, he opted on a Bonsai tree. It went perfectly with his home decor. He destroyed it as soon as he got home. 1 +b701052f-4728-4ea5-b215-f8c566d33d7c There was a major basketball game in the gymnasium. Me and my friend played on the same team. The game became intense and both teams were tied in the end. There was 4 seconds left on the clock and we needed to score. I shot the winning basket that won the game for our team. I walked off the court and never looked back. 1 +4239c107-0a2c-4ab7-8763-c521cd06b180 Dirk was a fine pianist. He often performed out in public for money. During his last performance, one of the keys broke off his keyboard. He finished the performance as best he could, but the music was poor. Dirk was embarrassed. Dirk liked how it sounded. 1 +e1f84a09-4ac1-4e21-8e8b-6c12996111b5 Eva loved the squirrels in her yard. She began to feed them peanut butter sandwiches. Soon they grew used to her. One was especially friendly. Eva was afraid of all the squirrels. Eva was able to pet one of the squirrels. 2 +89339025-793e-4cda-9d9b-3294cfdcfadb Andy loved the beach. He asked his mother if they could go to the beach. His mother took Andy to the beach. On the way to the beach, it started to rainy. Andy hated the beach. Andy was sad about it. 2 +7fb56f8e-afb9-4510-9abf-4be01e8a66f5 I bought a phone case with a lanyard. I needed one for my cell phone. The case arrived without a lanyard. The website said the case had a bracket but not a lanyard. I returned my phone. I felt foolish. 2 +0fadf7fd-62f1-4d61-901d-cda9174b2f7a I changed the sheets on my bed last week. I was tired of the old ones. The new ones look nicer and feel better. I think I will keep them. I am happy they weren't too expensive. I plan to cut them into strips. 1 +648cf01c-fcf2-4ce1-8f9d-235cf788ba25 Chase really wanted a new toy. His mom would not purchase a new toy for him. She advised he save his allowance. He saved his allowance. Chase bought himself a new toy. Chase ran away from home. 1 +1bed450a-2a30-4431-84d3-1361cd1423da Renee was inspired by the music of Eddie Van Halen. She decided to learn to play guitar. She bought an electric guitar and an amp. She hated pressing the strings with her fingers. Renee decided she would have to get used to it. Renee was glad she decided to learn to play drums. 1 +a31f32a1-af69-4a84-b713-f8917cc1565a Bill went fishing and caught a lot of fish. He caught so many he had to give some away. His neighbors were poor and were grateful to Bill for the fish. The neighbors finally got back on their feet. Bill's neighbors sued him for making them poor. They baked Bill some bread in appreciation for all the fish. 2 +355efc45-5233-40b3-ab77-d6281fb11710 Last week the internet went out. My wife and I were bored out of our minds. Every other option available seemed boring. Eventually we just drank and talked for a while. We ended up having a fun time after all. We were happy to not have Internet and to drink. 1 +67f56ec7-d96c-4f97-a837-0532ce002125 All Tim's life, he wanted to make music. Tim practiced all day, everyday. When Tim had enough songs, he called a record studio. The studio decided to record him, and Tim was happy. Tim decided he didn't like music. Tim became a professional musician. 2 +c816e74e-8cc8-4f01-960c-78724f118a87 Alex suspected that his cat Tigger might have fleas. Tigger was constantly scratching himself day and night. Alex took Tigger to the veterinarian to be diagnosed. The veterinarian confirmed that Tigger did indeed have fleas. They gave him a flea medication and it cleared up. Alex decided not to give the cat the medication prescribed. 1 +180c876f-d5d2-4397-a9bc-bdae30d5954c Haley was a young scientist at a famous laboratory. Every day, she worked hard on her current project. One of her colleagues was secretly stealing her research. Haley discovered this when he published it in a scientific journal. Haley felt like she had been betrayed. Haley felt she had been supported admirably. 1 +db608f6f-3c58-4aba-bd8e-c5ceb0aaf835 Sam wanted to throw a party. Sam invited all of his friends and neighbors. The party got extremely wild. All of the guests left the party in disgust. Sam became a party planner. Sam had a terrible hangover the next day. 2 +43c0c682-38dd-412b-99a1-bd6bd815a431 Katie couldn't sleep. She tiptoed downstairs and into the kitchen. She poured herself a glass of milk. Then she heated it in the microwave. Katie drank it and went back to bed. Katie decided to pour the milk down the drain. 1 +dcca12a5-2470-4041-a22a-032ccc5ac018 Tom was talking to his wife Becky who had a bad day at work. He decided to bring home her favorite meal as a surprise. On the way home from work, there was a lot of traffic. After getting the food, he arrived home much later than planned. But everything was okay as soon as they hugged and ate dinner. Tom decided to take a trip to the casino, he ignored his family. 1 +2e6e714e-8b83-4eae-9370-d1d4afbc4e5a They had to pick out a stove for their new house. They couldn't decide on a particular brand. They liked the durability of the Viking. They also liked the deal with the Thermador. They didn't need a stove anymore. They decided to buy the Viking stove. 2 +9e54392e-74ed-404e-8fb3-f11fc885762d Jasmine did not study for her big math test. She figured she could just wing it. Jasmine soon realized the test was very difficult. She decided to cheat by looking at her neighbor's paper. The teacher caught her and gave her detention. The teacher caught her and praised her ingenuity. 1 +702267f4-b51a-4366-bbe4-fe3d5f94077d Sam moved to Los Angeles to become a movie star. He did not have much money but he thought that going is the only way. After two months sam was sleeping in his car and broke. He went to the chinese theater to beg one day. Sam felt quite hopeful. Sam felt very depressed. 2 +dbe003f5-61ad-473e-bd2d-02a17862a2e2 Ben woke up late. Ben decided to skip breakfast and went to work. Work was too busy to take a break or eat lunch. After work, Ben was caught in real bad traffic. Ben was so hungry that he became sick. Ben was able to get home quickly. 1 +9af012e3-d6c8-4a60-9f51-6379ba446742 Darren was late to work and could not find his car keys. He looked all over his house. He asked his wife were they were. She told him to check his pockets. Darren turned off the computer. There were no keys in his pockets. 2 +5dc94086-80d4-4196-9914-7b4d3f487c3e I had a job interview last week. My girlfriend helped me pick out a new tie. We went to the store and looked for hours. I found three I liked. I bought a bow tie instead. I bought all of them. 2 +f389d1ce-da4e-4843-94a7-62656df6fb10 Harry loved hockey. He decided to sign up to play for a local league. Harry attended the tryouts for the team. Harry hoped he did well enough to make the team. Harry then quit his hockey team. A few days later, Harry heard that he made the team. 2 +ac39ee93-4288-4302-aa7b-757fca64f2fb Little Sue was riding an elephant at the zoo. She like it at first but then got scared. She started to cry for her mom. The zoo keeper had to stop the elephant and get her. Sue's mom took her to pet the goat instead. Sue continued to ride the elephant. 1 +7b95d4d5-1ee9-4f1f-9d7e-2c6ff459054b Hannah was an amazing artist. She always had a natural gift. She decided to enter in an art competition. Thankfully she was able to win the top prize. Her parents insisted that her grandmother did most of the sewing. Her parents were very proud. 2 +e2d48e18-276a-4de1-81af-594cf54c2a90 Jim was taking out the garbage. He slipped on a piece of ice on the sidewalk. Jim fell down hard onto the pavement. Jim felt something break on his arm. Jim decided to do a handstand. Jim was hurt and had to call 911. 2 +186cfc69-54cf-46d5-8033-8bf2493e9b23 I hate doing laundry. Matching socks is a horrible waste of time. Everytime i do laundry socks get lost. i was tired of searching for matching socks. I find doing laundry relaxing. I threw out all my old socks and bought all plain white socks. 2 +a0ecc896-63d6-4f4f-8960-24c4fb3db4fe James was twelve Year's old and loved food. He never really thought about making food until today. His mother let him help fix rice for dinner. James learned how fun and creative cooking could be. James decided to become a chef when he grows up. James never cooked again. 1 +d485e612-1b3c-4b67-a9f0-ef432ff4fcee Lee knew her mom needed new gloves and could not afford them. So Lee began to knit a pair. She hurried to finish them by Christmas. Then she presented them to her mom. Lee's mom was proud of her daughter for being so thoughtful. Lee's mom threw the gloves at Lee and left the room. 1 +c08b9f9a-5d56-4701-92d4-3edef2ccec62 Jennifer was professional copywriter in a large city. She did good work but always received poor remarks on her reviews. Jennifer found out that her boss was trying to sabotage her! She decided to confront her boss about the negative remarks. Jennifer thanked her boss for his fairness. Jennifer stormed into his office and straightened her boss out. 2 +86ab603e-0455-4347-a1ce-4a375f4495a8 Lorraine was a softball player. She was the best on her team. One day, during a game, she twisted her ankle badly. She wasn't able to play anymore. Lorraine was thrilled! Lorraine was really sad. 2 +2290ba2a-137b-4047-aeec-cb133268a238 Abby and Tammy were the best of friends. They both loved to do things together that were fun and creative. They decided to make friendship bracelets together and give to others. Abby made five and Tammy made seven more. Tammy never spoke to Abby again. They decided to keep the bracelets for themselves. 2 +8dcbc25a-c55c-4f2d-8cbf-c70df84b9490 Last night there was a big lightning storm. It took out the power. The entire neighborhood didn't have electricity. It got really cold and we got scared. We will have to shovel the snow. Then after about an hour the power came back on. 2 +2b635efb-e1b0-44de-beb8-4f9b9ef62876 Sal was mad that his parents were moving. They were moving to the eighth floor of a building. He hated living that high. After moving, he took a look out his bedroom window. Sal tossed his pillow out the window. The beautiful view made him change his mind. 2 +22f5e67b-4e12-4ba3-8649-a8b322e36811 Lydia had a strange dream last night. She dreamed that she was taking a test at school. As she was taking the test she realized she forgot to put on pants! She was so embarrassed that she ran right out of the classroom. Lydia wished the dream were real. Lydia felt relieved when she realized it was just a dream. 2 +73cf4b3f-604a-431d-8b5d-8e03b0cfb67a Alex needed groceries. She made a list of things to buy. She gathered her reusable canvas sacks. She walked to the store. Alex bought a yacht. She bought the groceries. 2 +967f6a24-cefa-4641-a9d6-e9a71b62e0c1 Yolanda hates roller coasters. Katie does not understand why. She decided to force Yolanda to ride one with her. Yolanda vomited all over Katie. Katie was the happiest she had ever been. Katie regretted forcing Yolanda to go on the ride. 2 +3d62935c-5ce2-4410-a500-54b140184956 One thing that Tina wanted to do in NYC was go to a hot dog stand. She finally saw a Nathan's stand and ordered a traditional one. The food tasted amazing. It was expensive but worth it. She was sad about the hot dog. She was happy with the hot dog. 2 +10462d65-75a6-4430-974a-e8af56526fce Tammy likes to crochet. Christmas was a few weeks away and she didn't really have money. She got the idea to take the spare yarn she had to make a blanket. She then wrapped it up for her grandchild Lorelei. Tammy was sad that she didn't have a present to give. Lorelei treasured that blanket for years. 2 +5f02992e-3fc2-4e05-bb1f-a8e81400ff4d Melinda wanted to go see a scary movie. She wanted to go by herself to prove she was brave. Melinda went to the movies and bought a ticket. Melinda was very afraid while watching the movie. Melinda thought the movie was hilarious. Melinda wished that she had brought someone. 2 +9788b485-96f8-4f3d-988a-b0ce82b6a149 Lamar learns that he will have unexpected houseguests one afternoon. He doesn't have any food at home to give to his guests. He decides to brew a pot of tea for them instead. His guests all enjoy the tea that he makes. Lamar gave them tea to take home. Lamar walked to the park. 1 +d5f61641-8062-410d-9590-699f11ccd85a My niece applied for a job at the RMV two Year's ago. She got the job and was excited. They told her she needed a driver's license, which she did not have. She showed her employer a doctor's note showing she could not drive. They decided it was ok to let her work as a secretary. She had a perfect driving record. 1 +c94847d6-71da-43c6-981b-5442f6c1efff Lela was diagnosed with cancer five years ago. Everyday has been a struggle. She went to doctors and treatments almost every day. Lela finally started getting better the last few months. Lela then finished treatment and felt better. Lela then got over her flu. 1 +4ff62820-e78e-46bc-8ece-42d6989ad6bc Fred was a new student in class. He was really awkward and he had a hard time. Nobody seemed to want to be friends with him. Later at lunch someone ate with him. Fred was popular. Fred talked with his lunch-mate and made friends. 2 +30e8e610-0fbb-4c86-b190-f4934736ab7d Joyce was adopted by her foster mother when she was 5 Year's old. After her adoption her mom adopted 3 more children. Joyce loved being an older sister and she helped her mom a lot. When she moved out on her own she became a foster parent too. Joyce abandoned her kids shortly after. Joyce loved her children just as much. 2 +80eb9f53-983e-48ea-b0a1-acbb08419857 Horatio had always been afraid of eating a raw oyster. His girlfriend told him that it was delicious, but he was nervous. Finally she took him on a vacation to cape cod to try a fresh oyster. Horatio took his first bite into a raw oyster and loved it. He decided not to eat anymore. He ate ten more. 2 +ede8db0c-1396-4503-b378-55edc720915a Tom liked to herd cattle. He did it every day. One day a cow went free. He searched everywhere. He noticed the cow in a neighbor's field, ignored it, and left. He found the cow and brought it back. 2 +9f86756b-704a-4422-977a-d77657e819c6 Alyssa got some coffee on the way to work. She drank the coffee as she drove. Suddenly, she had to quickly stop her car. The coffee spilt all over her lap, scalding her legs. She laughed as she continued to drive to work. She almost had an accident as she screamed out in pain. 2 +eb6bdd24-5e10-445d-92ce-4744959c1d91 John was driving down the highway. A Mustang pulled up next to him and kept speed. He was driving his new Camaro. They decided to race. John won the race. John pulled over to buy a Mustang. 1 +779fbdd3-3e20-43d0-a214-1eea7ad0e3d3 Ben wanted to win the costume contest at work this year. He spent many hours making his costume from scratch. To add to his costume he applied a lot of stage makeup. At work, everyone was impressed with how he looked. Ben was pleased. Ben backed out of the costume contest. 1 +f9e6bf5f-ba88-4108-994e-529750445ff1 My mom asked if she can borrow $100 dollars from me. Considering that she's broke, I loaned my credit card to her. The next day, my credit card was declined when I tried to buy food. The company told me that I made a $320 dollar purchase. I told my mom to keep using my credit card. I was angry at my mom for running up my credit card. 2 +cad13e34-bd2d-4c63-9f8e-40bb50b83812 Kelly always had the driest hair. She had no clue what to do. Finally she went to the doctor. He prescribed her pills. Kelly finally had hair that wasn't dry. Kelly loves potato chips. 1 +3ad5e2e4-fb20-459c-98b3-b9711e753f16 Sarah had a fear of being around others. She decided to force herself to go to a party. At the party, she became dizzy and nervous. Sarah decided this was enough, and went to see a therapist. The therapist taught her ways to cope with her problem. The therapist told her she was strange. 1 +a46cdbbd-6cd3-4da5-bc7b-ab131c1bdeae Ellen was at her doctor's office. She was about to find out the sex of her baby. She was really hoping for a boy! She held her breath as the doctor scanned her belly. Ellen was disappointed to find out she was having a boy. Her doctor confirmed it was a boy! 2 +16d64b08-061c-4449-8320-d0a763aa63a4 Zoey was taunted by her friends for having a strange name. She liked her name and wished people wouldn't be so mean. A new show was made that had a main character named Zoey. Zoey's name suddenly became very cool to her peers. Zoey was happy that everyone liked her name now. Zoey had her name changed when she turned 18. 1 +a61e75c6-7885-434b-bbac-4787ece30449 Miranda just got her driver's license. She took the family van out for a spin. She drove for a long time. But then she realized she was lost. Miranda went back the way she came to retrace her steps. Miranda was happy about her proud moment. 1 +a13f5ef2-8f1d-4be0-a037-ed2c30656414 Bob went to the doctor. The doctor told him that he was overweight. Bob realized that he had to get in shape. He joined a gym and started to watch what he ate. Bob gained 50 pounds. Bob got in shape. 2 +06ccc957-8b69-4d71-8f6f-4fb686041e5a Lonnie was trying to figure out what majors to take in college. He knew that his end goal was to be a teacher. He asked the career counselor for advice. The counselor gave him a list of prerequisites. Lonnie finally decided to go into education. Lonnie threw the list away. 1 +c01e99e8-d517-4e81-ab33-1d0921737821 Sherry liked to explore the outdoors. She decided to hike in the state park on a sunny day. While walking along a creek she saw something shiny. Bending down, she picked up the shiny item. It was a quarter. She picked up a knife covered with rust. 1 +d25df4e7-c94b-4a2d-a2d4-25e34655d0c9 Phil went for a walk in the park. It was a warm breezy day. He ran into a few friends along his walk. One of them offered him a drink. Phil was thirsty and accepted the drink. Phil was angry at his friends. 1 +09e93773-cb09-4bdb-b1ee-bcf339416c53 Dorothy's cat was pregnant. She didn't know how it happened. She convinced the family to keep the kittens. It wound up having 7 kittens. Dorothy made sure to buy lots of cat food. Dorothy went to the pet store and bought a new hamster. 1 +57d1f6e1-cdbc-4df6-9841-5dba89d3e63e Jeremy's mother didn't approve of his lifestyle. When he was 21, Jeremy decided to move out. He found an apartment in a nearby state with a new job. After several Years he cleaned up, and finances his own life. Jeremy had to move back in with his mother. Jeremy enjoyed being more responsible. 2 +9c0cccf4-7008-4997-b0a6-2fadfee4fb55 Terry realizes his neighborhood has become covered in litter. He wishes it looked as clean as it did when he was young. He decides to pick up cans and cigarette butts every night after work. Eventually his neighbors do too and his neighborhood looks better. Terry hated cleaning up. Everyone felt better that it was cleaner. 2 +462de42f-37e4-4ad3-9830-ea44e8ff72d5 I wanted to take a shower after work. I got my clothes and towel from the closet. I went into the bathroom and turned on the shower. I got undressed. Then I walked over to my neighbor's house to borrow some soap. Then I stepped into the hot shower. 2 +5589e9bd-0126-4ff8-86a4-1e8ff4a140b7 I approached the front of my school. Since my brother was at work, I had to wait for him to pick me up. Several hours later, I was impatiently waiting. He eventually came before night time. I was very angry at him for not picking me up earlier. I was glad to be home early from school that day. 1 +7956447f-c376-4355-9297-a9c8399f1aa5 Barry loved to lift weights. He only used his special barbell to lift weights. One day he forgot to bring his barbell! He decided to do cardio instead of lifting. He always enjoyed a nice nap in his hammock. He still ended up having a great workout. 2 +51de9244-e843-4b94-9722-e43dee4a76ea Amber had been working a lot lately. It was stressing her out a great deal due to other personal issues. She had been dying for a day off to relax. On her day off she hung out with boyfriend Rob Amber could not find anytime to relax. They relaxed all day and Amber felt much better. 2 +9d58bb7c-7f32-4642-82cc-925d8dca62f0 Carl joined the military right after high school. He signed a short contract that put him on the front lines. His best friend was killed in front of him. Happiness became a foreign concept to Carl. Carl hung out with his best friend when they came home. Carl had to go to therapy for post-traumatic stress disorder. 2 +ae755c45-9d43-4b87-a751-3131f5ada51b Eddie liked to watch people use metal detectors on the beach. He watched one man for a while. It had been over an hour and the man hadn't found anything yet. Eddie secretly buried a pile of quarters in the sand. The man sadly found nothing that day. And watched the man happily get a ping. 2 +343c091e-8c1c-45db-9b05-27eab342d092 When I first met Janice, she didn't know how to crack a walnut. I couldn't believe she had gotten this far in life without this skill. I offered to teach her many methods to crack nuts. She accepted. Janice decided she didn't want to learn how to crack walnuts. Janice is now an expert walnut cracker. 2 +7685e3dd-ba3b-4861-9486-ca3f13483afb Amy walked home from volleyball practice alone. She called and told her friend Kim she was the worst player. Amy felt like a loser just saying it out loud. Kim reminded her it was the first day, and she would improve. And throughout the season she kept getting better. She loved being bad at volleyball. 1 +b090fb07-e7fd-4c01-ad85-38016522a727 Beth was taking a shower when she heard a loud knock on the door. She didn't want to answer and waited for it to go away. The next time she took a shower, she heard the loud knock again. But when she rushed out of the shower to answer, no one was there. Beth decided she was hearing things. Beth was deaf. 1 +1f27260a-c856-47ef-a24e-a877bd664b97 Joe went to college for art. He graduated with a degree in painting. He couldn't find a job. He then responded to an ad in the paper. Joe hated pizza. Then he got hired. 2 +2d58e924-e539-40ba-968c-f56efaff1b1a Bob picked up his glasses from the table. He slipped them in his backpack to wear at school. He needed them to see the board. In science he put them on. Bob enjoyed using his binoculars. Bob was able to read the writing on the board. 2 +5fb0bd4d-a4df-4adb-9e99-d4fec9a6b10d I was really nervous before my first middle school dance. I was surprised my crush said yes to begin with. When we finally got the chance to dance I stepped on her foot. It wound up broken. I drove her to iHop for pancakes and shakes. Now, she won't even talk to me. 2 +327df8b3-9758-405f-a0af-1e38ffce0cb2 My friend went out one night looking to find love. He ended up getting pretty drunk. The next thing we knew he was flirting with a gay man. After a while, we lost track of our friend. Our friend ended up home at three am with a girl. We found out our friend had gone skiing. 1 +1471ffe2-1330-48a6-963b-e6798252bac8 Benjamin went to the park today. First, he hung upside down on the monkey bars. After that, he went sliding down the slide. Then his mom pushed him on the swing and he went really high. Benjamin did not enjoy the park. Benjamin had fun and then left the park. 2 +16c0b5f5-3c48-42c3-a5c6-ad5e4e6e4575 Megan and I walked home from school near a busy street. I saw three blue cars pass by in a row. We decided to count the blue cars. Megan and I sat on the curb all afternoon. After counting the cars, we went back home. We then sat down and began to count the cars, 1 +f7b8017c-fafc-455d-8545-799f4813d10c Kelly decided to have a house party. Her parents were going away so she decided to have one. She invited all her friends. When they got there they had a good time. Kelly had a neurological disorder that kept her in a wheelchair. Kelly cleaned up in time and her parents never found out. 2 +a8ca1926-5d63-4de0-a1e5-d0826fbe0bf0 James realizes one afternoon that he hasn't left his house all day. He decides he will go for a run in the park. He had a long jog around the lake in his local park. When he gets home he feels tired but satisfied. James decides to never leave the house again. James is glad he decided to run. 2 +25df4833-3565-45f6-a354-33c56e8dd8e7 Lars realizes that a lot of snow had accumulated on his deck. He decides he should shovel some of the snow. Lars works long all afternoon until the snow is cleared. When he is done, he goes inside for a shower. He feels satisfaction. When he gets out of the shower he shovels his deck. 1 +29a8d6a9-d05a-4be3-9bd3-a138f804eb13 Matt suspected his wife Ginny was having an affair. He began to sneakily read her emails. He found some emails that were from another man. Reading them, he saw that his suspicions were true. Matt began to laugh. Matt was very angry. 2 +86991c22-02d9-4144-80e7-8531a7a5ccf4 Mike used to play racketball with Perry. They would reserve a court a couple times a week. But one time Mike hit Perry by accident in the back of the head. Perry was not very happy about that. Mike had to apologize. Mike and Perry got married. 1 +9f177a52-fadb-49d9-a25e-6d7d6540fed6 Sydney needed to do the laundry. She sorted her dirty clothes by color. She dumped the first load into the washer. She added the detergent and fabric softener. She decided to go to the movies. She continued to do this until the laundry was done. 2 +3c15c1f6-ec72-48c3-abc6-830b9bff0ede There was a hurricane coming and we had to evacuate. We packed what we needed and headed to the other side of the island. We waited out the storm there with family. When it was over we packed our things and went home. We found our house standing, but in shambles. We decided to go swimming on the beach. 1 +54656ac3-787a-440a-9c0c-94fa7f19912c Tom bit into the Snickers bar and felt a jabbing pain. A small pebble in it made one of his teeth snap in half! He rushed to the dentist. Because it was an emergency, they saw him right away. The dentist fixed his tooth. Tom had so much fun that day. 1 +46a10ff0-42c4-4136-9cfe-a12661232e2d Rufus wakes up and notices that his hat is gone. At first he cannot remember where it might be. Finally he realizes he wore it to the bar last night. Rufus returns to the bar to get his hat. Rufus is relieved to find his briefcase at the bar. He sees his hat hanging on moose antlers behind the bar. 2 +cf720bea-32e6-41f3-be77-d4674b580890 Alexia was excited to get a new dog. She had wanted a new dog for ages. Finally her parents agreed to get her one. They drove her to the kernel to pick one up. Alexia fell in love with a shaggy dog at the kennel. Alexia cried because she wanted a cat instead. 1 +98817db6-d3ae-4e84-9e26-e4b04a0ffb44 Dan wanted to find the perfect gift for his mother's birthday. He shopped at the mall for hours and was unable to find anything. He came home disappointed and without a gift. His mother saw his face when he walked in and asked what was wrong. Dan explained the situation and his mother was not upset. Dan yelled at his mom for being picky. 1 +50947e83-b0fe-44e9-b5a6-f8039c4f09f2 Bill was poor. Bill had a minimum wage job. He could barely pay his bills. Bill decided to get a degree in computer science. Bill started making much better money. Bill made less money as a computer scientist than he did before. 1 +841f539a-b6d9-4722-ab19-32f28ab7abfb Jane loved her new high heels. She wanted to wear them out. She wore them dancing to the club. Within minutes her feet hurt too much. Jane danced in her bare feet and left her shoes in her purse. Jane was anxious to start tap school. 1 +f9d574b6-41fb-4ee3-9a7c-7a687ce1afc6 Jose is an immigrant. He and his family came here from Mexico. Jose wants to take a trip to visit his other family members Mexico. He plans diligently and purchases the necessary travel items. Jose take the trip to Mexico. Jose vows never to go to Mexico again. 1 +37120c4b-0f9d-4467-ac5c-ef999e72ee70 Hannah was feeling very stiff and inflexible. She decided to enroll in Yoga class to improve her flexibility. She was terrible at Yoga and for months she did not improve. But, she decided to stick with it and keep trying. Hannah became stiffer over time. Hannah eventually succeeded. 2 +9d05fb69-73c0-4ac5-8b23-2553b48da81c The teacher announced that there would be a pop quiz. The students let out a collective groan. This was the second pop quiz in a week. As the teacher began handing out the quizzes, the fire alarm rang. The students cheered because they were free. The kids were mad they had to be outside. 1 +040ed97b-c8df-41ea-ba95-43cdf36462ce Carla was worried that her daughter Ann was overextending herself. She'd seen her daughter's free time disappear with her new clubs. It all came to a head when Ann brought home a D on a test. Ann promised to work hard, begging to be allowed to stay in her club. Carla told her daughter she needed to join more clubs. Ann's mom said her daughter could choose one club if she studied. 2 +d466a6af-a2fb-4ebd-948f-c35c85e62e12 Gina's family was visiting her grandma in Illinois. It was the first day, and Gina was the last to wake up. She went to the kitchen to have breakfast. The family had already eaten most of the food. Gina was happy of the outcome in the house. Gina was sad and cried. 2 +7f106d09-88a1-4307-8fea-06f32a31157c James had a birthday coming. He wanted a hunting bow. His mother went out and bought him one. He forgot to ask for arrows for the bow. He went to the sporting goods store to buy bullets. He carved some sticks to use for makeshift arrows. 2 +d0703dac-4538-4a8d-87e3-67246d6ee924 A young girl named Taylor had always wanted a pet. One day her mother surprised her with a trip to the pet store. They both entered the store and looked around. Taylor had a hard time deciding which animal to adopt. Taylor finally decided on the cute little kitten in the corner. Taylor decided instead to go clothes shopping. 1 +dacbdd76-ec3a-45dd-8180-bb45899cf5bb Zeke was throwing a Halloween party. All his friends were dressing up. Zeke thought about being a vampire or a wizard. Then he decided on a scarier costume. Zeke would dress up as a pumpkin. Zeke dressed up like a skeleton. 2 +d3dbca41-b81b-4876-b4a1-a546017a4744 Janet always wanted to be in movies. She finally landed a role in a big film. It was going to debut nationwide last week. Unfortunately it was delayed. Janet was relieved. Janet was disappointed. 2 +9bec6c96-04a4-4987-a65f-da0fead90691 Marge begged her husband Bill for a backyard pool. He finally relented, and the pool was installed. Soon, Marge was throwing weekly pool parties. At one party, she saw a curvy neighbor in a bikini talking to Bill. Marge put a new key on her keychain. Marge felt a pang of regret about putting in the pool right then. 2 +3eeca3cb-2263-4617-8d42-89786fb986f9 Rosie the quarter horse whinnied irritably. Farmer Jones still had not brought her morning oats. Feeling naughty, she snuck toward the apple orchard. Farmer Jones didn't know about the low spot in the fence, but Rosie did! Rosie waited patiently for Farmer Jones. Rosie broke free to head to the orchard. 2 +8489a2b3-cee7-4651-828d-704b1ab51575 Rick was at the bar when he saw a driver license on the ground. He asked around if it was anybody's there. Of course it wasn't, and Rick didn't want to leave it with a stranger. So he decided to drive to the address of the license owner. Rick threw the license out of the window. Rick gave the license to the driver and made the driver happy. 2 +34505e75-67d3-47df-b140-429c87accabb I started a diet yesterday. I ate healthy food the entire day! Today I saw pizza in the fridge. My willpower broke and I ate all 5 pieces. I felt ashamed. I was proud of my willpower. 1 +a87edb02-47b3-42df-b3ed-5333cb749436 Sam and his wife were busy packing for their trip. He was really looking forward to this trip. He was excited to be able to spend a lot of time with her. They finished the packing and then smiled at each other. Sam wanted to get away from his wife as soon as possible. Sam and his wife had a great time together. 2 +2c99419a-7247-45cc-8f63-4d423e852f5d Stan wanted to go on an adventure with Eric. But Eric's mom said that Eric could not come out and play. Stan begged and pleaded, but to no avail. Eric sneaked out of his house and knocked on Stan's window. The two boys went out to have their adventure without hesitation. Eric was fast asleep leaving Stan to fend for himself. 1 +346c8cdd-e2fa-4435-965c-42009d304774 Greg like to throw anything he could get his hands on. One day he threw a stone as far as he could. It went through the window of his neighbors house. He was scared but wanted to do the right thing. Greg told his neighbor it was him. Greg blamed the broken window on another boy. 1 +f4477125-76c2-4c75-903f-5fa9b31bebe1 Brad went to the beach. He made a sand castle. He jumped into the ocean waters. He swam with the small fish. Brad's day went very badly. Brad then went home after a nice day. 2 +1a7e5dac-96a0-4fc8-8c2f-e5edbaee45ca Our puppy went outside to play. He rolled in the mud, which got caught in his fur. Once inside the house, we sent him to the bathroom. He jumped in the tub for a bath. We gave him a bath. When we were finished our puppy was full of mud. 1 +cf5a5e9f-3af0-465d-9faf-3833a586e42e Jerry had just learned to ride a bike and was excited to go for a ride. He started down the street near his house when he hit a pothole. His bike stopped immediately and flip him over it. He lay there screaming for help with no one in sight. Jerry's mother took twenty minutes to find him. Jerry couldn't wait for his next bike trip. 1 +1cb2a8b6-8873-48a4-a778-02291cb7ca56 I decided to pay a visit to someone I've been dating online. I never seen her in person, but I trust her. The airplane flight took several hours. When I arrived at the hotel, she said she's in front. I got on the plane and flew home. I walked in and saw her. 2 +7e7704ee-3070-47e8-bde3-8ab6ba8ac305 I hired a social media manager. I thought they would drive more traffic to my website. They spent most of their time reading other people's posts. My traffic actually went down in the following month. I decided to fire my new social media manager. I decided to give my new social media manager a raise. 1 +fa0cba9c-0e7b-412e-a5ef-08065139b2dc Sam's parents were out for the weekend. He decided to host a party. Many people came. The partiers ended up trashing the house. Sam's parents were upset they had missed the fun. Sam was in real trouble. 2 +737d2e8c-d15c-4ac5-8288-01532a5f794f Today was the first day of school. I got to wear my new outfit that Mom bought. I met a lot of new friends. My favorite class is music. I had a great time at school. I hate school. 1 +5af5c599-4191-4c4a-b4a4-88c750c488f3 Sam bought a new television. It would not turn on. He pressed the on button several times. Finally Jeb came over to check it out. Jeb turned on the microwave. Jeb plugged the television in and it turned on. 2 +e92781bd-beee-4be6-ba37-0e2f7c258864 One day Matilda was extremely bored. So she picked a name and address out of the phone book. She wrote a silly letter to that random person. And the recipient wrote back to Matilda! Matilda then got a letter from her brother. Matilda was told to not write to them anymore. 2 +f9412344-ca37-4c8f-849f-62f2859905e7 Bill and Teddy were at the bar together. Bill noticed a pretty girl. He went up to her to flirt but she didn't like him. He was too drunk to talk properly. Bill carefully added up the column of eight digit numbers. Bill and Teddy talked loudly about how stuck up pretty girls are. 2 +836221b0-fba9-4482-ab9c-5b6ff86fda2c Last night was very scary. We had a tornado warning and terrible thunderstorms. Unfortunately my concert for violin was not canceled. I was required to show up but during the performance lights went out. Nobody seemed to notice what had happened. We could not see our sheet music. 2 +c545f1d9-8c13-4f15-907a-09d2115b1152 Janey and Lynne decided to go to the movies. Janie wanted to see a comedy, but Lynne wanted to see a thrill. When they got to the movie theater, they decided to make a compromise. They chose an action movie that had both comedic and thrilling parts. They decided to go to Vegas instead. They were both happy. 2 +dd2f07ba-4c92-41f6-873f-480173087b36 Oliva wanted to go shopping. She decided to go to the mall. She found a great sale on shoes. She bought three pairs. Olivia decided to never go shopping again. Oliva had a great day shopping. 2 +55323564-a201-4a6e-8c07-bd518babb542 We are moving to a brand new house. Our old house is now too small for our family. We've packed all of our things. I'm very excited to move to our new home. I hate the thought of moving. I only hope I get to choose my own bedroom. 2 +17868cb6-c9eb-42f4-98a8-c6a855d8e11d Shawn woke and rose from the bed at 8:07 am. He reached for his cigarettes but the pack was empty. Shawn then threw on some sweats and headed to the corner store. There, he purchased a pack of Newports. Shawn gave up smoking on the spot. Shawn smoked them almost immediately. 2 +f94fc6da-0162-4301-98b3-f25cfbfd2357 Nickie had a toy doll. She loved her doll very much. One day she lost her doll. Nickie cried all day. Nickie never found the doll. Nickie laughed all night. 1 +88fcccdd-6bec-4d48-9e12-acc58e2b91d3 Anna has lost twenty pound in three months. Her friends aren't sure what her secret is. Last week they decided to ask her. She said she was working out and eating better. Anna's friends thought her methods were ineffective. Anna's friends were surprised by her simple methods. 2 +b2070b39-9b95-44c4-a698-f8f6993a5454 Bob wanted a hamburger. But he also wanted to eat healthier. So he decided to make a veggie burger. Bob thought it wasn't as good as a normal burger. Bob went out to McDonald's later that evening. He was excited. 1 +1730c379-eff8-4d18-b195-4d59e7cce600 After being injured, Tommy needed to go to the doctor. Quickly, his mother drove him downtown. There were a lot of people in the waiting room! After a while, a nurse came to see tommy. Tommy was then badly injured. Tommy was then treated and felt much better. 2 +92df3079-0189-4db4-b952-cc3293744ea3 Maggie wanted to paint her room. She wanted to have a pink room. She ask her mom to buy her paint. The next day Maggie painted her room. Maggie hated the color pink. Maggie loved the color pink. 2 +a2628347-52a4-44f5-a750-fefddf04a375 Ken met a nice man online, and they decided to go on a date. They met at a nice restaurant and shook hands. Ken and his date ordered food and had small talk. While they ate, Ken decided that he really liked the man. Ken made an excuse to leave quickly. Ken asked him for a second date. 2 +b75bbdd2-4e05-4b93-92f8-143d3b8dd5f8 Gary has a crush on Jamie. He gets very nervous around her. One day, he tried to show off in front of her. Instead, he fell down a flight of stairs. Gary was mad that he didn't fall down two flights of stairs. Jamie came to the rescue and helped him. 2 +de0da0fd-5dbc-4521-adb6-cb2fb029fd03 Liz decided she was going to try to grow tomatoes. She had never grown anything before. She purchased seedlings from the garden center. All summer she looked after them like they were children! Liz was ashamed of what she had done. Eventually they grew delicious tomatoes. 2 +1e993bb1-28e9-46ca-9de0-e2984207fe98 Bill wanted a sandwich. He got up and went into his kitchen. He gathered the materials for a sandwich. He made a sandwich. He ate his sandwich. Bill started work on his carpentry project. 1 +09e1c076-d69a-441e-bb6a-d3d4c8268d81 Jack had his own pencil. It was blue with stars. One day he couldn't find it. He looked everywhere. Jack decided that he hated the color blue. He finally found it under the bed. 2 +ce171961-1139-4925-a52d-aaa45882193b I went to the store to buy a phone. It was extremely advanced. I brought it home and called all my friends. They wanted to see it too. They were impressed with my phone. I was ashamed of my phone. 1 +11aaa45b-8850-4eaa-8830-2885770f28d9 John was cooking dinner last night. He was making pork chops. Unfortunately, he dropped a pan and burned himself. He had to go to the hospital. John had a wonderful evening. John had a miserable evening. 2 +e74a6f7f-b7a8-40b8-a5a5-08a86aff538a Jenny found someone stole her lunch twice in the break room this week. She asked around and found out who did it. She confronted the person and they denied it. Jenny had security look at the camera footage. Jenny picked up the sweater. They confirmed Jenny's suspicions. 2 +488b69f4-c685-4882-b5d3-73a328cfd087 Emma liked to paint. For her friend's birthday, she gave her a painting. Another person saw the painting at her friend's house. She called Emma and asked her to create paintings for her restaurant. Emma never painted inside a restaurant again. Emma was happy to have a new audience for her work. 2 +8402aec8-1b97-4799-838e-53a24c126104 Tom liked to look at old cars. For his birthday, his family got him tickets to a classic car museum. Tom thought it was a wonderful gift. His family accompanied him to the museum. Tom loved his time at the museum. Tom told his parents he hated them. 1 +06fb6922-d4c4-440c-9830-4ceccd1eacfc Johnny takes a trip down the stairs at his home. Now Johnny has a bruised knee. His mom comforts him. Eventually Johnny feels better. Johnny cries for an hour. Johnny is more careful on the stairs from now on. 2 +21f7ff4d-129a-499d-b881-6da07a4c3e2b Mike is a busy man. He often eats fast food for breakfast. Mike wanted to enjoy a healthier breakfast. He tried an overnight oatmeal recipe. Mike ate the oatmeal. Mike was ashamed of what he had done. 1 +49582a49-fbcf-43e2-b1f2-843ab55d2491 My teacher showed us how to build a wooden bird house. Everyone began to start on the experiment. I tried connecting the borders with nails. I ended up hitting my finger with the hammer. I was very happy that I had been building wooden bird houses. I went to the hospital to fix my finger that I had broken. 2 +6b79193e-0b29-4594-be27-f0a478c41fcc Josh liked watching anime TV shows. When he criticized one of them, its fans got angry with him. Josh didn't understand why they couldn't accept criticism. Josh kept his opinions to himself. Josh then decided to watch anime by himself. Josh enjoys watching anime with others. 1 +98312c32-8eea-43ec-a522-0dbdaf5a5fca John loves to eat at buffets. They are his favorite because he gets to eat as much as he wants. There was this great buffet right near his apartment he would go to. He found out that they went out of business last week. John was glad to see it go. John was sad to hear the news. 2 +293b2d9c-6aa5-4237-9d3a-e375bd92ae58 Jimbo has been working at the same job for Years. He always takes his smoke break at the same time. This week they got a new boss. The new boss doesn't allow smoke breaks. Jimbo is pleased his boss does not allow smoking. Jimbo sneaks into a back room to smoke. 2 +7b243674-c555-4b75-a0da-489e89909703 Lester was infatuated with Christina. He was a photographer and she was a graphic designer. Lester spent all his free time with Christina. Finally, she said she loved him and wanted children with him. Lester asked her to marry him. Lester never talked to her again. 1 +5829ddaa-59cc-4bf4-96fc-ae78f74bc477 I decided I needed to finish a Sunday crossword. I turned off my computer so I wouldn't cheat. I turned off the TV so I wouldn't be distracted. I opened the paper to the Leisure section. I read a fascinating article. I finished the entire crossword puzzle in one hour. 2 +c0b88368-7866-4e13-8781-28b92322eab1 I thought about getting a new hat for my head. After looking through images, I picked one out. This hat is going to be amazing! I quickly went to the store to purchase the hat. Sadly it made me look like a potato. The shirt fit perfectly. 1 +9e4bd3fc-71e8-4f2a-b5b9-9f1897fb298d Julia baked a cake. When it had cooled, she was ready to frost it. She covered it in pink frosting. Then, she made little frosting flowers. The cake looked bad because she put no work into it. After finishing, her cake looked very tasty. 2 +9bedc73a-bd04-4a08-9d93-d6da9dd33991 Whit has a dog. It sleeps all the time. It doesn't just sleep like a normal dog. It snores like a human. White doesn. Whit doesn't sleep well. 2 +c4700d83-ffe3-4332-92b7-6bb103becc03 Amy arrived home from volleyball practice and sat on the couch. Her mother walked in and gasped. She told Amy she needed to shower since she was sweaty. They argued since Amy thought it was no big deal. Amy left for volleyball practice. Amy gave in and took a shower. 2 +3309982d-6c74-429e-b45c-68412831b4a1 Today was Pinwheels for Peace Day. My teacher took the class towards the front of the school. Everyone planted pinwheels near the stop. When we looked at the wheels from afar, they were spinning. Our teacher told us to go back and remove the pinwheels. Our teacher took a photo of the pinwheels. 2 +796cebdd-7d6f-4c1e-95c3-be941d0e4a55 Beth was expecting her first child. She was home doing light cleaning on a Sunday afternoon. All of a sudden her water broke. Beth was in labor for 2 days. Beth gave birth to a beautiful baby boy. Beth was very happy during those two days. 1 +1cfe77d3-b1b2-4e00-bcda-2afb98c8968b Mia had never tried falafel. She didn't think she would like it. However, her friends talked her into trying it. She realized it was delicious! Mia vowed never to eat it again. Mia liked it so much she decided to learn how to make it. 2 +c70faa93-43d8-4343-8b31-5b28aba6eedc I was bored when my daughter went to Kindergarten. I began to substitute teach at her school if a teacher was sick. I became very interested in why some kids have a harder time learning. This led me to take a bunch of classes on special education. I began to teach special education. I decided to never teach. 1 +adcbb33f-7b7e-463a-88b8-834fee67198f Gary always brought his lunch to work. Today Gary couldn't find his lunchbox. He figured he would just buy something out of the machine at work. When Gary took his lunch, he found out the machine was broken. Gary then bought something from the machine at work. Gary was very upset and went hungry. 2 +53756438-d5bd-45a6-83b0-5dc4ca78a5cc Jake was trying to fall asleep. He had an important test tomorrow. He rolled around in his bed all night. He tried drinking a big glass of warm milk. Jake fell asleep after drinking the milk. Jake then drank a cup of coffee to stay awake. 1 +6ead3cd4-e1a7-4ca8-a93a-f0fd32390bf7 I was walking through the park one day. I noticed a man sitting by himself. I walked up to him and asked how he was. He told me about how he was very ill and sad. I listened and told him I hoped he felt better. I decided to listen to my ipod. 1 +5cf80e19-8050-4d98-9a1d-b863be3e9f60 Joe was interested in Einstein's General Theory of Relativity. He watched several documentaries about Einstein. Then, he read a book on the Theory of Relativity. Joe learned quite a lot about Einstein's scientific achievements. He could not wait for his advanced physics class to start. Joe practiced his kick and was accepted into the soccer team. 1 +d0cc2b2d-106a-4255-a946-cddb42b76b47 Bonnie needed a new job. She searched the newspaper employment section. She found a listing for a job as a nanny. She called the listed number to arrange an interview. Bonnie called to say she didn't want an interview. Bonnie got the job eventually. 2 +e9223a00-dd48-400b-9b73-c24b5968285b Amy was playing in the back yard with her friends. Suddenly she saw a small snake slither across her arm! She shrieked and ran, but not before the snake bit her hand! Amy was terrified and called an ambulance right away. The ambulance took her to the morgue to die. The ambulance treated her snake bike. 2 +ed8978f8-7863-4f85-b0d9-b29739250d9a Jerry told all his friends he was running a marathon. He had some of them sponsor him. He never actually prepared for it. He was freaking out on the day of it. Jerry attempted to run the marathon but quickly collapsed, Jerry won the marathon. 1 +bbdd62f2-63f7-48da-a4a9-cdb28f385037 Dave loved the outdoors. One day he decided to go on a hike. As he walking on the trail, he heard a hissing sound. To his right on the ground was a rattle snake! Dave backed away slowly. Dave took pictures of the tall trees. 1 +227b1ed9-c469-429f-a7d4-1bf0f98617df Logan always loved being outside. One day, while playing outside with his dog, Logan was stung by a bee. He cried in pain and raced home. Logan's mother put ice on the sting until it felt better. Then he went back outside to play with the dog. He never went near butterflies again. 1 +39ba66cb-3cde-4cee-8a25-fbf47ac92678 Skip's grades in school were getting worse and worse. His parents considered getting him a tutor. They noticed, however, that Skip was squinting a lot. They realized he needed glasses and not a tutor. Skip's parents decided not to get him glasses. Skip got glasses and improved in class. 2 +f6e2f4f5-0cfc-458f-95ce-aab93e029ee7 Rae's family sat down for Sunday lunch. Rae's brother accidentally spilled his drink. Rae's stepfather yelled and threw his plate across the room. Rae watched the plate shatter into a million pieces. Rae went to fetch a broom. Rae asked his brother for the name of his plumber. 1 +54e847bf-5638-4f0a-872b-356ca6417f5f Gina and her friend Lisa were listening to music in the garage. Gina hoped her other friends would come over and join them. She called them, but no one answered. The girls decided to dance to cure their boredom. They all had a good time anyway. Gina and her friends turned the music off since it was boring. 1 +850f4d4d-0fb3-404a-9113-1197a4a3fe4a The kids were very excited about christmas. They have been good all year. They sent a letter to Santa. Santa responded back in the mail. They framed the letters and kept them for years, The letter stated they would be getting no gifts. 1 +26e0a6ee-7898-4d22-9380-0a22e6e5e2f3 I was feeling ill. I scheduled a doctor's appointment. I went to see the doctor. He ran some tests. I found out I had the flu. I told the doctor I didn't need his services. 1 +56b2b948-79eb-4a8f-89bd-bd7198c50546 Christian's school was starting football tryouts. Christian decided to try out for the team. He practiced every day. He tried out for the team. Christian hates football. Christian got on the team. 2 +982d24ef-9aad-48f1-8c8d-c84b60739868 Tim and Gina both hated doing the dishes. They would each alternate which week to do them. Last week Gina wasn't able to get to hers. She had been working longer hours than usual. Gina was very happy. Tim did the dishes for Gina to be kind. 2 +7ae05a54-6738-46a7-8af7-5d049dc8f592 Timmy asked his mother for a pet. She told him that she could not afford to buy him one. Timmy was sad but he understood what his mother said. The next day, Timmy found a turtle in the creek. Timmy asked his mom if he could keep that as a pet instead. Timmy's family had turtle soup. 1 +bf839b9e-20fe-4906-bb7d-f34e50e066f5 Jen brought her cat Lee to the vet for a checkup. The veterinarian, Doctor Mike, found three fleas on Lee. Doctor Mike suggested a flea dip to Jen. Jen refused because she did not want Lee to be dipped in chemicals. Jen noticed that Lee's flea problem quickly got worse. The vet suggested a flea collar for Jen's pet German shepherd. 1 +f658b035-346a-4d33-be6c-87106223ff88 Mish got the text telling her she could leave now. Quickly, she ran to her car, keys in hand. She knew she had limited time, so she drove fast. When she got to the train station, she checked her watch. She had just enough time to make the train. She turned around and drove home. 1 +ac74847e-5380-4cd9-a055-938a7f157e82 Gina was searching for her phone in her dad's car. She was sure it would be there. But after checking everywhere she couldn't see it. She ran in the house and grabbed a flashlight. Gina found her phone. Gina went to bed. 1 +bf150607-566f-47f3-b180-49d4d5f87cb8 Sarah had an appointment to interview for a job. She put on her best skirt suit and headed to the interview. As she sat at the interview, Sarah noticed a run in her stockings. She was so focused on the flaw, she merely mumbled her replies. Because of her replies, Sarah didn't get the job. Sarah got the job and was praised for her clear voice. 1 +bfd0edee-8c7b-4b44-afb2-f9620e89a07b Linda and her boyfriend were hungry. She wanted to eat tacos. He wanted to eat fish. They both felt powerful, and couldn't decide what to eat between them. Linda and her boyfriend ended up getting both. Linda and her boyfriend didn't want to eat. 1 +b4c29adb-5bc8-41de-96cb-be694a0a7714 Morris buys himself a skateboard to stay active. He brings the skateboard to the park for a day of skateboarding. He notices that he is much older than the other people there. However, they welcome him, and they don't seem to mind his age. Morris was bullied everyday at the skate park. The younger skaters taught Morris a lot of tricks. 2 +3823e668-4a55-4c3d-a37a-544245f21eb5 Ron liked to drink a lot of beer. His dad and his mom were both alcoholics. Ron decided it was best if he didn't drink anymore. He finally quit after 6 months. Ron was proud of the decision he made. However, Ron still went out drinking with his friends. 1 +364ff78a-b959-4051-b50b-29d480ba0661 Jane wanted long hair. So she let it grow for months and months. But it became difficult to take care of. And when it was summer, hair long hair made her too hot. Jane decided to cut her hair short for summer. Jane loved her long hair and grew it even longer. 1 +0e92d1ba-0e2e-4052-99b7-d26a811da4b8 Alex awoke to bright sunlight. She looked at her clock alarm. She realized she must have overslept! Alex jumped out of bed. She was late for school. She went back to sleep. 1 +9e103dc9-b08b-4249-be00-28525dbd972b I was eating lunch with friends at a new place. I asked for a Coke. They told me they only had Pepsi products. They asked me if I was fine with that. I said i was fine with that. I asked for a Coke again. 1 +7182496d-38b5-4af9-bef1-08bc329b5aba Carl was in Florida and enjoying the day in his house. He was watching tv and out of no where an alert popped up. The alert warn the residents of a chance there will be a tsunami. Carl was scared and began evacuating. Carl was able to reach a shelter before the storm hit. He changed his mind and returned to watching TV. 1 +b67726eb-80bd-47d0-a32a-9296cd263744 We woke up this morning to light snow falling. We're excited that school is cancelled for the day. Everyone went outside to play in the snow. We built a snowman and used a carrot for the nose. We had a boring day. We found rocks to use for his eyes and mouth. 2 +f4aeb79d-acf1-475a-9c31-b9cfd8bc54f6 A squirrel had been visiting Joe's backyard. It would get a few feet from Joe then scurry away. Joe was trying to get it to take a peanut from his hand. One day the squirrel finally did. Joe was very frustrated. Joe was happy. 2 +c2f3ba17-ee83-4837-b341-68055e9bbca5 Arnold bought a new television. He paid cash. After a couple of weeks it stopped working. He tried to return it but had lost his receipt. Arnold was not allowed to return the television. Arnold kept and loved his television. 1 +2ad983c5-5074-4d10-acca-e98b9fceb09b Eric was barely a day over 21. But he already had a drinking problem. Eric woke up and yelped the nearest bar. He hopped in his car half asleep and headed to the place. Pretty soon, he was drunk and passed out at the bar. Eric really enjoyed this new bowling alley, he realized. 1 +f0404412-c6a4-4467-bf56-59629753a81a Ellie was at dancing as hard as she could at a new club. All of a sudden she realized she felt an unusual breeze. The seam of her pants in the back had ripped all the way open. She quickly backed off the dance floor. Ellie continued to dance. Ellie had to find a new pair of pants quick. 2 +44327158-49bc-42fd-992e-84eeca8734a6 Driving home from work the other day I got a flat tire. It was rainy and cold out. I could have called the towing company but chose not to. Instead I changed the tire myself. I was miserable but saved a ton. I was miserable that he had fun. 1 +23866dc5-7c69-4471-aad5-e85d636afafe I found my shoes uncomfortably stiff. I went out and bought some new shoes. I tried to break them in over time. They still felt too stiff for me. The shoes gave me blisters. I happily played tennis in my new, uncomfortable shoes. 1 +171c010d-c961-466d-880b-5bf0550832c9 Marcus was just starting his first flying lesson. He was learning to fly small commuter planes. He was nervous to take the plane up in the air. His instructor helped him take off from the airport. Marcus decided to learn how to fly planes. Marcus relaxed once they were in the air. 2 +2caa6eda-0fb4-4ea1-81b4-d271dd8b6b29 Larry has decided to help out his friends prepare for a party. He needs to bring a salad to the party. Larry slices tomato, lettuce, and other vegetables for the salad. When it is finished, he feels great. Larry was happy that he could contribute to the party. Larry decided to stay home from the party. 1 +a31092f3-5948-4de6-be36-f07a76895f7f Sarah had never been on a boat before. Today her mom took her to the pier for her very first boat ride. Sarah was very excited. She stepped on the boat and heard the engine roar. It was such a long car trip. She loved every minute of it. 2 +6aa8850f-16b3-4eeb-b1d7-b976f53eb17b Neil wanted to see a historical spot on his trip to London. He took a bus tour to an old prison. It was called the Tower of London. Neil learned the history of the impressive tower. He had a boring day. He was fascinated. 2 +4538de5c-e6fe-4cb2-a4c8-6c987edfd123 I bought a backup drive for my wife's iPhone. She was running out of space on her phone. She has 1200 photos on her phone. I tried to back up her photos to a drive, but failed. My wife cooked dinner. There were too many photos to upload. 2 +e4df84be-6c8d-4271-93d8-73999aab7fef Doug's wife was upset with him. As a way to ask forgiveness he decided to buy her a new car battery. He changed it out and made sure her car was working properly. She appreciated the gesture. Doug's wife kissed him. Doug's wife was angry. 1 +8a0c7f34-82b6-4230-a08d-afcada1dc5f3 Grace always loved playing tricks on the teacher. Her favorite trick was to hide all of the chalk from the teacher. One day as she was hiding the chalk, the teacher caught Grace. She was suspended from school for two weeks. Grace didn't miss a day of class that whole year. Grace decided to stop playing tricks at school. 2 +1c3f631c-ef1a-4dc3-bd26-715eea2c5703 Jane's mother made a very good apple pie. Jane always wanted the recipe but her mother wouldn't give it to her. One Christmas, she asked her again for the recipe. Jane's mother decided that she would give her the recipe. Jane was thankful to have the recipe. Jane didn't like to bake. 1 +9f097485-ac0b-40b0-bf42-3fde6476ce14 Mark opened the back door of the restaurant and walked outside. It was the time of the day to take out the trash. Halfway to the dumpster, he saw many birds, feeding on the trash. He had gone hungry before so he knew all things must eat. Mark hated animals. He felt bad for the birds. 2 +359c1833-b8bc-4f0e-b083-a1120047a73f Last night we wanted to order a pizza. Half of us wanted pepperoni. The other half wanted sausage. I made a decision. We ordered a pizza with separate toppings on each half. I suggested we choose a different movie. 1 +e4514b3b-2ac2-4e1f-8b23-6308185b3e25 Simon noticed a moving truck in front of the house next door. The family moving in had a teenage daughter and Simon was smitten. He worked up the courage to go over and introduce himself. She was shy but friendly and receptive enough to encourage him. He hung out with her all day. He yelled at her and went home. 1 +7887fe5f-be9c-48cb-9f83-cdf4e054852d Johnny was on his local Little League team. One Saturday, his team had a very important game. His parents were able to attend. Johnny's team won the game. Johnny felt he let his parents down. Johnny was elated. 2 +d2c6f02d-624f-48d7-8bd1-e0cd4b456016 Ben was late for class. His teacher yelled at him. He came in late the next day. His teacher wrote a note to his parents. Ben's mother will now wake him up one half hour earlier . Ben crushes his alarm clock and buys a chicken. 1 +be6167f9-7024-446d-8e38-ba627eb7a79c Ally wished for her boyfriend to pick her out a beautiful ring. She left jewelry store fliers on the counter. Next, she circled rings in magazines. She even mentioned them out loud in phone conversations. Ally couldn't wait to get engaged. Ally was very subtle. 1 +36d8301c-5702-4b42-bee3-73415a992133 I was so excited yesterday that usher released a new song. I immediately purchased it. When I listened to it I was blown away. I immediately put it on my phone. I hated the new song. I listened to the song all day. 2 +42c98f2d-f3c3-4a29-af0f-59a82bc01cf9 A new band wanted for their song to get popular fast. They bribed several radio DJs to play their song all at the same time. When people tuned in the radio, the same song played on all stations. They became a huge success overnight. It made them depressed. They were very excited about being well known. 2 +f8a623b4-a19c-4176-a576-2fda8da9d616 Annie was the top gymnast in her class. She received many awards and competed a lot. One day after a competition she remembered overdue homework. Her teacher would not let her turn in the homework. She was very happy with the teacher. She failed the class. 2 +2562c10f-4f6a-4b80-bf78-93ce317ee1ed Patricia was spell-bound as soon as she looked into a microscope. She couldn't believe there was another world she couldn't see. Immediately she knew she was going to become a biologist. The next 8 Years, she studied science in school and college. Patricia realized it was a big mistake. Patricia eventually became a biologist. 2 +0aedef28-e132-48d3-952d-60d6023e6354 Lily never really enjoyed sports. Over the summer she watched the women's world cup with her family. She was inspired and decided to join a soccer team. The team had been playing for a while and she was behind. She was the best player. She eventually got better. 2 +560de71d-f0e4-4430-b5b0-e6ceda4b9c20 Marisse went to the auction to look for some items. At the registration desk, they asked her for her credit card. She took out some cash instead and used that as a deposit. She went on to bid on some storage lockers and won two. Marissa took the two puppies home. Sadly, they were both filled with junk. 2 +fae520f1-4a08-41a2-a993-43a9f33ed3cd One year, Jessica went to summer camp. She had a great time. The following year, she was too old to attend the camp. However, she was old enough to work there. She was excited to get to work at the camp. She didn't want to have anything to do with that camp. 1 +ad0ecbef-894d-44b0-ada0-dd4c02f1ea03 Gina had gotten her phone back from a teacher. He had kept it 2 days. Her mother was becoming suspicious. Now she would be able to keep it secret that it was ever taken. Gina threw the phone away. Gina's mother never found out that her phone was taken away. 2 +2a333529-c28c-4eac-a8f9-50ac2898ffa0 Meg couldn't find her favorite gold earrings. She was beginning to suspect the new maid had stolen them! Her husband admonished her to search the house more carefully. Meg realized that perhaps they had been vacuumed up by mistake! Meg could not think of where they could be. Meg checked the vacuum and then found them. 2 +0932cb74-8265-44a3-ad1e-53975f3ee80c Marcy wondered about the kids. She had been in the kitchen and hadn't heard them in awhile. Usually, when the kids were quiet, they were getting into something. Marcy looked in the bedrooms and didn't see them. She found them in the living room reading and was relieved. The children were in the kitchen eating lunch. 1 +2a1e75df-7330-4db5-b870-a4520de57288 Ori's mom sent him off to the market. She admonished him to remember the brown eggs. But Ori couldn't find them at the market. He had to check three different stores. He finally decided to buy white eggs instead. All of the stores he went to were out of ice cream. 1 +e9b85e53-9355-4b2c-9596-fe595ffdb083 A week before Christmas, Abby and her family got together. They went to a local nursing home, wearing Santa hats. They went from room to room, singing Christmas carols. Some of the patients sang with them. They all had a very memorable time together. Everyone was miserable and angry. 1 +fe46f94d-a6bf-403b-9c46-d600c747c6b1 Maggie and her classmates went to a zoo for their field trip. They saw monkeys, gorillas and panda's first. After that, they saw snakes and lizards! They even got to feed some of the baby animals. Maggie has never seen a panda. Maggie loved her trip to the zoo. 2 +529ac218-8924-43dc-92c1-18b83bcbd10a Vianna was a full-time college student. She did not have a job and she needed money. She searched online for ways to make money from home. She found a site named amazon turk and started working from there. Vianna now works everyday. Vianna quit working. 1 +af50c61e-685f-4e0c-8766-bfe5865dd9a9 Everyone in my family got together for Thanksgiving. It was a long journey for many, but they made it. We all sat together and ate dinner. After dinner, we visited and caught up. We had a great time. We all eventually couldn't stop arguing with one another. 1 +9d365851-1b2f-43a2-98c3-a4c9999d099b Jim complained that his wife never did the dishes. She then complained that Jim never cooked dinner. The next day they decided to switch their roles. The meal was horrible and dishes didn't get cleaned well enough. They both decided to go back to their previous roles. They decided they would keep thing that way forever. 1 +57b7b390-ced2-4b9e-8e84-71a5d98d8037 Lina has two kids. Lina was cleaning their rooms and realized their drawers were stuffed. She began to sort through the clothes. Lina had a big pile of clothes that were too small for her kids. Lina made her kids wear clothes from the pile. Lina gave the clothes to charity. 2 +45be99fa-41ef-459f-b791-257a852933cd Anna wanted a banana milkshake. Her local ice cream shop didn't have that flavor. She went home and got out her blender. Then she added her own bananas and ice cream. Anna thought the chocolate shake tasted dreadful. Anna thought her own milkshake tasted just as delicious. 2 +c41221e1-a84d-43ff-a7de-d623d7480d43 I got into my car and closed the door. I turned the engine on and started to drive. I was headed in the direction of the gas station. It was lunch time and I was starting to get hungry. I decided to buy chips at the gas station. I decided to never eat again. 1 +76962d77-c956-49ba-a135-427a6e78d0e0 Tommy recently landed a position on his school's Debate team. They were having a debate tonight. He was pretty nervous. When he got there, the entire school was watching. Tommy started playing guitar. Tommy ended up doing well regardless of his nerves. 2 +488a1e6c-e8e5-4ad6-b912-73ba8d84a2c3 Jill was a high school student. She dreaded having to go to class. One day, she decided to ditch school. Her parents found out the next day. Jill's parents scolded her for skipping class. Jill's parents took her to Disney World. 1 +fb8abf7f-b0e5-4f3f-a6f8-fd43c92e1774 Alex was getting fits of dizziness. He was so nervous that he checked his symptoms online. The online results convinced him that he had a terrible disease. He scheduled an appointment with his doctor in a hurry. Alex skipped his doctor's appointment. Alex found out his blood sugar was low. 2 +e51aeb78-f81d-4fcd-8016-5d0cd450ccd4 Chris went shopping for a new car. While on the lot, he saw plenty of cars but none that he liked. He was about to leave when he spotted it. The shiny red car was right in front of him, begging him to buy it. Chris bought the red car. Chris bought a motorcycle. 1 +49d4fb9a-b040-49f2-81fb-39da227edb13 At a party on Friday everyone decided to play musical chairs. The game involved dozens of people. Eventually it was narrowed down to two. It was two girls. The tall, brown haired girl won the game. The girls ran a marathon. 1 +36c78816-7606-4fe4-beb2-4b4cfde8115c Henry wanted to play a scavenger hunt for his son's birthday party. A list of items to retrieve was created first. He turned to neighbors and nearby businesses for help. After placing items in appropriate places he had to create the hints. Henry decided not to do the scavenger hunt. The kids loved the scavenger hunt. 2 +2dc083b6-dcb0-4227-854d-32d8e98db2af Jake had a hard time making friends at his new school. He had low self esteem and felt didn't deserve to have friends. One day he met John who happened to feel the same way. John and Jake soon became best friends. They both became more confident and made more friends too. This made Jake very upset. 1 +c7d01c21-6d8e-417d-9dc0-ca4492194254 Sean was born into an Irish immigrant family. He was always proud of his Irish heritage. His family kept customs, ate Irish food, and watched Irish sports. Sean saved up money and paid for a big trip to Ireland. He was thrilled when he was finally on his way to Ireland. Sean spent his saving on a new snowboard. 1 +be51f295-a71c-40b3-b540-d72d0005ea9b Todd was not careful with his electrical appliances. He plugged in an old toaster with a frayed cord. When he was out of the room, he smelled a strange sound. The toaster had caught fire! He used a fire extinguisher to save the day. Todd had some great toast. 1 +8844fc1d-432b-46e8-8eb1-c78bb87e6c35 Beth was making mashed potatoes from scratch. After cooking the potatoes it was time to mash them. Her mother didn't have a food processor, Beth had to mash by hand. It was hard work which took hours. Beth was dedicated to making great mashed potatoes. Beth was a lazy cook. 1 +683fa7a6-70a2-41cb-b206-51c330e7fc58 John and Sue often kissed at school in between classes. They were told not to do it but they did anyway. One day the principal caught the two kissing. They were both suspended for a week. Their parents jointly threw them a huge party to celebrate. They both learned their lesson and no longer kissed in school. 2 +2c417536-e136-4167-8b83-158db506485c Biff wanted to watch a western movie. Biff also wanted to watch a movie in theaters. Westerns had lost favor with the public and none were showing. Biff decided to screen a classic western himself. He enjoyed watching the western. Biff hated western movies. 1 +b027fd4c-30d9-4e19-862a-51c1f6f2bb0e After I got out of the bus, I walked to the front of the school. I was happy to see some of my friends again. When I walked into first period, it was very familiar. The teacher seemed very good. I was relaxed and happy. I started having a panic attack. 1 +a7d985bc-8564-4262-8c45-6d211bd59f31 Ashley's dog has fleas and is scratching himself. Ashley was very worried that she would get fleas as well. She went to the store and put flea and tick shampoo. Ashley then went home and gave her dog a bath. Ashley's dog was full of live fleas. Ashley killed all the fleas. 2 +731c4da7-a88a-49c8-8212-ec512bad27e9 I lived in the South End of Boston from 1968 to 1981. It was a run down section of town. I bought many books there, since they cost only ten cents. I revisited the shop in 1991. I hate spaghetti. It was very different. 2 +0ff4a668-ca06-41f9-8d94-89f9eb3cd42f My daughter had been begging for a pet. Her birthday was coming up. I visited the pet store to do some research. The workers helped me make a decision. They helped me realize that I should cut my hair short. I bought her a dog. 2 +16119f0d-b0e0-43f6-ac36-5a13bab13604 Kaylee always wanted a puppy. On her birthday her parents took her to a farm. There were lots of beagle puppies there. Her parents told her she could pick a puppy for her birthday. Kaylee was thrilled! Kaylee was really disappointed. 1 +9809909e-e02c-4f5e-a332-cfef180e9b02 Neil was backpacking Europe. He had just arrived in Dover. He loved how friendly the people were! He also loved their delicious food. Neil was miserable. Neil was having a great time. 2 +26176dbc-df7d-43ea-a3e4-93cb24cf04ad Alice wanted to go to school to become a veterinarian. She worked hard all throughout high school to have good grades. She even volunteered at the local zoo to pad her resume. When the time came, she applied to many different schools. She cried of joy when she received her first acceptance letter. She ultimately decided to become a geologist. 1 +3dfddb07-7fcc-4383-b01f-820d55f933cd My laptop didn't want to work. It stopped turning on for some reason. I tried a few different things to fix it. Finally I got a new charger off the internet. Now it comes on every time. That is why I only play Frisbee outside. 1 +f2a888b2-7571-4493-a723-eb2afaa56061 My laboratory professor was explaining today's lab. He told us not to pour water followed by an acid. While I was looking at my notes, I barely paid attention. When the experiment began, I poured water before an acid in a tube. My professor was very upset. My professor congratulated me. 1 +0444951c-aece-494e-bacc-ef5d9f70ad90 Jack liked to take trips on the weekends with his friends. They often liked to go skiing in the mountains. Jack theorized that this weekend would have perfect skiing weather. He told his friends to drive with him up to the resort. They rented a car and had a wonderful time skiing. He decided that he did not want to go skiing. 1 +bb054807-6986-45c6-a70e-3fe1d03d4c1b Brad was sick with a cold! He wanted to go out and play! He was too weak to move. His mother gave him soup and medicine. Brad's mother was very caring. Brad's mother was rather uncaring. 1 +5cab8b6a-2396-41ba-b570-2953ff135740 Barry had only one thousand dollars left in his bank account. He needed to find a job. He searched for 3 months. Eventually, his money ran out. He had to go to a homeless shelter. Somehow, thousands of dollars appeared in his bank account. 1 +d25870e4-945d-48f7-a636-f2abd5ea5a3e Michael likes to go to the beach but has trouble swimming. During a beach trip his friends made a dare to him. They told him to go into deep water and he did. Michael got tired when he was out and started to yell for help. He swam even farther out then his friends dared him too. His friends helped him back to the shore. 2 +eaefa570-0098-4b6d-9da1-d1df2d785824 Juan wanted to make tacos for his family tonight. He went to the grocery store and bought the ingredients. As he was preparing dinner he realized he forgot the tortillas! He wanted to go back to the store but it was closed. Juan's mother showed him how to make a taco casserole instead. Juan went back to the store. 1 +6d430931-b572-4cc7-b18e-e7bdec5be9ca Lena was sick. Lena was sad because she wouldn't see her friends at school. So she took her vitamins. She got better quickly Lena went to school only to find out her friends were sick. Lena pretended to be sick so she could avoid her friends. 1 +e4086d5f-fa5a-41ee-a268-0c984a2cf816 Jim was farting a lot more than usual. His wife became concerned because they smelled unusually terrible. She insisted that he go see a doctor. Jim's doctor told him he is becoming lactose intolerant. Jim's wife decided he should have a dairy-rich diet. Jim's wife was relieved to find the source of the problem. 2 +4516ccd1-cf8c-4ec9-a791-ef79680b6e14 Tim bought a new lamp today. He went home to set it up. Tim opened the box and followed the instructions. He assembled the lamp within five minutes. Tim was pleased the lamp was so easy to set up. Tim then threw the lamp away. 1 +a0463fed-950f-4202-a658-c95358cf13a0 Sandy had taken dance for ten Year's. She was about to graduate and wanted to tryout for dance team. She practiced and practiced. On the day of tryouts, she broke her toe. She could not participate in the tryout with the injury. She did very well in the tryouts. 1 +77e45eef-ffcd-4193-bb85-41db28f71578 Gina and her friend Tami were walking to their classroom. Down the hall Gina could see he bully who had tripped her. Gina tried to keep her composure. She took a deep breath and put on a weak smile. Tami bullied Gina until Gina started crying. Tami told the bully to get lost, and he looked intimidated. 2 +64129ef8-a826-4a16-a76a-b3267b73a614 Morgan loved tea. She bought a travel mug to bring tea with her to school. She drank all of her tea on the drive to school. So, when she got to school, she had to fill up with more hot water. Morgan was glad she remembered to bring extra tea bags with her. Morgan was glad the hot water tasted like coffee. 1 +d1a29203-adef-44c7-9f1e-2973a475933c Beth started collecting dolls. She bought dolls online and at flea markets and antique shops. Soon Beth's house was full of dolls. When a friend came to visit, there was no room to chat in the house. She loved the cupcake. They had to move the dolls to sit down. 2 +c86b0427-df64-416c-a4eb-753d5d3b666f Jim was in a go cart race. He designed his go kart by himself. While he raced, his tires fell off. He didn't know what to do. He finished in first place. He wasn't able to finish the race. 2 +4351716e-f1ea-4e28-ad5f-45e5d07480a1 Bob was warm and tender towards his wife. He wanted to get her a very special gift for Valentine's Day. He asked all the people he knew what he should get her. They all had different opinions, leaving Bob confused. Bob was never the same after being tasered by the mall cops. Bob finally went with his instincts and picked the perfect gift. 2 +ad40be2d-21b7-47d1-9b9d-5ae9a5bd0428 Ida had tickets to a two-day outdoor music festival. She was sad when it began to rainy on day one. But then she saw that other attendees weren't upset. They just danced in the rainy, so I followed suit. Ida was glad she could dance in the rain at the festival. Ida was glad that it didn't rain. 1 +406638bc-0ff9-4a9f-8034-8c43acf0b3ba Jeff was walking home to only see a tornado at a distance. Jeff knew he was in danger so he went to a nearby house. He rang the doorbell and asked if he can stay until tornado dies off. The homeowner let Jeff inside. They huddled in the bathroom as the tornado raged overhead. The earthquake lasted several minutes, causing minor damage. 1 +8293d91b-dfd6-47ac-bff8-23bc9686d932 Charles was happy to meet a record company executive on Facebook. Charles asked to write about the executive's artist. The executive said yes, as long as the story was published. Vibe Magazine offered to publish the story on speculation. It was the beginning of a fruitful relationship for Charles. The executive was very angry at what had happened. 1 +e3651067-1160-43b9-bb24-93137b4a8298 Anna wanted to bake a cake for her mom's birthday. She tried twice, but both cakes fell flat. Then she found a solution. She went to the bakery and bought a cake. She ate the cake alone at home. Her mother enjoyed the cake greatly. 2 +2193129d-8583-44fe-8f38-279c317a458e Ron had just found out that his family was moving to a farm. Ron was nervous. He knew nothing about animals. But when he got to the new home, he was surprised. Ron found that he rather enjoyed living on a farm. Ron hated being on the farm because he disliked the animals. 1 +973e3d54-e7f2-4845-8460-d29f2baf3229 Ron has anger problems. During a trip to the store, he got angry at a slow cashier. The cashier was sassy, and egged him on further. Ron grabbed the cashier by the shirt, and pulled him over the counter. Ron was given a prize by the store. Ron was arrested. 2 +6b75107a-46e6-4c21-90fe-59869d692c97 My friend and I decided to start a band and perform for our families. I was singer and my friend played guitar. We practiced in my garage. Eventually, we got pretty good. We stopped playing in a band together. We performed a small show for our families the next weekend. 2 +787d6725-553a-4fe6-9878-d7e2f3c79f33 A boy Jack had been asking his parents to get a puppy for months. After all the time he asked they finally gave in and said yes. Jack spent about thirty minutes looking online for a puppy. He found one in the area that he lived. Jack abandoned the whole idea of getting a puppy. Jack then showed the online puppy and pleaded with them to get it. 2 +e9f4eb41-2143-48ed-a0c7-b58b18aaf099 On a cool Saturday afternoon Amy was in her backyard alone. She was practicing her volleyball skills when her dad came out. He offered to help her practice. Amy was grateful. Amy's dad beat her at basketball. They practiced together. 2 +e19f9cff-0587-4ab8-b099-122a903ce6c8 Jon loved the night sky. He would spend many of his nights looking at the stars. His mom saw that he loved the night sky. His mom bought him a telescope. Jon then watched germs with his microscope. Jon used his telescope often. 2 +6f21cce2-3086-4096-9243-7799ad831690 Jack went on a trip to the store. He really needed to buy some eggs. He looked everywhere but could not find them! He asked the clerk where they were. The clerk told him where the bacon was located. The clerk told him to find the eggs. 2 +391f5b4e-ffac-4184-be40-438c4304d922 Jimmy climbed on to the counter while his Mom was distracted. He nimbly scurried to where the stove burner glowed red. Jimmy screamed when his outreached hand touched the burner. His Mom appeared instantly and whisked him away from it. Jimmy laughed. Jimmy cried. 2 +449c1058-fb27-4c6d-9cac-fbd5b32b80da Billy buried some treasure in his backyard. He drew a map so he wouldn't forget where he'd put it. Years passed and Billy's family moved. Decades later, he went back and used his map to dig it back up. He threw away the treasure he found. He found many treasures from his childhood. 2 +743a3dca-d9a4-4297-a47d-34183a672f6d My mom took me grocery shopping. She let me pick out all the food. I picked out a lot of candy and snacks! Then, she went to the register and paid for it all. I didn't like any of the groceries my mom bought. I ate a lot of candy that day. 2 +4c3e0c4c-317d-4de9-ad61-a850fa521d73 Mike always had Golden Retriever dogs when he was growing up. Now that he had a steady job, he felt ready to have a dog too. Mike got a Golden Retriever and named him Spot. Now Mike and Spot take walks in the park every weekend. Mike loves his faithful friend Spot very much. Mike thought Spot was a strange cat, but he liked him. 1 +e17eb2cb-2fa8-4a33-8838-4f9b033fdaa4 Joe got fired from his job. He was sad. He needed money for bills. He called up grant. Joe loaned Grant some money. Grant loaned Joe some money. 2 +b9ad0a25-48e6-439b-8e10-cdf61cc6dcb9 Jimmy needed to learn to code for his job. He looked online for a lesson. He found a website to teach him to code. Every day he applied himself to the endeavor. After a long time, he learned to code properly. Jimmy then learned to cook well from the tutorials. 1 +19c29a0d-7b1f-4066-8fd0-090fc6c640f5 Rakesh decides that he would like to cook lobster for dinner. He visits the local seafood market and picks a huge lobster. Rakesh brings it home and boils it in water. He eats the lobster with butter and corn on the cob. Lobster was Rakesh's least favorite food. Rakesh loved eating lobster. 2 +634ffe81-1737-4f0e-9ff4-4397346aab7a When I was sixteen I learned to drive. The first time I got into the car I lost track of the brake pedal. I didn't know how to stop! My dad had to turn on the emergency brake. My dad then took me to get my license. After that mistake, I became much more cautious. 2 +9ba79327-d72c-4882-a828-e8bd80fbab56 Ron woke up and looked out the window. The street was covered in a foot of snow! School was canceled that day. Ron spent the whole day playing in the snow with his friends. Ron was very happy. Ron was very unhappy that it had snowed so much. 1 +4dfe85e4-7e34-4906-8eaf-5f519820b2a4 My brother loved candy. He ate a lot of it. He left the wrappers on the counter. Our mother scolded him for it. He didn't listen until we got a lot of ants one spring. She showered him with praise. 1 +2029aa56-ef8f-4c6f-a599-6dae60566f01 Brad wanted eggs for breakfast. Brad was all out of eggs! Brad cried for a long time. Brad's mother came home with eggs! Brad had delicious Eggs Benedict. Brad hated his mother for getting the eggs. 1 +32cccca4-9475-4755-8fd4-b540b70d64a0 Paulo had always wanted to serve in his student council. However, he was worried he wouldn't be elected. Paulo asked many students for their support in the election. Finally on election day, Paulo was elected to student council. Paulo was ashamed of what he did. Paulo felt proud of his accomplishment. 2 +ad4fbdb4-6d17-4417-b560-b6a3c6a74825 Patrick's parents raised ducks. One day, Patrick was playing near the ducks. One of the ducks started chasing him! The duck caught up to Patrick and bit him on the leg. Patrick developed a fear of dogs because of the incident. It didn't break the skin, but Patrick was scared and cried! 2 +6a3a0fc5-4b73-478e-8cd9-4a3356aec7e3 Last night I attended a cocktail party. I wore my new white dress. Everyone at the party loved it. However to my dismay I spilled wine all over it. I was so angry at myself! I was wearing a red dress. 1 +e0487099-4c2b-4cfc-af24-489a5675a52f I am a different person than I used to be. I used to be heavyset but I lost weight. I took up swimming and lost the weight. I worked out three times week and ate healthy every day. I am much healthier now. I am 300 pounds. 1 +d8252037-d896-4629-88a7-0e370857b2a9 Kelly went to a Celtics game yesterday. She loved going to games. The clock was ticking and time was running out. Thankfully the Celtics won. Kelly jumped for joy. Kelly was mad that the Celtics won and not the opposition. 1 +e0f9cc9f-2cff-49af-9cb6-cafd44f3faf1 Jane's girlfriend works at a flower shop. She never gets tired of her work. One day Jane decided to get her a rose. Even though her girlfriend saw many a day she loved it. Jane's girlfriend was a die-hard flower lover. Jane loves biking, hiking and walking her dog. 1 +6f967d5e-3699-418f-99c4-4be8c2f227a8 Michael loved to go hiking in the woods on weekends. He had never made it to the top of a mountain. One day he climbed very high,and finally reached the top. He could see land and water on the other side of the mountain. Michael was disappointed in himself. Michael loved the view and hoped to return. 2 +9ec710ea-0c91-4616-91ab-f28588628b5c Damon lost his wallet with his ID in it. He searched all over the house. He couldn't find it anywhere. He eventually just went and got a replacement ID. Damon went straight to his room and went to bed. The next day, Damon found his wallet under the bed. 2 +86d199c6-c33e-4280-82d0-c9828d297af3 David and Mia rarely got to go out since they had young children. One Friday, they were finally able to get away to see a movie. They were looking forward to it so much, but it turned out to be bad! In fact, it was so bad that they could barely contain their giggles. David and Mia decided to leave the movie. David and Mia thought the movie was profound. 1 +61f5c395-725b-4249-bf21-838525b78a4a Bob was going to take his daughter to see Grandma. The two drove to Grandma's house a few miles down the street. Grandma welcomed them with open arms. The 3 of them had a big dinner at night. Bob's daughter thanked Grandma for the delicious meal. Bob angrily drove home after the meal. 1 +d86787ce-aeb7-4bfe-ab75-a98c253e67f1 Sue's cat was nowhere to be seen. Sue searched for her cat for hours until she heard purring outside. Her cat was stuck in the tree. Sue called up the fire department. Suzi hoped the cat would stay in the tree. Suzi's cat was saved. 2 +4cf8dc65-71e8-4664-9d71-c15cbd3d61ee Ava brought home a catfish. She put it into her tank. She wasn't sure how the other fish would react. She watched apprehensively. Ava flushed all the aquarium water down the toilet. All the fish got along fine. 2 +ea04f6ea-5b4f-4a24-a276-fe6c1e55667f I love to go to the movies. I used to go almost every single weekend. There was a theater about ten minutes from my house that was decent. It closed down though and now I have to drive far to see movie. It costs more for gas to the other theater. I still go to same theatre that I always have. 1 +3e43926e-578c-4da6-9026-fa7908d46003 I bought a new car today. It is shiny and red. The inside smells so fresh and clean. I love the car so much. I decided to get rid of the car. I drive the car everywhere I go. 2 +fd2ea23c-2ae0-43eb-a175-a45251c82d43 Teresa was an artist. She made a beautiful sculpture of an angel. She entered it into an art contest. The judges liked the sculpture very much. She won the contest and was proud of herself. She was disqualified from the contest. 1 +56102300-2ba9-4b64-a603-9d42dc107d36 My dog waited for me by the house front door. We walked to the park for playtime and exercise. The dog and I walked around the block before returning home. When we walked through the front door, she took a big drink of water. Then she lay down and took a nap. She was jumping up and down begging for a walk. 1 +43bacad9-413e-4974-8789-a979823e634d Matt found a puppy wandering down the street. It looked lost and scared, so Matt took it home. Matt's mom called some neighbors, and eventually found its owner. The puppy's owner was so relieved to know his puppy was safe! The puppy's owner gave Matt a reward for finding it. The puppy's owner strangled it and offered Matt the corpse. 1 +44da8813-2d56-4606-8e83-3059090bcff8 Mike bought a new bike to ride in his town. He cycled from his house to a friend's house. On the way he met a group of kids riding bikes as well. Neiter Mike nor the kids were wearing helmets at the time. Mike didn't like riding bikes. Mike accidentally collided with the kids. 2 +308e263d-0f58-481a-a095-756250039824 Lucy placed a pan of food into the oven. She set a timer and sat down to watch television. After awhile, she smelled smoke. Quickly, she checked the timer and realized it never went off. Lucy realized the meal was burned. Lucy realized the meal was perfectly cooked. 1 +58838a00-4307-489a-896e-a89258ece510 Tim's history class was first thing in the morning. He arrived to class very tired. He started to nod off. When he woke up, class was almost over. Tim's teacher praised his attentiveness. Tim failed the final exam. 2 +a5951fe2-62f3-43fc-9572-f038ba48b0f5 Amy called her internet provider for help. She explained her issue to the representative. They person gave an answer that in no way acknowledged her issue. Amy repeated her issue to no avail. Amy became best friends with the operator. Amy hung up the phone angrily. 2 +895a668d-e3be-4063-a273-777bf585f834 Sam regretted not starting his history essay earlier. He typed up his closing paragraphs. All of a sudden, his screen was covered in a large blue error message. Sam shrugged and restarted his computer. He was disappointed in his broken computer. He was happy about his computer. 1 +7e0ad258-5eb5-4674-b801-2200838c8ae3 Doug and Molly decided to go the park to take a walk. While they were there they found a stray dog. They carried the dog back to their apartment. They posted an ad online to try to find the owner. They never found the owner and kept the dog. They ate it shortly after. 1 +8d17d2cb-285d-4e12-a119-935b0a9d938e Bill's father told him to keep practicing his piano scales. He was an expert pianist, and wanted the same for his son. Bill was too young to understand the value of practice. He bitterly sat at the piano, playing his scales over and over. Bill was happy to practice every day. As Bill got older, he realized all of that practice help him. 2 +1b4a915b-2c20-45de-aef6-58cfef6f6d80 Carlos decides to take a walk to get fresh air. Unfortunately, he slips on a wet leaf in the park. Carlos has hurt his knee on this walk. He limps home. Afterwards Carlos puts a bandage on his knee. After he got home Carlos decided to go play soccer. 1 +6c1b3dc1-780b-43f0-a97b-0f043be0e6ed Lance wanted to have a romantic evening with his wife. He put the kids to bed early and started dinner. He forgot to check the cooking and burned down the kitchen. His wife arrived to the fire department. Lance's wife felt very romantic and loving when she arrived home. His wife was so angry she took the kids to sleep at the Grandmas. 2 +9fd34809-8322-4df8-ae01-926f0cd2376b Keith went to a pet store to see the animals. The store had fish, small animals, and a few puppies. The fish were of all different colors and sizes. Keith petted a few of the puppies. Keith ordered a burger and fries. Keith watched some of the colorful fish. 2 +2748ec86-2ca4-40f7-8c19-483f150d35d9 Maria wanted to learn Spanish. She decided to fully immerse herself in it. She bought a one way ticket to Spain. After six months, Maria could speak fluent Spanish. Leah forgot how to speak Spanish. Maria was proud to learn a new language so quickly. 2 +a9013402-27fe-4ff3-9d6b-e01ef3ff8e66 Jay got stuck in an elevator on his way out of his office. It stopped between floors and the lights flickered. Jay was terrified! He battled his claustrophobia for two hours. After two hours firefighters came and rescued Jay. Jay laid down and took a nap. 1 +617849f0-8057-4609-a93d-1ed7c82c777b Ben was babysitting. He had never babysat before and he was nervous. He found that the little boy was fun to watch, though. Soon he and the kid were laughing and playing games. He was accused of pedophilia and sent to prison. He ended up babysitting to pay for college. 2 +ded2be3f-7cf2-4bd7-ab16-f946e25427ca Ted always wanted to be a senator. He finally got the chance to run. He was eager to make a difference. Unfortunately a personal issue derailed his campaign. Ted's friends thought he would run in the campaign uncontested. Ted decided to run for county magistrate a year later. 2 +285843c5-b7d9-4ae0-aa25-924a1b3b0dc9 Julie had a pretty pink ball that she loved to bounce outside. One day, it bounced too far and went into the street. It rolled down the hill and over the curb. It then rolled into the creek. She continued playing with the ball all afternoon. Next time she got a ball she was more careful with it. 2 +0235d7cd-65f0-4d9d-9e4f-579b33ad7724 The hubby and I decided to have a date night tonight. We haven't had one in almost a year. Mama came over to watch the kids. We went to dinner and a movie. We cursed Mama for what she'd done. We thanked Mama for her huge favor. 2 +0247c6c9-cc36-4094-81ce-534e9bc17d21 Bob decided to hike in the jungles of Indonesia. He bought a plane ticket and packed his bags. When he arrived, he realized he forgot his malaria vaccine. He decided to hike the jungle regardless. Bob had always been reckless. Bob had also forgotten his shoes. 1 +d99e7b4e-eab3-40c5-9924-4aa34ec7ac9f John had had a bike since he was 14. John is now in his early 40's. John's son, Carl, just turned ten. Carl showed interest in his dad's bike in the garage. Carl decided to give the bike to his son. Carl decided to throw the old bike away. 1 +0d608a91-67df-45e3-b141-12fa84ce1f00 Kim had eaten deer meat without knowing what type of meat it was. She found the thought disgusting. She ran to the bathroom as she gagged. By the time she reached the bathroom the gagging had subsided. She went back and had another large serving of deer meat. She slowly drank a glass of water to calm her stomach. 2 +795a57ba-fb40-4006-aca5-967cbef08ed1 Carl looked into a telescope for the first time at 9-Year's-old. He was immediately breath-taken and full of wonder. He decided he had to learn more about the cosmos. He studied science and astronomy through high school and college. He ended up becoming a scientist. Carl then became a garbage man. 1 +7ac83d60-7b79-4ed7-929f-520f3ab4ea7b Julie had a coworker named Barry who loved to make trouble for others. Barry told Julie, who was new, that she should dress up for Halloween. Julie, who was naive, came to work dressed as a cat on Halloween. She was the only one in costume! Julie was incredibly embarrassed. Julie gave Barry a hug and thanked him. 1 +1a371f4c-289c-449c-a5b9-79ec810b206f James loved to challenge himself physically. He decided to begin training for a marathon. James began running every day before work. Finally James ran the marathon. James finished in the top 50. James was ashamed of what he had done. 1 +43aa020b-9bca-4af1-9ade-e281f41d04f0 I was riding my bike to work one summer morning. I was a little late, so I was in a hurry. I was biking a little recklessly. To my dismay, my reckless biking caused me to get in an accident. I knew then that I wanted to become a professional cyclist. From then on, I made sure to leave myself plenty of travel time. 2 +defdaf3f-b580-4c4f-a320-a798a52ac508 Gina whispered to Mary in detention. The girls giggled together. Gina could tell the teacher wasn't pleased. They continued to whisper. The teacher told them to stop talking. The teacher joined their conversation. 1 +8d184896-38b8-4cde-91f5-b17cb2390d3d Daniel got home from a night out on the town. He noticed the lights in his home wouldn't turn on. He checked the fridge. It was not on. Daniel went to check the breaker box. Daniel turned on the kitchen light and had a snack. 1 +dbac66cf-c1ca-4281-80e7-e32d0821d891 The cop pulled me over at night. He said I had been speeding. He went back to his car. I waited with the lights flashing behind me. I hoped he would just give me a warning. I enjoyed talking to the officer. 1 +1a037660-3761-449a-8170-59e2705a9c54 Melissa was tired of trying to get her son up for school everyday. He was always late going out the door. Melissa asked her mother for advice. She decided to try one of her mother's suggestions out. Melissa's mother suggested putting her son to bed earlier. Melissa's mother suggested putting her son to bed later. 1 +f11a5673-e26f-4e9c-9c5d-e0770601e357 Mark was a pro wrestler. He was getting ready for a big fight. He was nervous but practiced tediously. On the night of the fight he had won all rounds. Mark did not do well and felt defeated. Mark became famous and made a lot of money. 2 +6feddef3-ac35-4cab-a0e2-76f52e312d00 Rex has always wanted to visit Argentina. He saves up his money for the big trip. Finally he has booked his flight to Argentina. He eats delicious food and drinks many types of wine. Rex enjoys himself. Rex vows never to return to Argentina. 1 +c0ba7e5b-f09e-45be-bee6-2477bde62ada Ken really wanted to play the organ. One day he saw one at a yard sale. He stopped by the house and negotiated a price. Ken then loaded the organ into his truck. He took the organ home and learned to play it beautifully. He then took it to an empty field and burned it. 1 +cefe66d6-a8ed-497b-bcdd-41090836dd43 Jay and Bella loved fish tanks. They had everything they needed for a new tank except for some plants. They set the tank up and ordered some plants from a web site. It took 2 weeks for the plants to arrive. They bought some fish. They never used the tank. 1 +3dd6c9a3-a5a3-4294-9d04-5dab05449ab9 May invited her friends for a picnic in the park. After she arrived, she realized she had forgotten the ice! Now none of the drinks would be cold! Luckily, her friends had a sense of humor. They filled their cups with ice. They had a wonderful picnic, despite the warm drinks. 2 +bef317ec-84c4-476b-a83f-31666dc3af74 Sandra had always wished for a pet turtle. She told her parents she would be responsible for it. At first her parents didn't agree. Eventually Sandra convinced her parents she should get a turtle. She loved her new turtle. Sandra was upset that her parents refused to buy her a turtle. 1 +2799312a-1800-4ad4-a44b-f0d7242334f7 A group of children played marbles one afternoon. Or at least, they tried to. There was a great deal of arguing. Ultimately, they gave up and played something else. The children decided to play hide and go seek instead. The children decided to play marbles. 1 +8a091d69-eab1-4464-9e40-e3f4cdff839b Francisco was excited to become an accountant one day. He knew that he would have to work hard to achieve that dream. He studied accounting at the local university. He passed all his exams! Francisco became an accountant. Francisco became a plumber. 1 +f44a23aa-b910-4c97-8ec0-54487fdd3bb7 Jessica wanted to feed the birds without buying feeders. She gathered a bunch of pinecones under the trees. Strands of ribbon were attached to each one. She rolled the pinecones in peanut butter and bird seed. She hung the pinecones from the trees and waited for the birds. Then she threw the pinecones in the garbage. 1 +d366b88f-b59e-492a-a4a7-0848c45237b0 Last Friday I ate lunch with my niece. We went to a restaurant that had a jungle theme. My niece was excited because the restaurant was so cool. We ate our meals, and shared a dessert. This would be our new favorite restaurant. The restaurant was just too cold. 1 +2ab10c41-2ca3-412a-b669-7d2f8c7b09bf Betsy comes home late one night and wants to eat something simple. She notices that she has spaghetti and sauce in the house. She quickly cooks and eats a pot of spaghetti. After eating, she falls asleep on the couch. She was full and happy. Betsy likes cheeseburgers. 1 +4a98efef-ca5a-4146-95ae-8f0c6ee398d1 Han and Leia once fought in a great battle together. Leia's brother also fought with them. They were all heros. Many Year's later, Han and Leia had a child. They had no children. Their child looked like both of them. 2 +8ce7eaf0-bb21-4adf-9585-95484de98967 Gina was not supposed to use her phone in detention. So when she dropped the phone she knew it was trouble. The teacher held the phone and stared at her. Gina pretended it wasn't her phone. Gina's teacher told her she could use her phone. Gina's teacher wasn't fooled at all and gave her more detention. 2 +9f5d238b-92d2-46f4-80d4-d30e65087c47 Jill had problems breathing one day. She went to the doctor and she discovered she had anxiety. She began to practice meditation. Her anxiety is now under control. Jill was glad she went to the doctor. Jill stopped meditating. 1 +47ddbe43-99e4-4cc7-b343-ccb5bd9f61b2 Jan had to pick up her daughter after class. In a hurry, she drove to school in housecoat and slippers. Jan waited in the car for her daughter, who didn't show up. Worried, Jan went to the door of the class to find her daughter. Then she realized it was Saturday. And saw the biggest bear she had ever seen. 1 +30692936-299b-4ca9-b2fb-74509d0d3e25 Sara was a dancer. She was practicing for her recital. As she went to go on pointe, she heard a loud pop. Sarah broke her big toe. Sara cried out in pain. Sara laughed hysterically. 1 +f2f7a03a-539a-464d-810b-b99b11d5ebcf Pat takes a bus from New York to New Jersey every day for work. He doesn't like his commute. Year's go by and Pat is now an old man. He realizes he should have moved to New Jersey Years ago. Pat thinks about all the time he wasted commuting. Pat also thinks he should have taken a job in Connecticut. 1 +d67a5d8f-d0cc-4f0c-9539-9a6a71e64072 Todd played hockey. Tonight was the big game. All his friends would be there. He was nervous. Todd's knees shook as he skated because he was nervous. Todd wore a silly costume to his hockey game. 1 +30dfce5c-d550-484d-8dfb-fa60c06821b1 Joan kept waking up from her roommate playing music. She complained that she had trouble sleeping. Her roommate promised to be more considerate. Her roommate began wearing headphones. Joan was disappointed in her roomate. Joan was thankful that her roommate was so caring. 2 +a8281cdb-5cfa-4afe-99aa-915110c0162f A man named Pete got off of work. After work, he drove to the gym. He went into the gym and found a workout machine. While working out, Pete worked up a sweat. He showered after he finished working out. Pete went to the baseball stadium. 1 +1aa8a574-afbd-4f8b-a57d-05c05e242ca5 Clare wanted to go for a walk. So she went outside and walked around her block. But the sun began to rise. And Clare began feeling hot. She took off her jacket to cool off. Clare wished she brought a warm jacket. 1 +2882bd18-3f36-4f25-88b4-0174f2d655de Nina needed cash for a prom dress. She decided to deliver papers to earn money. She rode her bike passing out papers. After a week, it was time to collect her pay. Nina bought a new bike with her earnings. She earned enough to buy the dress. 2 +1ea4b932-94b9-4a2b-9b99-927ec97b5fbc Gina and her friend Tami were walking around the playground. They talked for 5 minutes. Now they were out of thing to discuss. Gina racked her brain but could find nothing to say. Tami wished Gina would shut up, but she just kept talking. They just walked comfortably in silence for a while. 2 +64e7243b-0ce1-4b4f-8485-5b9435504540 Harry was especially talented at computer repair. His mother called him over to fix her computer. He could not figure out what was wrong with it. Finally, he realized the problem. Harry quickly fixed the problem for his mother. Harry decided not to help and walked away. 1 +6f053d5d-4a11-49a2-8302-7543ed31c745 I've noticed a lot lately that people are scamming good requesters. Just today I watched them scam a requester I had grown to love. After thinking about what to do I decided to send an email. The requester was very responsive and decided to talk to me. I like helping others. I do not enjoy helping people. 1 +933a7de5-8897-4f34-92b5-90d522a474ee Stacy bought a bag of chips. She took them to the park to eat a snack. Her friend Kevin was also at the park. Stacey shared her chips with Kevin. Kevin was very angry with Stacy. Kevin thanked Stacy and they enjoyed their time at the park. 2 +7828385c-a209-4c05-81be-1916ca8d51c2 Dana's mother came to visit for a week. Dana's husband Glenn thinks her mother is trying to poison him. During breakfast Glenn stomach starts to cramp. Glen becomes outraged. However, turns out to just be gas. However, Glen hugs his mother-in-law. 1 +fb46930d-fee0-4e63-a858-2afc280aa5f0 Kendall was exhausted. She had about twelve different shows to do this fashion week. The work was tiring. Thankfully the pay was good. If it wasn't such easy work she would have quit. Next week she would relax when it was all over. 2 +a2fa4dda-1865-419f-b3ef-3f3e44f5a72d When I was young we used to drive from Florida to Michigan yearly. We would pack up all our stuff and load them into the truck. We would leave early in the morning to make the most of our time. Driving, eating, and sleeping were the only reasons we would stop. My dad always drove safely and we arrived quickly. We decided to return home instead. 1 +e3515dbd-3b75-4a54-8a3a-1bba84443404 Gill's favorite character was Columbo portrayed by Peter Falk. Gill had seen every episode. Gill even owned all of them, including the many later seasons. Gill started acting like Columbo sometimes. Gill and Peter Falk shared a mutual hatred for each other. Her attempts at solving murders, however, were less successful. 2 +fd5da531-ff8c-4eab-99d6-6c1e94b1035c Chad wanted to bowl a perfect game. Last Saturday he came close. He had all strikes and only needed two more. He missed his second to last one. He did not miss the last one, but was still disappointed. Chad scored a touchdown after asking his coach for advice. 1 +fa0260b1-cfae-4a39-bf66-1d33f6fe508a He watched in anger from outside the window. The lovers were oblivious to his presence. He burst through the door and was atop them in moments. The other man struggled but he was too weak to prevent his own demise. His cheating wife continued the affair. His cheating wife called the police and he was arrested. 2 +4e564bce-7c14-4707-9757-1e1cc4f4634e Ivan got bitten by a mosquito on a forest hike. The bite was red and itchy, but it didn't bother him at first. Then it swelled up terribly and became sore. A doctor looked at it and told Ivan the bite was infected! Ivan was happy the hike ended so well. Ivan bought mosquito repellent for his next hike. 2 +7cfd005c-ca20-4fc2-802b-83a63998b9bb Paige was a very good student. She always got the best grades out of her friends. However one week she got very sick. She fell behind in her studies. Paige decided to play in the snow, Paige had to rely on her friends for their support. 2 +6758c9b7-0bde-4334-93b1-7e394f9bb612 One day, John met a cute girl named Jessica. He enjoyed talking to her and spending time with her. John asked Jessica to go out with him on a date. She said yes, and they had a good time. John was upset that they had such an awful time. John was glad he asked her on a date. 2 +785be451-af37-4097-aec4-46dd966e69db The flute that sits on the shelf covered in dust. One day a man comes in the store and takes it home. This man wipes away the dust. He starts playing a song. The man did not like music. The flute sounded beautiful. 2 +a6faba67-1aac-48e5-95aa-4b156c96c1d8 Maggie was scared and excited to go on the space mountain ride. Her and her mother waited in line for what seemed like two hours. When the line was shorter the two got to the front. They stepped in the cars and put on their seatbelts. Maggie was glad that the wait in line was so short. The ride was very fun for Maggie. 2 \ No newline at end of file