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Jumping jacks

My friend challenged me to a jumping jacks competition.

He bet me five dollars he could do more.

My friend did 50 jumping jacks.

I did 60 jumping jacks.

Now my friend owes me five dollars.

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Rainy Day

James wanted to go swimming.

He made plans with friends.

Unfortunately it started to rain.

Most of his friends cancelled.

James had to reschedule.

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Lost Keys

Sam went out drinking.

He tried to drive home.

He couldn't find his keys.

He had to call a taxi.

A friend admitted to taking his keys away.

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Picnic

Vintra went to the lake to fish.

She has been going there since she was a little girl.

She had her own secret spot.

She arrived to see her girlfriend there.

Her girlfriend surprised her with a picnic.

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bully child

Harry found out his child was bullied.

His child asked him to beat the bully up.

Harry could not do that but he said he would do something else.

He said he would go to the principal and ask them to suspend the boy.

The boy was suspended and Harry's child was never bullied again.

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Novel

Edgar was typing the last half his novel.

He had been working on it on and off for a few years.

Writing a novel was bigger challenge than he had thought.

Edgar was happy with how it was wrapping up.

He continued to type away.

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Team bus breaks down

Donald is on a bus ride with his baseball team.

They are on their way to a game an hour away.

About 30 minutes into the ride the bus stops.

The bus begins smoking and everyone is ordered out.

The bus is broken and the team misses the game.

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The Writer

Tim always loved reading and writing.

He decided to try and write a book.

It took him a long time.

Not many people read it.

Tim was disappointed and gave up writing.

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New Shoes

Brett got new shoes today.

His old ones had a hole in them.

He really does not like his new shoes.

Brett wanted his old shoes back.

His parents threw them away.

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Heater

The woman turned up the heater.

It got up to seventy two degrees.

The man was sweating.

He checked the heater.

He got mad that it was set so high.

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Bryan and The Pumpkin

There was a little boy named Bryan who wanted his own pumpkin badly.

He saved and saved for when the pumpkin patch would open.

Bryan even did extra chores for his mother so he would have enough.

Finally after weeks of saving, the pumpkin patch was open.

Bryan searched the pumpkin patch all day and found his own pumpkin.

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Strangers

Charlie was told not to talk to strangers.

However, he was thrilled to meet new people.

He went to the store to talk to as many strangers as possible.

He made a new friend and got in the car with the stranger.

Charlie was never seen again.

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Milkshakes

I went out to get a milkshake today.

I went to my favorite ice cream shop to get one.

When I got there I found out that milkshakes were very expensive.

So I decided to get a cone instead.

The cone was very tasty.

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New Flip Flops

Karen was walking around her campus.

All of a sudden she fell over.

Her flip flop had snapped.

Karen wasn't hurt but needed new flip flops.

She bought a new pair that same day.

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Cheap Beer

Tom was invited to a party.

He wasn't much of a beer drinker.

He got whatever he saw on sale.

Everyone at the party was a bit disappointed.

Tom came off seeming cheap.

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Fun Concert

Liz loved a band that was coming to town.

Her parents weren't sure about letting her go.

Liz did extra chores and did well in school.

Eventually her parents let her go.

Liz had a great time that she will always cherish.

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The Puppy

Cindy wanted her own puppy very much.

She asked her mother if she could have one.

Her mother told her to save her money and work hard for one.

Cindy finally had saved up enough money with smart budgeting.

The next day she went to the pet store and got her puppy.

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Dear Deer

Frances lived in a beautiful house in the middle of the woods.

Her dad used to go hunting in the woods every morning.

One day, her dad came back with a beautiful deer!

From the deer, they made sausages and steaks.

They had so much deer meat that they actually got pretty tired of it.

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Luther converts

Luther was raised up to be a christian.

When Luther reached adulthood he thought different.

Luther wanted to convert to another religion.

Luther wanted to become Jewish.

Luther took the steps to convert to Judaism.

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The Wrong Bacon

Jane was a vegan.

She was asked to pick up bacon.

She thought it would be fine to get vegan bacon.

She was clearly wrong.

Jane was never asked to pick up meat products again.

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Game Night

Jasmine hosts a game night every Monday.

Last Monday they played board games for four hours.

Charlie won Monopoly, but Sue won Trivial Pursuit.

At the end of the night, Jasmine gave away prizes.

Everyone had a great time.

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The Cafe

Jordan decided to go to a cafe for lunch.

He saw several of his friends there.

Jordan sat with his friends.

Jordan wasn't sure what to order.

His friends gave him advice on the menu items.

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The Last Cigarette

Jake was at the bar one night.

He decided to smoke but only had one cigarette left.

He also had to go outside into the snow.

Once outside his cigarette fell into the snow.

He decided to quit smoking that night.

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Out of Milk

Karl was getting ready for work.

He didn't have enough time to make breakfast.

Karl decided to just eat some cereal.

He poured out the cereal before checking the milk.

Unfortunately there wasn't enough milk for the cereal.

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New Movie

Bret really wanted to see the midnight release of a new movie.

Unfortunately, he was grounded.

He waited until his parents were asleep and snuck out.

He made a bit too much noise and woke his dad up.

Bret got grounded for even longer.

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Rain

One day Jennifer wanted to go jogging in the rain.

She quickly put on her raincoat and a pair of red rain boots.

She ran for almost two miles,before a flash of thunder struck a tree.

The tree fell five feet in front of her and almost landed on her head.

Jennifer became frighten and ended her rainy day jog.

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Opera

In college, I heard my first opera.

It was called Marriage of Figaro.

The singers sang in English so we could understand the words.

It was a very funny story.

I found out that day that I liked opera!

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Billy gets into a wreck

Billy is driving home from work.

He is so exhausted from the work.

His eyes start to close.

He falls asleep behind the wheel.

Billy crashes into a tree.

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Going Bowling

Jake went bowling one day.

It was his friend's birthday.

Jake decided to be nice and let his friend win.

The friend was excited over beating him.

Jake played along to make him feel good.

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Jervis Gets A Dog

Jervis wanted to get a dog.

He went to a pound to find a puppy.

Jervis picked out a small puppy.

He brought the puppy home and gave him some water to drink.

Jervis was happy to have a dog.

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Mike's Revelation

Mike had put off asking his girlfriend to marry him for years.

He had told her that he wanted to wait till he graduated college.

Now that college was over, he felt pressured to buy her a ring.

Unfortunately for Mike, it came out that he hadn't wanted to propose.

Now Mike realizes he should have been truthful from the beginning.

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Online

Kate and her friends drove all the way to Las Vegas.

But they didn't like their hotel.

So they decided to look online.

They sat in the car looking on their phones for a better deal.

The glow from the phones lit up the entire interior of the car.

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Restless in Seattle

Abby was invited to a girl's trip to Seattle with her friends.

Abby accepted the invitation, and were on their way to Seattle.

After checking in the hotel, Abby fell straight asleep.

When Abby awoke, her friends had returned from their night out.

Abby was mad that she missed a night of fun because she was tired.

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Early Bird

I woke up early for work.

I took the dog outside for a while.

I made a large pot of coffee.

I took a long, hot shower.

I got dressed and started my day.

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Luther becomes a coach

Luther is a huge sports fan.

He always attends his local high school sports games.

One evening before a football game he has a chat with the coach.

The coach is so blown away by Luther's knowledge of the game.

He asks Luther to become an assistant coach and Luther agrees.

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The Last Fight

Jane and Carl had been struggling.

Their relationship was in a bad spot.

They got into a big fight over money issues.

Both decided it was too much to handle.

They broke up and went their separate ways.

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Penguins

We went to the zoo.

We walked around looking for the exhibits.

We stopped to watch the penguins.

They were jumping in the water and playing.

My son fell in love with them.

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Staying Up All Night

Kevin had a big test in the morning.

He decided to stay up all night studying.

When it came time for the test Kevin was really tired.

He kept falling asleep.

Kevin did poorly on the test.

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Leaky Pen

John was walking around with a big stain on his pants.

He didn't notice until someone pointed it out.

John realized his pen had leaked in his pocket.

It ruined his pants.

He had to throw them away and get another pair.

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Work Talking

The twin towers had been brought down by planes.

Everyone in Kate's office was talking about it.

Work felt unimportant.

Everyone wanted to keep up to date with the news.

They all wished they could go back home and watch their TV's.

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Dirty Water

Loren decided to wash the dishes for her roommates.

She used a glass of water to soak the sponge in.

After she washed everything she forgot to wash the glass.

She left it next to the sink and a roommate tried to drink from it.

The roommate was embarrassed.

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Reading Test

Barry recently had to take a reading test for college.

Barry was nervous, as he did not know what was on the test.

However, as Barry was taking the test, he realized how much he knew.

As the test went along, Barry felt more confident about it.

Barry knew that he had passed the reading test he took.

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Clint breaks his leg

Clint is playing Frisbee with his friends.

Clint tosses the Frisbee on top of the roof by accident.

Clint climb the ladder to get the Frisbee.

On the way down the ladder falls.

Clint falls and breaks his leg.

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Initiative

Charles wanted a raise.

He was nervous about asking his boss.

He finally built up enough courage to do it.

His boss appreciated his initiative.

Charles got a raise.

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Traveling Abroad

Jane had never gone overseas.

She was travelling through Paris.

She didn't know the language at all.

It was difficult for her to get around.

Jane wound up getting frustrated.

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Day Off

John was looking forward to his day off.

He planned to relax all day.

Unfortunately his wife had a different idea.

She had a list of chores for him to do.

John reluctantly agreed to do them.

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Acquired Taste

Tom had never had caviar before.

He tried it for the first time recently.

The consistency was weird and the flavor muted.

Tom didn't know why other people liked it.

He didn't bother to give it another try.

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The Pound

It had been several months since my old dog had died.

I had thought quite a bit about getting a new one recently.

My friend told me to go check out the dog pound first.

So, I headed down there and found many dogs.

One was to be put down that evening, so I adopted him.

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Reba breaks down

One evening while driving home from work.

Reba and her kids notice a weird sound coming from the car.

The car starts to slow down and Reba pulls over.

They all get out of the car and the car begins to smoke.

Reba and her kids have to hitchhike their way back into town.

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Annoyed DJ

Ken is a DJ for a club.

Last night he had a really annoying patron.

They kept asking for different songs.

Ken kept having to turn him down.

Eventually he just ignored him completely.

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Dan Gets New Socks

Dan notices that he is running out of socks.

He decides to buy a few pairs of nice new socks.

Dan loves his new socks.

He starts wearing them every day.

Dan is happy he got socks.

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Newspaper Spears

When we were young my brother and I made spears out of newspapers.

We took newspapers and rolled them up tightly.

We secured them with tape.

Then we tossed them at each.

I tried to show this to my kids but they were not interested.

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Dead Battery

When I tried to leave, my car wouldn't start.

I had jumper cables with me in the car.

I just needed someone's help to start the car.

Before I knew it someone had stopped to help.

We were able to jump-start the car without a problem.

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homecoming

Jane wanted to surprise her husband who was coming home from the army.

She thought of what her husband would want.

She bought him a new tv because she knew that he watched a lot of tv.

John came home and was surprised at the new tv.

However, John had bad news which was he had to go back in a month.

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Storytime

My daughter and I started a new book last night.

It was the first of a new series out.

We enjoy reading together at night.

We have read a lot of different books together.

It is some good quality time together.

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The Cheater

Ann was a teacher at a local school.

One day she gave her students a test.

She caught a student cheating on the test.

She sent the student to the office.

She picked up the student's test and gave him an F.

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Cat Alarm

My cat woke me up this morning.

She jumped on my bed and started meowing in my face.

I did not want to get up, but she wouldn't go away.

Finally, I pulled off the covers and followed her to her food bowl.

All she wanted was her breakfast.

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Broken favorite cup

Renny had a favorite cup he used every day.

One day she told her son to put it in the sink for her.

Her son grabbed the cup and walked towards the sink.

On his way there, he tripped on a toy that was left on the ground.

Renny's son and her favorite cup fell to the ground and her cup broke.

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Fire Hazard

Sam's girlfriend was a hoarder.

He kept trying to get her to get rid of stuff.

ONe day there was a fire.

All her stuff burned up fast.

Sam felt bittersweet about it.

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Champagne

My first taste of champagne was unique.

I had bought a bottle of pink alcohol.

It was very fruity and delicious.

I loved how bubbly it was.

I drank half the bottle by myself.

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Adam kicked off the bus

Adam was a bad kid.

He was always making trouble.

One day while riding on the school bus.

Adam starts picking on a kid and won't stop bullying him.

The bus drivers pulls over and kicks Adam off the bus.

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Caught Offense

I was walking with my foreign language exchange partner.

We exchanged a few words.

She made a small grammar mistake in her speech.

I politely corrected her.

She felt offended and left my house.

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Walking on the beach

I was walking on the beach the other day.

While I was walking I saw a cool dog.

I asked it's owner if I could play with it.

The owner said yes.

I threw a frisbee with the dog for hours.

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The Wrong Brand

Nate's girlfriend was high maintenance.

He tried buying generic cereal.

It made her very upset.

She only ate name brand cereal.

Nate had to get more for her.

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Picking What to Watch

Jenny didn't know what to watch.

She kept scrolling through every option.

Nothing caught her attention.

Eventually she realized how late it was.

Jenny went to sleep without picking anything.

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Kara buys a bikini

Kara went to the mall to find a bikini.

She went to three different stores to try on suits.

Kara found a bikini she liked at the fourth store.

She found out the bikini was on sale when she got to the register.

Kara was happy that she found a great deal.

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Gas Soon

It was Kate's turn to drive on a road trip.

She hadn't been watching the fuel gauge.

Now it was showing they had less than a quarter of a tank left.

She prayed they would find a gas station soon.

She knew they were in trouble if they didn't.

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Sam gets scared

Sam is having a sleepover.

Her friends are telling ghost stories.

Sam hears a noise and screams.

Her friends all laugh at her.

Sam is scared of her friend making the noise.

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Perfect Game

Tim was bowling with friends.

He kept getting strikes.

After a while he was getting close to a perfect game.

A crowd gathered around.

Tim was able to pull it off to several cheers.

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Truck

The man painted a truck.

The paint peeled.

A friend suggested primer.

The man used primer the next time.

The paint stayed on the truck.

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Snacks

For Haun, snacks are important for watching movies.

He gets the same snacks every time he's at the cinema.

Haun orders lemonade, popcorn, and gummy bears.

Today he also got a hot dog.

Haun thinks he may like his snacks more than movies.

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Cheating to Win

Andy was invited to a friend's poker night.

He wasn't a very good player.

He decided to cheat to win.

Andy won but his friends weren't happy.

He realized it wasn't worth it.

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Shawn's bad hair day

Shawn needs a new look for school.

After school he dyes his hair.

The next day at school everyone laughs at him.

Shawn tries to wear a ball cap over his hair.

The teacher took his hat and he ran home in embarrassment.

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Stray Cat

Our neighbors abandoned their cat.

Since then, we've been taking care of her.

She comes to our porch to be fed every day.

I'm going to set up an appointment with the vet to get shots for her.

Then, she'll be able to come inside, too.

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Don't Hurt Yourself

I got called to the office during class.

I walked out and stopped at my locker.

Just as I was trying to open my door, the teacher walked out.

He said my name and my locker popped open and hit my knee.

He told me not to hurt myself and walked away.

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Captured

One of the enemies was captured.

He was tortured.

He gave up some information.

The information was put to good use.

The enemy was crushed.

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Fleas

Mike's dog had fleas.

The dog lived in the house with Mike.

Mike had bite marks on his legs.

Mike realized he had gotten bitten by fleas.

He had to treat his dog for fleas.

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Brad goes to college

Brad has graduated high school.

His summer passes by so quickly.

It's time for him to head off to college.

He says goodbye to his old friends and family.

Brad leaves for college and never looks back.

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Ben starts a food fight

Ben is sitting down eating his lunch at school.

A kid comes over to Ben and dumps his food on his head.

Ben gets up and starts throws his food at the kid.

Everyone starts throwing food at each other.

Brian started a massive food fight.

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Craig makes a new friend

Craig is in a foreign country for work.

He doesn't speak the language.

He barely knows how to get to his hotel room.

When in his hotel he meets a man who speaks english.

Craig becomes friends with him.

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Brakes

Steve parked the minivan on the hill.

He got out and began chatting with a neighbor.

The minivan began to slowly roll down the hill.

By the time Steve noticed, it was too late.

He never forgot the brakes after that.

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Scales

My violin teacher makes me play scales.

I think scales are boring.

She tells me that they help me improve my technique.

I am spending more time playing scales to make her happy.

I still don't enjoy playing scales, though.

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Powered

The man turned it on.

It did not respond.

The man unplugged it.

He took it apart.

He could never get that thing to work.

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Real

I believed my stuffed animals were real.

I laid in bed at night staring at them in case they moved.

I knew if I closed my eyes, they would start walking.

I lined them up on shelves so I could always see them.

They never did move or walk that night.

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Vacation to Grand Canyon

Joy had always wanted to see the Grand Canyon.

Her daughter recently moved to Phoenix and volunteered to drive.

Joy flew to Phoenix.

The two drove up to the Grand Canyon and saw its majesty.

Joy checked an item off her bucket list.

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Lance gets his shot

Lance was ready to make it on the baseball team.

He was currently in his try out.

He needed to put on a good performance.

Lance was going to prove he belong.

Lance shined bright and earned his spot on the team.

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The Beach

Sherrie wanted to go to the beach.

She did not own a car.

Sop she called a friend to ask if they wanted to go.

The friend agreed to drive her to the beach.

They had a fun time playing in the water at the beach.

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Human resources

It any business you have to keep track of your resources.

I was helping a friend inventory his business.

He could name every part number in his inventory from memory.

I asked him to give me a list of his employees.

Surprisingly he couldn't recall half of their names.

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Fixing Frames

Jane had a window frame that was not fully attached to the house.

To fix it required climbing on the roof.

Jane was too afraid to do this herself.

Her grown son did it instead.

Now she could enjoy the breeze without worrying about the window frame.

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Ted has cancer

Ted is visiting his doctor.

At the doctor he receives news.

The doctor tells Ted he has cancer.

The doctor gives him 6 months to live.

Teddies 6 months later.

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Stolen Watch

The man stole a watch from his friend.

He wore the watch out on the town.

His friend recognized the watch.

He asked to have it back.

The man gave his friend back the watch.

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Smoking

Joe tries to impress his friends by smoking.

He notices a girl and lights up a cigarette.

She walks away because she hates the smell of tobacco.

Joe buys nicotine patches to quit smoking.

Joe talks to the girl again and gets her number.

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Big Break

Ben was a struggling actor.

He went to several auditions.

He finally got a call back on one of them.

Ben got the part.

He was excited to start getting paid to do what he loved.

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Puppies for Sale

There is a man selling puppies.

I asked my mom if we could get one.

She talked to my dad and they decided we could.

We are going tomorrow to pick one out.

I hope we get to bring it home with us.

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Sushi

Kate and her friends were on a trip in Vegas.

They found an all you can eat sushi place.

Kate was leery of the quality of fish they would use.

But to her surprise it was very good.

Kate thought for sure this was too good to last for long.

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Christmas bread

My grandmother said she was going to make bread for Christmas.

We were confused as to how that was going to work.

She showed up with a beautiful bread that looked like Santa.

She explained to us how she made it.

We wanted to help her next time.

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Dinner time

I was out playing the other night.

It was starting to get late and my mom called me in.

I was too far away so I couldn't hear her.

When I finally got back home she was very mad.

I was so late that I missed dinner.

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Stolen Scooter

Tim bought a new scooter.

He left it on his front porch.

One day it was gone.

He filed a police report.

Unfortunately they didn't give him much hope about getting it back.

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Lassie

We watched Lassie every day after school.

We begged our parents to buy us a dog like that.

One day my cousin's dog had a litter of puppies.

We pleaded for one, but our parents didn't like dogs.

We cried because we really wanted a puppy.

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Blueberry Muffins

My wife gets blueberry muffins from the local supermarket.

The batter varies from yellow to dark blue in color.

Today, the batter was blue, my favorite.

My wife was not pleased as yellow is her favorite.

I said maybe it will be yellow tomorrow.