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Jerry wanted to start an apple orchard. He decided to sell his belongings and move to Washington. He bought a piece of land. He began planting seeds. After a few years, the land turned into a prosperous apple orchard.

Jake had a small dog. He took it to a friend's house. The friend had a cat. The cat scared the dog a lot. Jake had to hold his dog the entire time he was there.

I was staying in a hotel that had a pool one time. We decided it'd be really fun to go swimming. Laura and I invited a few friends over and we went to the pool. We swam and played around and even sat in the hot tub. I had a lot of fun while playing in the pool and then we slept!

I woke up late for my dog-walking job on Monday. With no time to waste, I quickly hopped on my bike and left. I got about halfway there, then realized I left my bike lock at home. When I called my boss, she told me that it was Saturday, not Monday. Since I have Saturdays off, I was relieved and made my way home.

Tom was at his middle school dance. He got a cute girl to dance with him. Tom was trying to get close to her. A chaperone noticed and separated them. That only made Tom want to get even closer.

I had a very long beard. I decided that I wanted to shave it. I used an electric razor. It took me quite a while. My face was clean shaven.

Mildred went to a karaoke night at a pub. She was nervous about singing in front of strangers. Mildred's friends encouraged her to go for it. She selected a song and joined the queue. When she sang, the mic cut out and no one heard her.

Susan was concerned about her appearance. She thought her face looked odd. She asked her friend about it later that day. Her friend told her that her face looked normal. She was relieved to hear it.

The man searched for his keys. He could not find them. He cleaned the whole house. The keys did not turn up. He found the keys in the lock of the front door.

Marianne woke up and felt numb one one side of her body. Nervous, she looked on the Internet for the meaning of her sensation. As she didn't find anything conclusive, she went to a doctor. The doctor said the nerves got pinched during the night. And as he foresaw, the next day her body was back to normal.

Jim was playing board games with his family. He was mad because he was losing. He ran to his room crying. His mother went to comfort him. Jim realized that having a good family made him a winner.

Once, there was a coach named Mike who was very old. Mike had never won a championship, but he always worked hard. One year, he got a surprisingly good team of athletes. He taught leadership and valuable technical skills to help his team. His team performed well and brought him his first championship.

Sarah planned to spend the day at the beach with her friends. On the way, she got a flat tire on the interstate. A man pulled over to help her change the tire. He was an old friend of hers and afterwards they had lunch. Sarah still had a great day despite her flat tire.

Natasha wanted become a news anchor. She would study the local news and practice daily. Natasha went to college to pursue her dreams. When she graduated she applied for a job at her hometown news station. Natasha was thrilled when she landed her dream job.

Kate was on a road trip with 3 friends. And they had already made two stops in three hours. Now they were stopping for another snack break. Kate was fuming. She could hold her tongue no longer and began arguing with the driver.

Madeline went to the grocery store. First she bought bread and cookies in the bakery. Then, she bought some canned goods. Finally, she picked up some meat and produce. After her cart was full, she checked out.

Amy was cleaning a fan in her house. She was standing on a ladder to reach the blades. Amy began to lose her balance. She grabbed onto the fan blades. Amy broke the fan blades as she fell to the floor.

It was a long way to drive all the way across the country. Dave was a long haul truck driver and knew the demands. He got everything loaded up and was off for California. It would take him several grueling days to get there. Dave reached California after 3 days and was glad to be safely there.

Jake moved into a new apartment. It had bad lighting. He tried to buy lamps to make up for it. It helped with visibility. Unfortunately it didn't replace natural light properly.

Lou was getting his hair cut for prom. The barber was razoring around his hairline. All of a sudden, the barber sneezed. The razor raked up Lou's head leaving a bald streak. Lou's date was not pleased when he showed up with a baseball cap.

April hated going to her internship because she hated her coworkers. One day she met a man who was the shoe-shiner in her building. They had a good conversation. She started to visit him while he was shining shoes. April decided her internship wasn't so bad because of the guy she met.

Kate was using a service to find an apartment for her. They informed her they had 12 units in her price range. But when she arrived they had bad news. They had only found three. It was hard for Kate to remain positive after this news.

Dave sold windows from door to door. Most people ignored him and slammed the door in his face. One day a person actually invited Dave inside to look at his windows. Dave managed to sell him a whole house of new windows. The commission he earned on that deal payed for his new hot tub.

Nina was tired of being the only woman in her chess club. She made a lot of advertisements on campus. She talked to a few women friends. In the end, she managed to get one woman to join. It wasn't much, but at least she wasn't alone anymore.

Tim is part of the school soccer team. He was never the best player. Last summer he trained very hard to become better at it. At the last soccer game he scored 3 goals. Because of his good performance they won the game.

Tom bought a new truck. He got it based on name recognition. It gave him trouble within weeks. It was also riddled with recalls. Tom was eventually allowed to return it.

Paige was nervous when she brought her new boyfriend home. Her dad was very protective of her. She was worried he would disapprove of him. Her boyfriend and dad ended up talking for hours. She now thinks her dad likes her boyfriend more than he likes her.

Billie and her family were going on a hike one day. They stopped near a stream for water. Billie's father removed a couple dishes from his backpack. The whole family started panning for gold. Billie found a few small nuggets that were worth quite a bit.

Ed wanted to read a long novel. He was a little intimidated by it. He marked off sections in the book. Then he read a few chapters at a time. Soon he had finished the whole novel!

It was the annual field trip at Sarah's school and she excited. Sarah's class was going to the zoo. At the Zoo Sarah saw all kind of unique and interesting animals. Her favorites were the penguin exhibit and the elephants. Sarah enjoyed her class trip and wants to go back with her family.

Rita was very afraid of heights. Her new friend invited her to go rock climbing. Trying to impress her new friend, Rita decided to go. Rita harnessed up and started ascending the mountain. She realized that heights weren't so bad after all.

Kevin was reading a reviews for shoes he wanted. And one reviewer complained about the shoelaces. But Kevin really wanted the shoes. After he bought them, they became his favorite pair. But the shoelaces ended up breaking while running.

A man bought a bowling ball and took it home. He stood in his living room and pretended to bowl. The man practiced for hours on his form. When his arm got tired he took a rest. He told himself that was enough bowling for one day.

Simon was collecting toys from cereal boxes. He had four out of the five toys need for the collection. To get the last one he bought five boxes of cereal. He opened all five boxes dumping them out to grab the toy. One after another the same toys he already had fell out of the boxes.

I knocked over Cindy's favorite coffee mug the other day. It broke into tiny pieces. I told Cindy and she was very upset. Then I apologized for knocking it over. That made Cindy feel a lot better.

Anna was driving in the country one night. She saw strange lights and pulled over to investigate. She turned her headlights off. Then she gasped at what she saw. The night air was filled with thousands of beautiful fireflies!

Tim was always easily scared. He did not like being like that. He decided to enroll in boot camp. Tim worked very hard in boot camp. After that nothing scared him again.

Max's favorite history subject was barbarians. Learning about them and their fights against the empire. So as he grew up he learned to fight, and worked out. Until one day he learned about LARP, where he could be a barbarian. Within three years he was the head barbarian in his game.

The man interrupted. Everybody else got very quiet. The man said something intelligent. A stranger listened to the man. The stranger could tell the man was respected.

Jeff was lonely. Jeff went to the pet store. Jeff bought a dog. Jeff named the dog Henry. Jeff no longer felt lonely.

Tina decided on going hiking with her friend Tony. They both decided on a difficult path. Upon ascension, Tina fell and cut her leg. They both decided it was too dangerous for them to continue. Tony carried Tina to the car and decided on mini-golf instead.

Jason decides to get more exercise. He chooses to go hiking in the woods. Hi hikes for five miles and his legs get sore. Jason has to rest for a while. Finally rested, Jason hikes home.

Mark notices an itch in his pants. He scratches himself. Still the itch cannot be satisfied. So he checked his pants. Someone had put ants in his pants!

Bill is an avid Metro train user. As Bill was watching the news, Bill saw a disturbing headline. The headlines stated that the train would be out of service for a day. Bill decided to call the Metro for confirmation of the story. Unfortunately, the Metro confirmed the news, and Bill was horrified.

Three hours before our wedding, my husband picked up the flowers. After he left, the florist called and told me they had forgotten some. I called my husband and told him. My husband sent his best man to pick up the rest of the flowers. The best man brought the flowers in time for the wedding.

This was the last thing Bill ever expected. Here he was standing in the unemployment line. He worked over 20 years with the same company. Then he was downsized and without a job. He hoped his benefits would see him through until he found a job.

Jessica was camping with her family for a week in the summer. She knew there would be bugs because they were by a swamp. She was smart enough to bring extra bug spray so she would be safe. One night she was too lazy to go get it from the tent to put on. That night she got tons of bug bites, she learned her lesson.

Tom went fishing with a friend. The friend had an old boat. It started to spring a leak. Tom and his friend had to scoop out water as they paddled. They eventually made it back to shore safely.

I could never keep still very long. My dad said I was always fidgeting. One day he started calling me Fidget. The name stuck, and everyone called me Fidget. My name has been Fidget ever since.

A watchman was doing his rounds one night. As he turned his key in a watch clock, he heard a suspicious noise. Investigating, he found that the noise came from a closed room. He took a breath and threw open the door, shining his flashlight in. A panicked trio of raccoons flew past his ankles, making for freedom.

Anthony took a dancing class with his wife. He accepted when another woman asked to dance with him. Anthony found her very pretty, and liked her body. Anthony turned around and a man looked very upset. The woman's husband had seen Anthony checking out his wife.

I have a friend Mike who is a Busker. He went to Las Vegas to practice his magic in the street. One of his audiences thought he was a thief. They accosted him and held him for the police. Mike was released but never went back to Las Vegas.

Joe was just getting his hair trimmed. Until his barber sneezed while shaving his neck. He ended up with an almost bald strip down the back of his head. His barber felt terrible. He evened it out as best he could.

One day my father took me and my daughter fishing in his boat. I caught a catfish but dropped in in the boat. The spine went into my daughters foot. When I pulled it out I cut my thumb. That was the end of our fishing trip.

Ned was skeptical that his plan would work. He quickly jotted the question down on a starch-white paper. His fingers nimbly transformed the paper into a stream-lined plane. The flight ended two rows to the right at Jane's desk. Ned opened the plane after its return flight and smiled at the reply.

Charles was 10-years-old when his uncle took him skiing. He suited up, buckled his skis, but the guys skied off! Charles began sliding backwards down a slope. He skied faster and faster, knocking people down in his path. A guard stopped Charles and then said he must be a professional.

Ren was eating soup. She put her spoon inside of a piece of potato. Part of her tongue was burned since the potato was hot. For several days, she she barely tasted the flavor of her foods. The burns was eventually healed.

Since infancy, Tom had wanted to be a pilot. As a teenager, he enrolled with the armed forces. They taught him many things and then gave him pilot training. Tom was able to fly his very own military plane. His childhood dream had come true!

Evie is on the basketball team. She is also bad at math. Her math teacher is also the coach. He gives Evie all the answers to the questions. Evie is able to pass her math tests and play basketball.

My grandmother bought us a ping pong table. We put it in the garage sometimes. One day it was missing. My step dad threw it away. He did not think we used it.

For Christmas last year I made my house look great. I out a lot of effort into my tree to make it nice. I hung beads and lights around it. I also put fairies around the house. Everything looked great.

Susie's boyfriend wanted to give her a special gift. He bought her an exotic plant and had it delivered to her house. When he called her to make plans for the weekend, she was sick. She had received the plant but was allergic to it. Her boyfriend came to pick the plant right away so she could heal.

Andrew needed money for a new video game. So he gathered his least favorite video games. He told all his friends he wanted to sale some of his video games. One his friends wanted them and bought them. Andrew made enough to get the video game.

A man sailed his small boat off the coast of the beach on a hot day. He came upon a large iceberg that drifted in his path. He managed to tie a line onto the ice and tow it back to the beach. The iceburn ran aground on the sand and didn't move. Everyone at the beach swam towards it and enjoyed the cool ice.

Farrah ran towards the playground when her class had recess. The first thing she did was use the slides. However, Benny tried to mess around with her. He pushed her on the ground. Since her hair fell on the sand, her parents had to cut most of it off.

Donna's boyfriend was a type one diabetic. This meant he couldn't have sugary desserts. Once in a great while Donna would let him have cake. He loved the special tiny slices of cake she made. The cat also loved them and ate them every time.

John got a job on a construction site. On his first day, he was asked to operate a crane. John explained he had no experience with cranes. They told him to do it anyway. John was promptly fired after smashing a mobile unit to pieces.

I decided to ride the ski train from Denver to Winter Park CO. I bought a ticket online. I enjoyed riding the train to the ski area and back again. I am glad I rode the ski train when I did. They discontinued the ski train within a month of my ride.

Lily was playing hide and seek with her cousins. She was curled up in a ball and no one could find her. Soon people began calling for her to give up and come out. When she popped out of the drawer everyone was surprised. They deemed her the best hide and seek player.

Lacy took a cigarette out of the pack. She lit up and smoked it. She felt guilty about smoking in front of her children. She put out the cigarette and said she would never smoke again. She smoked that night and cursed herself for no control.

In 2013 I visited the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. I went with my friend Jack and two of his friends. We spent two hours looking at the artwork. Then we ate at the cafe. I had not gone to the Gardner in Years and was glad to visit.

Ann found out she was pregnant. She scheduled an appointment with her doctor. A doctor found out she had a missed miscarriage. Ann cried. They had to do a surgery.

It reached 90 degrees today. My friend Sharon took her two godchildren out. She took them to two sprinkler parks. She tried a third park but it was closed. I think Sharon must love these children very much.

Paula does not want to immunize her children. Her husband disagrees. One day Paula went out of town. Her husband took the kids to get their shots. Paula was very upset upon her return.

Bob took an embarrassing picture of Steve. He blackmailed Steve. Steve paid Bob off. Bob gave Steve the photo. Steve burned the photo.

A man wasn't making enough money selling rulers. He decided to cut them an inch shorter to save money. The new 11 inch rulers were a big hit. He made a lot of money under this scheme. To celebrate his wealth he took a day off and went to the beach.

Jerry was suffering from issues with his back. His doctors had told him that there was nothing they could do for him. Jerry searched for information on the internet. He found one website that offered many tips. After Jerry followed them, he started feeling a lot better.

My sister-in-law lost her husband in 2015. She had nobody else at home. She has started to visit her sister in Greenfield, 90 miles away. Last week she inquired about buying a house in that area. Her sister approves of the idea.

Carl was walking to the market. But it began to rainy. He thought about turning back. But he thought the rainy was beautiful. Instead of going to market, he stayed outside to enjoy the rainy.

Tom was in his wood shop. He was cutting up some wood. A sharp piece shout out at his eye. Tom was luckily wearing protective goggles. They saved Tom from getting injured.

The kids liked playing video games. They got a new Xbox. They bought a bunch of games for it, too. They started to play and had so much fun! They played the games all evening.

Eli was having trouble seeing the whole screen. He moved the browser window to his portrait monitor. Suddenly, Eli could easily see everything! Eli wished he'd thought of it sooner. He began working more efficiently thereafter.

The day started out like any normal summer day. The Woods family would be attending a graduation later that evening. While on the freeway, the gas tank was punctured by debris in the road. Gas gushed profusely from the tank. They were able to find a gas station before the tank was depleted.

Tom bought some new furniture from the store. Once he got home he went to put it all together. During the process he realized he was missing some fasteners. He had to call the manufacturer and have them send him the parts. It took a few days, but Tom finally got the parts and put it together.

Joseph was at his brother's wedding. He was trying to enjoy himself but he didn't get along with one guest. The guest, his brother's friend, was flirting with Joseph's girlfriend. The guest took it too far and Joseph started to fight with him. Soon both were kicked out and Joseph felt terrible.

I took my dog on a morning jog around the park. Some how he manage to break free from his leash. I ran as fast as I could after my dog, to try and catch him. He spotted another dog in the park and stopped to play with it. Feeling exhausted from my chase, I took Pugsy back home.

Today I rode on an airplane. I was traveling from Orlando, FL to Washington, DC. We hit bad turbulence while in the air. It scared me. I'm glad to be safely on the ground and for the trip to be over.

It was my birthday and I always wanted a new iPod. As I was opening my presents, I tried to not be awkward. But it's a little hard for me, as everyone is staring at me. My eyes light up as I see my brand new iPod in the packaging. I run over to my mom, and hug her for the gift.

Tom was driving by a trailer park. He noticed one of them was on fire. He tried to go to help. He tried pulling someone out of a window but their skin fell off. Tom never forgot the way that looked and felt.

Three days ago I brought a banana to school for lunch. I forgot the banana in my locker. Today I went to get the banana and it had turned black. I threw the banana away. I decided not to leave food in my locker ever again.

Clay sat astride the agitated bull. He grabbed the rope in front of him and waited. The chute flew open. The bull shot out of the pen. Clay's eight second ride began.

Lily liked eating sweets. She roasted marshmallows over the fire. Then she put them on a graham cracker with chocolate bars. She could eat twenty of them! Lily thought s'mores were the best part about camping.

I recently wrote a story. I wrote this story for mturk. The story was called New Kitten. It was about a family getting a new kitten. I really liked that story because it ended well.

Ted decided to work from home. He started out fine, but then began to struggle. He lost focus and stopped working. When his boss found out he was angry. Now Ted is not allowed to work from home anymore.

Holly had always wanted to pursue a Master's in Public Health. She worked hard academically to maintain a good grade point average. She also interned with the local Health Department to gain experience. During her senior year she able to apply to graduate schools. Her internships and grades earned her a spot in graduate school!

Tony was excited. Today he would be going up in a hot air balloon. He was a bit nervous, but hopped on board. Up and up the balloon went. Tony could not believe the view all the way up in the sky.

I noticed I was hungry after working all day. I decided I wanted a sandwich. After leaving the house I headed to the store. I bought all the items to make it. When I got home, I ate real well!

Dana's grandfather was bringing her to school. He had an old loud truck. Dana was embarrassed of the truck. She told her grandfather to park a block down the road. Dana walked the rest of the way to school.

Suzy had a sick grandmother. She was dying of cancer. So she went and visited her in the hospital. It was her last moments. When she passed the next day, Suzy was besides herself.

I went to the river by my neighborhood. I sat down with my fishing pole. I through the line out into the water. I waited for a while until I caught a fish. I went home with the fish and ate it.