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Coaster Time

Beth and her family went to the amusement park.

Beth was nervous to ride the big roller coaster.

She was afraid she would get sick from the ride.

Beth faced her fears and rode the coaster.

It was so much fun, she decided to come back the next day.

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The Itinerary

The parents were planning a trip.

They wanted to take their kids someplace exotic.

They couldn't agree on a spot.

They flipped a coin and the wife won.

They'd be going to Italy!

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Maureen Plays Golf

Maureen had always wanted to learn how to play golf.

However, she was worried it would be hard.

She practiced golf every day for a year.

Finally she was a golf expert.

Maureen was happy she had learned how to play golf.

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Ted breaks down

Ted is driving his car down the road.

He starts to feel a bad rumble.

He pulls over to check it out.

There was a nail in his tire.

Ted couldn't believe his luck as he called triple a.

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Denver

My friend Jess texted me some photos of Denver.

She was visiting from NH and was at Union Station.

She knew I loved trains and sent me some photos.

I thanked her very much and asked how she was doing.

She said she loved being in Denver.

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Terrified

When I was young I went to a slumber party at my friend Tim's house.

There was a giant thunderstorm that night.

Tim had a fear of lightning.

Every time the sky flashed he hid under his bed.

I never stayed at Tim's again.

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Tim and Katie's trip to scoops.

Tim and Katie were enjoying their beach vacation.

On their way back to the hotel from the beach, Katie spotted Scoops.

Scoops was an ice cream shop in a building shaped like a cone.

Katie and Tim went in for ice cream sundaes.

They were the most delicious ice cream sundaes they ever had.

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The Goal Dress

Shayla was asked to be a bridesmaid at her friend's wedding.

Shayla was excited but also nervous because she was fat.

She bought a goal dress and worked hard to lose weight.

The day of the wedding came.

Shayla was proud that she could finally fit into the dress.

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The Putt

It had all come down to this.

Ken was on the last hole of the course.

The ball was 10 feet from the cup and he needed the putt to win.

He set up and practiced his swing.

He hit the putt and sunk it!

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Freshman Fears

My coworker's daughter started high school in September.

She was a good soccer player in middle school.

She went to try out for junior varsity soccer.

When she got to the field she froze and did not try.

My coworker said his daughter was just too afraid.

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Traveling

Ross wanted to try something new.

He wanted to take a new job in Vietnam.

Ross was scared to get to Vietnam because he was terrified to fly.

Ross attended therapy for 2 months before he felt ready to fly.

Ross made it through the entire flight with no anxiety.

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Buying a computer

Melissa drove to the local computer shop to see what they had.

As she walked in the door, the clerk on staff greeted her.

They walked around while Melissa asked a number of questions.

In about 30 minutes, she decided on a mid-range desktop.

She paid the cashier and left the store with the computer in hand.

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A Day at the Races

Julia and her boyfriend Hank were going to the races.

Neither of them had been to a horse race before.

They day came and they went to the race.

They loved all the pomp and circumstance of the races.

It was a wonderful time that they would not forget soon.

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Death of a Maple

My parents planted a maple tree on the day that I was born.

Every time they saw the tree growing taller, they thought of me.

By the time I left for college, the tree was taller than their house.

But the maple tree was rotted from disease.

My parents cried as they cut their beloved tree down.

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The Snake

Emilia was walking by the pond.

She thought she was stepping over a big stick.

The stick moved!

It was a giant snake.

She ran away screaming.

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The Tree

Ann planted a tree when she was very young.

As she aged, the tree did, too.

When she graduated from high school, the tree was twenty feet tall.

Ann moved away a long time ago.

When she visited last week, she drove by again to see how tall it is.

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Jude's Guitar

Jude thought he was a great guitar player.

He took lessons from his friend Ryan.

Ryan told him he needed to practice much more to be great.

Jude was determined to practice every spare second he had.

A few weeks later, Ryan loved how Jude played!

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A New Job

Dan recently had his second interview with a law firm.

Dan had been waiting for a week to hear about being hired.

As Dan was about to start his job search again, Dan's phone rang.

Dan answered the phone, and got the news that he had got the job!

Dan was so elated that he would be the new lawyer at the firm.

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Work Lunch

Someone kept taking Kayla's work lunch from the office fridge.

Kayla wanted to find a way to stop the lunch thief.

She decided to make the most disgusting lunch she could.

The man that stole her lunch had to go home sick!

Nobody touched Kayla's lunch ever again.

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John Makes A Sandwich

John realizes that he hasn't eaten anything all morning.

He is beginning to feel hungry.

John decides to make himself a sandwich to eat.

He fills the sandwich with meat and vegetables.

John is glad that he got something to eat this morning.

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Beauty Salon

Cathy recently graduated from beauty school.

One day on her walk, Cathy saw a help wanted sign at a hair salon.

Cathy decided to fill out an application for the job.

A week later, Cathy was called for an interview at the salon.

Cathy did so well at the interview, that they hired her on the spot.

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Rainy Day Kitties

The cats were yowling at the door to be let out.

When the door opened and they saw the rain, they stopped dead.

They looked out at the rain falling in apparent disgust.

They quickly backed away from the door and the rain.

Curling up in a ball, they slept until the rain ended.

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Pokemon Hunters

The kids all gathered to play Pokemon Go.

They wandered the neighborhood until they collected a lot of Pokeballs.

When they got home, their parents were mad.

They didn't know where they'd gone!

The kids were grounded from their phones.

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Roller Derby Team

Bailey had been an avid roller derby fan.

She longed for the day she could be on a team.

Recently, Bailey saw a flyer for roller derby team auditions.

Bailey decided she would sign up for the team auditions.

Bailey was excited to audition for the roller derby team.

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The Leak

Tommy noticed a pipe was leaking a little bit.

He went upstairs that night and took a shower.

When he came down later, he noticed a water spot on the ceiling.

He didn't know what to do, so he ignored it.

The next day, the ceiling came crashing down!

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Maria Talks About Momo

Maria went inside and put her takeaway on the kitchen table.

Maria's boyfriend saw Maria's takeaway and asked what she bought.

Maria said that she went to the new Nepalese restaurant and got momo.

Maria's boyfriend asked her what momo are.

Maria told him they're like Chinese dumplings, but a little different.

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The red coat

Ben wanted a new coat for winter.

He couldn't make up his mind what color he wanted.

Until one day walking down the street with his friend.

He saw it the red coat of his dreams.

Ben knew he had to have it and rushed into the store to buy it.

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Flight to the Moon

Lawrence always wanted to be an astronaut.

He trained and studied hard.

He passed the astronaut test on the first try.

He was overjoyed to learn that his first mission would be to the moon.

Lawrence flew to the moon and back on the spaceship.

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The Pasta

Mario had perfected his pasta recipe.

He wouldn't tell anyone what made it so special.

One day, a girl peeked into the kitchen and saw him using cinnamon.

She told everyone in town.

Soon, they could all make pasta just like Mario!

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Broken hearted

Mark did not want to go to work today.

Yesterday, Mark was dumped by his girlfriend.

Mark was heartbroken, because he was going to propose.

Mark attempted to call her, but she would not answer.

Mark felt so sad, because he is now a single man.

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Smart

Matt thought he was smarter than any of the other students.

He decided to take on a very difficult programming exercise.

Everyone in the class thought he would be able to solve it right away.

After two nights he realized he had no idea what he was doing.

Matt dropped the class rather than admit to failure.

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Jeff breaks down

Jeff was going to his company picnic.

His car was making a strange noise.

He ignored it and kept driving.

A mile from the picnic Jeff's car just stopped.

He got outside and popped the hood and his engine was toast.

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The Garage Sale

The neighborhood garage sale was approaching.

Bonnie worked to price all the things she was selling.

She sat them out of tables in her driveway.

Soon, hoards of shoppers appeared on the block.

She sold everything she had out!

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Travel Dreams

Barry always dreamed of going to Jamaica for vacation.

Barry recently saw an affordable vacation package to Jamaica.

Barry decided to purchase the vacation package the next day.

However, when Barry went to purchase the package, they were sold out.

Barry was so disappointed that he missed out on the vacation package.

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The New Toy

Danny had been very well behaved this week.

His mother decided he had deserved a prize.

She took him to the local toy store and allowed him to get one thing.

Danny chose to get a dinosaur who roared loudly.

They went home and Danny played with his new toy all night.

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Rain

Cindy just left the house to go for a run.

She was on mile two when it started to get dark.

She did not think remember any rain in the forecast so she kept going.

By mile four, the bottom had fallen out.

When Cindy got home she was completely soaked.

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The Couch

Ross was moving across town.

He had a huge couch that he needed to move.

He asked five friends to help him.

They all carried a side and lugged it down the stairs.

It took them an hour to get it in the truck!

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New Video Game

John wanted the latest new video game.

He didn't have enough money.

He decided to get a job at the grocery store.

His first paycheck gave him enough money to get the game!

John was very happy to get to play his new game.

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Dinner with coworkers

On May 18th, my wife and I had dinner with 3 of my former coworkers.

I am retired but still stay in touch.

We met at Salvatore's, an Italian restaurant in downtown Boston.

We had no reservations and had to sit at the bar.

We had a great time catching up, and vowed to meet soon.

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Tom's Life in Ohio

Tom met his ex-boyfriend online when he was 16.

He moved to Ohio to live with him.

Tom went to college and made lots of friends.

They broke up after 5 years together.

Tom stayed in Ohio because of the life he had built there.

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Sarah's Little Succulents

Sarah really likes to take care of succulents.

She thinks they're adorable little plants.

While shopping, she found a neglected little succulent.

She decided to buy the plant and bring it home to nurse it.

Now the plant is doing really well and has several young sprouts.

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On Time

Rhonda was already late when heading to the airport for a flight.

On the way, an accident caused heavy traffic.

The traffic let up but then she came across a parade event.

Rhonda thought the world was against her but was determined.

She made it to the gate right as they were about to close the door.

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New Job

I remember when I started working at my current job.

The first day was very scary.

I had never worked at a place like this before.

After a few weeks I got used to this sort of work.

Now, I love working here and I don't want to leave.

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Moving

Kay met Chad online.

Kay and chad grew close.

Kay decided to move across the country to live with Chad.

Kay rented a Uhaul and drove across the country.

Kay now happily lives with Chad.

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The Vacation House

Bob took his family to their vacation house.

They arrived and went to the beach.

At the beach, Bob got a nasty sunburn.

His wife scolded him for not wearing sunscreen.

The burn was so bad, it ruined his vacation.

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Miley's car is toast

Miley was on a road trip.

She was having a great time driving across the country.

Suddenly she heard a loud ticking noise.

She pulled over to see what was wrong.

Miley called her dad for help with her overheating car.

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Jackie's Cookies

Every evening, Jackie ate cookies after dinner.

Her favorite cookies were chocolate chip.

One day, she accidentally bought cookies with raisins.

She didn't enjoy the taste of those cookies at all.

Jackie decided to give the raisin cookies to her neighbors.

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Crusty

Ana liked to chew on the cap of her pen.

When she went to the dentist he made a surprised exclamation.

He found blue plastic coating the tops of her teeth!

The dentist cleaned Ana's teeth and got all the plastic off them.

He then told her she really needed to stop chewing on her pens.

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Mature Lady

I confessed to my friend that I loved her.

When she said that she didn't have the same feelings, I was mad.

I ended up yelling her and ran away.

Ironically, she gave me a small hug when we saw each other again.

I isolated her from the crowd and apologized to her.

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The Fundraiser

The committee wanted to raise $1000 for the new playground balls.

They had a bake sale.

At the end of the day, they counted all their money.

They had reached their goal!

They went and bought the new balls the next day.

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Bad Kitten

I got a new kitten.

The kitten was bad.

It ate my shoes.

I then trained it to be good.

It was a good kitten from then on.

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The Dentist

Billy never brushed his teeth.

He also ate lots of candy.

Billy ended up with cavities.

The dentist gave Billy lots of fillings.

Billy brushes his teeth regularly now.

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Allergic reaction

Jill was outside playing.

All of a sudden she was stung by a bee.

Her arm became very swollen and red.

Jill had to go to the hospital.

She was having an allergic reaction to the bee sting.

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Trouble

Jane couldn't understand why she was in time out.

She looked around her room where all the toys were still on the floor.

Her mom wanted her to pick them up before dinner.

Jane though had just played with the toys.

Jane decided to pick up her toys and then apologized to her mom.

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Long Hair

I have had long hair most of my life.

I've been getting a bit annoyed with it lately as it is boring now.

I spent months wavering on whether to cut it.

In a sudden moment of determination I lopped off my pony tail.

I was worried I would regret it, but it's great!

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The nerd

The nerd woke up every morning excited for school.

The nerd always made sure to arrive to his classes on time.

Every class the nerd was made fun of for trying to hard in school.

The nerd reported the bullies to the principal.

The principal gave the bullies detention and the nerd was happy.

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Hearing

My ex coworker Ann had a hearing last week.

Ann was having an affair with a man.

The man's wife found out and left threatening voice mails.

Ann filed a complaint in court.

The case was dismissed after the wife promised to stop threatening.

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Friendly's

Two weeks ago we went to Friendly's for breakfast.

The prices were half off during weekdays.

There were many regulars at the restaurant.

I had an omelet and my wife had bacon and eggs.

We were lukewarm about the food, but loved the prices.

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Desmond wants to be a star

Desmond loved to play basketball.

He wanted to be the very best at the game.

He worked day and night to be just like his idol.

The school was holding try outs to make the team.

Desmond took the coach's breath away and is now a star for the team.

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The Mask

Gary was shopping at a Halloween store.

He found a terrifying mask.

He bought it and put it on when he pulled into his driveway.

He approached the house and tapped on the window.

His mother screamed and fainted when she saw him!

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Friends in Low Places

David lost both of his legs in the war and was in a wheelchair.

His fiancee left him and many of his friends stopped seeing him.

He was feeling very sorry for himself and was depressed.

He began working at the VA hospital and met people worse off than him.

After making many new friends there, David also met his new wife!

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Frank Does Handstands

Frank had always wanted to exercise more.

A friend recommended he try doing handstands.

At first Frank found it difficult, but eventually he became good.

Now he does handstands every day.

Frank is glad he exercises more now.

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The Ballerina

Jerry was a hard working dancer.

She practiced and rehearsed everyday.

Her dream was to go to Juilliard.

She would make it someday she knew.

She audition several times and was invited to the school.

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Arden wanted his wife's attention

Arden laid in bed while his wife worked on her crowdsourcing website.

Arden was getting extremely bored and he longed for her attention.

He tried to watch television to pass the time while she finished work.

He then rolled over to his wife and started talking to her.

His wife realized he wanted her and stopped working to be with him.

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Jessie's 40th

Jessie's birthday was coming up the following Monday.

She told all her coworkers about it as she headed out.

Jessie made a point of telling everyone none of them were invited.

She thought they'd understand she was only joking.

Jessie didn't like her boss's early present of a pink slip.

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Tiny Bugs

Two weeks ago my wife noticed tiny flies near our window.

The flies were outside, and she paid them no mind.

Later that night she found the flies on the bedroom ceiling.

We sprayed the bugs and shut the window.

The next day we had the screen replaced.

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Jen's and Kate's sleepover

Kate's mom dropped her off at Jen's house.

Kate and Jen were having a sleeping over.

They played Checkers where Jen won.

They decided to watch movies and eat popcorn.

During one of the movies both Jen and Kate fell asleep.

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Piano Recital

Ally had a big piano recital coming up.

She was very nervous that she would make a mistake.

Ally practiced for hours every day leading up to the recital.

When Ally finally played her piece, she didn't miss a single note!

Ally took a bow during the audience's applause.

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Polaroid

Callie bought an old Polaroid camera.

She took it to a family picnic.

Then she snapped a few fun photos.

But the camera did not work!

Callie was so disappointed!

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The Delay

The family arrived at the airport with plenty of time.

They waited patiently for their plane.

It never arrived.

The weather had delayed the flight.

They missed their whole vacation because of it!

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Dream

Last night I dreamed about my friends in NH.

I dreamed my friend's daughter broke up with her boyfriend.

As a result her grades in college were falling.

Her parents were furious and demanded she get her grades up.

I woke up and realized it was all a bad dream.

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Jitters

The surgeon was handed the tool.

Nervously, she palmed the scalpel.

The assistants watched her, anticipation in their faces.

The surgeon breathed out and audible sigh, calming herself.

She began to operate, all nervousness fading away.

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Climbing

The mountain loomed on the horizon.

They had their gear all packed, it was time to go.

It was a direct vertical ascent, almost 1000 feet straight up.

They began slowly making their way up.

The summit would take days, but they knew it would be worth it.

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Going Skiing

I stood at the ramp and looked down the mountain.

My heart began racing.

The instructor said some encouraging words to me.

I calmed down, and started down the ramp.

By the time I got to the bottom, I was ready to go again.

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The Model

The model worked very hard to get ready for the fashion show.

She only ate healthy food.

She spent hours at the gym.

When it was time, she walked down the runway proudly.

All of the designers wanted her in their show.

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New school

Kelly just moved to a new town.

She was quite nervous to move there.

She was worried she would not make any friends.

However to her dismay as she walked in the school she made some.

Everything seemed automatically better.

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The Half Court Shot

The Vikings basketball team always has a halftime contest.

John was picked to try and make a half court shot.

He grabbed a basketball and threw it as hard as he could.

He made the shot!

John won one hundred dollars for making the shot.

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Worry about Mexico

I was very worried about studying abroad in Mexico.

I spoke very good Spanish, but I wasn't sure if it would be enough.

I was nervous the entire plane ride to Mexico City.

When I got there, my host family greeted me with open arms.

They told me not to worry because I spoke great Spanish.

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Drone

Bobby always wanted a drone he could fly around his yard.

Bobby dropped hints to his parents about the drone.

Bobby wrote a letter to Santa about the drone.

He finally awoke on Christmas morning and unwrapped a box.

It was a huge state of the art drone!

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Greg wins the game

Greg is playing in a basketball game.

There are only a few ticks on the clock left.

The ball is passed to Greg.

He puts up the shot and it goes in!

The crowd screams and Greg is a local hero!

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The Compromise

Justin and Melanie were moving in together.

Melanie adored cats and asked when they could adopt one.

Justin informed her he was badly allergic to cat fur.

Melanie was heartbroken and really wanted a feline companion.

She found a hairless cat and brought it home, and Justin was fine.

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The Saxophonist

Bill was about to again step on stage at the underground club.

He always plays the saxophone here, but today is father is here.

Bill's father is a very talented but retired and judging saxophonist.

Bill nervously steps up and plays his first song.

Bill's father nods his approval and Bill plays many more songs.

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Johnny Goes Fishing

Johnny decided he needed to get out of the house.

He went for a short fishing trip.

Johnny caught a huge salmon when fishing.

He was very proud.

Johnny was glad he left the house.

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Bad headache

Today I went to the beach.

I was feeling great at first, however then I started getting sick.

My head was throbbing and I needed to leave.

When I got home I took Motrin.

Thankfully when I took it, I was cured.

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Mcdonald's

Anita had a craving for Mcdonald's.

She asked her husband to go grab some food.

Her husband wanted to eat Burger King instead.

They flipped a coin to decide what to eat.

Anita won the coin toss and her husband got Mcdonald's.

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Scrabble Friends

Yesterday I went to a friend's house to play Scrabble.

We have been Scrabble buddies for many years.

We played three games, and the competition was fierce.

My friend won two games and I was very disappointed.

Luckily, my friend made a peach pie and offered it as consolation!

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Hunting Trip

Thomas had never been hunting before.

Dennis said he would be happy to take home.

They both went to the sporting good store and bought supplies.

After the finished shopping they both went hunting.

Thomas shot his first deer and enjoyed his hunting trip.

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Too Much

Matt rubbed his eyes.

He looked over at Cherise who hadn't blinked in five minutes.

He gave her a warning about too much video games.

She shrugged and continued playing.

Finally, exasperated, Matt grabbed the controller from her hand.

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Joey gets the job

Joey wanted a new gaming system.

He asked his parents but they said No.

Joey decided to get a job to get the console.

Joey applied for a local fast food restaurant.

Joey aced his interview and got the job.

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Lorrie's Bad day

Lorrie was driving down the road.

She heard a noise coming from her truck.

She got out to look at it.

It was smoking everywhere.

She was stranded for hours before help came.

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Book lover

Mona went to the library to borrow a book.

When she arrived, the library was closed.

Mona wasn't happy about this and went to a bookstore.

She found the book she wanted very fast and paid for it.

She went back home and read the book all night.

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Agoraphobia

Nic and his friends went to a party.

There were a lot of people and they got separated.

Nic didn't like to be in a crowd alone and started panicking.

He hid in a closet and found a girl who was also afraid.

They started talking about their fears and became fast friends.

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The Grahams

The Grahams are one of my favorite families.

They go to Florida every summer to visit their elderly family members.

The grandma loves to play scrabble when they get there, late at night.

She always bakes a lemon meringue pie for them.

They really enjoy their long visits during the summer.

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The Present

Barry was given a present for his birthday.

The problem is that his birthday is not for another couple of weeks.

Barry longed to see the inside of his birthday present.

He shook the present many times to try to guess what was inside.

Barry finally peeked inside the present one day and saw a remote car!

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Playing in a Band

Martin enjoyed playing the guitar.

He had always wanted to be in a band.

One day he met a new friend who played the drums.

Martin and his friend formed their own band.

They had fun playing their music at parties.

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The Babysitter

Anna showed up to babysit the kids.

She brought books and crafts.

She thought they would all have a fun time.

The kids threw things and tied her to a chair.

She never babysat those kids again!

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The Laptop

Brandon needed to buy a new laptop for school.

He went to the store and found a perfect laptop.

The laptop was not in his price range.

The salesman said Brandon qualified for six month financing.

Brandon decided to take the offer and went home with his laptop.

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Small Fish

Barry was fishing at a small lake near his house.

Barry wanted to catch a big bass for dinner tonight.

Barry felt a tug on his line, and immediately began to reel it in.

Barry was excited to see the size of the fish he had caught.

However, to Barry's surprise, the fish was a very, small baby fish.

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Glamorous

The girl primped in the mirror.

She fixed her hair and makeup.

When she was finished, she looked beautiful.

Her date was stunned when he saw her.

He couldn't believe such a beautiful girl agreed to date him!

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Mountain climbing

A few years back, my brother went mountain climbing in Utah.

He climbed a very tall structure over many hours.

When he arrived on top, he realized he had no more water.

He had to climb down while being very thirsty.

The first thing he did when he reached town was to drink water.