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162da3cc-1665-43a1-bdd9-14fc747a944d | Milo was a fat boy with a bad temper. | Milo's mother did not know how to discipline him properly at all. | Even so, he never disrespected his mother. | One day, Milo wanted cookies but his mother said no. Milo broke his mother's wrist with a wooden spoon in anger. Milo's mother gave him the cookies out of desperation. | One day, Milo wanted cookies but his mother said no.Milo broke his mother's wrist with a wooden spoon in anger.Milo's mother gave him the cookies out of desperation. |
59455abe-3341-47e8-8e83-5cc493c9caa8 | Rina is a dog-walker. | She loves dogs more than anything else. | She wants to change careers as she is tired of walking dogs. | She looks forward to work every day. Rina is so happy when she takes out her little furry clients. She is so thankful for her job. | She looks forward to leaving work every day.Rina is so sad when she takes out her little furry clients.She is so hateful for her job. |
7a315276-609e-4296-838b-fa140f771cdf | Glancing at her watch, Gail became agitated. | Hearing her stomach growl, Gail decided to wait ten more minutes. | Just in the nick of time, the waitress brought out Gail's food. | Nine minutes later, the waitress served Gail her dinner order. Finding the food ice cold, Gail burst into tears. Sobbing, Gail poured ketchup on the cold french fries. | Nine minutes later, the waitress served Gail her desert.Finding the cake ice cold, Gail burst into laughter.Giggling, Gail poured chocolate syrup on the cold cake. |
45c9460f-9a66-4dd6-a014-6542e01aec13 | Allie had a flight to New York. | She was supposed to leave at noon. | The flight left at noon. | However it was delayed six hours. Allie was furious. Finally she was done hours later. | There were no delays.Allie was happy.She arrived on time a few hours later. |
bb419830-4527-4d0e-a126-0dbd6f9eaf6b | Pamela went to a conference in Chicago. | As she wasn't used to see so many new people, she was overwhelmed. | She was used to see so many new people, and was calm. | She also didn't know where to eat her lunch. So she went to the cafeteria and looked around. A group of strangers waved to her and she was relieved. | She also didn't know where to eat her lunch.So she went to the cafeteria and looked around.A group of strangers waved to her and she was relieved. |
f96eefe5-03ed-459b-903f-2f2f000f584d | I wanted to make money from home. | One of my friends recommended teaching English from my home computer. | One of my friends recommended teaching English from my home computer and it always allows background noise. | I read about the company that he recommended online. I found out that the company does not allow background noise. Background noise of dogs kept me from teaching English online. | I read about the company that he recommended online.I found out that the company allows background noiseThe background noise of my dogs didn't keep me from teaching English online. |
0f2e8a8a-b9bc-4802-a89f-4787d7d77145 | Joe found a kitten in the alley. | The kitten was tiny and her fur was dirty. | The kitten was tiny and her fur was dirty so he called animal control. | He gave her a bath and fed her milk. She soon grew up and was loyal to Joe. He was so happy to find her. | They gave her a bath and fed her milk.She soon was adopted and grew up.The new owner was so happy to find her. |
40fc2e5d-5ff4-4416-9338-54ebeefae557 | Anita's son loved helicopters. | She promised herself one day she would get him on a helicopter. | Sadly Anita's son died before he had a chance to ride in a helicopter. | Next, her new boyfriend told her he could fly a helicopter. He arranged to fly a newspaper's small helicopter. Anita's boyfriend took her son on a fifteen minute helicopter flight. | Her new boyfriend told her he could fly a helicopter.He arranged to fly a newspaper's small helicopter.Anita's boyfriend took her on a fifteen minute helicopter flight in remembrance of her son. |
736cfdda-c1d6-4f34-a8bd-9507509e2336 | My family got up one morning while on vacation. | We loaded our boat onto a trailer and drove to the beach. | We unpacked and canceled our plans. | After loading up from the dock, we took off on our boat. After only a few minutes on the sea, dolphins began to swim by us. We played with them for a while and then returned to the dock. | Instead, we went to the dock and took off on our boat.After only a few minutes on the sea, dolphins began to swim by us.We played with them for a while and then returned to the dock. |
8ce2ff66-62d1-4d42-9138-4d8e4d772e08 | Tina was on her way to bed. | She had a late night. | She went to bed early. | She slept for eight hours. When she woke up it was ten. She was two hours late for school. | She slept for eight hours.When she woke up it was six.She was two hours early for school. |
c1f0bab6-7c06-455e-b4d1-54f9fbb54313 | Henry decided he wanted to go to an aerospace museum. | He researched local museums until he found one he was interested in. | Unfortunately, he came down with the flu. | He begged his mother to take him to it. They hopped into the car and drove to the museum. Henry's visit to the museum proved to be one of his best days ever. | He begged his mother to take him to it anyway.They hopped into the car and drove to the museum.Henry's visit to the museum proved to be one of his worst days ever. |
b59c19cb-9772-4f9b-a4ea-4b5c9187fa4b | Rosy's husband beat her everyday. | She was used to this, and never groaned for this. | She beat him back. | She accepted her mistake and went elsewhere after the event. Once, she got up, and pushed the chessboard, and practiced hard. She played again, after a few week, and this time she beat him, badly. | She rejected that he could even pose a challenge.Once, she got up, and pushed the chessboard, and practiced hard.She played again, after a few week, and this time she beat him, badly. |
a9d9a6f6-dd0b-4d2c-98e9-6e25df20aee0 | Maria's grandma wanted to buy her a new coat. | The two went shopping together looking for something perfect. | The two went shopping and bought a new pair of shoes for grandma. | Unfortunately, nothing was quite right. Then Maria spotted a gorgeous purple coat. It fit like a glove and Maria's grandma bought it. | Fortunately, they found something exactly right.Maria had spotted gorgeous purple shoes.They fit like a glove and Maria's grandma bought them. |
01213deb-dca8-4efd-8c94-c0d5fce21492 | Parker knew that doing well in school was important. | He studied every single day. | He studied every single day but failed to make good grades. | He became the smartest in his school. Parker also got the highest grades in the school. At the end, his parents became very happy. | After many years, he became the smartest in his school.Parker also got the highest grades in the school.At the end, his parents became very happy. |
32735455-54c3-4412-bd05-09efe35242b9 | Landon was told by his mother to walk the dog. | Landon absolutely detested it because people yelled at him. | He loved walking the dog. | He took the leash, strapped it around her neck, and took her out. A couple blocks away, thunder resounded and the dog became scared. Landon and his dog retreated back toward the safety of their house. | He took the leash, put it around the dog's neck and walked the dog around.A couple blocks away, thunder resounded and Landon got scared.Landon and his dog retreated back toward the safety of their house. |
0cf9f6fb-5aae-4acc-864c-87a404644642 | Jane was taking the bus to work one day. | She wasn't used to it and didn't know the schedule. | She had taken the bus a lot of times before. | To be safe she arrived thirty minutes early to catch it. She was bummed when she had to wait so long for it. Luckily the bus did finally arrive to pick her up. | To be safe, she arrived a few minutes early to catch it.She was happy when she made it on time.Luckily the bus was running on schedule to pick her up. |
eeeddb1e-439f-48c0-b47c-17593ceff2d8 | Jamie wanted her nails to look nice. | She went to a salon and got a manicure. | She went to a salon and was very happy when she left. | The nail technician was new. She messed up the polish. Jamie was very disappointed. | The nail technician was new.She did a really good on my polish.Jamie was very happy. |
56334e3c-0b23-42d6-a592-88e56c0eb206 | Victor loved playing sports while growing up. | He played soccer in college. | He played soccer in college because he refuses to watch sports on TV. | Unfortunately, Victor was recently in a car accident. As a result, he is unable to play sports like he used to. Now, Victor only watches sports on TV. | Unfortunately, Victor was recently in a car accident.As a result, he is unable to play sports like he used to, so he begrudgingly started watching on TV.Now, Victor only watches sports on TV. |
aec3341b-240b-4435-b7c0-c4c41e1947de | There was an old tree at a local park. | The citizens were fond of the old tree. | Someone cut it down overnight. | One day a large corporation came to cut the tree down. They wanted space to build their new business. The citizens protested until they backed down. | A large corporation came to build a store.They wanted to buy the space.The citizens protested until they backed down. |
4bbb409f-bcbc-45ee-b6be-0625e7a251ac | The teacher told her students to read. | She warned they may have a pop quiz. | She told them there would be no pop quiz. | When they got to class the next day, they were given a quiz. No one had done their homework. The class decided to read the next time it was assigned. | When they got to class the next day, they were given a pop quiz anyway.No one had done their homework.The class decided to read the next time it was assigned. |
0d1fdb9b-a508-4aa5-af11-a1ccf3316da1 | Kate was shopping. | She left her cell phone at the grocery store. | She left her cell phone at the grocery store and someone stole it. | Kate realized her phone was missing. She went back to the store. Kate was able to retrieve her phone from customer service. | Kate realized her phone was missing.She went back to the store.Kate was never able to retrieve her phone from whoever stole it. |
bdf155fd-5636-4ab1-b3fa-89ea2014b803 | Maryann has gone through a lot of doubt in her life. | She didn't want anything to bring her down again. | And she will go through more. | She started saying yes more. She began taking chances. Maryann is happier living without regrets. | Still she tried to say yes more.She began taking chances.Maryann is happier living with fewer regrets. |
3d065533-3753-404a-90a2-6bfa9c048408 | Dan wanted to buy a new computer. | Dan went to his local Best Buy supercenter. | He went online and bought one on Amazon. | Dan asked one of the sales guys which computer he should buy. The guy recommended he get a touch screen laptop by Dell. Dan agreed and bought that computer on the spot. | Dan asked google which computer he should buy.Google recommended he get a touch screen laptop by Dell.Dan agreed and bought that computer on the spot. |
6aff45a7-02c1-47b3-a281-112641ab2a5d | It was a very dry and hot summer day. | Ryuu felt like he was melting in the heat. | Ryuu felt like he was totally fine in the heat. | He went to the kitchen to grab a watermelon and coconut water. Ryuu sat on his porch, sweating. He took a big bite of watermelon while enjoying the sunset. | He went to the kitchen to grab a watermelon and coconut water.Ryuu sat on his porch, sweating.He took a big bite of watermelon while enjoying the heat. |
5ab6b563-10ac-413f-99a0-ed6746767f49 | Jimmy was watching his daughter for the week. | She wanted to dress up but Jimmy didn't know how to do hair. | Jimmy styled her hair just the way she liked it. | He scoured dozens of videos online for advice. Finally, he decided to give it a shot. Luckily, he managed to put together something decent. | He scoured dozens of videos online for advice on what to dress her in.Finally, he decided to give it a shot.Luckily, he managed to put together something decent for her to wear, and her hair looked great too. |
6d0487f2-aa80-4f68-a59a-0cfdd552f934 | Jen was at home. | She decided to wash her hair. | She decided to go to sleep. | After she was done she looked into the mirror. Her hair was a different color. She realized she used the wrong bottle when washing her hair. | After she woke up she looked into the mirror.Her hair was pointing in many different directions.She realized she had slept on it funny. |
3c0678d0-6868-41a4-9333-790fe2801229 | Katia went to see the mayor of her small town. | She wanted to improve the quality of their recycling facilities. | She wanted to improve the quality of the mayoral office. | She laid out a detail plan. The mayor was extremely favorable to her ideas. He accepted to implement the changes over a period of five years. | She laid out a detail plan.The mayor was extremely insulted by her ideas.He refused to implement the changes during his time in office. |
9eca18aa-fe07-4a61-b006-6eca8fb0887d | I started a new exercise plan. | It was the most intense exercise plan I had ever done. | It was the most easy exercise plan I had ever done. | When I got tired I was supposed to push forward. After a week, I was going to quit. I decided to keep going when I saw how buff I was getting. | When I got tired I was supposed to push forward.After a week, I thought about trying a different plan.I decided to keep going when I saw how buff I was getting. |
ce97f5bd-866b-47d6-8a18-b4a4d302c5ea | Sophie's cat was very naughty. | It would try and climb up the curtain on a daily basis. | It would try and crawl under the couch on a daily basis. | Once, it got to the top of the curtain and fell off. This time, the cat didn't land on it's feet. It had to get treatment for a broken leg. | Once, it got under the couch and a cushion fell off.This time, the cat got stuck under the cushion.It had to get treatment for a broken leg. |
9c76c6b7-aee3-4019-be52-99d6961ec817 | Shelly went to the store. | She went especially to get toilet paper. | She needed shoes. | When she was shopping she got distracted and bought lots of candy. She completely forgot about the toilet paper. She remembered when she was on the toilet and there was none. | When she was shopping she got distracted and bought lots of candy.She completely forgot about the shoes.She remembered when she was changing and saw her old shoes. |
7949e3a2-51bb-45df-911b-3a6415078864 | Lisa invited Tina and the girls over for a clambake. | When the girls got there everything was fine. | One of them, Rose, could not come. | Yet all the sudden Rosie started raising her voice. Lisa got very mad. Lisa was so mad she asked Rosie to leave. | Yet all of a sudden Rose arrived.Lisa couldn't be mad.In fact, Lisa was so glad that Rose was able to come after all. |
073eb9e2-9089-409f-a0be-64f6e064368e | Sara was going to an amusement park. | She saw that it was going to rain. | She saw that it was going to be very hot and sunny. | In order to prepare she bought a poncho. While at the park, it started raining. Sara could not find her poncho and had to buy another. | In order to prepare she bought sunscreen.While at the park, it started raining.Sara should have brought a poncho. |
628946ea-daf6-484e-b252-385d13d56fa8 | Chris notices that his hands become very dry in the winter. | Having dry skin makes it harder for Chris to work. | He starts using gloves and his dryness disappears. | One day he tries using lotion to make his hands more moist. He is amazed at how well the lotion works. Now Chris no longer has to deal with dry hands. | One day he tries using lotion to make his hands more moist in addition to the gloves.He is amazed at how well the lotion works.Now Chris no longer has to deal with dry hands and doesn't need the gloves. |
94c77ad2-9e80-4a37-bb0f-c355647092bd | Jessica was addicted to peppers but could never afford them. | She decided to grow her own plant. | She wishes she had room to grow her own. | It took a long time and a lot of patience, and she almost gave up. Finally one day the plant sprouted. Soon, Jessica had abundant peppers whenever she wanted them. | It took a long time building a planter and a lot of patience, and she almost gave up.Finally one day the plant sprouted.Soon, Jessica had abundant peppers whenever she wanted them. |
c967b7b6-0028-4dfe-b585-505d29d0cf97 | There was water vapor in the air. | They were like mini geysers. | You couldn't even see them. | The boat had come close to them. The whales were about a mile off shore. This was on a whale watching boat. | The boat hadn't come close to them.The whales were many miles off shore.This was on a whale watching boat. |
99468b69-c0b5-4d7a-bdb5-36e52fbecbed | Joan was cooking rice for her dinner. | As she was cooking she got distracted. | As she was cooking she stay focused. | All of a sudden she smelled something. She ran in the kitchen and saw the pot smoking. Her rice had run out of water and was burning. | All of a sudden she smelled something.She ran in the kitchen and saw the pot smoking.Her rice had run out of water and was burning in the one minute she had left the kitchen! |
dc15d737-62fd-461f-b94c-d8042298a538 | Susie cooked some nachos. | She put them in the oven. | Then she ate them. | Then she forgot about them. It was two hours later. Susie realized she burnt them. | She put another batch of nachos in the oven but she forgot about them.It was two hours later.Susie realized she burnt them. |
ef027c75-f7de-4e35-ad29-ab913fd3d452 | It had been a long day. | Mary was ready to sit back and relax. | Mary still had a lot of critical work to do before she could go to sleep. | She put on a movie and made some popcorn. The movie was much better than she anticipated. She was glad she took this time to unwind. | She started to do her work and made some snacks.She finished her work earlier than she expected.She was glad she could go to sleep early. |
37eaf3f0-dfe9-469e-9a0b-94a59935bfd4 | Billy liked a pair of shoes at the shop. | He didn't have any money to buy them. | He didn't have enough money so he stole them. | He had to figure out how to get some money and quickly. It was summer so he decided to mow lawns everyday after school. By the end of the week Billy was able to buy the shoes. | He had to figure out how to get money, so he could stop stealing.It was summer so he decided to mow lawns everyday after school so he didn't have to steal anymore.By the end of the week Billy was able to buy a different pair of shoes. |
76df793f-c256-4b36-ba10-9c9ff19639e2 | Emma was on the bus. | Suddenly, some kids started to make fun of her. | All of her friends rode this bus too. | She confronted them. They had found a blog that her mom was writing with stuff about Emma. They teased her about it and Emma was mortified until she could leave. | She confronted them about the gossip.They had found a blog that her mom was writing with stuff about Emma.They teased her about it and Emma was mortified until she could leave. |
07e22b67-6ff0-43ae-ae49-c4213d78deba | I loved swimming at the beach. | One day I saw a big shark. | One day I saw a big dolphin. | The shark suddenly attacked me. I lost my left hand. I never went back to the beach ever since. | The dolphin suddenly jumped for me.I waved my left hand at it.I go to the beach every day to see the dolphin since. |
9e569b46-f212-4e9e-9f8b-54f1c6684af6 | I went to get fast food for lunch today. | The line was very long. | I decided against it and went home for lunch instead. | I waited and waited until it was my turn. When I got the counter, they were out of the item I wanted. I was very disappointed. | The line was too long so I wanted to avoid the hustle.When I got home I took out a recipe book and make a delicious steak.I was very hungry. |
6652e4c5-364a-4520-b9ad-b0c98e2c20c4 | I was ten years old and my parents took me to burger king. | My parents usually orders my food. | I usually order my food. | Today, my parents decided to let me order my food. I ended up ordering the same thing I usually get. This was the first time I felt like a grown up. | Today, my parents ordered my food for meI ended up getting the same thing I usually get.This was the first time they treated me like a child in awhile. |
f33f01fc-50d8-4fd1-93c0-9f3d0f5e60c6 | Rita has a friend Donna who loves to storm chase. | One day Rita tagged along as Donna chased a tornado. | Rita never got to tag along when Donna chased tornados. | They got very very close to the tornado and Rita got scared. After they got back Rita told Donna that she is crazy for doing that. Rita vowed to never go storm chasing again. | She got very very close to the tornado and Rita got scared.After she got back Rita told Donna that she is crazy for doing that.Donna vowed to never go storm chasing again. |
281a3ffc-0275-4cbf-9710-b67b1b052ff7 | Camren loved getting her hair done. | She is 6 years old and likes to get dressed up. | She is elderly and likes to get out of her house. | Her dad took her to a dance. She got a new dress and went to the salon. She felt pretty and had a great time. | Her grandson took her to a dance.She got a new dress and went to the salon.She felt pretty and had a great time. |
2565b931-76bb-43a4-abfd-7f0774dbd6ca | Tina had taken five jello shooters. | She was now dancing at the party trying to attract a cute boy. | She was sitting at the party trying to attract a cute boy. | She was so tipsy she slipped and fell. As she fell she knocked her head into the coffee table. Tina never woke up from her coma. | She was so tipsy she slipped and fell when she tried getting up.As she fell she knocked her head into the coffee table.Tina never woke up from her coma. |
2be4cefc-4a18-4428-bbf4-7dcd13fdc7e6 | Harry went to the farm the first time when he was five. | The most powerful experience for him was the sense of smell. | The most boring experience for him was the lack of smells. | Every single farm animal stank badly. And he wondered how they could look so cool on TV. But when a cow grazed grass next to him, he understood, she was huge! | Every single farm animal didn't stink; it was weird.And he wondered how they could not be stinky like he liked.But when a cow grazed grass next to him, he understood that she must have been bathed by the farmer. |
1c7c2ea5-46cb-48f6-a50e-cb5464a5492c | Tim liked going to the zoo. | He really enjoyed looking at the tigers. | He spent all of his time in the bird sanctuary and never saw any other animals. | One day, Tim jumps the barrier to get a closer look by the fence. The zookeeper saw him and shouted at him to move quickly. Luckily, Tim heard this warner before the tiger got close. | One day, Tim jumps the barrier to get a closer look by the fence.The zookeeper saw him and shouted at him to move quickly.Luckily, Tim heard this warner before the eagle got close. |
a7bee6a7-8514-422e-b54f-4d1e0455ef08 | Tim sat at home hungry. | He didn't feel like cooking. | His wife was making dinner, but it was taking a long time. | He wished he had a wife to cook him food. He sat on the couch and cried. He then decided to order a pizza instead of crying. | He was happy he had a wife to cook him food, though.Otherwise he'd sit on the couch and cry.He couldn't order a pizza every day. |
38910e3a-b0b2-4271-8722-86bb9e5c78aa | Jen had an appointment with her professor. | She left the house during rush hour. | She took a train to ensure she arrived on time. | There was so much traffic. She was late to her appointment. Her professor was irritated with Jen. | There was no trafficShe was on time to her appointment.Her professor was elated with Jen. |
eab14b97-4d8b-4f9c-953b-120683bed333 | The woman bought some amazing new shoes. | They were platforms with a straw heel. | The strap broke. | The woman was ready to strut down the Las Vegas Strip in them. She strapped them on and checked out her reflection in the mirror. She felt very confident! | The woman was ready to strut down the Las Vegas Strip in them, but had to return them.She couldn't strap them on and check out her reflection in the mirror.She felt very screwed over. |
07c80867-f6d1-4795-a0bb-d732508239a9 | The coaches gathered for a draft. | They were each excited to pick their soccer teams. | They were each excited to pick their football stars. | They tried to get the best players they could. When the draft was over, the coach looked at his roster. He had picked some great players. | They tried to get the best players they could.When the draft was over, the coach looked at his roster.He had picked some great players. |
d05442e0-6282-4b4c-b66e-5b1775728453 | Jack was waiting for the bus. | The bus stop didn't have a lot of covered area. | The bus stop din't have a covered area. | It began to rain. Jack had an umbrella. He stepped out of the covered area so the others would stay dry. | It began to rain.Jack had an umbrella.He stepped out from the umbrella so the others would stay dry. |
65e29b37-9925-4766-90c4-bde83b6e3c3d | Karen did really well in her math classes. | One day her teacher asked her to stay after class. | She got all A's. | One of her classmates was having trouble in algebra. Karen was asked to help tutor the classmate for an upcoming test. Karen and the classmate started to meet to study. | One of her classmates was having trouble in algebra.Karen was asked to help tutor the classmate for an upcoming test.Karen and the classmate started to meet to study. |
45a1aba2-6c64-4a69-8400-909dd277c488 | We had a great view of the fireworks. | The fireworks went off with no one else around. | The crowd watching was packed tight. | There was room to spread out. All of the lifeguards got to sit in the water park. Everyone else was in a field nearby. | There was no room to spread out.All of the lifeguards got to sit in the water park.Everyone else was in a field nearby. |
d63c8e9e-ee76-41d9-99c9-0836f44919f4 | Turner was very bad at the violin. | His only dream was to get good at it. | He hated playing but his parents forced him. | He worked hard and practiced every day. Then one day, he played the song perfectly. His parents were very impressed. | He didn't try hard and barely practiced.Then one day, he decided to quit.His parents were very upset. |
005d7d39-fc9e-4aeb-af60-3800ea011e98 | Eating cold things too quickly gave Bob headaches. | Today, Bob made a plan to eat his ice cream sundae slowly. | He ate a ice cream way too fast again. | Bob wore oven mitts taped closed at his wrists. Getting the spoonful of ice cream to his mouth was a slow process. His plan to eat his sundae slowly had worked. | Bob wore oven mitts taped closed at his wrists.Getting the spoonful of ice cream to his mouth was not a slow process.He ate the ice cream way to fast. again. |
89c96661-7d19-4948-b154-e6ced9bdda19 | Susie had always had a strict diet growing up. | Her parents never allowed her to eat candy. | Her parents caused her to eat too much of everything they denied her and soon weighed 400 pounds. | But now Susie was an adult and in college so she of course rebelled. She ate all the candy she wanted. All of the sudden when she came home for break she had 5 cavities. | But now Susie was an adult and in college so she could take care of herself.She ate all the healthy food she wanted.All of a sudden, when she came home for break she had lost 50 pounds. |
6f9c362a-aa70-42d1-95a3-db6a75f323a5 | My daughter wanted something for lunch. | I decided to make her nachos and cheese. | I decided to make her some cereal. | I put everything on a plate in the microwave. I walked out of the room and forgot about it. When I came back the cheese had melted everywhere. | I put cereal and milk in a bowl.I walked out of the room and forgot about it.When I came back my daughter had spilled the milk everywhere. |
41c3a611-e481-4363-be02-732ad11786bf | There was a huge Alligator exhibit at the zoo. | They had feedings twice a day. | The alligators got loose and ate several visitors. | It was amazing how well they were trained. They were huge scary animals, but the trainers did a good job. It was one of the most interesting exhibits I have seen. | It was amazing how poorly they were trained.They were huge scary animals, but the trainers did a good job rounding them up.It was one of the scariest things I have seen. |
f6098d62-c5aa-48b8-a428-2b5aa94d5c4f | My brother and I screamed. | A vine came out in front of my character. | Our dad jumped out in front of us. | It was in a dark corridor. I was walking to my objective. This was on a video game. | It was in a dark corridor.I was walking to my mom.This was in a haunted house. |
1c3b5d89-abce-4612-b804-bcfcfee20a7b | Marley got her parents to take her to an arcade. | She wanted a lava lamp prize that cost 300 tickets. | She wanted a lava lamp prize, but it was already taken. | She played games all day in order to get enough tickets for it. Finally she had enough to get the lava lamp! She happily brought it home to her room. | She played games all day in order to get enough tickets for a different prize.Finally she had enough to get the mini pool table.She happily brought it home to her room. |
5eded277-b1db-4807-9d2e-de4264f47291 | Our servers were infected by a virus today. | We had to wipe every drive on it. | We had to repair drive on it. | Luckily we had backups though. It took the whole weekend to restore the data. Hopefully it doesn't happen again. | Luckily we had backups, too.It took the whole weekend to restore the data.Hopefully it doesn't happen again. |
a04b5d0a-d38d-4c31-9585-aafce807bfd6 | George woke up to a siren. | He quickly realized it was an ambulance. | He quickly realized it was a man in the street holding a megaphone. | When he checked the window he realized it was his neighbor. George went out of his house to see of he was okay. The nurse said his neighbor would be just fine. | When he checked the window he realized it was his neighbor.George went out of his house to see of he was okay.The neighbor said he would be just fine. |
488209ce-aa11-4d5b-bc7f-bff81900c8ef | Gary's wife had been pestering him to mow the lawn. | Gary grumbled and went to the garage to get the mower. | The nagging got to be too much and Gary filed for divorce. | He started it up and began cutting the grass. He passed under a wasps nest and a swarm of wasps stung him. Thankfully the ambulance got to him before his throat closed. | Since it really needed to be done, he started it up and began cutting the grass.He passed under a wasps nest and a swarm of wasps stung him.Thankfully the divorce papers came through. |
9279a8d3-b04c-4bc9-a568-ac1db2660e9b | Susie was bad at baking. | But she wanted to get better. | She bought a cookbook. | So she decided she was going to learn. She went to a class. But she messed up all the recipes. | She opened the book and was going to learn.She also went to a class.But she messed up all the recipes. |
1991b0ee-5676-4dc5-a849-aa563a284354 | Jared loved killing bugs. | When his friends had problems he was always the one for the job. | He love torturing them slowly to death with a thin needle. | He'd stomped in like a bulldozer ready to kill. And the bugs would scamper away at the first sign of the spray. As he was so good at it, he became a master exterminator. | He'd walk in slowly to not scare themThe bugs would have no idea what was coming.As he was so good at it, he became a master exterminator |
37b67406-be25-4049-9091-6cec2627639d | Little Timmy wanted to grow up to be a race car driver. | He always dreamed of joining F1 racing. | But he died before he was 7. | On his seventh birthday his parents bought him a set of toy cars. He loved them. He still plays with them to this day. | On his seventh birthday his parents were going to buy him a set of toy cars.He would have loved them.They still treasure them to this day. |
7f80ec36-45bf-4404-82da-7461baf14d33 | Several people were walking around the mall. | A 12 year old kid was walking around with a butcher knife. | A 12 year old was running around and looking for his parents. | Several people noticed and decided to run away. In addition, the security guards noticed the kid. They confiscated the knife and arrested him. | Several people noticed and decided to help.In addition, the security guards noticed the kid.They help him find his parents. |
864c102e-d77a-4990-8066-f6e42171ddb7 | Gina woke up at 10 am and looked outside. | She went back to sleep when she saw the sky was gray. | She decided to stay up and make breakfast when she saw the sky was gray. | 2 hours later she woke up. She walked passed the windows in the living room. She froze in her tracks when she realized everything was white. | 2 hours later she was at work.She walked passed the windows in the office.She froze in her tracks when she realized everything was white and it was snowing. |
f4cb76d0-cc5e-4b60-882c-9f6a7c62644c | John wanted to play football when he grew up. | He knew he had to work hard as a child. | He wasnt very good at it. | He was the best in his area and always practiced. His high school team won states. John was offered a full scholarship to college. | Still, he always practiced.Eventually thanks to his hard work, his high school team won states.John was offered a full scholarship to college. |
cd884070-3526-4167-b75e-a63c551dede5 | Allie was feeling so sad. | She did not know why. | Her boyfriend broke up with her. | She could hardly control herself. Then she realized she needed to exercise. Then she felt better. | She could hardly control herself.Then she realized she needed to exercise to get out her anxiety.Then she felt better. |
3f7c84df-2391-40d9-a36d-f61280337f8c | Will said something very hurtful about a co-worker. | Will decided he really needed to make amends. | Will decided he really needed to say something else hurtful. | Will approached the co-worker very solemnly. Will apologized sincerely for what he said. The co-worker forgave Will. | Will approached the co-worker with ice in his veins.Will made the coworker cry with what he said.The co-worker got Will fired. |
a3ccbcfa-9749-44e6-b77a-09dac3a417f2 | Ben wanted a new carpet. | But he could not decide which color to buy. | But he could not decide which color to buy but didn't get a white carpet. | His friend recommended white. So Ben had a white carpet installed. But he found that it was difficult to keep looking clean. | His friend recommended sky blue.So Ben had a sky blue carpet installed.But he found that it was difficult to keep looking clean. |
3d1caf98-33f7-40c6-bb5a-f1c76513bd3d | I stopped my car at the traffic light. | In the next lane, a man was revving his engine. | In the next lane, a man was revving his engine but I ignored him completely. | He was challenging me to a race. I agreed to the race. Alas, he crashed his car and I realized street racing is bad. | He was challenging me to a race.I did nothing to acknowledge the race.Alas, he crashed his car and I was shown again street racing is bad. |
370aef72-4f1a-4659-a3dc-5a659d6a265b | Johnny wanted to become a monk since the day he was aware. | He didn't know what they were at first but he liked their look. | He liked their simple lifestyle where they did not eat a lot. | As he grew older and understood life better he became devoted. He knew he was destined to be a Buddhist monk and loved his life. He was shocked to find out that they fasted too much and gave up. | As he grew older and understood life better he had became devoted.He always knew he was destined to be a Buddhist monk and loved his life.He was happy to find out that they fasted all the time and loved it even more. |
388acb51-f7c5-4b18-84b6-d0017686a907 | There was a loud beeping noise outside. | It wasn't a bus backing up. | It was just a bus backing up. | It wasn't a garbage truck. Kelenda thought maybe it was an alarm clock. It was the neighbor's obnoxiously loud alarm clock! | There is also a garbage truck.Kelenda thought maybe it is having a hard time backing up.It was indeed the situation. |
6932f9a2-faeb-4ce0-a882-fc89534cec7c | One day Selena and her friends went to the mall. | First they went to Express. | They went to Express, then straight home. | Then they went to Neiman Marcus. Finally they went to Urban Outfitters. They all had fun. | They were tired so they decided to relax at home.When they arrived at home they decided they wanted to watch a movie.They made popcorn and watched a movie together. |
4cd3ad95-1ea1-4cb8-b705-e12203616386 | Carlos lost his control. | He looked in his couch and everywhere in his living room. | He looked in his car because it wasn't in his house. | Carlos began to lose his mind. Carlos calmed down. The control was in the kitchen. | Carlos began to lose his mind.Carlos calmed down.When he came back inside, he found it in the kitchen. |
e4237da1-6440-46f7-bb0f-ed622c02222f | The kids were gathered on the street. | They were waiting for the parade to start. | The parade had already started. | The first float thru out huge suckers. They were so excited to see how much candy they would get! When it was over, they ran home to check out their loot. | The first float thru out huge suckers, but they had missed that one.They were so excited to see how much candy they would get!When it was over, they ran home to check out their loot. |
43f6254c-0e95-40a8-9edf-aae1cb8a28e8 | Olson always enjoyed wearing rings. | He had over twenty rings in his jewelry collection. | He only liked having one ring in his Jewelry collection. | One day, he found a beautiful ring at a store. He saw the price tag and almost fainted. Olson had to save his money for two years to buy that ring. | One day, he found a beautiful new ring to replace his current one.He saw the price tag and almost fainted.Olson had to save his money for two years to buy that ring. |
6ad1154b-7744-488d-8ca8-bbaa2700d16d | Wilson was walking through a park one night. | Suddenly in a foggy mist he saw a larger than average deer. | He didn't see any deer out. | Strangely, the deer stood still and watched him. Wilson didn't know what to do so he hurried along. He always thought of the deer from then on. | He would always run into a deer but instead, he saw a man who stood still and watched him from the bushes.Wilson didn't know what to do so he hurried along.He always thought of the man from then on. |
ece024de-f782-40dd-8c82-c4ebbe5e241f | Jordan was watching TV on her couch. | It was raining outside and she noticed her cat scurrying inside. | It was raining outside and she noticed her cat scurrying inside but the blankets will never get wet again. | The cat ran over to Jordan and hopped onto her lap. Jordan realized that the cat's paws were wet, but it was too late. Her clothes and blankets were all wet and ruined. | The cat ran over to Jordan and hopped onto her lap.Jordan realized that the cat's paws were wet, but it was too late.Her clothes and blankets were all wet after all and ruined. |
268b1d24-43b9-46c8-8afa-f338793443cb | Morgan had always wanted to be an actor. | He was in all the school plays as well. | He was not involved in acting often though. | He worked hard in school and went to acting school. After that, he went to Hollywood. Morgan was able to be in a lot of movies. | He worked hard in school and started acting school.After that, he went to Hollywood.Morgan was able to be in a lot of movies. |
934a9c56-cbc3-4614-acb7-dff966123e23 | Josh kept getting prank calls. | He would get them late at night. | He would only get them in the middle of the day. | He was starting to lose sleep over it which wasn't good. Josh decided to disconnect his phone before bed. Josh slept much better after doing this. | He started to get in trouble at work for it, which wasn't good.Josh decided to silence his phone before class.Josh did much better in school after doing this. |
03005096-e760-4f29-8683-a8a2c1c8e9d2 | Sam enjoyed his job. | He was a recruitment consultant and a big firm. | He was a janitor of a big firm. | Although stressful, the job had it's perks. One perk was free access to the gym. Sam became fit and healthy because of his job. | Although stressful, the job had it's perks.One perk was free access to the old food left in offices.Sam became fit and healthy because of his job. |
7b562540-16d3-4b7c-b02f-0e3d35e504c4 | Brad was shopping at the mall. | But suddenly, many of the stores began closing. | And suddenly, many new stores began opening. | So Brad drove somewhere else to buy what he wanted. But the store he drove to was closed too. Brad was embarrassed when he realized it was Sunday. | So Brad scanned all the new stores to buy what he wanted.But he didn't find anything worth buying.Brad was disappointed. |
d411a279-3461-4cfc-b77c-34d0824fcd45 | It was a busy Saturday night at the airport as I waited for my flight. | I watched as the crowd across from me boarded their flight one by one. | Finally, I realized I was boarding last as I glanced around the empty gate. | Left in the seats was one woman wearing earbuds using her computer. Suddenly she looked up, screamed and pounded on the glass. She had missed her flight, the agents stood shaking their heads. | Left in the seats was one more woman wearing earbuds using her computer.Suddenly she looked up, screamed and pounded on the glass.She had missed her flight, the agents stood shaking their heads. |
bff53ec8-8b62-40a0-ab49-47f989258963 | Tim wanted to build a bird house on his day off. | He went to the store to pick up supplies for it. | He tried his best but it was a disaster. | Tim knew how to put those supplies together. The bird house came out very neat. Tim hung it outside for the birds to use. | Tim thought he knew how to put those supplies together.The bird house came out very bad.Tim hung it outside anyway for the birds to use. |
b030fe8d-facd-412b-8bab-6e5ce66c4c9c | Keith was a manager at a grocery store. | There was a bad storm in the area. | There was clear weather in the area. | The storm knocked out the power in Keith's store. Keith wasn't able to get to the store to turn on the emergency power. The refrigerated items all had to be thrown the next day. | Later, a storm moved in, and it knocked out the power in Keith's store.Keith wasn't able to get to the store to turn on the emergency power.The refrigerated items all had to be thrown the next day. |
cfdf9e66-1428-488a-9b7f-6b2c454aafb0 | Jack couldn't afford to pay his rent this month. | His parents decided to help him out. | His parents couldn't help him out. | They loaned him the money for the rent. Jack worked extra hours in the month. He paid his rent and repaid his parents the next month. | The bank loaned him the money for the rent.Jack worked extra hours in the month.He paid his rent and repaid the bank the next month. |
3b8482ad-f300-4595-8d89-a6f6ca492786 | Alexis loves her children. | She enjoys taking care of them. | She doesn't like taking care of children besides her own. | She decided to try to have a career taking care of children. She decided to open up her own daycare center. Alexis's daycare is now very successful. | She decides to hire her sister to care for children at her daycare.She decided to keep open the daycare center.Alexis's daycare is now very successful. |
9a287608-78fb-4e1a-920a-8134d724acd6 | The girl loved listening to music. | She would crank it up while she cleaned her room. | She would listen to her headphones while she cleaned he room. | Her mom would yell at her to turn it down. But she insisted that the music made her work faster. By the time the fifth song was over, her room was clean! | Her mom liked that she couldn't hear the music.The music made her work faster.By the time the fifth song was over, her room was clean! |
34c2e427-aa90-4f69-8f8a-43606ac63579 | Dan wanted to become a great painter. | Dan signed up for art classes at his local college. | Sadly he was colorblind and his paintings were awful. | Dan watched inspiring films about great artists. Dan poured his soul into an oil painting that meant much to him. Dan sold that painting at a local gallery for over a thousand dollars! | Dan watched inspiring films about great artists.Dan poured his soul into an oil painting that meant much to him.Dan tried selling his painting on the streets but only made 5 dollars in total. |
463eb85d-f315-47e2-b89f-db62ceda734d | Dan was feeling lonely. | He called up a friend. | He called up his sister. | He offered to just hang out and drive around. The friend agreed to it. They cruised for a while and cleared their heads. | She offered to just hang out and drive around.His sister agreed to it.hey cruised for a while and cleared their heads. |
da1c1ba6-d620-4ff7-b7ee-bc42c2a3870e | Gus is a good dog except on rainy days. | When it rains, Gus barks and runs around. | When it rains, Gus barks and hides around the house. | If he hears the rainy falling he paws at the glass door. Gus's owners bought a thundershirt to make Gus calmer on rainy days. Gus is now a good dog every day. | If he hears the rain falling, he gets scared.Gus's owners bought a thundershirt to make Gus calmer on rainy days.Gus is now a good dog every day. |
a356b557-0ab3-42a3-b52a-0cf172d0e869 | Tom wanted to go shopping for groceries. | He made a list. | He went online and ordered everything he needed from a 24 hour delivery service. | He drove to the store. He purchased the items on the list. He returned home with the groceries. | He waited for the delivery.He missed some things on his list and went to the store.He returned home with the groceries. |
27831cdf-95b8-42da-80c4-1c1c66fd0681 | I went to an Italian restaurant a few weeks ago with my friend. | I had ordered a pizza and it was okay but I decided to take it home. | I had ordered a pizza and it was okay but I decided to throw it away. | Later that night I had another slice. At about midnight I felt sick to my stomach and could not sleep. I ended up being sick and getting food poisoning. | Later that night I was hungry again and ate some eggs.At about midnight I felt sick to my stomach and could not sleep.I ended up being sick and getting food poisoning. |
a7252e51-9650-4c74-9a95-f9491c9b91b0 | Charles rarely went to church. | This was because he was not very religious. | This was because he was not very religious and will never go to church again. | After a while, he saw his friends going. With this in mind, he decided to. Now, Charges goes to church every week. | After a while, he saw his friends going.With this in mind, he decided to.Now, Charges goes to church every few weeks. |
e974965f-0fdd-4443-97c4-a0c2b592888b | Allie was eating some bread one day. | She thought it was gluten free. | She thought it was gluten free and it was. | But Allie realized it was not. Her stomach flared up. She had to be rushed to the doctor. | Allie realized it was.Her stomach didn't flare up.She didn't have to be rushed to the doctor. |