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Welcome Back

kyle's mom had been in the military and was very proud of it.

She found her pet watermelon Mel in the corner of the garden.

She painted eyes and a mouth onto her pet with the marker.

Her grandmother gave her yarn to glue on for hair.

Lucy hugged Me goodnight, and went inside to have dinner.

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A New Lamp

Jan's lamp broke.

Jan decided to get a new lamp.

He went to the store.

He found a lamp he liked.

He bought the lamp.

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Dunk Contest

This year I watched the NBA dunk contest with my friends.

The dunks were out of this world!

Aaron Gordon and Zach LaVine put on a great show for the fans!

I have never seen those kind of dunks before in my life!

Zach LaVine barely beat Aaron Gordon in the finals.

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Kindergarten

It was Tyler's first day of Kindergarten.

He was very nervous.

He clung to his mother's leg, but she finally left and he had to stay.

After a little while, he started to take part in the class.

By the end of the day, he was glad he had gone!

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The Ugly Dress

Gloria wanted to find a special new dress for her anniversary dinner.

She ordered a fancy black dress that looked lovely in a catalog.

When the dress arrived, Gloria was excited to try it on.

Sadly, the dress was frumpy and saggy and the zipper broke at once.

Gloria was very disappointed and returned the dress for a refund.

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RAM

I wanted to run a computer program.

But, my computer didn't have enough RAM.

So, I decided to upgrade my RAM.

Alas, my computer didn't allow RAM upgrades.

I decided to buy a new computer.

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Sand Castle

Roxy and Sam had everything they needed to make a huge sand castle.

They spent the morning talking about their design.

After lunch they started construction.

By evening, everyone was gathered around their masterpiece.

It was the biggest sand castle they had ever built.

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Haircut

Bailey needed a haircut.

One day she went to a salon.

The salon gave her a haircut.

She loved how healthy her hair felt.

She made a plan to come back in three months for another haircut.

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Rainbow

It had been raining for 2 days straight.

The sky finally turned blue.

When I looked up there was a rainbow.

It stretched for miles across the town.

It was a beautiful sight after a rainy day.

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Mud Puddle

Jake was biking at the park.

He didn't notice a large mud puddle in the ground.

His bike splashed mud all over his pants.

Jake changed into shorts when he got back to his car.

He put his dirty clothes into a plastic bag.

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Swan Dive

Katie went to a girl's camp across the lake from a boy's camp.

When the girls went swimming, the boys across the lake watched.

Katie noticed that the boys didn't watch her.

She climbed a rock to get their attention by diving.

All eyes were on Katie when she slipped and got knocked unconscious.

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Pie Eating Contest

Fiona loves eating contests.

Her state's fair is having a pie eating contest.

She entered the contest right away.

She tried her best to win the contest.

Fiona got first place.

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The Tropics

Teddy was going on a big trip.

He was headed to the rainy forest for the first time.

He arrived and got off the plane.

He made his way to the tour guide and the trip began.

He saw so many amazing plants and animals, he was delighted.

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Spoiler Alert

John is a big fan of Game of Thrones.

However, he has not read the books.

Last week, George spoiled what happens accidentally.

John was furious.

It almost ruined their friendship.

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Getting Ice

George was at the hotel last night.

He needed ice for his drinks.

The room he was in was all out.

He had to go out to the ice machine to get more.

Luckily there was plenty left there for him.

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Pandy's Adventure

One afternoon, I let my dog, Pandy, outside to play.

Pandy was enjoying herself until she noticed a rabbit nearby.

The rabbit saw Pandy and started to hop away as fast as it could.

Pandy chased the rabbit for a long time, but finally had to stop.

She returned to the house, tired and ready for a long nap.

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Plane jitters

Allie had to go on a trip to the islands.

On the way there she had to go on a small plane.

She was very scared to do so.

The plane experienced a lot of turbulence.

Thankfully it was over soon.

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College Admissions Letter

Dakota was a senior in high school with mediocre grades.

Dakota filled out an application to his local college.

He waited for a letter of reply from the college.

One day he went to the mailbox and found a thin envelope.

He opened the envelope and was disappointed he hadn���t been accepted.

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Monkeys

The baby monkey was the newest addition to the zoo.

People came to see him in droves and he was soon very famous.

When the monkey grew up, he sired a family of his own.

These monkeys were very smart and people loved to watch them.

The monkey was famous his whole life.

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The Movie

Jason wants to see a good movie.

He reads the movie listings to see what is available.

He chooses a superhero movie.

Jason walks to the movie theater.

Jason enjoys the movie that he picked out to see.

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Slow Reader

For Mitch's birthday, his friend gave him a history book.

Mitch thanked his friend but secretly hated the gift.

The book sat on his coffee table for months before he opened it.

Inside the book was an inscription.

The inscription said that the friend hoped Matched liked the book.

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Bubble Bath

Joy was running a bath.

She squeezed the bottle of bubble bath.

The lid came off, spilling almost half the bottle into the tub.

Bubbles quickly started to fill the tub.

They spilled over onto the floor, making a mess.

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Jim's Big Storm

A large storm was coming into Jim's hometown.

He boarded up his house in preparation.

The storm finally hit and Jim's house was blown away.

Jim realized that boarding up did not help at all.

The next time a storm came, Jim didn't bother boarding up.

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Thanks for the Gift

Polly was worried when her house cat escaped into the yard.

Her mom assured her she would come back.

A few hours later she reappeared with something in her mouth.

She had bought the family a mouse as a gift.

She dropped it at Polly's feet, looking proud.

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The picture didn't work.

Candace had to make a pinhole camera for art class.

She took the camera outside and followed the steps to take a picture.

Then, she took the picture to the darkroom to develop it.

In the dark room, she saw that the picture didn't develop.

She had to start over from the beginning.

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Newt

Tia found a newt by the creek.

It was missing a leg!

Tia took it home carefully.

She put it in a tank and fed it.

It flourished happily in its new home!

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A friend who lied.

Gary invited his friend Tom over.

Tom told him that he would be busy that night.

Later, Gary was at the grocery store with his mom.

Suddenly, he noticed Tom outside with some other kids.

Tom had lied to Gary.

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Tuna Salad

Josh was hungry.

He decided to make tuna salad.

Little did he know that the can of tuna was damaged.

He developed botulism from the tuna.

He died because of the botulism.

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The Piano Tuner

Roderich realized his piano needed tuning.

He searched the phone book for a good piano tuning company.

When he found it, he gave them a call.

They sent someone by to tune the piano.

Roderich was happy to have his piano back in working order.

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The ruined luggage.

Rachel was walking through a hotel with her suitcase.

She was walking along an indoor pond area.

Suddenly, she tripped.

Her suitcase fell into the pond.

She checked and saw that everything was wet and ruined.

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Chinatown Painting

I was shopping for a painting of Chinatown.

I found one on ebay.

The artist was Margery Soroka.

It was an original watercolor of Pell Street in NYC.

I was very pleased with my purchase.

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Office Manners

Leia had always been courteous to her fellow employees.

She made sure she was quiet and respected others' space.

It was strange that on Wednesday, she came to the office hung over.

She apologized and stated that her ex boyfriend had come to town.

Everybody smelled the alcohol on Leia's breath.

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Down Hill Race

James wanted to entered a soap box car derby but didn't have a car.

Instead he used an office chair with wheels and hoped for the best.

On the day of the race he had a massive lead over everyone else.

The office chair didn't have brakes so he flew through the finish.

James 3 miles before he could come to a stop.

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Zippy

Zippy was a brown cat in my neighborhood.

Zippy's owner abandoned him one day.

Zippy was very lonely and hungry.

I began to feed Zippy and we became friends.

I now have a pet cat named Zippy.

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Jonas Makes a Snowman

Jonas has felt depressed that it has been very cold lately.

He decides he needs to get out of his house.

Jonas drives to the local park to get some fresh air.

At the park he makes a huge snowman.

Jonas feels much better than he did before.

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Rabbit Food

The Smith family went to a buffet.

The children ate three plates of food each.

The Smith parents ate four plates of food each.

Everyone left their plates for the waitress to clean up.

They drove away happy and full.

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All Smiles

Gina was being harassed by a boy in class named Dave.

So she requested the teacher move his desk.

Gina watched as the teacher informed him of the move.

Gina hoped it would upset him.

To her dismay he seemed not to care at all.

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Caught Dead

I had just retrieved my marbles from Sally's house when it happened.

Everything went very black and cold.

I woke up the next day in the hospital!

Sally's dad thought I was robbing his house.

So he hit me upside the head with a baseball bat.

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The Lie

Lucy wanted to go to the pool, but her grandma wouldn't let her.

She told her grandma she was going to the park instead.

Lucy was sure her grandma knew she was lying.

She stood waiting to be called a liar.

To her surprise her grandma let her go to the park.

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Reading

Marcus had never liked reading much.

He always watched TV instead, to his parents' disappointment.

Eventually his best friend Benny recommended a mystery series.

Marcus was skeptical, but tried the first book.

He absolutely loved it, and his parents were overjoyed.

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Weather Predictions

They said it was going to be warm today.

My mom went out to enjoy the weather.

She left all the windows in the house open.

She came home and the house was freezing.

Don't always trust the weatherman.

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Burned Burgers

John was very focused on the grill.

He had been entrusted to make sure the burgers were perfect.

But just a few minutes before they were done, a pretty girl walked by.

John walked over to talk to her.

Five minutes later he returned to a grill full of burned burgers.

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Painting

Jim wanted to learn how to paint.

So he bought painting supplies and a painting book.

When he became better at painting, he took his canvas outside.

And others watched him paint.

And people admired his landscape paintings.

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Training Squeals

The lion trainer opened the lion's' cage.

He brought one of the lions into the center ring.

He began the exercises as he had so many times before.

A metal wheel on the groundskeeper's cart squealed suddenly.

The startled lion mauled its trainer, instead of doing its exercises.

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Fixing my car

I went to start my car last friday.

My car wouldn't turn over.

I took my alternator off to be tested.

The parts store said that it was bad.

I replaced my alternator with a new one.

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Take the Time

Claudette was George's third wife.

Every year, George would tell his children that he would visit them.

Every year, Claudette convinced George to take his vacation elsewhere.

George's grandchildren grew up without knowing him.

When he finally visited, no one was interested in seeing him.

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Sweet Poem

Sandy was watching a video on Youtube.

At the end of the video, there was a poem scrolling.

Sandy felt that the poem looked familiar.

Upon research, Sandy discovered it was a poem she wrote.

Sandy was glad to see her poem visualized on the screen.

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Winning a sweater.

Sean was on his computer.

He saw a competition from a soda company.

He entered, and was asked to design a Christmas sweater.

Then, he waited.

He ended up winning the sweater!

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Bus

Schmidt had to take the bus to work.

It took a long time.

The bus broke down.

He was very late for work.

He got written up at work.

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Plumb

The carpenter told Mick to make sure the baseboard was straight.

He showed him how to do it properly.

Mick followed the instructions, and looked proudly at his work.

With only 2 more Year's of apprenticeship, he was on his way.

He smiled to himself as he got back on his knees to pursue his dream.

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A Robbery

The gas station I frequent to buy coffee was robbed.

I showed up one morning, and as I entered the door I was shoved aside.

A man came running out and slammed the door into my face.

Before I could collect myself, the clerk came running after.

The man was a thief, and he was caught and arrested.

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Dinner in NYC

We had dinner in Brooklyn tonight.

The included my wife, two kids, a grandchild and 3 in laws.

We were visiting from Boston.

We went to Buttermilk Channel.

Everyone ordered and enjoyed chicken and waffles.

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Blue candle

Bob went to the store to get supplies before the storm.

There was no flashlights left and only candles.

On the shelf was a very large blue candle.

Bob bought it and brought it home.

When the power went out he light the candle and it lasted hours.

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Book Learning

Carol had a bunch of obsolete computer manuals she had no use for.

She didn't want to throw them out and create more trash.

Carol had an inspired idea!

She and her friends built large trebuchets in their backyards.

They had some epic medieval style fights, using the books as ammo.

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The Teacher

Ashley wants to switch careers.

She's a teacher and she is sick of it.

She is underpaid and overworked on a daily basis.

She has applied to many jobs in other fields over the past week.

She hopes to land some interviews soon.

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Bargains

I always hunt for the best deals.

Right now I'm in the market for a new car.

I've been scanning Craigslist for a good used offer.

I'm pretty limited in my bargain-hunting this time.

I have no car to drive to make the deal, so it has to be close.

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The Traveller

The innkeeper didn't have any space in his inn when the man came.

He told the man he could have his bed as he looked tired.

In the middle of the night, robbers came and the man slew them.

The innkeeper was very grateful.

Ever since, he always found extra room for a guest.

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Learning a song.

Jared had a piano.

He wanted to learn a specific song.

He looked it up online.

Then he watched some tutorial videos.

When he was done, he was able to play the song.

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Night in the City

Aria found out her favorite band was playing tonight.

She invited a few friends.

They got ready and she picked them up.

They drove two hours to the city to the concert.

They danced and had a great time.

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Sledding

I got on the sled at the top of the hill.

My son gave me a big push.

I crashed into a tree halfway down.

My son was yelling something at me.

I had snow in my ears.

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My First Apple Pie

I had to make an apple pie for Thanksgiving.

This my first time trying to bake a pie.

I put in too many apples and it spilled over into the oven.

The spilled juice burned and filled the house with smoke.

The pie tasted good, but my house smelled like smoke for a week.

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Joke

The owner of a bar started a joke contest one night among the guests.

Each guest gave their best joke.

All of the jokes were very funny.

The bartender wrote down all the jokes that everyone said.

The owner published the jokes in the restaurant's newsletter.

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Frustration

The teacher gave us an assignment.

Everyone finished the assignments, 20 minutes before the bell rung.

My teacher wrote another assignment on the board.

My friend got mad and flipped her desk over.

She walked out of the class.

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Flip Flop

Amy wore flip flops indoors all year long.

Her sister laughed at her for wearing flip flops instead of slippers.

As Amy was going down stairs her foot slipped through the flip flop.

Amy tumbled down the stairs.

Her sister laughed at her for breaking her cheap flip flop.

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Singing

A man was having a panic attack.

His friend suggested to simply start singing.

The man began singing and calmed down.

He learned a new relaxation technique.

He never had a panic attack again.

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The Checker Party

Andy hosted a checker party at his house with dress requirements.

Everyone had to wear clothing with a checker pattern on it.

Kyle showed up with a plaid shirt.

Andy held a vote to see if Kyle's shirt qualified.

The vote was unanimous and Kyle had to change.

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A trip to Canada

My dad and I flew to Canada.

We landed in Edmonton, Alberta.

We went to the world largest mall there.

They even had an indoor waterpark.

We had a great day.

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Job Promotion

Mary and Cindy work together in the office.

They are also best friends outside of work.

One day Mary gets promoted to a job that Cindy secretly wanted.

Cindy was a bit frustrated at first but she never told Mary.

She didn't want to ruin a friendship so she made herself get over it.

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Chocolate Pug

One Christmas I got a basket of chocolates for my mom.

Once wrapped, I placed it under the Christmas tree.

Our family went to the movies that night.

When we returned we found the wrapper strewn all over the house.

We also found our pet pug looking very guilty, and sick.

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Polka Dots

Lucy was shopping for fabric.

She had an idea of what she wanted her tote bag to look like.

She narrowed down her choice to two fabrics.

She would go with either polka dots, or puppies.

She decided black and white polka dots would coordinate easier.

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Abel's work

Abel worked hard mowing lawns for extra money.

He currently had 5 lawns he was responsible for.

One day one of his customers was unhappy with the work Abel did.

Abel apologized and promised to do a better job next time.

The customer did not want Able to continue to work on his lawn.

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Hit the bricks.

In Fort Worth, we have an event call hit the bricks.

It is a charity run and it is about one mile long.

I've been training for the past week.

When the race started, I thought I was going to have a hard time.

However, thanks to my training the run was easy.

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Family Vacation

My family went to the beach for vacation.

Since it was summertime, it was very hot.

I went to the boardwalk to get some ice cream.

The cold ice cream cooled me down.

I was angry when a seagull stole my unfinished ice cream cone.

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Resigned

Amy had finally accepted her crush Ray wasn't interested in her.

In class she sat next to her and began to speak to her.

Amy wasn't able to muster much interest.

She stared at her phone instead.

Ray seemed disappointed, but Amy couldn't care less.

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The fruit basket

Every year for Christmas John received a fruit basket from his mom.

He never ate the fruit basket and always gave it away.

This year he decided he would try to eat the fruit.

Johns mom stopped over shortly after Christmas.

She noticed the empty basket and smiled.

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Lake Family Road Trip

The Lake Family goes on a road trip each summer.

They pack their clothes.

Then they fill a cooler with food.

Everyone gets in the car.

Finally, it's time to drive off on the road.

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Weekly Special

The chef didn't know what to make for this week's special.

He looked at all the extra food he had and tried to make something.

He made a pasta dish and a salmon salad with fruit.

The chef told all the waiters about what the specials were.

Many customers loved the salmon salad but not the pasta dish.

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Michael and Cindy

Michael was in love with Cindy.

He sat behind her in class.

One day he asked her for a pencil.

As she was handing him a pencil she touched his hand.

Michael almost fainted as a result.

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Guitar Lessons

Jasmine doesn't know how to play the guitar.

She asked her dad to take her to guitar class.

Her dad agreed and started taking her to guitar class.

Jasmine has been taking the class for over a year now.

Jasmine has become very good at playing the guitar.

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Can Drive

Sam's school was having a canned food drive.

Sam's mom said they couldn't spare any food right now.

Sam remembered there were old cans of food in the basement.

He dug out some dusty cans with expired dates.

Sam put his cans in the food barrel before anyone could check them.

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Drunk Driving

Bob got drunk at the Christmas party.

He decided to drive home under the influence of alcohol.

Sure enough, he was stopped by the police.

They police arrested Bob and sent him to jail.

Bob had to pay a fine and realize he should not drink and drive.

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The Photograph

Penelope had never felt a strong connection to her grandmother.

She felt bad that her sister had so much in common with their grandma.

After their grandma died, Penelope had to sort through her old photos.

She was surprised to find a photo of her grandma on a basketball team.

A basketball player herself, Penelope now felt a special connection!

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Ghost

Mark was convinced there was a ghost in his house.

His mom assured him that ghosts weren't real.

Mark wasn't convinced so he decided to set a trap.

He heard what he thought was a ghost and tossed a net over it!

Underneath the net was his dad and they both had a laugh about it.

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Learning Magic Tricks

One day, Billy saw a magician at a birthday party.

Billy was enamored by the magic tricks that the magician performed.

Billy was shocked when on his birthday his dad gave him a magic set.

He quickly taught himself all the tricks and showed his friends.

Billy eventually found the magician and blew him away with his skills.

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Cousin Visits

Gina came home to find her mom's cousin Sherry was visiting.

She watched the kids while their mom worked.

Sherry wouldn't let them watch anything on TV.

She made them play outside all day.

Gina was mad she couldn't stay inside in the air conditioning.

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Stassi's Big Move

Stassi hated her life in Los Angeles.

She wanted to get away from her old life.

So Stassi moved away to New York with her new boyfriend.

Unfortunately Stassi's boyfriend dumped her.

So Stassi begrudgingly moved back to California to her former friends.

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Thanksgiving

I have to make dessert for thanksgiving.

I searched for recipes for pecan pie.

I went to the store to buy all of the ingredients.

I made a beautiful pecan pie.

My family and I enjoyed the pie for dessert.

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Comfort Food

Layla almost saw her father.

He was a police officer and worked very late hours.

One night, she woke up to the most delicious smell.

Her father was in the kitchen, making a pot of chicken soup.

Together, they ate the chicken soup and talked for hours.

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Piano Lessons

Sally wanted to play piano.

Her family didn't have money for lessons.

She asked a teacher if she could babysit in exchange for lessons.

The teacher agreed.

Sally grew up to be a pianist.

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Susan's Restaurant

Susan wanted to start a business.

She decided to start an Italian restaurant in her home town.

She hired a world famous chef to lead her kitchen.

Her restaurant eventually became very successful.

It was featured in many magazines and TV shows.

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Flat Tire

John was driving to work one day.

All of a sudden, he heard his tire pop.

When he pulled over, he found that he had a flat tire.

John had to call AAA to get his tire fixed.

Unfortunately, he ended up being late to work.

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Dirty House

Tom's house was filthy.

There was food and magazines everywhere.

He never had time to clean up.

He decided to clean part of the house each day of the week.

His house was never dirty again.

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The Chase

John was on the trail running.

Suddenly he heard footsteps behind him.

John began to run faster.

He thought he was being chased.

He ran even faster until he got to his car safely.

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Dinner

Tonight we had pizza for dinner.

It was a Sicilian style pie.

We also had garlic knots.

Both dishes were tasty.

I was very thirsty after dinner.

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Dinner

Karin's mom was too sick to make dinner, or even get out of bed.

She decided to make dinner herself, for the first time.

She very carefully boiled water, and cooked spaghetti noodles.

She warmed up spaghetti sauce, and toasted some pieces of bread.

Her mother was so grateful, she gave Karin a big hug.

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The Bill

Paul's car broke down shortly after leaving the driveway.

He decided to push it back home and repair it himself.

Paul found himself in over his head and called a tow truck for repair.

The tow truck took the car to a garage where it was repaired.

Paul then realized attempting repairs yourself can be expensive.

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The Dessert

Timmy's mom was making a cake.

It smelled really good while it was baking!

He couldn't wait to eat it.

However, he had to eat his dinner first in order to get a piece.

So he ate his dinner as quickly as he could.

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Storm Chasers

Donnie and his team are meteorologists.

Last week they were on assignment chasing a storm.

They needed to gather data.

It was particularly bad.

Eventually they had to give up and go back for safety.

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The picnic

Tom and Sue decided to have a picnic in the park.

They packed cold chicken and potato salad along with drinks.

They sat on a blanket along with the food.

Tom and Sue decided then they would play frisbee for awhile.

They return to their blanket to discover ants had invaded their meal.

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The Good Friend

Jadon was a very good friend.

He was always an encouragement to others.

One day his friend Caden was having a hard time with math.

Jadon worked and worked with him until he got it right.

Everyone always wanted to have a friend like Jadon.