Ximing/ROCStories · Datasets at Hugging Face

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fe04220c-a5c5-4ae6-be29-7b08bc3f10a2	Marie and her family went on a vacation to Canada.	They drove all night long with only a few stops. When they got to their hotel they napped for half a day. Then they took a bus tour to see Niagara Falls. There was so much static in the air Marie's hair stood straight up!	[ "night", "stops", "hotel", "day", "bus", "tour", "Niagara", "Falls", "static", "air", "Marie", "hair" ]
7c579a72-faaf-4649-bccc-a594793dd1d4	Lacey made steak with two side dishes.	When she was finished, she handed the food to the judge. The judge started to eat the stake. When he flipped the steak over, he was furious since it was raw. He dragged the plate away.	[ "food", "judge", "stake", "steak", "plate" ]
9a3517dc-8886-4c97-b321-3b5a5a2f4571	The kids didn't have anything to do.	They were so bored! They decided to play a game to entertain themselves. They went to the game cabinet and picked the most exciting game. They had fun for hours with it.	[ "game", "cabinet", "fun", "hours" ]
3d8e7319-2f73-4d4d-af34-2d1930aad517	Mark was at bat and had two strikes on him.	The pitcher threw a fastball right down the plate. Mark swung as hard as he could. He hit the ball but lost control of the bat too. No fielder dared catch the ball for fear of being struck by the bat.	[ "pitcher", "fastball", "plate", "Mark", "swung", "ball", "control", "bat", "fielder", "fear" ]
4a6be4df-18c2-4e8d-b413-02985fbbe5c6	Jimmy was up to bat in a baseball game.	Another player was on first. Jimmy hit the ball hard to the right. The outfielder could not grab the ball. Jimmy ended up getting an RBI.	[ "player", "Jimmy", "ball", "right", "outfielder", "RBI" ]
af21236f-797a-4e66-8a8f-710b97e00883	The penguin had a new home at the zoo.	He had his own pool and his own little house. He liked to pass the time swimming around. Visitors would throw little fish to him. The penguin's life was very good.	[ "pool", "house", "time", "Visitors", "life" ]
5c7841c9-6927-414a-9eb5-5b4cb70890ce	William was a good basketball player.	He got a lot of points by playing aggressively. His coach told him not to play like that. He kept playing like that regardless. And he got kicked off a game.	[ "lot", "points", "coach", "regardless", "game" ]
6ef993b6-f590-4703-8dda-97fc754cc37f	Casey was eating at a pizza buffet.	She stood in line to get her food. The woman in front of her picked up a pizza slice, then returned it. Casey was disgusted. She didn't like eating at buffets after that.	[ "line", "food", "woman", "front", "pizza", "slice", "Casey" ]
f74ade6b-4776-4901-9aae-b9c6dd2e81b2	Carrie the 3-year-old found a pair of scissors on the kitchen counter.	She cut chunks of her long hair off. Carrie's mom walked in and shrieked. Carrie's mom drove Carrie to the salon. Carrie got her first salon haircut.	[ "chunks", "hair", "Carrie", "mom", "salon", "haircut" ]
9f0ff1c7-2f02-4347-b534-9c53e282b01f	Anna was a free spirit, and she moved to Hawaii after college.	She thought she could exorcise her adventurous side there. Sure enough, she found the perfect job in under a week. She was hired to work as a professional cliff diver! Anna had the ideal job - and she loved her life!	[ "side", "job", "week", "cliff", "diver", "Anna", "life" ]
e0304e97-45c0-4923-9cc0-54ad5491721b	Jill is staying alone at her house.	She is watching a movie on the couch. The power suddenly goes off. Jill turns on the flashlight and heads to the breaker box. Jill hears a loud bang in her basement and quickly leaves.	[ "movie", "couch", "power", "Jill", "flashlight", "heads", "breaker", "box", "bang", "basement", "leaves" ]
017e04cd-47e7-46c0-9d81-32f99bbd0f98	Ricky decided to run a triathlon.	He had to buy a special new bicycle. The hardest part of training was the swimming. On race day he was very nervous. The race was very difficult but he felt a great sense of achievement.	[ "bicycle", "part", "training", "swimming", "race", "day", "sense", "achievement" ]
410da7f0-3e1e-4c9f-9512-fdbfc98623f2	Humphrey hired a nanny to take care of his six children.	The nanny asked for some money to buy playclothes for the kids. Humphrey said his kids did not need to play, they needed to study. While Humphrey was gone the nanny made playclothes for the kids. When Humphrey came back he laughed at their funny outfits.	[ "money", "kids", "outfits" ]
95ffbca9-973b-4b47-a95c-f73e0ae330d9	Steve heard a noise in the fireplace.	He opened the fireplace doors. A squirrel was huddled up in the back corner by the logs. Steve coaxed the squirrel out with some peanuts. Steve let the squirrel go outside in his backyard.	[ "fireplace", "doors", "squirrel", "corner", "logs", "Steve", "peanuts", "backyard" ]
4dfcc2d9-1e80-401c-9ac8-2200dd92a58d	John really wanted to learn to play chess like a grand master.	John read books about chess strategy. John joined a local chess club. John began to rise in the ranks of the club and in his region. Today, John is one of the world's top chess players.	[ "John", "books", "chess", "strategy", "club", "ranks", "region", "Today", "world", "players" ]
0f6ea42b-16ba-49f8-b296-4d6b5f534478	The friends went to the pool.	They went to the deep end to swim. They had a good time swimming. They stopped for lunch. They got lunch at the snack counter.	[ "end", "time", "lunch", "snack", "counter" ]
5332a017-1a48-414d-b648-b981be90a5c6	Toby needed money.	So he found some old contacts who sold drugs. He got the drugs from them. He made a lot of money selling drugs. But he was caught and sent to jail.	[ "contacts", "drugs", "lot", "money", "selling", "jail" ]
995adc9b-130d-4222-aa27-b7711147fee2	Dan was learning how to carve a pumpkin.	He wanted to make a scary looking one. Despite his best efforts, it always ended up looking silly. After several tries, Dan almost gave up until he realized something. Silly pumpkins were better because they wouldn't scare away the kids!	[ "efforts", "tries", "Dan", "something", "kids" ]
22ea4271-ca11-43ab-8fcc-845bc65f92fe	Dina was a server at a restaurant.	She was bringing a tray of drinks to a table. A small child ran in front of Dina. Dina began to stumble. She dropped the drinks all over the floor.	[ "tray", "drinks", "table", "child", "ran", "front", "floor" ]
fe476406-90e0-4cce-8102-1bc64302c4e2	Monica woke up with pain in her right ear.	She went to the doctor. The doctor looked in her ears with an otoscope. The doctor informed Monica she had an ear infection. The doctor wrote Monica a prescription for antibiotics.	[ "doctor", "ears", "Monica", "infection", "prescription", "antibiotics" ]
b6ce0a0a-5a08-4e50-a6f4-2ba279ee3b69	I used to volunteer for a non-profit, doing fundraising.	I quit this group this summer. Yesterday a member asked me to proofread a letter. I happily complied. I said I could not fund raise, but would help out by proofreading.	[ "group", "summer", "Yesterday", "member", "letter", "raise" ]
ab615e6d-5e11-4d25-9053-b99e847ed410	I climbed to the top of my roof with the ladder.	My leg accidentally licked the ladder when I reached the top. The ladder fell and landed in the tree. Since no one was outside, I didn't know what to do. My wife eventually found me after a few hours.	[ "leg", "ladder", "top", "tree", "one", "wife", "hours" ]
04362308-7a42-4bc2-95fd-41bb643ecc0a	My sister-in-law has shortness of breath.	She has smoked for 40 years. She said her latest CT scan showed her lungs were ok. Yet she still used an inhaler, and I was skeptical. Now she has a cough that will not stop.	[ "years", "scan", "lungs", "cough" ]
1cde8b01-9cf7-4405-8adc-e9402c9cabac	Mary loved to use glitter on anything.	She put glitter on her homework and even her dresses. The teacher did not like this and called her parents. Her parents were very mad and grounded her for a month. Now, Mary does not have any glitter.	[ "glitter", "homework", "dresses", "teacher", "parents", "month", "Mary" ]
7f0af487-2249-4e2e-b7da-20f9a4cae020	Tina was curious about food.	So she added some hot sauce to her meal. It was so spicy. Her mouth was on fire. So she had to drink a liter of water until it felt better.	[ "sauce", "meal", "mouth", "fire", "liter", "water" ]
ad1d9e13-29e5-47a0-a5b3-dbf2bedcf12e	Selena was shopping at Williams Sonoma.	She found some beautiful wine glasses. She loved them, but they were too expensive. She decided not to buy them. She was so thrilled when her mom gave them to her for Christmas!	[ "wine", "glasses", "mom", "Christmas" ]
593a860c-6c98-4e4e-92a0-d5c944a6ef47	Felipe went on a camping trip with his family.	After a three hour drive, they finally reached the campsite. The wind was blowing fiercely that day. Felipe's tent kept blowing over each time they set it up. Finally, the family had to give up and head home.	[ "hour", "drive", "wind", "day", "tent", "time", "family", "head", "home" ]
49feb264-eef1-4d1d-9052-2dba7c85576d	Donald had always wanted to meet the president.	It was recently announced that the president was visiting his town. Donald waited in line for three days to meet the president. After Donald met the president, he went home to rest. Donald was able to have a good night's rest after meeting the president.	[ "president", "town", "Donald", "line", "days", "home", "night", "rest" ]
e7393796-b0ad-4eea-af6a-20d4b5749ae9	Marissa waited patiently in bed for her mom to show up.	It was time for Marissa's bedtime story. Her favorite was the story of Cinderella. She would cheer when the prince put the shoe on the heroine's foot. That night she dreamed of being a princess in a fairy tale.	[ "time", "story", "favorite", "Cinderella", "prince", "shoe", "heroine", "foot", "night", "princess", "tale" ]
d7695ad5-ca28-458b-9c73-2beadeb15846	Dana's grandfather was bringing her to school.	He had an old loud truck. Dana was embarrassed of the truck. She told her grandfather to park a block down the road. Dana walked the rest of the way to school.	[ "truck", "Dana", "grandfather", "block", "road", "rest", "way", "school" ]
e42d5ffb-15d6-40d0-bb36-773255319542	Barbara spent all day in front of the TV watching anything.	She forgot to contact her friends. She stopped taking care of herself. Eventually, her friends made an intervention for her. They were all very supportive and Barbara felt a lot better.	[ "friends", "care", "herself", "intervention", "Barbara", "lot" ]
7045ebe5-8320-4472-93e0-53b94a1840b1	Gerold like to invent new things.	He usually spent all his weekend in his garage inventing something. One day, he mixed the wrong ingredients together. The whole garage blew-up. Gerold died, but his invention was sought after by the government.	[ "weekend", "garage", "something", "day", "ingredients", "invention", "government" ]
3b714cce-72bf-4af2-af7d-85cf648ff3fa	Donna and Scott visited the beach for vacation.	While Scott went back to the hotel room, Donna went down to the beach. Donna searched for seashells. Donna found a handful of large shells for Scott. When Scott returned to Donna, he was happy with the shells she had.	[ "Scott", "hotel", "room", "Donna", "beach", "handful", "shells" ]
55300b03-2181-4d95-837b-a4a18e84fe54	Arthur sat down to read a book and relax.	He heard a knock on the door. Arthur put down his book and answered. It was Jehovah's Witnesses. Arthur explained it was 10 pm, and closed the door.	[ "knock", "door", "Arthur", "book", "Jehovah", "Witnesses", "pm" ]
38bb38ef-d883-46ac-9073-d571100fe365	Gina cut strips of fabric into squares.	She sewed them together in a checkerboard pattern. Gina layered the fabric on soft batting. She stitched everything together to make a quilt. Gina gave the quilt to her niece as a birthday gift.	[ "pattern", "Gina", "fabric", "batting", "everything", "niece", "birthday", "gift" ]
97895f0e-097e-42e9-bc21-62684400c69e	Hannah wanted to embroider some tea towels for her sister.	But Hannah didn't know how to sew. Hannah watched some online tutorials about sewing. Hannah practiced what she learned on the tutorials. She embroidered a set of four beautiful towels for her sister.	[ "Hannah", "tutorials", "set", "towels", "sister" ]
e01f792c-3868-46ee-ab8c-9893b4062ce2	As soon as Diana woke up, she started to have stomach cramps.	She used the bathroom for several hours. However, she constantly had to go to the bathroom every hour. She became extremely tired and decided to miss school. All she did was slept all day and drunk a lot of water.	[ "bathroom", "hours", "hour", "school", "day", "lot", "water" ]
55dc2eaf-fc97-4314-86a9-6cdd8d2cdd5d	Tony had a lot of laundry to do.	He put the wet clothes in the dryer and pushed Start. Nothing happened! The dryer was broken. Tony had to hang his clothes on the clothesline.	[ "wet", "clothes", "Start", "Nothing", "Tony" ]
aa89f70b-12f9-4106-8950-9e90ac8f1791	Our granddaughter Anna is two and a half.	Her parents just bought her a new bike. They wanted to get her to exercise. They took a photo of her on the bike. We were pleased.	[ "parents", "bike", "photo" ]
e994961c-a9bf-45a7-b9a5-f41d9af50158	I've been a teacher for nine years.	I've never had anyone throw up in my class. Today that record was broken when someone threw up four times. That person was me. So much for that record.	[ "anyone", "throw", "class", "Today", "record", "someone", "times", "person" ]
51dc5a92-8ee8-48de-aa1f-cbc8e341eedc	John was doing his morning jog by the lake when he saw a stray dog.	He approached it and saw it had no collar. He brought it home and put posters around his neighborhood. At night, the owner of the dog called to come and pick the dog. When the dog had left, John felt good about himself for helping.	[ "collar", "home", "posters", "neighborhood", "night", "owner", "dog", "John" ]
51cbecb1-e6df-4da8-8b85-331ce997ff79	Danny was cooking pancakes for his kids.	He wasn't a good cook and burned the pancakes. Danny told his kids to get in the car. He brought his kids to a restaurant. The kids were excited to eat out.	[ "cook", "pancakes", "Danny", "kids", "car", "restaurant" ]
e0b554e2-4f50-417c-a6e8-9007e6b2aa4d	Rachel made a delicious soup.	She got a big ladle out of the drawer. She scooped up the soup with it. Just as she went to pour it into the bowl, she dropped the ladle. The soup splattered everywhere.	[ "drawer", "soup", "bowl" ]
5eb480a7-f129-4230-ab74-519921a16b5c	Paul wanted a bet.	His mom was allergic to everything! She let him get a hermit crab. The crab was silly and fun to play with. Paul was happy that he finally had a pet.	[ "mom", "everything", "crab", "fun", "Paul", "pet" ]
dd2481ca-0e7d-4171-9d9a-f3bca13898db	I had a crooked tooth.	I went to the orthodontist a few times as a kid. My mom would check me out of school to go. She would take me out to eat. In a few months my tooth was straight.	[ "times", "kid", "mom", "school", "months", "tooth" ]
8694a531-7122-4d9c-8ba1-38318bab3bfd	Brenda was a nurse.	She had two kids. She moved to a new town. Then they grew up. So she went back to work.	[ "kids", "town", "work" ]
7fd47708-14fb-4bf8-94c0-2bb49c9185d3	Sal and his wife flew to Hawaii for vacation.	After their vacation they went back to the airport. The airline had overbooked the flight. They asked for volunteers to stay in Hawaii an extra day. Sal and his wife were happy to volunteer!	[ "vacation", "airport", "airline", "flight", "volunteers", "Hawaii", "day", "Sal", "wife" ]
d410c4ba-d749-422e-9d5e-1c68fcc12abd	Leroy had terrible trouble sleeping.	He often kept the television on all night. His wife was annoyed with the television being on. She began giving Leroy melatonin before bed. After melatonin Leroy slept like a baby.	[ "television", "night", "wife", "bed", "slept", "baby" ]
2f7d9e0e-2a30-4928-bca8-5b97e88f6523	Robert had just had his wisdom teeth pulled.	He took some medicine the dentist gave him for the pain. Robert wondered why it didn't seem to be working. He looked at the bottle. He had taken some multivitamins by accident.	[ "medicine", "dentist", "pain", "Robert", "bottle", "accident" ]
1223b247-5cfe-4e7a-a1d2-e92d84b4b0e7	Mike forgot his girlfriend's birthday.	The birthday is tomorrow. He ended up telling her he forgot. She did not mind. They went to a restaurant.	[ "birthday", "tomorrow", "restaurant" ]
4bedfe60-a280-4761-ab98-2422d631ab1a	Anna was disappointed.	She was reaching the end of a two-hour whale watching tour. But she had not seen any whales at all. Then, as if on cue, two whales jumped right past the boat! Anna smiled with delight.	[ "end", "whale", "tour", "whales", "cue", "boat", "Anna", "delight" ]
129d1e26-5fdb-46fa-9857-3b039f79364d	Gemini was vacationing in Brazil.	She was drunk one evening and damaged a bathroom stall. The security guard demanded she pay the expenses. Gemini paid the fee. When her friends asked, she said she was robbed instead.	[ "evening", "bathroom", "stall", "security", "guard", "expenses", "Gemini", "fee", "friends" ]
47972a44-7109-4806-bb47-9a5b8b3213b8	Liam signed up for an internet dating website.	He went on a date with a girl named Shelly. Shelly talked the whole time about her ex-boyfriends. Liam noticed Shelly had a piece of food stuck to her front tooth. Liam never told Shelly about the food.	[ "date", "girl", "time", "Liam", "piece", "food", "stuck", "tooth" ]
02b8f3b9-87c2-4fd8-bc62-6ded1c1134fd	Greg had just listened to a very popular song.	After a couple of hours he realized it was stuck in his head. He kept humming the song for weeks on end. After a couple of weeks, Greg heard another popular song. Now that song's stuck in his head.	[ "couple", "hours", "head", "song", "weeks", "end", "Greg", "stuck" ]
4683c86a-b4c9-4b9c-a45d-5d46bcfb7d87	Tom loved to go fishing on the lake with his dad.	On Friday, Tom's dad had a meeting and couldn't go fishing with Tom. Tom decided to fishing by himself instead. Tom saw a gigantic fish at the lake, but failed to catch it. He told his dad that night, who promised he would help next time.	[ "Friday", "Tom", "dad", "meeting", "fish", "lake", "night", "time" ]
b9373303-09fc-4f9c-bf7f-5c66d579eb41	One day Alex had a pool party.	Everyone got into a water balloon fight. People formed into a red team and a blue team. The red team won. Everyone had fun.	[ "Everyone", "water", "balloon", "fight", "People", "team", "fun" ]
60027b15-2e96-4e60-a4c4-5594764dc748	One day Savanna and her friends went kite flying.	Savanna's kite got tangled. She needed help fixing it. Everyone thought it was funny. They had a good time that day.	[ "help", "Everyone", "time", "day" ]
53db444f-53e8-42ba-a2b1-b3fc67c6d64d	The kids dug a big hole.	They put a time capsule in it and buried it. They were going to uncover it when they were graduating. They couldn't wait to see how things had changed! They would wait patiently for 10 years.	[ "time", "capsule", "things", "years" ]
7e2e09fe-f3bb-4dcb-a1a5-74b683986dd4	Eric got a job selling magazines.	Eric was good at his job, and he sold a lot of magazines. Eric discovered that he found some of the magazines objectionable. Because of his values, Eric could not keep selling those magazines. Eric quit his job, and got another one selling firearms.	[ "Eric", "job", "lot", "magazines", "values", "selling", "firearms" ]
0a8c01d6-b654-4b05-8fec-26a3d2cb426e	Sally was a big fan of art.	She frequented the local galleries. She even took lessons on how to produce her own art. Sally got a lot of connections from the galleries she frequently. Eventually she got her on feature at one of the art shows.	[ "galleries", "lessons", "art", "Sally", "lot", "connections", "feature" ]
bbb4462c-f82c-45f8-8862-463a1b4fe495	Roger wanted to wear his new shirt to school.	Once he wore it, he realized one of the buttons was missing. He told his parents who brought it to the store quickly. The store was able to give Roger a new shirt. Roger then wore the new shirt to school the next day.	[ "buttons", "parents", "store", "Roger", "shirt", "school", "day" ]
b24641d5-cf9c-44ba-8211-84e3c62756ee	Laura got a new haircut the other day.	She decided to cut her hair very short. She was very skeptical of it at first but it turned out well. All of her friends admired her new haircut a lot. When she showed her mom she said her new haircut was amazing!	[ "hair", "friends", "haircut", "lot", "mom" ]
c645c543-57ec-40b6-aa43-a259e5c128ed	Peter didn't like children and yet he was a clown.	Every time he had to perform for children he would get a rash. He went to the doctor and he was told to stop being a clown. But as he didn't know how to do anything else he continued. Unfortunately his condition got worse and he had to stop for good.	[ "time", "children", "rash", "doctor", "clown", "anything", "condition" ]
ca64f97c-8ab4-4007-98ac-b687f074e45f	I forgot to grab a shirt when I went to the shower.	I wrapped a towel around myself to go to my room. I saw my little brother and his friends sniffing my bra. One of them was smiling and saying how warm it is. Now I can't get that image out of my head.	[ "towel", "room", "brother", "friends", "bra", "image", "head" ]
581aaa42-cd88-4f62-9127-2656b3f339f9	My cousin worked with a heavy pot smoker in 1975.	One day the smoker said he could double his investment in a weekend. My cousin gave him $2000. On Monday he got $4000 back. He invested in this person for a year.	[ "day", "smoker", "investment", "weekend", "cousin", "Monday", "person", "year" ]
fe7d72ad-086e-42e1-96a7-0175035a237f	The family built a new house.	It was right on a pond. They loved sitting on the deck and watching the water. It was a very relaxing place. They were glad to finally live in the country.	[ "pond", "deck", "water", "place", "country" ]
7a46c9f3-9f91-462a-b12e-df871a622c30	Kate loved playing monopoly.	Kate would often play monopoly with her cousins. Kate was so good his cousin told her she should play in a tournament. Kate signed up for it. Kate won the tournament.	[ "Kate", "monopoly", "cousins", "cousin", "tournament" ]
10d95f92-b33c-41da-b8b2-1daef2478d2f	Today in class a cute boy asked me for my number.	I giggled and wrote the number on a piece of paper. I told him to call me sometime, but he gave me a strange look. Turns out he was asking which math problem I was on. I guess I can't sit next to him in class anymore.	[ "number", "piece", "paper", "look", "math", "problem", "class", "anymore" ]
5443937b-201e-4704-a7fd-87cd9d16b81e	Manu made a lot of friends while he was in college.	But when graduated, he moved back east and lost touch with them. Ten years later, he decided to contact them for a reunion. They all met for a camping trip. They had lots of fun retelling stories and seeing each other again.	[ "touch", "years", "reunion", "camping", "trip", "lots", "fun", "stories" ]
5fdbce24-cc93-46df-a62c-558c40fe265a	James wanted to eat a really good tomato.	James bought tomato seeds. He tilled the ground. He planted the seeds. Now James has lots of tomatoes!	[ "James", "seeds", "ground", "lots", "tomatoes" ]
6fcf63cb-442d-4646-8fcb-1ca2cfc73e1e	Nathan got a toy rocket for his birthday.	He launched it in the back yard. The rocket landed on the roof. Nathan's mom got out a ladder. Nathan's mom climbed up to the roof to reach the rocket.	[ "yard", "rocket", "roof", "Nathan", "mom", "ladder" ]
dcb592fa-b98a-4f8a-a7d0-3f949ba2db83	Anna found a wallet in the school bathroom at school.	She realized that it had been put there by the girl in the next stall! She grabbed it and ran. But then she began feeling guilty. Anna took the wallet right to the lost and found.	[ "girl", "stall", "Anna", "wallet", "right" ]
70bbedf6-362f-480c-8626-38a08b5cb3e9	Siegfried was playing with his pet tiger.	He started getting too rough. Siegfried tried to back away but the tiger swiped at him. Siegfried cried in pain. He sustained considerable wounds.	[ "tiger", "pain", "wounds" ]
e915b709-c299-4db8-8b35-0dad85d5134f	Jena was trying to get in shape.	She wanted to start exercising more. Jena found out that her job offered a gym membership. Jena began to go to the gym. She began to get into shape.	[ "job", "membership", "gym", "shape" ]
57ce2427-9e3c-4be1-81e7-e065be399cbc	My grandpa had an old farm cat.	That cat loved my grandpa. One day the cat came up and laid a dead mouse at his feet. The cat seemed very proud of his hunting skills. Then he seemed sad when our dog ran up and ate the mouse.	[ "cat", "day", "mouse", "feet", "hunting", "skills", "dog" ]
a888f0fd-ec8b-4fed-ae31-5b8caddab0ed	The Jones had the Young's over for dinner one night.	The whole evening had a mexican theme. They cooked tacos carne asada on the grill. They made frozen margaritas in the blender. They told stories and laughed together until late at night.	[ "evening", "theme", "grill", "blender", "stories", "night" ]
9ed86a9b-2b05-4436-85d5-20a4699ff112	Fiona didn't like eating at McDonald's.	As she had no choice that day, she ordered a plain hamburger. She new it would be fresh but would take longer to make. She waited for ten minutes to no avail. The employee had forgotten her rare order.	[ "choice", "day", "plain", "minutes", "avail", "employee", "order" ]
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29365e9b-2f62-48d1-bfa5-8eaac54061c2	Henry went to a fast food restaurant.	He ordered a chicken sandwich and French fries. Henry gave the cashier his credit card to pay for the food. The cashier gave Henry a receipt. A fast food employee gave Henry a bag with his food.	[ "chicken", "sandwich", "fries", "Henry", "credit", "card", "food", "receipt", "employee", "bag" ]
fde96bb7-6c67-4fae-baf0-6de78c3cd5f3	Steve planned on cooking macaroni and cheese for lunch.	He turned on the stove and nothing happened. He checked all the wires, but nothing worked. He called a repairman who came out that day. Soon, the stove was fixed.	[ "stove", "nothing", "wires", "day", "Soon" ]
2914a115-3a01-434e-89ec-ee1b202c6a9e	The couple set the ingredients for a new recipe on the counter.	It called for hot chili peppers, but they agreed to exclude them. The couple diced, mixed, and fried until the scents blended. They plated their dinner and sat down to eat Spicy Chicken sans spice. After a taste, both coughed, eyes teared, and reached for their water.	[ "chili", "peppers", "couple", "dinner", "Chicken", "spice", "taste", "eyes", "water" ]
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d3afdbdd-84c1-461a-a2f9-5cad97edb278	Tess went to a diner for breakfast.	She ordered a mushroom omelette and hash browns. The waitress brought Tess's food from the kitchen. Tess took a bite of her omelette. Cheese dripped down her chin!	[ "mushroom", "hash", "waitress", "Tess", "food", "kitchen", "bite", "Cheese", "chin" ]
7c8f9ed7-8b3b-4699-b8c0-3623df8eb60d	Jones worked at a large paper company in Texas.	He was a dedicated worker and always showed up to work early. However, Jones loved to leave early on Fridays to go to golfing. Although he was a good worker, his boss didn't like his Friday habit. As the result, Jones was denied an upcoming promotion.	[ "worker", "Jones", "Fridays", "boss", "Friday", "habit", "result", "promotion" ]
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213c761b-4d13-416b-92d8-8d821f76ce8c	Phillip was in medical school listening to a lecture.	He started looking out the window and his mind wandered. He awoke in an operating room on the table. In panic, he jumped up thinking he was being operated on. His fellow students laughed and explained it was just a prank.	[ "window", "mind", "operating", "room", "table", "panic", "students", "prank" ]
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479cbc55-b7b5-47d8-9620-c41bbf466b86	The family was building a new home.	THey were picking out the tile for their kitchen. They selected a shiny granite. It would look great next to their cabinets! They couldn't wait until their home was finished.	[ "tile", "kitchen", "granite", "cabinets", "home" ]
502c0d82-d997-45de-9d28-bdf462e06b2b	The Morris family entered the pet adoption center looking for kittens.	All three of them chose a kitten for their own. While driving home, the family made a schedule to plan for kitten care. Pulling into the driveway, the family noticed a box on the porch. Someone had left three more kittens for the family to care for!	[ "kitten", "home", "family", "schedule", "plan", "care", "driveway", "box", "porch", "Someone", "kittens" ]
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fab86023-d417-4d59-9f80-67f7013d701c	James enjoyed hiking a lot.	He decided to go hiking on Saturday. After a couple of hours he got lost. He begun to scream for help. Rescuers came in a couple of hours to save him.	[ "Saturday", "couple", "hours", "help" ]
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ae323d6f-4120-4658-a2fc-eebd0b2f6fc0	Billy wanted to buy a new car for himself.	He eyed all kinds of models. They were all too expensive! He saved up all summer long until he could afford one. By the time school started Billy arrived in his new car!	[ "kinds", "models", "summer", "time", "school", "Billy", "car" ]
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Marie and her family went on a vacation to Canada.

They drove all night long with only a few stops. When they got to their hotel they napped for half a day. Then they took a bus tour to see Niagara Falls. There was so much static in the air Marie's hair stood straight up!

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Lacey made steak with two side dishes.

When she was finished, she handed the food to the judge. The judge started to eat the stake. When he flipped the steak over, he was furious since it was raw. He dragged the plate away.

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The kids didn't have anything to do.

They were so bored! They decided to play a game to entertain themselves. They went to the game cabinet and picked the most exciting game. They had fun for hours with it.

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Mark was at bat and had two strikes on him.

The pitcher threw a fastball right down the plate. Mark swung as hard as he could. He hit the ball but lost control of the bat too. No fielder dared catch the ball for fear of being struck by the bat.

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Jimmy was up to bat in a baseball game.

Another player was on first. Jimmy hit the ball hard to the right. The outfielder could not grab the ball. Jimmy ended up getting an RBI.

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The penguin had a new home at the zoo.

He had his own pool and his own little house. He liked to pass the time swimming around. Visitors would throw little fish to him. The penguin's life was very good.

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William was a good basketball player.

He got a lot of points by playing aggressively. His coach told him not to play like that. He kept playing like that regardless. And he got kicked off a game.

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Casey was eating at a pizza buffet.

She stood in line to get her food. The woman in front of her picked up a pizza slice, then returned it. Casey was disgusted. She didn't like eating at buffets after that.

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Carrie the 3-year-old found a pair of scissors on the kitchen counter.

She cut chunks of her long hair off. Carrie's mom walked in and shrieked. Carrie's mom drove Carrie to the salon. Carrie got her first salon haircut.

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Anna was a free spirit, and she moved to Hawaii after college.

She thought she could exorcise her adventurous side there. Sure enough, she found the perfect job in under a week. She was hired to work as a professional cliff diver! Anna had the ideal job - and she loved her life!

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Jill is staying alone at her house.

She is watching a movie on the couch. The power suddenly goes off. Jill turns on the flashlight and heads to the breaker box. Jill hears a loud bang in her basement and quickly leaves.

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Ricky decided to run a triathlon.

He had to buy a special new bicycle. The hardest part of training was the swimming. On race day he was very nervous. The race was very difficult but he felt a great sense of achievement.

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Humphrey hired a nanny to take care of his six children.

The nanny asked for some money to buy playclothes for the kids. Humphrey said his kids did not need to play, they needed to study. While Humphrey was gone the nanny made playclothes for the kids. When Humphrey came back he laughed at their funny outfits.

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Steve heard a noise in the fireplace.

He opened the fireplace doors. A squirrel was huddled up in the back corner by the logs. Steve coaxed the squirrel out with some peanuts. Steve let the squirrel go outside in his backyard.

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John really wanted to learn to play chess like a grand master.

John read books about chess strategy. John joined a local chess club. John began to rise in the ranks of the club and in his region. Today, John is one of the world's top chess players.

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The friends went to the pool.

They went to the deep end to swim. They had a good time swimming. They stopped for lunch. They got lunch at the snack counter.

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Toby needed money.

So he found some old contacts who sold drugs. He got the drugs from them. He made a lot of money selling drugs. But he was caught and sent to jail.

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Dan was learning how to carve a pumpkin.

He wanted to make a scary looking one. Despite his best efforts, it always ended up looking silly. After several tries, Dan almost gave up until he realized something. Silly pumpkins were better because they wouldn't scare away the kids!

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Dina was a server at a restaurant.

She was bringing a tray of drinks to a table. A small child ran in front of Dina. Dina began to stumble. She dropped the drinks all over the floor.

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Monica woke up with pain in her right ear.

She went to the doctor. The doctor looked in her ears with an otoscope. The doctor informed Monica she had an ear infection. The doctor wrote Monica a prescription for antibiotics.

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I used to volunteer for a non-profit, doing fundraising.

I quit this group this summer. Yesterday a member asked me to proofread a letter. I happily complied. I said I could not fund raise, but would help out by proofreading.

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I climbed to the top of my roof with the ladder.

My leg accidentally licked the ladder when I reached the top. The ladder fell and landed in the tree. Since no one was outside, I didn't know what to do. My wife eventually found me after a few hours.

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My sister-in-law has shortness of breath.

She has smoked for 40 years. She said her latest CT scan showed her lungs were ok. Yet she still used an inhaler, and I was skeptical. Now she has a cough that will not stop.

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Mary loved to use glitter on anything.

She put glitter on her homework and even her dresses. The teacher did not like this and called her parents. Her parents were very mad and grounded her for a month. Now, Mary does not have any glitter.

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Tina was curious about food.

So she added some hot sauce to her meal. It was so spicy. Her mouth was on fire. So she had to drink a liter of water until it felt better.

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Selena was shopping at Williams Sonoma.

She found some beautiful wine glasses. She loved them, but they were too expensive. She decided not to buy them. She was so thrilled when her mom gave them to her for Christmas!

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Felipe went on a camping trip with his family.

After a three hour drive, they finally reached the campsite. The wind was blowing fiercely that day. Felipe's tent kept blowing over each time they set it up. Finally, the family had to give up and head home.

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Donald had always wanted to meet the president.

It was recently announced that the president was visiting his town. Donald waited in line for three days to meet the president. After Donald met the president, he went home to rest. Donald was able to have a good night's rest after meeting the president.

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Marissa waited patiently in bed for her mom to show up.

It was time for Marissa's bedtime story. Her favorite was the story of Cinderella. She would cheer when the prince put the shoe on the heroine's foot. That night she dreamed of being a princess in a fairy tale.

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Dana's grandfather was bringing her to school.

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

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Barbara spent all day in front of the TV watching anything.

She forgot to contact her friends. She stopped taking care of herself. Eventually, her friends made an intervention for her. They were all very supportive and Barbara felt a lot better.

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Gerold like to invent new things.

He usually spent all his weekend in his garage inventing something. One day, he mixed the wrong ingredients together. The whole garage blew-up. Gerold died, but his invention was sought after by the government.

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Donna and Scott visited the beach for vacation.

While Scott went back to the hotel room, Donna went down to the beach. Donna searched for seashells. Donna found a handful of large shells for Scott. When Scott returned to Donna, he was happy with the shells she had.

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Arthur sat down to read a book and relax.

He heard a knock on the door. Arthur put down his book and answered. It was Jehovah's Witnesses. Arthur explained it was 10 pm, and closed the door.

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Gina cut strips of fabric into squares.

She sewed them together in a checkerboard pattern. Gina layered the fabric on soft batting. She stitched everything together to make a quilt. Gina gave the quilt to her niece as a birthday gift.

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Hannah wanted to embroider some tea towels for her sister.

But Hannah didn't know how to sew. Hannah watched some online tutorials about sewing. Hannah practiced what she learned on the tutorials. She embroidered a set of four beautiful towels for her sister.

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As soon as Diana woke up, she started to have stomach cramps.

She used the bathroom for several hours. However, she constantly had to go to the bathroom every hour. She became extremely tired and decided to miss school. All she did was slept all day and drunk a lot of water.

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Tony had a lot of laundry to do.

He put the wet clothes in the dryer and pushed Start. Nothing happened! The dryer was broken. Tony had to hang his clothes on the clothesline.

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Our granddaughter Anna is two and a half.

Her parents just bought her a new bike. They wanted to get her to exercise. They took a photo of her on the bike. We were pleased.

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I've been a teacher for nine years.

I've never had anyone throw up in my class. Today that record was broken when someone threw up four times. That person was me. So much for that record.

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John was doing his morning jog by the lake when he saw a stray dog.

He approached it and saw it had no collar. He brought it home and put posters around his neighborhood. At night, the owner of the dog called to come and pick the dog. When the dog had left, John felt good about himself for helping.

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Danny was cooking pancakes for his kids.

He wasn't a good cook and burned the pancakes. Danny told his kids to get in the car. He brought his kids to a restaurant. The kids were excited to eat out.

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Rachel made a delicious soup.

She got a big ladle out of the drawer. She scooped up the soup with it. Just as she went to pour it into the bowl, she dropped the ladle. The soup splattered everywhere.

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Paul wanted a bet.

His mom was allergic to everything! She let him get a hermit crab. The crab was silly and fun to play with. Paul was happy that he finally had a pet.

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I had a crooked tooth.

I went to the orthodontist a few times as a kid. My mom would check me out of school to go. She would take me out to eat. In a few months my tooth was straight.

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Brenda was a nurse.

She had two kids. She moved to a new town. Then they grew up. So she went back to work.

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Sal and his wife flew to Hawaii for vacation.

After their vacation they went back to the airport. The airline had overbooked the flight. They asked for volunteers to stay in Hawaii an extra day. Sal and his wife were happy to volunteer!

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Leroy had terrible trouble sleeping.

He often kept the television on all night. His wife was annoyed with the television being on. She began giving Leroy melatonin before bed. After melatonin Leroy slept like a baby.

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Robert had just had his wisdom teeth pulled.

He took some medicine the dentist gave him for the pain. Robert wondered why it didn't seem to be working. He looked at the bottle. He had taken some multivitamins by accident.

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Mike forgot his girlfriend's birthday.

The birthday is tomorrow. He ended up telling her he forgot. She did not mind. They went to a restaurant.

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Anna was disappointed.

She was reaching the end of a two-hour whale watching tour. But she had not seen any whales at all. Then, as if on cue, two whales jumped right past the boat! Anna smiled with delight.

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Gemini was vacationing in Brazil.

She was drunk one evening and damaged a bathroom stall. The security guard demanded she pay the expenses. Gemini paid the fee. When her friends asked, she said she was robbed instead.

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Liam signed up for an internet dating website.

He went on a date with a girl named Shelly. Shelly talked the whole time about her ex-boyfriends. Liam noticed Shelly had a piece of food stuck to her front tooth. Liam never told Shelly about the food.

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Greg had just listened to a very popular song.

After a couple of hours he realized it was stuck in his head. He kept humming the song for weeks on end. After a couple of weeks, Greg heard another popular song. Now that song's stuck in his head.

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Tom loved to go fishing on the lake with his dad.

On Friday, Tom's dad had a meeting and couldn't go fishing with Tom. Tom decided to fishing by himself instead. Tom saw a gigantic fish at the lake, but failed to catch it. He told his dad that night, who promised he would help next time.

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One day Alex had a pool party.

Everyone got into a water balloon fight. People formed into a red team and a blue team. The red team won. Everyone had fun.

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One day Savanna and her friends went kite flying.

Savanna's kite got tangled. She needed help fixing it. Everyone thought it was funny. They had a good time that day.

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The kids dug a big hole.

They put a time capsule in it and buried it. They were going to uncover it when they were graduating. They couldn't wait to see how things had changed! They would wait patiently for 10 years.

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Eric got a job selling magazines.

Eric was good at his job, and he sold a lot of magazines. Eric discovered that he found some of the magazines objectionable. Because of his values, Eric could not keep selling those magazines. Eric quit his job, and got another one selling firearms.

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Sally was a big fan of art.

She frequented the local galleries. She even took lessons on how to produce her own art. Sally got a lot of connections from the galleries she frequently. Eventually she got her on feature at one of the art shows.

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Roger wanted to wear his new shirt to school.

Once he wore it, he realized one of the buttons was missing. He told his parents who brought it to the store quickly. The store was able to give Roger a new shirt. Roger then wore the new shirt to school the next day.

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Laura got a new haircut the other day.

She decided to cut her hair very short. She was very skeptical of it at first but it turned out well. All of her friends admired her new haircut a lot. When she showed her mom she said her new haircut was amazing!

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Peter didn't like children and yet he was a clown.

Every time he had to perform for children he would get a rash. He went to the doctor and he was told to stop being a clown. But as he didn't know how to do anything else he continued. Unfortunately his condition got worse and he had to stop for good.

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I forgot to grab a shirt when I went to the shower.

I wrapped a towel around myself to go to my room. I saw my little brother and his friends sniffing my bra. One of them was smiling and saying how warm it is. Now I can't get that image out of my head.

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My cousin worked with a heavy pot smoker in 1975.

One day the smoker said he could double his investment in a weekend. My cousin gave him $2000. On Monday he got $4000 back. He invested in this person for a year.

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The family built a new house.

It was right on a pond. They loved sitting on the deck and watching the water. It was a very relaxing place. They were glad to finally live in the country.

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Kate loved playing monopoly.

Kate would often play monopoly with her cousins. Kate was so good his cousin told her she should play in a tournament. Kate signed up for it. Kate won the tournament.

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Today in class a cute boy asked me for my number.

I giggled and wrote the number on a piece of paper. I told him to call me sometime, but he gave me a strange look. Turns out he was asking which math problem I was on. I guess I can't sit next to him in class anymore.

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Manu made a lot of friends while he was in college.

But when graduated, he moved back east and lost touch with them. Ten years later, he decided to contact them for a reunion. They all met for a camping trip. They had lots of fun retelling stories and seeing each other again.

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James wanted to eat a really good tomato.

James bought tomato seeds. He tilled the ground. He planted the seeds. Now James has lots of tomatoes!

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Nathan got a toy rocket for his birthday.

He launched it in the back yard. The rocket landed on the roof. Nathan's mom got out a ladder. Nathan's mom climbed up to the roof to reach the rocket.

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Anna found a wallet in the school bathroom at school.

She realized that it had been put there by the girl in the next stall! She grabbed it and ran. But then she began feeling guilty. Anna took the wallet right to the lost and found.

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Siegfried was playing with his pet tiger.

He started getting too rough. Siegfried tried to back away but the tiger swiped at him. Siegfried cried in pain. He sustained considerable wounds.

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Jena was trying to get in shape.

She wanted to start exercising more. Jena found out that her job offered a gym membership. Jena began to go to the gym. She began to get into shape.

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My grandpa had an old farm cat.

That cat loved my grandpa. One day the cat came up and laid a dead mouse at his feet. The cat seemed very proud of his hunting skills. Then he seemed sad when our dog ran up and ate the mouse.

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The Jones had the Young's over for dinner one night.

The whole evening had a mexican theme. They cooked tacos carne asada on the grill. They made frozen margaritas in the blender. They told stories and laughed together until late at night.

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Fiona didn't like eating at McDonald's.

As she had no choice that day, she ordered a plain hamburger. She new it would be fresh but would take longer to make. She waited for ten minutes to no avail. The employee had forgotten her rare order.

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Becca was perusing books in the library.

She found one that looked interesting and sat at a table. Suddenly, a bee landed on her hand. She let out a loud shriek. The librarian looked angry and hushed her.

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Henry went to a fast food restaurant.

He ordered a chicken sandwich and French fries. Henry gave the cashier his credit card to pay for the food. The cashier gave Henry a receipt. A fast food employee gave Henry a bag with his food.

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Steve planned on cooking macaroni and cheese for lunch.

He turned on the stove and nothing happened. He checked all the wires, but nothing worked. He called a repairman who came out that day. Soon, the stove was fixed.

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The couple set the ingredients for a new recipe on the counter.

It called for hot chili peppers, but they agreed to exclude them. The couple diced, mixed, and fried until the scents blended. They plated their dinner and sat down to eat Spicy Chicken sans spice. After a taste, both coughed, eyes teared, and reached for their water.

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Ted rolled out of bed when it was still dark outside.

He got dressed without turning on the lights. When Ted got to work he looked down. He was wearing one red sock and one blue sock. Ted laughed at his mismatched socks.

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Sheila set of for the airport early so she could catch her flight.

On the way her car had a burst tire. She had no idea how to change a tire and started to cry. A car pulled up behind and the driver greeted her by name. It turned out to be someone she had worked with 10 years before.

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Ted and Jim were in love.

Ted's did not want his family to know he was gay. Jim came over to his apartment one night. Ted stabbed him to death. He was arrested.

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Mick woke up with a great, big grin on his face.

He was super excited to go back to work and help people out. His vehicle didn't start and he freaked out! Mick called his friend Ivan and had his vehicle fixed. Mick was able to make it to work on time.

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Courtney hadn't been staying at her house.

No one had been mowing her yard. The grass was getting long. Courtney went back to her house. Walking through the grass, she suffered numerous bug bites.

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Tess went to a diner for breakfast.

She ordered a mushroom omelette and hash browns. The waitress brought Tess's food from the kitchen. Tess took a bite of her omelette. Cheese dripped down her chin!

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Jones worked at a large paper company in Texas.

He was a dedicated worker and always showed up to work early. However, Jones loved to leave early on Fridays to go to golfing. Although he was a good worker, his boss didn't like his Friday habit. As the result, Jones was denied an upcoming promotion.

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Tom's girlfriend called and wanted to have picnic.

Tom went to the store and bought things for the picnic. Him and his girlfriend walked to the park. They laid on the grass and eat food and drank liquids. They had a good time.

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Phillip was in medical school listening to a lecture.

He started looking out the window and his mind wandered. He awoke in an operating room on the table. In panic, he jumped up thinking he was being operated on. His fellow students laughed and explained it was just a prank.

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Macy wanted to be a high school cheerleader.

She practiced her school's cheer every day. It was finally time for cheerleading tryouts. Macy was very nervous but smiled the whole time. She did such a good job she made the team!

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The family was building a new home.

THey were picking out the tile for their kitchen. They selected a shiny granite. It would look great next to their cabinets! They couldn't wait until their home was finished.

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The Morris family entered the pet adoption center looking for kittens.

All three of them chose a kitten for their own. While driving home, the family made a schedule to plan for kitten care. Pulling into the driveway, the family noticed a box on the porch. Someone had left three more kittens for the family to care for!

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Dave was being bullied at school.

The bully always took his lunch money and threatened him. Dave was told by his friends to stand up for himself. Dave confronted the bully one day at school. He beat up the bully and was never bullied again.

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Jeff was starting an online class.

There was a textbook he needed for the class. He looked in bookstores in the area. Jeff couldn't find the book anywhere. He finally ordered the book through an online vendor.

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James enjoyed hiking a lot.

He decided to go hiking on Saturday. After a couple of hours he got lost. He begun to scream for help. Rescuers came in a couple of hours to save him.

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The boys were walking in the woods.

They found a bridge going across the river. They crept across the creaky bridge. As soon as they crossed, the bridge broke! They had no idea how they would get home.

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Billy wanted to buy a new car for himself.

He eyed all kinds of models. They were all too expensive! He saved up all summer long until he could afford one. By the time school started Billy arrived in his new car!

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Janelle had a hot date.

It was with a guy she met online. When she arrived at the restaurant, she didn't see him. It turned out he had lied about his appearance. He was much older and bald!

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A thunderstorm occurred during the night time.

It didn't concern me until I saw a huge lightning bolt. My power went off for a half an hour. In the meantime, I tried to catch some sleep. When the power came on, I walked into the living room.

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