wza/roc_stories · Datasets at Hugging Face

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ccd683a1-794c-4ee2-95b0-9d31a79ca3bb	Trevor's Win in Basketball	On Saturday afternoon, Trevor attended a basketball competition.	He is the captain of his team so it was vital that he won.	After his opponent fell, Trevor shot the ball right into the net.	His teammates cheered loudly.	Trevor happily received the trophy from the referee.
d7936f88-548e-4b9f-b7cb-156a998ca488	First Time Ice Skating	George went ice skating last Saturday.	He had never gone before.	He slipped and fell several times.	Finally, he got the hang of it.	It's amazing how much he improved in one day.
bf00abac-541b-4853-8e54-f1ef31f5f356	Today For You, Tomorrow For Me	Jake was walking home from his college class.	He passed a homeless man who asked him for spare change.	Jake checked his pockets but he didn't have any change.	Instead, he told the man to wait while he went to the pizza shop.	Jake brought a pizza slice to the man who was grateful for the meal.
68b4d94f-a22c-4e13-b3cf-46b11c7c785f	First Flight	I stood at the edge of the cliff.	I looked out at the big sprawling ocean.	I jumped off the cliff.	I flew above that ocean.	I decided to go hang gliding once a month.
30e97386-1efa-4e08-9c7d-5e9fdaccc518	The bracelet	Tim bought a bracelet.	He didn't know who he should give it to.	He could give it to his mom.	He could give it to his sister.	Tim finally decided he would just keep the bracelet for himself.
10f9aa1b-24ff-4be1-8914-0101af9c194f	Turtle Rescue	I was walking by the river.	I saw a turtle with an injured leg.	I Brought him home.	I nursed him back to health.	I have had him for 6 months now.
bd5abeee-ee53-4e24-bcc5-50b32dbeff5e	Frozen Pond	Jeff liked to walk his dog around the pond at the park.	One day during their walk the dog escaped from his leash.	He quickly ran into the pond.	The dog could not swim.	Jeff had to dive into the cold water to rescue his dog.
3253ecf1-770e-454d-af9b-eda45dd0de6f	The Urgent Call	May was feeling very depressed and unloved.	She contemplated ending her own life.	On a lark, she called a hotline she found online.	The person who answered was kind and understanding.	May became convinced she did not want to die that day.
83312ed2-544e-4fb0-92a3-3868bd1078a6	Sally Finds Friends	Sally was often busy with work, and began to feel lonely.	She wanted some new friends, but wasn't sure where to look.	She soon found an online chat room filled with interesting people.	After a few days, Sally made 3 new friends online.	Sally then met her friends in real life and they are now very close.
a841ea8a-4ca5-46cf-8451-babf2df36b05	Film Club	Ro wanted to join her school's film club.	She filled out the form for membership.	Soon the club's president texted her.	He said Ro was welcome to join their club!	Ro was very happy.
4d06907b-9250-499a-a3fd-a2515451df17	The Fog	I stepped outside to get the mail.	The fog was so thick I couldn't see the mail box.	I followed the driveway to the street.	From there I followed the street to the mailbox.	There was no mail yet.
e38e84e1-97ae-4165-97a4-7f3e33d94669	Job	Some days I worried whether I was going to lose my job.	Sometimes I couldn't help it, I just couldn't go in.	Headaches would keep me from doing the dangerous work I did.	The fear made me feel sicker than the headaches.	However my employer assured me that I was okay.
1a05deee-c539-4dbf-a048-acc11bf2eac9	Sam	Sam lived in a low income area	He was walking home from work.	Then a man comes up to him.	He got nervous and prepared to fight.	The man only wanted a dollar.
5f426e0b-db92-4234-b1fb-1b9be39e38d2	The Help	When Charles graduated college, he was in debt.	He owed thirty thousand dollars in student loans.	He deferred his payments at every opportunity.	One day he took a call from a telemarketer saying they could help him.	Charles' monthly payments were reduced to fifty dollars.
953adfcd-6ca3-45ec-9621-d6f8f2526dfd	Winner	Ivy won five dollars on a scratch lottery ticket.	She decided to use the money for more tickets.	She bought five more scratch tickets.	She scratched them right away.	She won ten dollars on one of the new tickets!
0bb5a738-b83b-4913-85e9-5ac5a1d4d905	Girl Scout Cookies	The girl scouts knocked on Jon's door.	They were selling cookies.	Jon asked for ten boxes of mint cookies.	He ate two boxes of cookies that night.	Jon felt sick the next day.
5a97986f-51ff-4a5b-b53a-be2ce5e77e3e	Melodic Intimacy	Sherry adored her husband Henry, and they'd been married for Years.	He surprised her one day as they made love by singing to her.	She let his beautiful and gentle song draw her in.	As he continued to sweetly hum to her, she sickened at a realization.	Henry had always been tone deaf.
e1bb68b6-3490-4547-a7c0-96bad33ac67b	Truck	Ed got a new truck.	It was black with big wheels.	He was riding it rough near a cliff.	Ed lost control at the peak of the cliff.	He rolled his truck a hundred feet down a ravine.
dec4b6ba-1a7d-46d8-bb80-d7b1d652e75e	Work	Mike hated his job.	He dreaded going every day.	He got an ulcer due to his anxiety.	Mike has to have surgery for his ulcer.	Mike quit his job and is happy.
a36d295f-d6ee-4251-adf2-7d306c15c155	Bob's Wise Ways	Bob was an old wise man.	His wisdom settled disputes and caused peace all around him.	People often asked how to also become wise.	Bob told them it was better to learn from the mistakes of others.	Learning from your own mistakes can surely bring your own demise.
779d913b-ca95-421c-ae51-b09caf9cf9de	Assembly Done	Kim's new Ikea living room furniture was finally delivered.	However there was a lot of assembly.	Kim read the instructions and worked for hours putting it together.	When she was finished she realized she no longer liked the furniture.	It seemed unattractive, seeing it in pieces made it feel cheap.
c2a98cfc-0562-4ac7-ae2c-00747aa2e849	Holding a Parking Spot	Tom invited his friend Will to his house.	Will drove over but couldn't find street parking.	Tom asked his neighbor if Will could park in his driveway.	The neighbor allowed him to park in his driveway.	Will appreciated the parking space and thanked the neighbor.
3f534143-bf4b-4e11-9dc8-5bce092e4b0a	Tutor	Allie was failing science class.	Her mom hired a tutor for her.	Every day the two studied after school.	Allie started to understand more and more.	Soon she was getting high grades in her class!
4147bf85-67d5-4b3f-825b-3ce4f9ded586	Grilling Hamburgers	Tonya decided to have a cookout for all of her friends and family.	However, Tonya wasn't good at grilling.	Despite this, she still grilled hamburgers.	However, she noticed no one was eating their food.	Tonya had not cooked the meat long enough and the patties were raw.
ede1038c-93fb-4a3b-bb5b-73c1443ba5b2	Sally's Gift	Sally wanted to give her Mom something special for her birthday.	She did not have any money to buy anything.	Sally had to make something for her instead.	She got her beads and string out and went to work.	Sally made a pretty pink necklace out of beads for her Mom's birthday.
34a5336f-853b-4a2f-85cd-ff4c95280af4	Angry Friend	Gina's friend Drea Called her.	Drea wanted to know why Gina missed the first day of school.	Gina explained she had changed her mind, and chose a different school.	Drea was furious.	Gina let her yell for 20 minutes about the betrayal.
bbf84358-5a18-4c98-92bb-ce36ce2bd87c	I bought a salad spinner.	I've always loved to eat salads.	When I go to restaurants I always order a salad.	I liked to make my own salads.	It's so time consuming tossing the salads.	I bought a salad spinner and now they take very little time to make.
d16111ff-545b-4df4-9928-e2ad4e0da80d	Yearbook Surprise	Andrea dreaded the day yearbooks were handed out.	She felt left out as the popular girls exchanged autographs.	To her surprise, a girl in class asked to sign Andrea's yearbook.	Then, the girl passed the book to the boy in the next desk, and so on.	When the book got back to Andrea, it was full of kind words.
aa205f1d-468d-49fd-8046-3bcd33a2a163	Peace	Josh wanted nothing more than world peace.	He decided to become an advocate of world peace.	He went around the world to conferences and spoke about peace.	Eventually, people listened to him and he gathered a following.	Josh became a world leader of peace.
5a48e095-e54c-47bc-8c40-521aa0c90022	Doctor in the House	We lived in a condo from 1987 to 2013.	In 1997 my daughter had red eye.	It was Sunday, hard to find a doctor.	Luckily a neighbor was a doctor and called in a prescription.	My daughter was better the next day.
2b3958ba-4717-4f15-9a9a-2ab1b214e3e6	How I Helped My Friend in Jail	My friend Carlos was in jail for a DUI.	He called me from jail, asking me to help manage his life.	He signed a Power of Attorney form, and I began paying his bills.	This included his mortgage, as he owned a condo.	He got out eventually, and thanked me for my efforts.
c440277e-1600-418a-9d5a-9543b3f873bf	Ball Player	Matt wanted to play baseball.	His classmates wouldn't let him be on their team.	His brothers said he was too small and scrawny to play with them.	So Matt thought of a way to play ball like he wanted.	He started his own team and recruited kids to play with him!
fa7f2af7-0b50-47ef-bed4-e5f1093f4fe2	Donald	My friend Donald is very introverted.	He lived with his mom until she died.	He dropped out of college when he was young.	He never told his mom.	Donald worked part time for a church until he retired.
1720beed-48e6-4492-a8fe-9bbd57e25fa8	Bob Runs the Marathon	Bob was training for the marathon.	He ran 10 miles everyday.	The day before the race he ate lots of carbs.	Bob finished the race in 3 hours.	It was record time for him.
167b2e9f-03c2-4414-99ec-846638354f01	The Fire	Suzy went for a walk.	As she was walking she ran into her neighbor Tom.	Tom told Suzy that there had been a fire one street over.	Suzy went to see that everything was okay.	She was relieved that it was in a garbage can and nothing was damaged.
473c7cd5-1dec-4f08-a7be-db65014413ec	Waiting	Gina sat in the plastic chair.	Her legs were sticking to the material.	She lifted one leg from the chair.	It made a long sticking sound like velcro.	She wished she were wearing pants instead.
d2129033-7d4b-40e1-a435-4ea4251e25fa	Sadness	Doug was sad to be sick on Halloween.	He wasn't allowed to go to school, or go trick or treating.	He sat in the window of his room and watched all the kids in costume.	When the doorbell rang Doug was expecting trick or treaters.	He was happy to see his friend Dan came to share his candy with Doug.
e11ef8b8-04a1-46e9-adb0-9b3ecc946e94	The Storm	Sue lived on the coast of the United States.	Many storms would come through every year.	One year, a major hurricane was announced on the news.	Sue and her family had to evacuate their house.	When Sue returned to the house, there was nothing left but rubble.
17881389-0ec9-4beb-8e0f-4a9e401d64b6	And Now	Kim cleared the snow from the street in front of her house to park.	But the city said she couldn't park on her side of the street.	Kim was forced to park across the street.	The snow was too deep to get near the curb.	Kim angrily shoveled the snow on the other side as well.
1baf849f-e7d6-4d56-9c73-58ddbde83eba	The Italian Man	Mariah went to Italy.	She went to a popular restaurant there.	A man saw her and introduced himself.	He took he on a tour of Italy.	Mariah decided to extend her trip to spend time with this man.
17757219-5047-4fd8-862b-a7422959e321	The Surprise	George decided to surprise his father as a birthday present.	He bought two tickets to his father's favorite football team.	On the day, George blindfolded his father and drove for a long time.	George's father had no idea where they were going.	When they reached the stadium, George's father was so excited!
cdca1352-243e-4c09-a281-e1f7050484c0	6 Feet	Jane's son was taller than she was and he was only 15.	Since turning 14 her son no longer allowed her to track his height.	On his 16th birthday Jane convinced him to allow her to measure him	She was surprised to find he was already 6 feet tall.	Jane teared up as she realized her little boy was a man.
86b12c30-ed46-4cfe-903d-603bdb1c68f7	Runaway	Asa had a dog named Cooley.	Cooley was a good dog, but he liked to run away.	One day Asa decided to take Cooley on a hike.	Cooley ran away and was gone all night.	The next day, Cooley came back covered in mud and Asa was very glad.
c288b5e2-070c-49e9-bcd7-5e1b83283c24	Basketball game	Fred had a basketball game tonight.	He was rather nervous.	Thankfully his team felt the same.	However the team ended up winning the game.	Fred was relieved.
a2b17ec5-cd5b-4a32-9f01-b62e9b54f321	Cancelled	James was on his way to the podium when the rain started.	The weather caused everyone in the crowd to seek shelter.	An umbrella was placed over James's head by security.	He was told it was okay to cancel the speech because of weather.	Disappointed, he agreed and was escorted to his vehicle.
2ebcb361-ae54-43c5-9e39-7937dd78238a	Someday I'll come Home	I left my son and girlfriend late in the fall of 1978.	After I made it to the other side of the country, I went to the beach.	I sat on the shore and drank what was left of my flask.	Every year on his birthday, I return to that beach and get drunk.	Through tears I tell the ocean that someday I would come home.
897bb8d7-0ff8-4bdd-acd9-9545d485f432	Chase Utley	My favorite baseball player of all time is Chase Utley.	My friends joke that I'm like Mac from Always Sunny in Philadelphia.	One time, after a Phillies game the players were signing autographs.	I managed to sneak down and get a picture with Chase Utley.	It was amazing, I still have it framed on my wall.
f781819b-976e-4e44-91d2-67fed401663c	The Teacher	Sandy was a school teacher.	She had a student that was failing.	She offered to give extra credit.	He refused.	He failed her class.
afbafcfb-9d1a-432d-8594-6df9e2caffae	Arun Visits Italy	Arun dreamt for most of his life of visiting Italy.	He researched the trip to learn where in Italy he would like to see.	Finally he booked his flight for Rome.	In Rome Arun saw many beautiful sights.	It was truly the trip of a lifetime for Arun.
53b48cea-5ad1-4893-a176-31dbbb8bcb48	The post it note prank.	Andrea wanted to prank her boyfriend for April Fools Day.	He wouldn't fall for any of her tricks so she needed a new idea.	She saw some post-it notes and felt inspired.	During his classes she covered his truck in the little notes.	When he came out and saw them, he was completely shocked.
8353168f-5e8b-471c-a9ae-292d4142a4b0	Bad Math	I was working on a spreadsheet.	I had to calculate an average value.	The value wasn't what I expected.	After many hours, I realized I misplaced a value in the sheet.	I learned that I should double check my work.
effa15ab-fea5-4615-8bef-ff3e6ed076a1	Study hard	Robert wanted to be a police officer.	He went to school for eight Years to become one.	He heard there were job openings available for police officers.	He signed the application.	He instantly got accepted because of his education.
0c7ea7fc-a901-4caa-b39e-1aa50e0802f1	Ruined Food	The waiter served the food to my family.	When she gave me my place, my aunt offered salt.	Although I said no, she poured a lot of the salt onto my food.	When I tried to eat it, it tasted too salty.	The waiter had to throw it away for me.
e57afdbe-5965-4304-9a90-c3be3f0a367f	Clowning Around	Maurice watched the clown bump his way through the crowd.	He'd always found clowns to be very scary.	This one seemed to be funny, as well as slightly drunk.	The clown elbowed Maurice as he went by.	Minutes later, Maurice realized the clown had stolen his phone.
d4dda904-a1c4-4c02-8592-10844fe679a2	Label	Pat was on his way to meet a label exec.	He was hopeful to get a good record label	The exec wanted him to sign a contract.	The exec also wanted him to change his whole sound.	Pat declined the offer.
17c10289-44f4-42e0-9609-988b27284918	Guitar Lessons	Lindsay was very interested in guitar lessons.	She looked online for studios or individuals offering classes.	She weighed the options and decided to go with Falcetti Music.	Lindsay went through a few weeks of classes.	Her skills are becoming better and better.
f07b41bf-f430-4f46-9457-467867c403c8	Physics Test	Olivia has a physics test tomorrow.	She hasn't studied at all for this test.	Olivia grabs some coffee and puts on study music.	She crams for the test all night.	Unfortunately, she falls asleep in the morning and misses the test.
9e65d95e-feb9-452a-b6aa-d6430683f088	Lego	Todd has a bunch of legos to play with.	He has all the sets from his childhood.	Plus more from when he was an adult.	He set the world record for most sets owned.	He gave the proceeds to charity.
bd66ce28-86da-474f-9f66-8681a9729357	Paper Money	We went to a store to buy Ching Ming supplies.	Ching Ming is a Chinese ceremony honoring the dead.	The store was out of paper money.	I went home and printed some paper from the Internet.	We burned a lot of that money during Ching Ming.
ca9da30f-3551-4278-ac71-2e0ef9a4007b	Watches	Holly looked over the selection of watches.	Some were cute with characters she liked.	Others were clearly better-made.	She chose one nice watch rather than 3 to 5 cheaper ones.	This would prove wise, as she needed one for her chaotic trip.
3f616dfd-647a-41c1-91bb-cba78e10a2c1	The Surprise Party.	I was walking to my office complex.	I noticed that all of the lights were off.	I walked inside and I was confused because it was a workday.	Suddenly, all of the lights turned on and confetti flew everywhere.	My coworkers through a surprise party for my birthday.
43940b0e-975b-47c1-bc13-e3ea7d87c24b	My Nana's House	My Nana lived in a huge old house.	When I was little I used to sleep in the front room.	There were lots of Buddha statues in the front room.	One night, I had a nightmare and woke up alone and scared.	I saw a fat, red Buddha smiling at me and wasn't scared anymore!
258fabd3-9df9-4928-bedb-4f9afc1336e0	Horace Makes A Shake	Horace decides that he needs to begin eating more healthy food.	He decides to make a shake for breakfast.	Horace puts in banana, apple, and yogurt.	This does not find the shake very delicious.	However, he is happy to be eating healthy food.
eec1769b-7af5-4224-9db0-a56f12a78cf5	The lost child	Billy went to the hardware store with his father.	Billy stopped to look at something.	His father did not notice and kept walking.	Billy looked up and his father was gone!	Billy found an employee who called his father for him.
40fc2e5d-5ff4-4416-9338-54ebeefae557	The Helicopter Ride	Anita's son loved helicopters.	She promised herself one day she would get him on 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.
46bd297b-d48c-442e-87e2-efb4c2071252	The Petting Zoo	Karen took her three boys for a day at the petting zoo.	The boys went in to pet the animals and had a lot of fun.	One goat bonded well with her oldest son and fell asleep in his lap.	Her younger sons enjoyed playing with a few pigs with toy balls.	The petting zoo closed in the evening, and Karen took her boys home.
b0324720-25a7-4522-ac88-856e3eee8998	Going To The Movies	A movie that Jared has been wanting to see came out today.	He asked all his friends if they wanted to go see it.	They told him the movie got bad reviews so they were going to skip it.	Jared didn't care about that and went to the movies by himself.	He ended up loving the movie just as he thought he would.
d8259584-d516-49ab-b399-3b6f394d42d8	Sledding	This year Tina was going to be able to sled on her own.	She hoped it would hurry up and snow!	Finally one Sunday morning she awoke to a snowy day.	She ran with her sled up the hill by her house.	She laughed loudly as she whizzed down the hill on her new sled.
eaca7281-3f92-4d97-add6-2314b86b39bf	Phoebe's Trip to the Grocery Store	Phoebe was craving bananas.	Phoebe got in her Honda Civic, and went to the grocery store.	As she made her way through the produce section, she spotted a dog.	Phoebe was confused by the loose dog in the store.	Phoebe told the manager, and he quickly found the dog's owner.
559e98b9-c1fe-449f-99d4-1cd990ad6f6d	Barbie Wife	Peter was a bachelor in his late 20s.	He was very successful and just bought his first house.	His married friends joked that the only thing missing was a wife.	When he was away, they snuck into his house with a Barbie doll.	They put her in the kitchen with a note that she was the perfect wife.
df498049-3eb0-4d96-afe2-8ac344146e5d	Seat Next to Me	Amy was happy her first class in junior high was all new kids.	She introduced herself to the girl seated next to her.	She was even more nervous than Amy was.	The girls talked and bonded over their love of books.	They decided to meet up after school to go to the mall.
6ed95747-24d8-404d-b883-09bd2b266b4b	Broken Light	Jake noticed a light out in his room.	He tried replacing the bulb.	It didn't do anything.	Eventually he tried looking at the fuses.	Jake realized which was the problem and replaced.
8227f76a-cb7a-48eb-8a69-c715e91fb072	Hot Hand	My mom gave me a plate of food.	I asked her if she can get me some salt.	However, she decided to put the salt on the food herself.	She ended up spilling too much.	My food became salty and I had to throw it away.
177a0919-72fb-463b-b487-5ab24b688180	Misunderstanding	My mom was cleaning up the table.	She picked up my homework and crumbled it.	She also threw it away in the trash.	I spent an hour looking for the assignment.	When she told me, I was irritated.
d5b94afa-e048-4a1a-9e04-91681cb31829	mall	We went to the mall to buy christmas presents.	It was pretty crowded and the parking lot was nuts.	We circled the lot trying to find a space.	We eventually wanted one but someone wanted to fight us for it.	We just let them have it and tried to find a new spot at the mall.
b0670178-9d89-4386-b3b5-50c3c1b3190c	Ear Me Now	Mother was kidnapped last weekend.	The low down scoundrels who did it demanded a ransom.	Father refused to pay it, out of principle.	They set some of Mother's ears as a warning.	Father told them he'd only pay if they sent the rest.
d1a0a15b-8d77-4154-b92d-d7c225b2b7e6	I've Given Up	Dan left a single cigarette in an empty pack of smokes in his car.	Every day, he'd take it out and turn it over in his mouth unlit.	A symbol of his strength and persistence, he always put it back after.	He did not feel very strong with no one to address his note to.	Dan left an empty pack of smokes in his car.
387a9413-9a61-4cb1-9abe-e9d393a85976	Mark breaks his ankle	Mark was playing basketball with his friends.	He jumped up high for a rebound, and grabbed the ball.	As he landed, his foot positioned awkwardly on his friend's foot.	He rolled his ankle and screamed.	Mark had broken his ankle.
831de716-5f52-4ca8-95c2-a348ac9629de	Austin	My son's school friend moved from Boston to Austin.	He went down there with no plan.	He had a cyber job but lost it.	Luckily he got a job in a used car business.	My son was happy for him.
fb64e49e-b8b5-4dd6-8380-44dcd0221188	Twenty Men	Twenty men sat in a sauna.	It was very hot and they were all sweating.	Jim stood up and asked why they were there.	Mark just shrugged and told him to put his towel back on.	Jim just shook his head and walked out.
9d0b3d84-e58c-4f64-a01d-fd3817205200	The Choice	Beth had to choose between universities.	One was close to home the other across the country.	Beth was torn since both schools had a lot to offer.	After weeks of deliberation she made her decision.	Beth decided to stay at home and go to school close by.
d8bd6043-b694-4ef1-ad17-2c42e59ab0bb	Spilled polish	Kelly was painting her nails on her couch.	She used a bright pink color.	Yet when Kelly was painting them, she spilled.	The color went on the couch.	Kelly was mad that she spilled.
d7e5f302-a7af-485b-9613-7e09b26d7f2a	Window Seat	Gina's family was going on a road trip.	Her siblings were in the car asleep.	To her delight no one fought her for a window seat.	She simply pushed her sister over and sat on the outside.	Gina watched the landscape as she ate her chips.
9e2d089d-abf8-4eef-b8b2-f3a7f69ffb14	New Kitchen	Joe's grandma loved to cook.	She spent a lot of time in her kitchen.	His grandma's house was old and the kitchen was falling apart.	Joe wanted to make his grandma very happy.	He surprised her and remodeled her entire kitchen.
7fa89040-bf3f-477d-a5af-85a49341464b	accident	One day i overslept and was late for work.	I was so upset that i didn't hear my alarm clock and that i was late.	On my way to work i saw this horrible accident.	Later i found out that two people had died in this accident.	First time in my life i felt lucky and blessed for being late to work.
dcec9c6f-8227-4ee6-9432-4412a96b354b	Event	My cousin decided to pick me up, and take me to an event.	This event was at a swap shop store.	Many used items, including clothing and food, were up for sale.	I found a good deal on a pair of Nikes and decided to buy them.	My cousin and I came home with several things.
f7ac8afa-1d08-4d0e-b7c1-b5b686524c83	Rodney's date	Rodney was looking forward to a date with his girlfriend all day.	During the day his boss told him he needed him to stay late for work.	Rodney was upset because he didn't want to cancel his date.	Rodney ended up working extra hard that day so he didn't have to stay.	In the end Rodney got to go on a wonderful date with his girlfriend.
49834761-33d5-4033-9062-ce47aa20c5eb	Busted By a Bird	I once had a parrot.	I had a habit of swearing in the absence of my parents.	One day my dad told me he had a question for me.	He asked where I picked up such foul language.	The bird had been repeating my recently learned swear words.
c13cf405-fd6b-4518-969e-286989181d3b	A Bed of Aged Roses	Julie's grandmother always loved gardening.	Julie used to help her plant and trim her roses.	One Spring Julie forgot to help her grandmother with the garden.	The roses were in full bloom when she remembered to come.	The roses from last year healthily sprouted up without their help.
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Trevor's Win in Basketball

On Saturday afternoon, Trevor attended a basketball competition.

He is the captain of his team so it was vital that he won.

After his opponent fell, Trevor shot the ball right into the net.

His teammates cheered loudly.

Trevor happily received the trophy from the referee.

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First Time Ice Skating

George went ice skating last Saturday.

He had never gone before.

He slipped and fell several times.

Finally, he got the hang of it.

It's amazing how much he improved in one day.

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Today For You, Tomorrow For Me

Jake was walking home from his college class.

He passed a homeless man who asked him for spare change.

Jake checked his pockets but he didn't have any change.

Instead, he told the man to wait while he went to the pizza shop.

Jake brought a pizza slice to the man who was grateful for the meal.

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First Flight

I stood at the edge of the cliff.

I looked out at the big sprawling ocean.

I jumped off the cliff.

I flew above that ocean.

I decided to go hang gliding once a month.

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The bracelet

Tim bought a bracelet.

He didn't know who he should give it to.

He could give it to his mom.

He could give it to his sister.

Tim finally decided he would just keep the bracelet for himself.

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Turtle Rescue

I was walking by the river.

I saw a turtle with an injured leg.

I Brought him home.

I nursed him back to health.

I have had him for 6 months now.

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Frozen Pond

Jeff liked to walk his dog around the pond at the park.

One day during their walk the dog escaped from his leash.

He quickly ran into the pond.

The dog could not swim.

Jeff had to dive into the cold water to rescue his dog.

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The Urgent Call

May was feeling very depressed and unloved.

She contemplated ending her own life.

On a lark, she called a hotline she found online.

The person who answered was kind and understanding.

May became convinced she did not want to die that day.

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Sally Finds Friends

Sally was often busy with work, and began to feel lonely.

She wanted some new friends, but wasn't sure where to look.

She soon found an online chat room filled with interesting people.

After a few days, Sally made 3 new friends online.

Sally then met her friends in real life and they are now very close.

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Film Club

Ro wanted to join her school's film club.

She filled out the form for membership.

Soon the club's president texted her.

He said Ro was welcome to join their club!

Ro was very happy.

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The Fog

I stepped outside to get the mail.

The fog was so thick I couldn't see the mail box.

I followed the driveway to the street.

From there I followed the street to the mailbox.

There was no mail yet.

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Job

Some days I worried whether I was going to lose my job.

Sometimes I couldn't help it, I just couldn't go in.

Headaches would keep me from doing the dangerous work I did.

The fear made me feel sicker than the headaches.

However my employer assured me that I was okay.

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Sam

Sam lived in a low income area

He was walking home from work.

Then a man comes up to him.

He got nervous and prepared to fight.

The man only wanted a dollar.

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The Help

When Charles graduated college, he was in debt.

He owed thirty thousand dollars in student loans.

He deferred his payments at every opportunity.

One day he took a call from a telemarketer saying they could help him.

Charles' monthly payments were reduced to fifty dollars.

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Winner

Ivy won five dollars on a scratch lottery ticket.

She decided to use the money for more tickets.

She bought five more scratch tickets.

She scratched them right away.

She won ten dollars on one of the new tickets!

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Girl Scout Cookies

The girl scouts knocked on Jon's door.

They were selling cookies.

Jon asked for ten boxes of mint cookies.

He ate two boxes of cookies that night.

Jon felt sick the next day.

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Melodic Intimacy

Sherry adored her husband Henry, and they'd been married for Years.

He surprised her one day as they made love by singing to her.

She let his beautiful and gentle song draw her in.

As he continued to sweetly hum to her, she sickened at a realization.

Henry had always been tone deaf.

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Truck

Ed got a new truck.

It was black with big wheels.

He was riding it rough near a cliff.

Ed lost control at the peak of the cliff.

He rolled his truck a hundred feet down a ravine.

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Work

Mike hated his job.

He dreaded going every day.

He got an ulcer due to his anxiety.

Mike has to have surgery for his ulcer.

Mike quit his job and is happy.

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Bob's Wise Ways

Bob was an old wise man.

His wisdom settled disputes and caused peace all around him.

People often asked how to also become wise.

Bob told them it was better to learn from the mistakes of others.

Learning from your own mistakes can surely bring your own demise.

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Assembly Done

Kim's new Ikea living room furniture was finally delivered.

However there was a lot of assembly.

Kim read the instructions and worked for hours putting it together.

When she was finished she realized she no longer liked the furniture.

It seemed unattractive, seeing it in pieces made it feel cheap.

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Holding a Parking Spot

Tom invited his friend Will to his house.

Will drove over but couldn't find street parking.

Tom asked his neighbor if Will could park in his driveway.

The neighbor allowed him to park in his driveway.

Will appreciated the parking space and thanked the neighbor.

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Tutor

Allie was failing science class.

Her mom hired a tutor for her.

Every day the two studied after school.

Allie started to understand more and more.

Soon she was getting high grades in her class!

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Grilling Hamburgers

Tonya decided to have a cookout for all of her friends and family.

However, Tonya wasn't good at grilling.

Despite this, she still grilled hamburgers.

However, she noticed no one was eating their food.

Tonya had not cooked the meat long enough and the patties were raw.

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Sally's Gift

Sally wanted to give her Mom something special for her birthday.

She did not have any money to buy anything.

Sally had to make something for her instead.

She got her beads and string out and went to work.

Sally made a pretty pink necklace out of beads for her Mom's birthday.

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Angry Friend

Gina's friend Drea Called her.

Drea wanted to know why Gina missed the first day of school.

Gina explained she had changed her mind, and chose a different school.

Drea was furious.

Gina let her yell for 20 minutes about the betrayal.

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I bought a salad spinner.

I've always loved to eat salads.

When I go to restaurants I always order a salad.

I liked to make my own salads.

It's so time consuming tossing the salads.

I bought a salad spinner and now they take very little time to make.

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Yearbook Surprise

Andrea dreaded the day yearbooks were handed out.

She felt left out as the popular girls exchanged autographs.

To her surprise, a girl in class asked to sign Andrea's yearbook.

Then, the girl passed the book to the boy in the next desk, and so on.

When the book got back to Andrea, it was full of kind words.

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Peace

Josh wanted nothing more than world peace.

He decided to become an advocate of world peace.

He went around the world to conferences and spoke about peace.

Eventually, people listened to him and he gathered a following.

Josh became a world leader of peace.

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Doctor in the House

We lived in a condo from 1987 to 2013.

In 1997 my daughter had red eye.

It was Sunday, hard to find a doctor.

Luckily a neighbor was a doctor and called in a prescription.

My daughter was better the next day.

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How I Helped My Friend in Jail

My friend Carlos was in jail for a DUI.

He called me from jail, asking me to help manage his life.

He signed a Power of Attorney form, and I began paying his bills.

This included his mortgage, as he owned a condo.

He got out eventually, and thanked me for my efforts.

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Ball Player

Matt wanted to play baseball.

His classmates wouldn't let him be on their team.

His brothers said he was too small and scrawny to play with them.

So Matt thought of a way to play ball like he wanted.

He started his own team and recruited kids to play with him!

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Donald

My friend Donald is very introverted.

He lived with his mom until she died.

He dropped out of college when he was young.

He never told his mom.

Donald worked part time for a church until he retired.

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Bob Runs the Marathon

Bob was training for the marathon.

He ran 10 miles everyday.

The day before the race he ate lots of carbs.

Bob finished the race in 3 hours.

It was record time for him.

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The Fire

Suzy went for a walk.

As she was walking she ran into her neighbor Tom.

Tom told Suzy that there had been a fire one street over.

Suzy went to see that everything was okay.

She was relieved that it was in a garbage can and nothing was damaged.

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Waiting

Gina sat in the plastic chair.

Her legs were sticking to the material.

She lifted one leg from the chair.

It made a long sticking sound like velcro.

She wished she were wearing pants instead.

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Sadness

Doug was sad to be sick on Halloween.

He wasn't allowed to go to school, or go trick or treating.

He sat in the window of his room and watched all the kids in costume.

When the doorbell rang Doug was expecting trick or treaters.

He was happy to see his friend Dan came to share his candy with Doug.

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The Storm

Sue lived on the coast of the United States.

Many storms would come through every year.

One year, a major hurricane was announced on the news.

Sue and her family had to evacuate their house.

When Sue returned to the house, there was nothing left but rubble.

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And Now

Kim cleared the snow from the street in front of her house to park.

But the city said she couldn't park on her side of the street.

Kim was forced to park across the street.

The snow was too deep to get near the curb.

Kim angrily shoveled the snow on the other side as well.

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The Italian Man

Mariah went to Italy.

She went to a popular restaurant there.

A man saw her and introduced himself.

He took he on a tour of Italy.

Mariah decided to extend her trip to spend time with this man.

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The Surprise

George decided to surprise his father as a birthday present.

He bought two tickets to his father's favorite football team.

On the day, George blindfolded his father and drove for a long time.

George's father had no idea where they were going.

When they reached the stadium, George's father was so excited!

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6 Feet

Jane's son was taller than she was and he was only 15.

Since turning 14 her son no longer allowed her to track his height.

On his 16th birthday Jane convinced him to allow her to measure him

She was surprised to find he was already 6 feet tall.

Jane teared up as she realized her little boy was a man.

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Runaway

Asa had a dog named Cooley.

Cooley was a good dog, but he liked to run away.

One day Asa decided to take Cooley on a hike.

Cooley ran away and was gone all night.

The next day, Cooley came back covered in mud and Asa was very glad.

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Basketball game

Fred had a basketball game tonight.

He was rather nervous.

Thankfully his team felt the same.

However the team ended up winning the game.

Fred was relieved.

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Cancelled

James was on his way to the podium when the rain started.

The weather caused everyone in the crowd to seek shelter.

An umbrella was placed over James's head by security.

He was told it was okay to cancel the speech because of weather.

Disappointed, he agreed and was escorted to his vehicle.

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Someday I'll come Home

I left my son and girlfriend late in the fall of 1978.

After I made it to the other side of the country, I went to the beach.

I sat on the shore and drank what was left of my flask.

Every year on his birthday, I return to that beach and get drunk.

Through tears I tell the ocean that someday I would come home.

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Chase Utley

My favorite baseball player of all time is Chase Utley.

My friends joke that I'm like Mac from Always Sunny in Philadelphia.

One time, after a Phillies game the players were signing autographs.

I managed to sneak down and get a picture with Chase Utley.

It was amazing, I still have it framed on my wall.

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The Teacher

Sandy was a school teacher.

She had a student that was failing.

She offered to give extra credit.

He refused.

He failed her class.

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Arun Visits Italy

Arun dreamt for most of his life of visiting Italy.

He researched the trip to learn where in Italy he would like to see.

Finally he booked his flight for Rome.

In Rome Arun saw many beautiful sights.

It was truly the trip of a lifetime for Arun.

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The post it note prank.

Andrea wanted to prank her boyfriend for April Fools Day.

He wouldn't fall for any of her tricks so she needed a new idea.

She saw some post-it notes and felt inspired.

During his classes she covered his truck in the little notes.

When he came out and saw them, he was completely shocked.

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Bad Math

I was working on a spreadsheet.

I had to calculate an average value.

The value wasn't what I expected.

After many hours, I realized I misplaced a value in the sheet.

I learned that I should double check my work.

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Study hard

Robert wanted to be a police officer.

He went to school for eight Years to become one.

He heard there were job openings available for police officers.

He signed the application.

He instantly got accepted because of his education.

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Ruined Food

The waiter served the food to my family.

When she gave me my place, my aunt offered salt.

Although I said no, she poured a lot of the salt onto my food.

When I tried to eat it, it tasted too salty.

The waiter had to throw it away for me.

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Clowning Around

Maurice watched the clown bump his way through the crowd.

He'd always found clowns to be very scary.

This one seemed to be funny, as well as slightly drunk.

The clown elbowed Maurice as he went by.

Minutes later, Maurice realized the clown had stolen his phone.

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Label

Pat was on his way to meet a label exec.

He was hopeful to get a good record label

The exec wanted him to sign a contract.

The exec also wanted him to change his whole sound.

Pat declined the offer.

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Guitar Lessons

Lindsay was very interested in guitar lessons.

She looked online for studios or individuals offering classes.

She weighed the options and decided to go with Falcetti Music.

Lindsay went through a few weeks of classes.

Her skills are becoming better and better.

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Physics Test

Olivia has a physics test tomorrow.

She hasn't studied at all for this test.

Olivia grabs some coffee and puts on study music.

She crams for the test all night.

Unfortunately, she falls asleep in the morning and misses the test.

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Lego

Todd has a bunch of legos to play with.

He has all the sets from his childhood.

Plus more from when he was an adult.

He set the world record for most sets owned.

He gave the proceeds to charity.

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Paper Money

We went to a store to buy Ching Ming supplies.

Ching Ming is a Chinese ceremony honoring the dead.

The store was out of paper money.

I went home and printed some paper from the Internet.

We burned a lot of that money during Ching Ming.

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Watches

Holly looked over the selection of watches.

Some were cute with characters she liked.

Others were clearly better-made.

She chose one nice watch rather than 3 to 5 cheaper ones.

This would prove wise, as she needed one for her chaotic trip.

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The Surprise Party.

I was walking to my office complex.

I noticed that all of the lights were off.

I walked inside and I was confused because it was a workday.

Suddenly, all of the lights turned on and confetti flew everywhere.

My coworkers through a surprise party for my birthday.

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My Nana's House

My Nana lived in a huge old house.

When I was little I used to sleep in the front room.

There were lots of Buddha statues in the front room.

One night, I had a nightmare and woke up alone and scared.

I saw a fat, red Buddha smiling at me and wasn't scared anymore!

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Horace Makes A Shake

Horace decides that he needs to begin eating more healthy food.

He decides to make a shake for breakfast.

Horace puts in banana, apple, and yogurt.

This does not find the shake very delicious.

However, he is happy to be eating healthy food.

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The lost child

Billy went to the hardware store with his father.

Billy stopped to look at something.

His father did not notice and kept walking.

Billy looked up and his father was gone!

Billy found an employee who called his father for him.

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The Helicopter Ride

Anita's son loved helicopters.

She promised herself one day she would get him on 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.

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The Petting Zoo

Karen took her three boys for a day at the petting zoo.

The boys went in to pet the animals and had a lot of fun.

One goat bonded well with her oldest son and fell asleep in his lap.

Her younger sons enjoyed playing with a few pigs with toy balls.

The petting zoo closed in the evening, and Karen took her boys home.

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Going To The Movies

A movie that Jared has been wanting to see came out today.

He asked all his friends if they wanted to go see it.

They told him the movie got bad reviews so they were going to skip it.

Jared didn't care about that and went to the movies by himself.

He ended up loving the movie just as he thought he would.

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Sledding

This year Tina was going to be able to sled on her own.

She hoped it would hurry up and snow!

Finally one Sunday morning she awoke to a snowy day.

She ran with her sled up the hill by her house.

She laughed loudly as she whizzed down the hill on her new sled.

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Phoebe's Trip to the Grocery Store

Phoebe was craving bananas.

Phoebe got in her Honda Civic, and went to the grocery store.

As she made her way through the produce section, she spotted a dog.

Phoebe was confused by the loose dog in the store.

Phoebe told the manager, and he quickly found the dog's owner.

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Barbie Wife

Peter was a bachelor in his late 20s.

He was very successful and just bought his first house.

His married friends joked that the only thing missing was a wife.

When he was away, they snuck into his house with a Barbie doll.

They put her in the kitchen with a note that she was the perfect wife.

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Seat Next to Me

Amy was happy her first class in junior high was all new kids.

She introduced herself to the girl seated next to her.

She was even more nervous than Amy was.

The girls talked and bonded over their love of books.

They decided to meet up after school to go to the mall.

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Broken Light

Jake noticed a light out in his room.

He tried replacing the bulb.

It didn't do anything.

Eventually he tried looking at the fuses.

Jake realized which was the problem and replaced.

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Hot Hand

My mom gave me a plate of food.

I asked her if she can get me some salt.

However, she decided to put the salt on the food herself.

She ended up spilling too much.

My food became salty and I had to throw it away.

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Misunderstanding

My mom was cleaning up the table.

She picked up my homework and crumbled it.

She also threw it away in the trash.

I spent an hour looking for the assignment.

When she told me, I was irritated.

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mall

We went to the mall to buy christmas presents.

It was pretty crowded and the parking lot was nuts.

We circled the lot trying to find a space.

We eventually wanted one but someone wanted to fight us for it.

We just let them have it and tried to find a new spot at the mall.

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Ear Me Now

Mother was kidnapped last weekend.

The low down scoundrels who did it demanded a ransom.

Father refused to pay it, out of principle.

They set some of Mother's ears as a warning.

Father told them he'd only pay if they sent the rest.

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I've Given Up

Dan left a single cigarette in an empty pack of smokes in his car.

Every day, he'd take it out and turn it over in his mouth unlit.

A symbol of his strength and persistence, he always put it back after.

He did not feel very strong with no one to address his note to.

Dan left an empty pack of smokes in his car.

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Mark breaks his ankle

Mark was playing basketball with his friends.

He jumped up high for a rebound, and grabbed the ball.

As he landed, his foot positioned awkwardly on his friend's foot.

He rolled his ankle and screamed.

Mark had broken his ankle.

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Austin

My son's school friend moved from Boston to Austin.

He went down there with no plan.

He had a cyber job but lost it.

Luckily he got a job in a used car business.

My son was happy for him.

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Twenty Men

Twenty men sat in a sauna.

It was very hot and they were all sweating.

Jim stood up and asked why they were there.

Mark just shrugged and told him to put his towel back on.

Jim just shook his head and walked out.

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The Choice

Beth had to choose between universities.

One was close to home the other across the country.

Beth was torn since both schools had a lot to offer.

After weeks of deliberation she made her decision.

Beth decided to stay at home and go to school close by.

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Spilled polish

Kelly was painting her nails on her couch.

She used a bright pink color.

Yet when Kelly was painting them, she spilled.

The color went on the couch.

Kelly was mad that she spilled.

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Window Seat

Gina's family was going on a road trip.

Her siblings were in the car asleep.

To her delight no one fought her for a window seat.

She simply pushed her sister over and sat on the outside.

Gina watched the landscape as she ate her chips.

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New Kitchen

Joe's grandma loved to cook.

She spent a lot of time in her kitchen.

His grandma's house was old and the kitchen was falling apart.

Joe wanted to make his grandma very happy.

He surprised her and remodeled her entire kitchen.

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accident

One day i overslept and was late for work.

I was so upset that i didn't hear my alarm clock and that i was late.

On my way to work i saw this horrible accident.

Later i found out that two people had died in this accident.

First time in my life i felt lucky and blessed for being late to work.

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Event

My cousin decided to pick me up, and take me to an event.

This event was at a swap shop store.

Many used items, including clothing and food, were up for sale.

I found a good deal on a pair of Nikes and decided to buy them.

My cousin and I came home with several things.

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Rodney's date

Rodney was looking forward to a date with his girlfriend all day.

During the day his boss told him he needed him to stay late for work.

Rodney was upset because he didn't want to cancel his date.

Rodney ended up working extra hard that day so he didn't have to stay.

In the end Rodney got to go on a wonderful date with his girlfriend.

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Busted By a Bird

I once had a parrot.

I had a habit of swearing in the absence of my parents.

One day my dad told me he had a question for me.

He asked where I picked up such foul language.

The bird had been repeating my recently learned swear words.

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A Bed of Aged Roses

Julie's grandmother always loved gardening.

Julie used to help her plant and trim her roses.

One Spring Julie forgot to help her grandmother with the garden.

The roses were in full bloom when she remembered to come.

The roses from last year healthily sprouted up without their help.

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Selfish

The waitress came to our table with the bill.

Tina offered to pay for the meal.

I told her what I would pay it, despite her offer.

She accepted my offer however, she grabbed my card.

In addition, she swiped it across the ATM machine.

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Brown Bag

Danny's mom always packed him a lunch in a brown bag.

He ate alone to avoid opening the paper sack in front of anyone.

One day, several kids with lunch trays sat down by Danny.

Danny waited for them to say something mean about his sack lunch.

Instead, they jealously asked if Danny wanted to trade his humble bag.

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Rude Behavior

The teacher assigned us to a partner for an assignment.

I introduced myself to my partner and asked her for her name.

She told me that she has a boyfriend and wasn't interested.

I immediately had a bad impression and requested another partner.

My friend was kind enough to switch partners.

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Secret chef

After working for five years, Joe realized he hated his job.

Joe secretly started attending culinary school at night.

Joe worried he may not be good enough to be a chef, but worked hard.

Two years later, he graduated as a chef.

Joe knew it was the right path since he earned honors.

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Browsing for Cats

Jess loved looking at image of cats.

She was on her favorite website, searching for the latest cats.

She found pages of new entries.

After around ten minutes, she got bored.

Jess stopped browsing and called for her kitty.

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Dire mistakes

Andrea wanted a pet dog.

She wanted one from India.

She booked a flight to India.

After being on the plane for 5 hours she realized something.

She got on the wrong plane.

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Zippy

Jack received a puppy for his seventh birthday.

He named the puppy Zippy because he could run fast.

One day on their walk without a leash, Sippy ran away.

Jack looked and yelled for zippy as the hours went by.

He eventually caught up to Zippy and learned to use a leash.

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Snack

Amy had heart palpitations after a lot of caffeine.

Her mother suggested she eat and drink lots of water.

On her walk home she stopped and bought water and almonds.

She walked home eating the almonds and chugging the water.

By the time she arrived her heart felt much better.

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Stress

A man was having trouble handling the stresses of his life.

He decided to return to first premises.

He knew the body is the most immediate sector of his universe.

So he began living a very healthy and relaxed lifestyle

He soon saw his stress disappear and felt better.

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Jaden Smith is weird.

Jaden Smith was posting a tweet on mirrors.

He said we are all living in mirrors and the mirrors are living.

I looked at my TV and saw independence day was on.

Shaking my head, I look at Will Smith killing aliens in amazement.

The best actor is stuck acting like his son isn't an embarrassment.

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Sean's Guitar Lesson

Sean posted an ad for guitar lessons online.

He was contacted by a mother who wanted some lessons for her son.

He went to their house the next day.

The son met him and they went through a lesson.

When he was done, they paid him and he went home.