wza/roc_stories · Datasets at Hugging Face

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6619c91e-aa32-4f83-96c9-8521edfc6070	Loose Jacket	Janet bought a new jacket.	It fit her a bit loose.	Luckily it was washable.	She decided to shrink it that way.	It worked and fit better.
18b4c707-cca8-4251-ae8f-928e2118d81d	Violin	I have played violin for three years.	I love to play my violin.	Last year I joined an orchestra.	I got to play a solo for our concert at the end of the year!	My parents were very proud of me.
1a99daa2-f1fd-47e3-b320-693d5d3fad65	Cornbread	My Mom never ate cornbread as a child.	My Dad is from the South.	He grew up eating cornbread.	My Mom finally learned to make cornbread for my Dad.	That made him very happy!
048d9849-5fee-46d2-b030-f7a95b839c2a	Too Early	Sam was supposed to meet friends for dinner.	When he arrived nobody else was there.	He got a table and waited.	Nobody got there for a while.	Sam realized he had gotten the wrong time.
f3df0a79-e5d6-4b4b-8f48-7fb029cf9fde	The job fair	I have been looking for a new job.	My friend told me about a job fair.	I decided to go check it out.	They had a lot of employers there.	I filled out a lot of applications.
7507ed63-128a-4988-a385-a7eab6f4409a	Chimney Sweep	Harry was a chimney sweep.	At most houses, when he brought out his vacuum, the cats would run.	However, at one, the cat was always very interested in everything.	He liked to go to that house.	He made good friends with the cat.
ba62d8b0-c9a3-4640-acf4-aa7a06cbf025	Date night!	Lea and Sean bought tickets to a painting class.	They painted a picture of the Chicago skyline.	Sean added fireworks to his picture.	After the class, they went to a bar and had cocktails.	It was one of their best dates.
fc806786-62a0-4248-93fd-42f8784f5bb9	Connie's New Shoes	Connie was in the mall.	She was shopping for a pair of new shoes.	Connie walked to the shoe store.	She tried on several pairs of shoes.	Connie decided on a pair of heels.
34d2f0be-2f2c-4621-a661-60caed7b05ae	Getting More Beer	Sam had been drinking all afternoon.	He decided to get more beer.	Unfortunately he was too drunk to drive.	He decided to take a nap instead.	Sam wound up sleeping through the night.
7da14e65-367c-4d40-b5d5-353501980b1a	Hot Air Balloon Ride	Sarah wanted to go on a hot air balloon.	Her boyfriend was afraid of heights.	Sarah convinced him to go up anyway.	He clung to the edge with an intense grip.	Sarah thought it was funny and laughed at him.
24b31908-284b-4dbc-af87-c109deebc9f2	The Board	Jane was in class as her teacher gave a lesson.	The teacher wrote a question on the chalkboard.	Jane couldn't quite make it out.	She was having a hard time seeing this far away.	She realized she would need to move to a closer desk.
ecf66bf4-2736-4555-a70a-1f21516ad2e1	Wrong Funeral	Jerry was guilted into going to his aunt's funeral.	He barely knew her.	Once there he didn't recognize anybody.	He eventually realized he was at the wrong funeral.	He wound up missing the proper one entirely.
c3ea7809-6149-42f7-973a-e9cc9e988937	Getting Sick	Sam felt bad.	He went to the doctor.	The doctor told Sam he had a cold.	Sam took a couple of days off.	He drank lots of liquids and felt better after a while.
61cdabb8-c92d-4fa3-9dee-ddc5f7511c81	The Intervention	Kim had a drinking problem.	Her friends and family got together to help.	They all talked to Kim and tried to be comforting.	Kim understood they were right.	She decided to seek recovery therapy.
6dab5723-d027-4182-86a6-ca82edce2577	Kara's Day at the Fair	Kara and her friend Jill loved the county fair.	They go to the fair every year.	The girls have fun on the rides.	They eat cotton candy and hot dogs.	They always have a wonderful time.
6fd43ab8-bf6d-4571-94a0-ab7b6c5be10b	Stiff neck	Kate slept on a couch in a suite in Las Vegas.	There weren't enough beds for everyone.	Kate was always stiff after a night of sleeping on a couch.	However today she only had a slightly stiff neck.	Over all she was happy to be in pretty good shape.
3e1a6ccd-3446-4d77-baf0-d8ef3f69e3d7	Nap During Lecture	My teacher was going over yesterday's homework.	She's writing the solutions on the board.	Afterwards, she started to discuss today's lesson.	I was drowsy.	I fell asleep in class.
1d975cd9-7d93-49b0-99f0-06722f096058	Breaking Up	Jake and Jane decided to break up.	They tried to stay friends.	It was too difficult.	Jealousy issues came up.	They had to cut ties entirely.
cc25bcf7-fa64-401b-a385-87804a0eff18	Ice Cream and Soda	Janice has a caffeine addiction but doesn't have a lot of money.	She went to the store to see what she could get to satisfy her need.	She ended up buying chocolate ice cream and soda to make a drink.	After getting home she mixed the chocolate ice cream and soda.	Her beverage tasted wonderful and helped her caffeine needs.
eeaa1199-4dd9-4222-8a0d-9faa9d99c7ff	Walking Hardships	A little baby boy named James was just starting to walk.	He loved learning to walk so much that he would giggle as he stood.	Sometimes James would even try to chase his mommy as he played.	One time though James fell because he got too excited as he walked.	As he cried his mother picked him up and kissed him on the cheek.
10c01dba-2a43-448f-b2d9-5b0c3c3d313d	New House	Kate's mom bought a new house.	The house was older.	It wasn't in good shape.	It needed a lot of work.	But she was excited about doing the repairs herself.
ebb57d37-aa75-445e-9c9a-2039f698ee40	Natural Disaster	It had been raining for days.	Sam's house was fairly low.	It flooded within the second day.	Sam had to evacuate on the third day.	The house had to be destroyed.
c38b8809-25e5-477c-8eda-668ccf4e8aa2	Fred Eats A Muffin	Fred wakes up feeling pretty hungry.	He decides to eat a big muffin.	His muffin has blueberries in it.	Fred finishes the whole thing.	Afterwards, he no longer feels hungry.
f221d834-72f9-4c9e-ace9-8543d2e92297	Bean	The man cooked some beans.	It took a lot of time to get them cooked.	He thought that it was a waste of energy.	He read about soaking beans.	It took him a lot less energy with that method.
948c2aac-08b5-4cd5-8026-b70e7ce2726e	fight night	Ed saw a fight in the school cafeteria.	People were taking photos of the fight.	Ed wanted to stop the fight, not take photos.	Ed went in between the two students.	He pushed them aside and stopped the fight.
907b8557-09bd-42ed-87aa-e7b72272a4ba	Playing with My Dog	My dog followed me everywhere, today.	We went exploring in the woods.	He liked to run around the trees and dig through fallen leaves.	I had trouble keeping up.	We played until my mom called us home.
4efb8536-1083-436b-8feb-b5c5268e1829	Favorite Comedy	Ken loved his favorite comedy.	He excitedly showed it to his girlfriend.	She watched it all the way through without laughing.	Ken nervously asked if she liked it.	It was obvious that she didn't.
d5d91c2d-6cfc-49d2-908a-6edd581107dc	Tucker has a ball	Tucker is sitting home one night bored.	He gets a text from his friend Sherry.	She asks him to come out dancing with her.	Tucker agrees and heads out to meet her.	He has a great time out dancing with his friend.
d21cfeb2-11ad-4a75-bc75-77e7b5a590c8	Corina's New Brushes	Corina enjoyed painting.	She needed a new set of paintbrushes.	Corina's birthday was coming up.	For her birthday, her parents bought her a new set of brushes.	Corina was excited to use her new brushes.
4a186870-4323-4dd3-af4c-c3f8ac6c5a26	Mike goes on vacation	Mike had a very stressful job.	He needed a vacation.	So he took one.	He headed to the sunny beaches of mexico.	Mike had a great time on his vacation.
cd5748af-e3b1-44e2-bbb2-7af724385638	Lost Cat	Tammy lost her cat.	She looked everywhere.	Tammy even put up flyers.	Nobody ever actually called.	Eventually Tammy gave up looking.
abc655f9-76de-43cc-a7b3-5fee8d1b34f6	Horrible Letdown	Jake was looking forward to a movie for months.	He was excited by all the previews.	He got early screening tickets.	The movie was not what Jake expected at all.	He was let down and disappointed.
4ae3e013-2c01-4f10-81e7-1dd7dcf48105	Date	The couple went on a date.	The man tried to pay.	The woman grabbed the check.	She insisted on paying.	The man felt frightened at her forward gesture.
c33ddd1c-a9c7-4b7a-9461-395563cbaf89	The Watermelon	My cousin Keith bought a huge watermelon.	Since we were camping we needed a way to keep it cold.	He tied a rope around the melon.	He drifted it in the river.	It got very cold in the water.
87b9bd41-0227-4d7c-ade2-9390ab53c006	Being Conservative	Danny had some food at a fast-food restaurant.	A strange man came into the building.	He approached the fountain drink dispensers.	He held an empty gallon container near the machine.	The dispenser filled up the container.
2d02f175-0070-46b5-a718-61a5dfc84ad9	Rejected Coupon	Craig was excited to go shopping.	He bought a frozen pizza.	At the register he gave them a coupon that halved the price.	Unfortunately it was turned down by the cashier.	Craig realized the coupon was expired.
fe684698-d731-495f-80ae-c13ca5ace672	Fred's divorce	Fred has been married to his wife for 20 years.	Lately things haven't been the same.	Fred is unhappy with the marriage.	They decide to give counseling a chance.	Counseling didn't work and they get divorced.
61de5fd8-8432-4604-b47b-8843fdb8b43f	Marriage	It was the day of Shannon's wedding.	She was terrified, but excited.	She waited in the dressing room until the wedding planner called her.	She walked down the aisle with her father.	When it was time, she said her I do.
3fa5b99d-f11e-4c72-9dfe-3b81434ae5e3	Unusual bloat	Moana normally had a flat stomach.	But for the past few weeks she noticed that she was bloated.	She knew something was wrong so she made a Doctors appointment.	The Doctor suspected she was pregnant so he ordered an ultrasound.	The ultrasound revealed that she was 4 months pregnant.
1bd260cb-cb86-40ab-bb4e-d043199e9e3a	Grocery	Jane need to get something from the store.	But she was late for an appointment.	She grabbed her things quickly and headed to checkout.	She thought it would be quick.	Unfortunately the lines were all the way back to the aisles.
47b376ec-c178-46a9-9f92-ca41946787cb	Birthday Cake	Grandma baked birthday cakes for her grandchildren, every year.	This year, her granddaughter requested a Barbie cake.	Grandma bought a dress mold and a Barbie.	She baked the cake and iced it.	Grandma brought the cake to the party, and her granddaughter loved it.
5a6a9e9b-b85c-4236-96b5-0e7cbcaf90d1	Peter sells pickles	Peter has recently been let go from his job.	Peter doesn't know what he's going to do for money.	So while sitting at his house one day he gets call from his friend.	He offers Peter job selling pickles.	Peter gladly accepts the offer and starts selling pickles.
d055f52f-0183-4ffd-bc80-f98027c112c3	Teddy becomes president	Teddy had a passion.	He had a passion to change his country for better.	So he ran for president.	Teddy told the american people what they wanted to hear.	Teddy got elected and become the president.
122a23b7-b502-430d-bf8c-101d89172cc1	Thunderbird	My dad always told me thunderbirds were classic cars.	I got a silver one when I turned 18.	Everyone at school was jealous the next day.	They sometimes asked to borrow the car.	I told them there was no way that would happen.
90d88b56-e346-4634-b548-1f2c9a00629c	Hard Day's Night	We stayed up all night listening to music.	We watched A Hard Day's Night together.	Then we listened to Beatles songs the rest of the evening.	We had the songs stuck in our heads when we went to bed.	We laid there laughing about how we couldn't stop singing them.
ae47d2b6-3b09-4784-8563-92389726ac3d	Best Friend	I had a best friend of close to ten years.	I'd never known him to date much.	He ended up getting a serious girlfriend who was rude and controlling.	I tried to talk to him about it but must've upset him.	We haven't spoken in years now.
e9cc6c8f-7d7b-48d2-9aa3-645d456ff8b5	Death of a mother	I was around 12 years old.	I told my mother bye as i went to school.	After school later that day my brother picked me up.	He told me and my twin brother our mother had died.	I went home and cried my eyes out.
3c92f3b4-b9e2-4b42-abec-0ab98559f144	Uphill Climb	Jane was playing with friends.	They all decided to run up a hill.	Jane struggled to get up.	Everyone encouraged her to keep going.	Eventually she made it.
c64305f5-8bf4-4b90-b627-4740eceb8cc0	Pipes	Jane moved in and started working on an old house she bought.	When thirsty she went to get a cup of water.	But nothing came out of the faucet.	She went to the basement to discover there were no pipes.	Thieves had stolen the copper pipes from the basement.
799fed92-a770-466e-b1dc-a462722d3210	Battle Rap	Ken wanted to be a rapper.	He practiced often.	He tried to join a local rap battle.	He froze and was embarrassed.	Ken gave up rapping that same day.
bd49a7bf-a975-4885-9e15-c1f57ae05310	Chipped Tooth	Janice arrived on campus.	She parked her car and started to walk towards the main hall.	The double front doors were open when she was nearby.	However, they started to close and smacked her in the face.	Part of her front teeth was chipped off.
3c33d7fd-5887-447a-8b18-7a86bbc0b360	Larry catches his wife	Larry is out with his friends at the bar.	He comes starts feeling sick.	He decides to go home early.	When he gets home he sees a truck in the driveway.	He goes inside and finds his wife with another man.
bb2f8181-f830-4424-a10d-1ac318c3e603	Jasper Loses His Headphones	Jasper loves listening to his headphones every morning.	One day he loses them on the train.	He searches but cannot find them.	Jasper decides to buy a new pair.	He is glad to have headphones again.
e75a1f8a-35b6-4a10-a9f7-dc77dcd5820b	Turtles	I went to the lake the other day.	While I was there I saw a lot of turtles.	I picked up a couple of the turtles and held them.	My parents told me to put them down.	So I put down the turtles.
4b5d2d83-90eb-41c1-8d5e-f5248ce4eaca	Mikes accident	Mike was at a ball game.	He needed a snack.	He went to buy a snack.	On the way back from getting a snack.	Mike fell down and broke his arm.
f3886a7d-f453-4e90-b5ab-4165f1a499d2	Farm Work	Haley enjoys living on the farm.	She has many daily responsibilities.	Her favorite thing to do is feed the animals.	She also likes to ride her horse.	She can't ride her horse until her chores are done.
b3f410a9-d6ee-44fd-abf8-9bb09a722a0d	Strength Training	Abby recently had a physical done by her doctor.	During the visit Abby told her doctor she wanted to tone her body.	Abby's doctor recommended that she do strength training exercises.	After leaving the doctor, Abby researched strength training exercises.	Abby could not wait to see the results of her new exercise regimen.
26f5938a-84eb-4a0e-94a8-ac70f4b23f16	Watch	The man put on his watch.	His watch was not running.	He took his watch off.	He shook the watch.	The watch started running again.
8a13648b-ece0-4a73-9749-2c35f70f7529	Joffrey	I bought a little stuffed giraffe.	He was adorable, and I admired him in the checkout lane.	I took him home to show my little girl.	She fell in love with him on first sight.	She told me she was naming him Joffrey.
1b945f4b-0d92-4495-a3ff-1c275a99dcb4	Kickball	Tonya is the best kickball player in my gym class.	The boys didn't believe her when she said she could kick a home run.	When she stepped up to the plate, she was ready.	She kicked the ball so far that everyone on the bases made it home!	Next time, I want Tanya to be on my team.
dac57141-74d1-4443-829e-0a141e45d570	Baking Cookies	Sam bought a new candle.	He lit it in the middle of the day.	His roommate entered the room excited.	The scent of the candle was fresh cookies.	His roommate was disappointed to not find real cookies.
1d772401-a0c5-4343-9545-50a87f21aee6	Mike	Mike is always taking care of everyone.	He carries a first aid kit in his bag and always has snacks.	Once, I cut my finger when I was climbing a tree.	Mike just pulled out peroxide and a bandage!	It's good to have Mike around.
a68ca99a-b7ad-4b89-8bdc-79932d1bbc92	The Wet Floor	Kate was cleaning the house.	She had just mopped the floor.	Her son came running through the room.	He slipped on the wet floor.	Kate's son broke his arm on the wet floor.
d1fe298e-92f8-4e2c-9cfc-df4caa988740	Good Budgeting	Christy has never set up a budget before in her life.	She was introduced to the concept of envelope budgeting by her friend.	Her friend was in massive debt for most of her life.	Once her friend explained the concept, Christy started using it.	Now she no longer has any credit card debt.
bb8a52cc-0c6e-427c-91ad-3fbdc9dac5a4	Asian purposely left out	Alexa belonged to a crafting facebook group.	She was the only Asian person in the entire group.	The group always posted things to talk about but they ignored her.	She always wanted to know why and finally asked them.	They finally told her they ignored her because she was Asian.
fce4f0d9-6dd1-4f43-abc7-ef16858cc18c	New Neighborhood	Randy hopped out of the moving truck.	He helped his family unload the boxes into their new home.	The rest of the day was spent unpacking and moving furniture.	By night, Randy was exhausted.	He couldn't wait to meet new friends tomorrow.
7047134f-653f-47e0-b49d-9736f3876a71	Clyde breaks his glasses	Clyde is riding home from school.	While getting off the bus he trips.	He breaks his glasses in the process.	Clyde picks his glasses up.	He goes home and tells his parents he broke his glasses.
097e730f-057c-4efd-82bc-d9ef1393b166	Ken gets fired	Ken is a cook.	While at work Ken begins cooking meals.	While cooking a customer notices Ken spitting in their food.	They complain to the manger.	Ken gets fired from his job.
fd18a1e7-7739-4a7f-9e16-367a66fc6034	Glenn comes out	Glenn has been living a lie his whole life.	Glenn was a gay teenager.	Glenn knew he needed to tell his parents his true self.	One evening while having dinner Glenn tells them he is gay.	His parents take the news well and give him a big hug.
108a2ca4-0bf9-437a-8e80-d05c0dfdd95d	The Escape Plan	Jerry was going on a blind date.	He told his friend to call him with an emergency to get out of it.	His friend called at the right time.	Jerry played along.	He left the date early.
477e0bce-1a67-40a6-8beb-57dd1a57f823	Defense System	My brother decided to use the bathroom.	The whole bathroom had a bad odor after he was finished.	The smell diffused throughout the house.	When I noticed the smell, I opened all of the house windows.	Fresh breeze came from outside.
8b09831e-37ca-40bf-aa04-7b883d7fda9e	The Baths	Barry recently visited The British Virgin Islands.	While there, Barry took a trip to a small island named Virgin Gorda.	Barry was amazed with the beautiful beaches, and a rock formation.	The rock formation was called The Baths.	Barry could not wait to visit Virgin Gorda again.
d7cd8d4f-dae2-4e3a-9f45-a485524182da	After Effects	After we fought, we went to sleep.	I had a lot of trouble going to sleep.	I tossed and turned for a long time.	Finally I drifted off, sleeping deeply from exhaustion.	I only slept for 3 hours before getting up for work.
e93a67cb-6ae8-4a11-8186-fe668f05fe88	Donations	Larry never donated to charity.	While shopping he was asked if he would like to.	The cashier seemed pretty forward about it.	Larry relented and agreed.	He felt good about himself for a bit afterward.
d8a3c94a-b3c3-4e13-8a83-05c48dea9fff	Binge Watching	Lisa was watching a new show on Netflix.	She got hooked from the first episode.	Before she knew it she spent all night watching it.	The next day she was tired at work.	She could only think about the show.
e99293ef-b221-4f50-89a6-ecd656e6e968	Moldy Bread	Jake was making a sandwich.	He had all the ingredients ready.	He put everything together.	Right before taking a bit he noticed the moldy bread.	Jake had to throw away the sandwich.
93b88f35-4443-4806-92e9-7c65ccf3a148	Wigs	Jill was known for her beautiful hair.	She always wanted to try different hair colors and haircuts.	But she didn't want to ruin her natural hair.	So her best friend suggested she tried wearing wigs.	Jill bought 10 wigs and she wears them all of the time.
b79e3768-353e-4fe1-9b59-83781cfb59fc	Missed	I forgot to turn my hit monitor on.	I sat there for a long time wishing there was something to do.	I finally realized I had forgotten.	I turned it on quickly.	I then saw that I had missed a really good batch.
ccb6d4fc-6ce0-4fc0-82d0-48ded470de2a	New Laptop	Kate needed to buy a laptop to work while out of town.	She searched online and found one that had free shipping.	She shipped it out of town so it would be there when she arrived.	The shipping estimate was the same day as her arrival date.	She patted herself on the back for being so smart.
e485f093-c74e-4910-8a68-8b48364825ff	Phil panics	Phil gets very nervous on airplanes.	While riding on the plane to see his father.	Phil starts to experience a bit of turbulence.	Phil begins to panic and kick and scream.	Phil is calmed down by a stewardess.
675eca2e-1441-4830-967c-e3adaaa58955	Denial	In 1996, my sister-in-law's son overdosed on drugs.	She got him into rehab.	After a few days he denied having a drug problem, and left.	In 2013, he overdosed and died suddenly.	His mother was devastated.
917ddbc2-7ff2-4412-b0e7-e033bcbf4ba3	The Dark Alley	I was walking home one night after a movie.	I heard a sound coming from a dark alley.	I slowly crept forward to figure out what the sound was.	I saw green eyes staring right at me.	It turns out it was just a hungry cat.
d24557ca-a151-4161-bcde-aed80e6c49c9	Carrots	I went to the store the other day to buy some carrots.	When I got there I found out that all the carrots were really pricey.	I went to the store across the street.	Their carrots were much cheaper.	I think I'll buy my carrots there from now on.
ed823462-e41e-4504-838d-e6543a688026	Roller Derby	Kate always had a violent streak.	She wanted to join a sport that expressed this.	Unfortunately her options were limited.	She joined roller derby without knowing how to skate.	She learned fast and became a great player.
f20a5a10-65ec-423a-b70a-b11c9950062d	Dwight has a problem	Dwight has been let go of his job.	He doesn't know what else he can do.	The job was all he knew how to do.	So Dwight takes up drinking beer to deal with his problem.	Soon enough Dwight becomes addicted and has a serious problem.
70289686-f780-4a19-ae71-ecf582fec18e	Burnt Burger	Carl went out to eat one night.	He ordered a burger medium rare.	When he got it he noticed it was slightly burned.	He told the waiter and they took it back.	Carl got another one just like he wanted.
4b45af04-fe51-4c14-b940-756428196945	Martin writes a book	Martin was an older man with a lot of life experience.	He wanted to put it all in a book.	So he decided to sit down and write one.	He wrote a book about all the things that happened in his life.	He went on to sell his book and made a lot of money from it.
685d05eb-9899-4de1-b57f-02a37c4f79c6	Punishment	I stole the assistant principal's walkie talkie.	He looked for it for days.	He knew someone took it, but didn't know who.	He questioned a kid, and she told on me.	I was paddled and given detention for 2 weeks.
67e1023e-ae1b-4204-a21a-3628db752f84	Bike Light	Before led bike lights, I used battery powered lights.	The batteries wore out too quickly.	I drove forty five minutes in the dark.	I tried a generator, but it never produced much light.	I found an incandescent flashing light which used less energy.
8cbea790-c332-41e6-bb14-eb5453474fac	The Shell	One day at the beach a girl named Anna found a shell.	It was a really rare shell that she had never seen before.	Anna was so excited she rushed to show her friends.	Sadly she dropped the shell as she was running and it shattered.	She stopped to gather the pieces and realized it wasn't smart to run.
deb63915-9d86-4b5c-8ae6-d2a0423161b7	First Tattoo	Sara always wanted a tattoo.	She got one as soon as she was old enough.	It was something sentimental.	It was just the start.	Sara eventually got several more tattoos.
d131d22c-9fa3-48ce-b3a2-6f43a41d4ca1	Pizza Party	Craig took his son to a friend's pizza party.	Craig's son ate a lot of pizza.	Almost too much.	He got sick and had to go home.	Craig apologized and made up for it by giving a good gift.
a8b64a25-fe49-465d-bc3e-9e79e49e1fed	Earl loses his sheep	Earl is a farmer.	On his farm a big storm comes.	The storm scares the sheep away.	Earl tries to go after his sheep but can't catch them.	Earl loses his sleep.
42466ef4-4392-417a-9cda-0d90b6b62199	Scratched Disk	Janet was trying to watch a movie.	The scenes kept skipping and freezing.	She took the disk out of the player.	Janet noticed it was severely scratched.	She had to choose something else to watch instead.
42bee04f-9376-43dd-ab2e-0e3fcdaf914b	Getting Mugged	Jane was walking home at night.	She went by a dark alley.	A stranger leaped out and grabbed her purse.	Jane tried to fight back but couldn't.	She had her pulse stolen.
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Loose Jacket

Janet bought a new jacket.

It fit her a bit loose.

Luckily it was washable.

She decided to shrink it that way.

It worked and fit better.

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Violin

I have played violin for three years.

I love to play my violin.

Last year I joined an orchestra.

I got to play a solo for our concert at the end of the year!

My parents were very proud of me.

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Cornbread

My Mom never ate cornbread as a child.

My Dad is from the South.

He grew up eating cornbread.

My Mom finally learned to make cornbread for my Dad.

That made him very happy!

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Too Early

Sam was supposed to meet friends for dinner.

When he arrived nobody else was there.

He got a table and waited.

Nobody got there for a while.

Sam realized he had gotten the wrong time.

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The job fair

I have been looking for a new job.

My friend told me about a job fair.

I decided to go check it out.

They had a lot of employers there.

I filled out a lot of applications.

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Chimney Sweep

Harry was a chimney sweep.

At most houses, when he brought out his vacuum, the cats would run.

However, at one, the cat was always very interested in everything.

He liked to go to that house.

He made good friends with the cat.

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Date night!

Lea and Sean bought tickets to a painting class.

They painted a picture of the Chicago skyline.

Sean added fireworks to his picture.

After the class, they went to a bar and had cocktails.

It was one of their best dates.

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Connie's New Shoes

Connie was in the mall.

She was shopping for a pair of new shoes.

Connie walked to the shoe store.

She tried on several pairs of shoes.

Connie decided on a pair of heels.

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Getting More Beer

Sam had been drinking all afternoon.

He decided to get more beer.

Unfortunately he was too drunk to drive.

He decided to take a nap instead.

Sam wound up sleeping through the night.

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Hot Air Balloon Ride

Sarah wanted to go on a hot air balloon.

Her boyfriend was afraid of heights.

Sarah convinced him to go up anyway.

He clung to the edge with an intense grip.

Sarah thought it was funny and laughed at him.

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The Board

Jane was in class as her teacher gave a lesson.

The teacher wrote a question on the chalkboard.

Jane couldn't quite make it out.

She was having a hard time seeing this far away.

She realized she would need to move to a closer desk.

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Wrong Funeral

Jerry was guilted into going to his aunt's funeral.

He barely knew her.

Once there he didn't recognize anybody.

He eventually realized he was at the wrong funeral.

He wound up missing the proper one entirely.

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Getting Sick

Sam felt bad.

He went to the doctor.

The doctor told Sam he had a cold.

Sam took a couple of days off.

He drank lots of liquids and felt better after a while.

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The Intervention

Kim had a drinking problem.

Her friends and family got together to help.

They all talked to Kim and tried to be comforting.

Kim understood they were right.

She decided to seek recovery therapy.

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Kara's Day at the Fair

Kara and her friend Jill loved the county fair.

They go to the fair every year.

The girls have fun on the rides.

They eat cotton candy and hot dogs.

They always have a wonderful time.

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Stiff neck

Kate slept on a couch in a suite in Las Vegas.

There weren't enough beds for everyone.

Kate was always stiff after a night of sleeping on a couch.

However today she only had a slightly stiff neck.

Over all she was happy to be in pretty good shape.

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Nap During Lecture

My teacher was going over yesterday's homework.

She's writing the solutions on the board.

Afterwards, she started to discuss today's lesson.

I was drowsy.

I fell asleep in class.

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Breaking Up

Jake and Jane decided to break up.

They tried to stay friends.

It was too difficult.

Jealousy issues came up.

They had to cut ties entirely.

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Ice Cream and Soda

Janice has a caffeine addiction but doesn't have a lot of money.

She went to the store to see what she could get to satisfy her need.

She ended up buying chocolate ice cream and soda to make a drink.

After getting home she mixed the chocolate ice cream and soda.

Her beverage tasted wonderful and helped her caffeine needs.

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Walking Hardships

A little baby boy named James was just starting to walk.

He loved learning to walk so much that he would giggle as he stood.

Sometimes James would even try to chase his mommy as he played.

One time though James fell because he got too excited as he walked.

As he cried his mother picked him up and kissed him on the cheek.

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New House

Kate's mom bought a new house.

The house was older.

It wasn't in good shape.

It needed a lot of work.

But she was excited about doing the repairs herself.

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Natural Disaster

It had been raining for days.

Sam's house was fairly low.

It flooded within the second day.

Sam had to evacuate on the third day.

The house had to be destroyed.

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Fred Eats A Muffin

Fred wakes up feeling pretty hungry.

He decides to eat a big muffin.

His muffin has blueberries in it.

Fred finishes the whole thing.

Afterwards, he no longer feels hungry.

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Bean

The man cooked some beans.

It took a lot of time to get them cooked.

He thought that it was a waste of energy.

He read about soaking beans.

It took him a lot less energy with that method.

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fight night

Ed saw a fight in the school cafeteria.

People were taking photos of the fight.

Ed wanted to stop the fight, not take photos.

Ed went in between the two students.

He pushed them aside and stopped the fight.

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Playing with My Dog

My dog followed me everywhere, today.

We went exploring in the woods.

He liked to run around the trees and dig through fallen leaves.

I had trouble keeping up.

We played until my mom called us home.

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Favorite Comedy

Ken loved his favorite comedy.

He excitedly showed it to his girlfriend.

She watched it all the way through without laughing.

Ken nervously asked if she liked it.

It was obvious that she didn't.

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Tucker has a ball

Tucker is sitting home one night bored.

He gets a text from his friend Sherry.

She asks him to come out dancing with her.

Tucker agrees and heads out to meet her.

He has a great time out dancing with his friend.

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Corina's New Brushes

Corina enjoyed painting.

She needed a new set of paintbrushes.

Corina's birthday was coming up.

For her birthday, her parents bought her a new set of brushes.

Corina was excited to use her new brushes.

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Mike goes on vacation

Mike had a very stressful job.

He needed a vacation.

So he took one.

He headed to the sunny beaches of mexico.

Mike had a great time on his vacation.

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Lost Cat

Tammy lost her cat.

She looked everywhere.

Tammy even put up flyers.

Nobody ever actually called.

Eventually Tammy gave up looking.

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Horrible Letdown

Jake was looking forward to a movie for months.

He was excited by all the previews.

He got early screening tickets.

The movie was not what Jake expected at all.

He was let down and disappointed.

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Date

The couple went on a date.

The man tried to pay.

The woman grabbed the check.

She insisted on paying.

The man felt frightened at her forward gesture.

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The Watermelon

My cousin Keith bought a huge watermelon.

Since we were camping we needed a way to keep it cold.

He tied a rope around the melon.

He drifted it in the river.

It got very cold in the water.

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Being Conservative

Danny had some food at a fast-food restaurant.

A strange man came into the building.

He approached the fountain drink dispensers.

He held an empty gallon container near the machine.

The dispenser filled up the container.

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Rejected Coupon

Craig was excited to go shopping.

He bought a frozen pizza.

At the register he gave them a coupon that halved the price.

Unfortunately it was turned down by the cashier.

Craig realized the coupon was expired.

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Fred's divorce

Fred has been married to his wife for 20 years.

Lately things haven't been the same.

Fred is unhappy with the marriage.

They decide to give counseling a chance.

Counseling didn't work and they get divorced.

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Marriage

It was the day of Shannon's wedding.

She was terrified, but excited.

She waited in the dressing room until the wedding planner called her.

She walked down the aisle with her father.

When it was time, she said her I do.

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Unusual bloat

Moana normally had a flat stomach.

But for the past few weeks she noticed that she was bloated.

She knew something was wrong so she made a Doctors appointment.

The Doctor suspected she was pregnant so he ordered an ultrasound.

The ultrasound revealed that she was 4 months pregnant.

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Grocery

Jane need to get something from the store.

But she was late for an appointment.

She grabbed her things quickly and headed to checkout.

She thought it would be quick.

Unfortunately the lines were all the way back to the aisles.

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Birthday Cake

Grandma baked birthday cakes for her grandchildren, every year.

This year, her granddaughter requested a Barbie cake.

Grandma bought a dress mold and a Barbie.

She baked the cake and iced it.

Grandma brought the cake to the party, and her granddaughter loved it.

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Peter sells pickles

Peter has recently been let go from his job.

Peter doesn't know what he's going to do for money.

So while sitting at his house one day he gets call from his friend.

He offers Peter job selling pickles.

Peter gladly accepts the offer and starts selling pickles.

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Teddy becomes president

Teddy had a passion.

He had a passion to change his country for better.

So he ran for president.

Teddy told the american people what they wanted to hear.

Teddy got elected and become the president.

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Thunderbird

My dad always told me thunderbirds were classic cars.

I got a silver one when I turned 18.

Everyone at school was jealous the next day.

They sometimes asked to borrow the car.

I told them there was no way that would happen.

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Hard Day's Night

We stayed up all night listening to music.

We watched A Hard Day's Night together.

Then we listened to Beatles songs the rest of the evening.

We had the songs stuck in our heads when we went to bed.

We laid there laughing about how we couldn't stop singing them.

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Best Friend

I had a best friend of close to ten years.

I'd never known him to date much.

He ended up getting a serious girlfriend who was rude and controlling.

I tried to talk to him about it but must've upset him.

We haven't spoken in years now.

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Death of a mother

I was around 12 years old.

I told my mother bye as i went to school.

After school later that day my brother picked me up.

He told me and my twin brother our mother had died.

I went home and cried my eyes out.

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Uphill Climb

Jane was playing with friends.

They all decided to run up a hill.

Jane struggled to get up.

Everyone encouraged her to keep going.

Eventually she made it.

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Pipes

Jane moved in and started working on an old house she bought.

When thirsty she went to get a cup of water.

But nothing came out of the faucet.

She went to the basement to discover there were no pipes.

Thieves had stolen the copper pipes from the basement.

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Battle Rap

Ken wanted to be a rapper.

He practiced often.

He tried to join a local rap battle.

He froze and was embarrassed.

Ken gave up rapping that same day.

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Chipped Tooth

Janice arrived on campus.

She parked her car and started to walk towards the main hall.

The double front doors were open when she was nearby.

However, they started to close and smacked her in the face.

Part of her front teeth was chipped off.

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Larry catches his wife

Larry is out with his friends at the bar.

He comes starts feeling sick.

He decides to go home early.

When he gets home he sees a truck in the driveway.

He goes inside and finds his wife with another man.

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Jasper Loses His Headphones

Jasper loves listening to his headphones every morning.

One day he loses them on the train.

He searches but cannot find them.

Jasper decides to buy a new pair.

He is glad to have headphones again.

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Turtles

I went to the lake the other day.

While I was there I saw a lot of turtles.

I picked up a couple of the turtles and held them.

My parents told me to put them down.

So I put down the turtles.

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Mikes accident

Mike was at a ball game.

He needed a snack.

He went to buy a snack.

On the way back from getting a snack.

Mike fell down and broke his arm.

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Farm Work

Haley enjoys living on the farm.

She has many daily responsibilities.

Her favorite thing to do is feed the animals.

She also likes to ride her horse.

She can't ride her horse until her chores are done.

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Strength Training

Abby recently had a physical done by her doctor.

During the visit Abby told her doctor she wanted to tone her body.

Abby's doctor recommended that she do strength training exercises.

After leaving the doctor, Abby researched strength training exercises.

Abby could not wait to see the results of her new exercise regimen.

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Watch

The man put on his watch.

His watch was not running.

He took his watch off.

He shook the watch.

The watch started running again.

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Joffrey

I bought a little stuffed giraffe.

He was adorable, and I admired him in the checkout lane.

I took him home to show my little girl.

She fell in love with him on first sight.

She told me she was naming him Joffrey.

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Kickball

Tonya is the best kickball player in my gym class.

The boys didn't believe her when she said she could kick a home run.

When she stepped up to the plate, she was ready.

She kicked the ball so far that everyone on the bases made it home!

Next time, I want Tanya to be on my team.

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Baking Cookies

Sam bought a new candle.

He lit it in the middle of the day.

His roommate entered the room excited.

The scent of the candle was fresh cookies.

His roommate was disappointed to not find real cookies.

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Mike

Mike is always taking care of everyone.

He carries a first aid kit in his bag and always has snacks.

Once, I cut my finger when I was climbing a tree.

Mike just pulled out peroxide and a bandage!

It's good to have Mike around.

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The Wet Floor

Kate was cleaning the house.

She had just mopped the floor.

Her son came running through the room.

He slipped on the wet floor.

Kate's son broke his arm on the wet floor.

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Good Budgeting

Christy has never set up a budget before in her life.

She was introduced to the concept of envelope budgeting by her friend.

Her friend was in massive debt for most of her life.

Once her friend explained the concept, Christy started using it.

Now she no longer has any credit card debt.

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Asian purposely left out

Alexa belonged to a crafting facebook group.

She was the only Asian person in the entire group.

The group always posted things to talk about but they ignored her.

She always wanted to know why and finally asked them.

They finally told her they ignored her because she was Asian.

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New Neighborhood

Randy hopped out of the moving truck.

He helped his family unload the boxes into their new home.

The rest of the day was spent unpacking and moving furniture.

By night, Randy was exhausted.

He couldn't wait to meet new friends tomorrow.

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Clyde breaks his glasses

Clyde is riding home from school.

While getting off the bus he trips.

He breaks his glasses in the process.

Clyde picks his glasses up.

He goes home and tells his parents he broke his glasses.

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Ken gets fired

Ken is a cook.

While at work Ken begins cooking meals.

While cooking a customer notices Ken spitting in their food.

They complain to the manger.

Ken gets fired from his job.

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Glenn comes out

Glenn has been living a lie his whole life.

Glenn was a gay teenager.

Glenn knew he needed to tell his parents his true self.

One evening while having dinner Glenn tells them he is gay.

His parents take the news well and give him a big hug.

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The Escape Plan

Jerry was going on a blind date.

He told his friend to call him with an emergency to get out of it.

His friend called at the right time.

Jerry played along.

He left the date early.

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Defense System

My brother decided to use the bathroom.

The whole bathroom had a bad odor after he was finished.

The smell diffused throughout the house.

When I noticed the smell, I opened all of the house windows.

Fresh breeze came from outside.

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The Baths

Barry recently visited The British Virgin Islands.

While there, Barry took a trip to a small island named Virgin Gorda.

Barry was amazed with the beautiful beaches, and a rock formation.

The rock formation was called The Baths.

Barry could not wait to visit Virgin Gorda again.

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After Effects

After we fought, we went to sleep.

I had a lot of trouble going to sleep.

I tossed and turned for a long time.

Finally I drifted off, sleeping deeply from exhaustion.

I only slept for 3 hours before getting up for work.

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Donations

Larry never donated to charity.

While shopping he was asked if he would like to.

The cashier seemed pretty forward about it.

Larry relented and agreed.

He felt good about himself for a bit afterward.

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Binge Watching

Lisa was watching a new show on Netflix.

She got hooked from the first episode.

Before she knew it she spent all night watching it.

The next day she was tired at work.

She could only think about the show.

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Moldy Bread

Jake was making a sandwich.

He had all the ingredients ready.

He put everything together.

Right before taking a bit he noticed the moldy bread.

Jake had to throw away the sandwich.

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Wigs

Jill was known for her beautiful hair.

She always wanted to try different hair colors and haircuts.

But she didn't want to ruin her natural hair.

So her best friend suggested she tried wearing wigs.

Jill bought 10 wigs and she wears them all of the time.

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Missed

I forgot to turn my hit monitor on.

I sat there for a long time wishing there was something to do.

I finally realized I had forgotten.

I turned it on quickly.

I then saw that I had missed a really good batch.

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New Laptop

Kate needed to buy a laptop to work while out of town.

She searched online and found one that had free shipping.

She shipped it out of town so it would be there when she arrived.

The shipping estimate was the same day as her arrival date.

She patted herself on the back for being so smart.

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Phil panics

Phil gets very nervous on airplanes.

While riding on the plane to see his father.

Phil starts to experience a bit of turbulence.

Phil begins to panic and kick and scream.

Phil is calmed down by a stewardess.

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Denial

In 1996, my sister-in-law's son overdosed on drugs.

She got him into rehab.

After a few days he denied having a drug problem, and left.

In 2013, he overdosed and died suddenly.

His mother was devastated.

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The Dark Alley

I was walking home one night after a movie.

I heard a sound coming from a dark alley.

I slowly crept forward to figure out what the sound was.

I saw green eyes staring right at me.

It turns out it was just a hungry cat.

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Carrots

I went to the store the other day to buy some carrots.

When I got there I found out that all the carrots were really pricey.

I went to the store across the street.

Their carrots were much cheaper.

I think I'll buy my carrots there from now on.

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Roller Derby

Kate always had a violent streak.

She wanted to join a sport that expressed this.

Unfortunately her options were limited.

She joined roller derby without knowing how to skate.

She learned fast and became a great player.

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Dwight has a problem

Dwight has been let go of his job.

He doesn't know what else he can do.

The job was all he knew how to do.

So Dwight takes up drinking beer to deal with his problem.

Soon enough Dwight becomes addicted and has a serious problem.

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Burnt Burger

Carl went out to eat one night.

He ordered a burger medium rare.

When he got it he noticed it was slightly burned.

He told the waiter and they took it back.

Carl got another one just like he wanted.

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Martin writes a book

Martin was an older man with a lot of life experience.

He wanted to put it all in a book.

So he decided to sit down and write one.

He wrote a book about all the things that happened in his life.

He went on to sell his book and made a lot of money from it.

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Punishment

I stole the assistant principal's walkie talkie.

He looked for it for days.

He knew someone took it, but didn't know who.

He questioned a kid, and she told on me.

I was paddled and given detention for 2 weeks.

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Bike Light

Before led bike lights, I used battery powered lights.

The batteries wore out too quickly.

I drove forty five minutes in the dark.

I tried a generator, but it never produced much light.

I found an incandescent flashing light which used less energy.

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The Shell

One day at the beach a girl named Anna found a shell.

It was a really rare shell that she had never seen before.

Anna was so excited she rushed to show her friends.

Sadly she dropped the shell as she was running and it shattered.

She stopped to gather the pieces and realized it wasn't smart to run.

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First Tattoo

Sara always wanted a tattoo.

She got one as soon as she was old enough.

It was something sentimental.

It was just the start.

Sara eventually got several more tattoos.

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Pizza Party

Craig took his son to a friend's pizza party.

Craig's son ate a lot of pizza.

Almost too much.

He got sick and had to go home.

Craig apologized and made up for it by giving a good gift.

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Earl loses his sheep

Earl is a farmer.

On his farm a big storm comes.

The storm scares the sheep away.

Earl tries to go after his sheep but can't catch them.

Earl loses his sleep.

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Scratched Disk

Janet was trying to watch a movie.

The scenes kept skipping and freezing.

She took the disk out of the player.

Janet noticed it was severely scratched.

She had to choose something else to watch instead.

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Getting Mugged

Jane was walking home at night.

She went by a dark alley.

A stranger leaped out and grabbed her purse.

Jane tried to fight back but couldn't.

She had her pulse stolen.

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Fan

The fan hummed.

A bee flew into the fan.

The fan made a different noise.

That scared the cat.

The cat knocked over the fan.

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Ants in the Shed

Jamie went to the shed to get his beach chairs.

There were ants crawling all over the shed.

He immediately left and went to the hardware store.

There, he bought ant block, as well as ant bait.

He went home and set everything up to get rid of the ants.

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Employee Record

Tom had worked as a mailman his entire life.

He had never missed a single day of work.

He broke the record for twenty consecutive years.

He was given a plaque and a raise.

Tom felt honored.

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Winning the Title

Gary had practiced mixed martial arts his whole life.

He finally got the chance to fight for a championship.

His opponent was tough, but beatable.

Gary trained and studied his opponent.

He was able to pull off a close victory.

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Priorities

Derek felt unfulfilled.

He had focused his life around work.

Derek found himself wanting to slow down with a family.

Derek didn't want to remember only working his entire life.

He asked his best friend out on a date.