Some people stood on the small pier. They saw a boat approach. The boat was approaching fast. The boat was approaching the small pier. Was the boat going to stop? People started running. They started running off the pier. They were worried. They were...
He dropped his toothbrush. It fell on the floor. He picked up his toothbrush. He rinsed it off. He brushed his teeth. He rinsed his mouth. He walked out of the bathroom. He sat on his bed. He felt something. It was under the sheet. He took the sheet...
He called up the post office. Where is my package? he asked. What is the tracking number? the postal worker asked. He told her the tracking number. She said, Your package is at the main post office. You can pick it up anytime. He said, I dont want to...
He couldnt find his pen. Where is my pen, he wondered. He looked for his pen. It was on top of the microwave. He couldnt find his cell phone. Where is my cell phone, he wondered. He looked for his cell phone. It was on top of the TV. He couldnt find...
The days were hot. The nights were hot. He turned on the living room fan. He turned on the dining room fan. Both fans were on high speed. They made a lot of noise. But they didnt blow cool air. They blew hot air. They blew hot air everywhere. He turn...
His laptop sat on his desk. His laptop always overheated. It always overheated quickly. How could he keep it cool? He turned on his living room fan. It cooled his laptop. But the fan blew dust around. It blew paper around. He turned off his living ro...
Alex wanted to become a citizen. He signed up for a citizenship class. He went to the first class. The teacher spoke only Spanish. All the other students spoke only Spanish. Alex spoke Spanish, too. He asked the teacher, Why are you speaking Spanish?...
The man walked into a bank. He wore a hoody. He wore gloves. It was summertime. It was hot outside. No one else was wearing a hoody. No one else was wearing gloves. The bank guard looked at the man. Why are you wearing a hoody? the bank guard asked....
The police chief said crime was down. Crime is down, said police chief Braddon. He talked to TV reporters. He talked to newspaper reporters. He talked to radio reporters. He was proud. Im proud, he said. Our police are doing a good job. Im proud of o...
Im not coming to this art fair again, said Molly. Why arent you coming to this art fair again? asked Teri. There arent enough visitors, Molly said. Thats for sure, said Teri. There arent enough visitors spending money. Thats for sure, said Molly. Vis...
It was time for the annual blood drive. He told his girlfriend, Im going to give blood tomorrow. She said, Dont do that. You could get a disease. He asked, I could get a disease? How could I get a disease? She said, You never know. What if a nurse tr...
He stopped at the motel. It was late at night. It was almost midnight. He asked the motel clerk, Do you have a vacant room? She said she had a vacant room. He asked how much it was. She said it was $100 for the night. But the night is half over, he s...
Brad was angry. He was angry at the apartment building manager. The apartment building manager had kicked him out. If you cant pay the rent, the manager said, I have to kick you out. But I always pay the rent on time, Brad said. Thats nice, but youre...
Many homeless people were sitting on the sidewalk. A young man walked up to each homeless person. He gave each person a flier. The flier was from a trade school. The flier described a class. The trade school was offering a barber class. The class was...
He lived in a nursing home. I dont have anything to do, he told the nurse. Why dont you watch TV? she asked. I hate watching TV. TV is nothing but reruns, he said. Why dont you play chess? she asked. I hate playing chess, he said. I always lose. Why...
