No one will ever marry me, said Paula. Of course someone will marry you, said her sister Joan. Paula said she wasnt pretty. A man wants to marry a pretty woman. I think youre pretty. Some man will marry you. Look at Mama, said Joan. Mama is not a pre...
Victor never won at anything. He played Monopoly. He lost at Monopoly. He played Scrabble. He lost at Scrabble. He played checkers. He lost at checkers. He played chess. He lost at chess. He played tennis. He lost at tennis. His dad told him not to w...
I dont like John, she told her husband. Why dont you like John? he asked his wife. She said that John said bad things about Americans. He said Americans are lazy. He said Americans are greedy. He said Americans are selfish. He said Americans are unfr...
Jake and Larry are brothers. They used to be friends. They used to talk to each other. But now they arent friends. Now they dont talk to each other. They have a problem. The problem is money. Jake had borrowed $500 from Larry. Larry had lent $500 to...
Annie, set the table, please, said Mom. Its time for dinner. Annie said it wasnt her week to set the table. It was her week to clear the table. She said it was Lisas week to set the table. Lisa was in the living room. Lisa was playing with the dog in...
It was Jennys fourth birthday. She was four years old. Her mom baked a cake for her. Her mom baked a chocolate cake for her. The cake had two layers. Her mom put vanilla frosting on the bottom layer. Her mom put vanilla frosting on the top layer. Her...
The emergency number is 911. The emergency number is for emergencies. An emergency is a fire. An emergency is a crime. An emergency is an accident. Steve dialed 911. What is your emergency? asked the dispatcher. They put a tomato on my hamburger, sai...
Brian didnt have cable TV. He didnt have satellite TV. He had an antenna for his TV. He had an indoor antenna. But it was an old antenna. The reception was bad. He needed to buy a new antenna. He went to Best Buy. The antennas were in boxes. He looke...
It was the first day of school. Pete was in the first grade. He got on the school bus. It was a big yellow school bus. He did not know the kids on the bus. The kids on the bus did not know him. Many kids were talking. They were talking with one anoth...
It was Halloween, the last day of October. It was October 31. Halloween was Freddys favorite day. He liked Halloween better than Christmas. He liked Halloween better than his birthday. Halloween was dress-up day. Halloween was costume day. Halloween...
