Kara was picking apples from her family’s orchard to sell at the fair. Her school was going to have a booth there. All of the profits would go to buy new playground equipment for her school’s playground. It was fun at first, but now it was just tedious. Four hours of picking apples was just no fun.

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Ted was embarrassed when his dad mowed the lawn. The lawnmower he always used had once belonged to his grandfather. It was a real dinosaur. It was made in 1954, and wasn’t even that sharp any more. His dad always complained after using it, and said he really did need to get a new one. He never did.

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Rickie loved almost everything his mom made for dinner. He was a big fan of her spaghetti, he loved her baked beans, and he couldn’t get enough of her home made bread! However, he abhorred her purple broccoli and pea surprise. He didn’t think it was any surprise at all. It was more like a kick in the head!

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Don didn’t think he would ever be able to put his model ship together. He had already made one mistake after another. He had been working on it for over a month, and most of it was still in the box. He was starting to get a headache about the whole thing. He decided he would not give up! He was going to persevere until he got it right!.

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When Fred was hired to help clear out the local garbage dump he didn’t realize it would take over a year. He would need to work at least 12 hours every day too! There were all kinds of things that had been dumped there over the years. Some of the old cars in the dump weighed over three thousand pounds. It was a herculean task! He would have to find some pretty big equipment to get the job done.

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Hal loved to look at himself in the mirror. He loved his hair. He loved his face, and he thought his teeth were perfect. He took almost an hour every morning to choose the clothes that would look the best on him. When he walked down the street, he looked into each window and smiled to himself. He carried a mirror with him all the time. He pulled it out to look at himself, even when he was talking to someone. Everyone he knew thought he was a narcissist.

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Frank woke up in the middle of the night. His stomach was rumbling. He decided that the only thing that would help, was to get up and go to the kitchen. He wasn’t sure what was in the refrigerator. He hadn’t been shopping for over two weeks. When he opened the door, he let out a big sigh. “This isn’t good at all. I’m as hungry as a bear,” he thought.

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Sara had been taking dancing lessons for almost two years. She loved every minute of it. She would practice for hours on the weekend, and at least an hour every night during the week. Last week was her first dancing recital. She worked on every step, so she could make it as smooth and beautiful as she could. When she danced, everyone said she seemed to float across the floor.

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Paul was in a hurry. He could hardly wait to get to the zoo. His dad had promised him all week that they would go to see the new giraffe at the zoo on Saturday. Saturday was finally here! His dad was always slow to finally get into the car. It seemed like there was always one more thing to do. Finally, after waiting at the door for 15 minutes, Paul yelled, “Shake a leg Dad! We’re late!”

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Tina wanted to be class president more than anything. She put up signs, talked to everyone in her class, and made sure she told everyone what she wanted to do as president. She had a lot of friends, so she gave them signs to put up all over the school. When she didn’t win, she stopped talking to most of her friends. She became angry with people easily. Her best friend said, “Stop it, Tina! You just have sour grapes!”

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Max was down in the dumps after his last science test. He had never gotten an “F” before in science. He thought he had studied enough. He hadn’t. He knew it was his own fault. The next time he would have to do a lot better job.

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Mike has an interview with a new car company this afternoon. He is very nervous because the company was started by Jack Jones, a titan of the the car industry. Mr. Jones is known and respected by everyone. His interview is with Jack Jones! He hopes he won’t flub up the interview because he is so nervous!

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It is important to eat foods that are beneficial to your health. These foods include vegetables and fruits. Without food that is good for your body, it is easy to get sick, and not have much energy.

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Jacob was in a big hurry to get home, but the highway was a parking lot. He had a repair man at his house waiting for him! He would never get home in time!

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