Lucy and her sister Mary got new bikes for their birthday. Mary’s bike had training wheels while Lucy’s bike didn’t. Both 14 girls enjoyed riding their bikes in the afternoon when they got home from school. One day, Mary decided she was ready to get her training wheels taken off. Her dad took them off and helped Mary ride her bike without her training wheels. He held on to Mary’s bike till she was able to ride alone. Suddenly, Mary fell off her bike! Mary got scraped on her hands and knees. Lucy and her dad quickly ran to help Mary get up. Mary cried a little, but felt strong and didn’t want to give up on learning how to ride her bike without training wheels.

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Last Saturday, my family and I visited the local aquarium. I was very excited to go there for the first time. First, we saw the sting rays. I was able to touch them, they felt very slimy. Next, we saw the sea turtles. They swam gracefully in their tank. After I watched the turtles swim, I looked back and I did not see my family! I tried to stay calm, but I couldn’t help feeling scared. Then, I remembered my mom saying she wanted to go see the dolphins. I decided to go there to look for my parents. Luckily, as I arrived at the dolphin pool, I was able to spot my parents. My mom was already worriedly asking an employee to help find me! She gave me a huge hug when she saw me. After that, she held onto my hand as we enjoyed the rest of the aquarium.

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Larry and his little sister Ana went to enjoy an afternoon at the park last Sunday with their parents. First, Larry and Ana went to the slide. Then, they played with the swings. While they were at swings, a stray dog wondered around. It was a brown puppy that had no collar. Larry and Ana left the swings to go play with the puppy. Both kids went to pet the puppy. The puppy was very playful. They decided to keep the puppy since it seemed it didn’t have an owner. When it was time to go home, Larryand Ana’s parents told them that they could not keep the puppy. Larry and Ana felt sad. They left the park and couldn’t help but only think of the puppy they were playing with. Larry wished he could have kept the puppy.

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Victor got a new skateboard for his birthday. He couldn’t wait to try it out in his street. He took it out to the drive way and got on it for the first time. He felt a little scared, but knew he had to learn. Victor started out slowly at first, then as he gained more confidence with his skateboard, he decided to go a little faster. All of a sudden, Victor was on the ground with a scraped knee and hand. Victor had fallen down! His father rushed to help him get up, but Victor did not cry. He wanted to let his dad know that he was not going to let this fall scare him from learning to use a skateboard.

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School elections were next week. Mary had tried her best trying to convince her classmates to vote for her. She was running for school president. Mary had prepared a great election speech. Her friends made election posters and displayed them in all the halls throughout her school. School elections were set to be on Friday. The day finally arrived, everyone in school was eager to go vote. By the end of the day, the principal made an announcement. Mary had won the election and would be the new president for the school! She jumped with joy when she heard the announcement.

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Pablo and Nancy are in the same classroom. On Monday, Pablo forgot to take his homework home. He became worried the moment he learned he forgot his homework at school. Luckily, his friend Nancy, who is also his next door neighbor, had her homework calendar. He was able to read what the assigned homework was for Monday and he managed to do his homework. On Tuesday morning, when his teacher asked to check his homework, Pablo he had it all done!

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Susan asked her mom for an ice cream cone when she was at the park on a hot summer afternoon. The ice cream truck had just parked to sell ice cream. Susan’s mom gave her money for an ice cream. On her way back from buying the ice cream cone, Susan tripped and her ice cream fell to the ground. Her ice cream quickly started to melt and Susan began to cry. Luckily, the ice cream truck was still parked at the park and Susan ’s mom was able to buy her another ice cream cone.

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On the first day of school, Brenda felt very nervous to go into her classroom since it was a new school for her. She was afraid that she would not have any friends to talk too. She was also scared to meet her new teacher. Her mom walked her into her new classroom. As she walked inside her classroom, she was greeted by a nice and charming teacher. On every desk was an apple with a tag that said, “Welcome to your new classroom!” A girl quickly came up to Brenda and told her to sit next to her desk. By lunch time, Brenda had made several new friends.

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Lori’s mom was running late in the morning to go to work. Before she left the house, she needed to feed her two outdoor cats. When she opened the back door, both cats came running indoors. She managed to get one cat to go out of the house, but the other cat didn’t want to go outside. Lori’s mom was running even more late. Finally, the second cat went outside to eat his food. Lori’s mom finally locked the door and went to her car. When she started the car, she saw that she had very little gas! Lori’s mom would definitely be late to work since she had to make a quick stop at the gas station for gas.

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On Saturday morning, Rick had a baseball game at the park. His parents took him early so he could practice. This game would determine if his team would win the championship. Rick was up next to bat. His hands were sweaty and his heart was pounding. He had to hit the ball and run to first base. All bases were full and his team was about to make the winning homerun. Suddenly, Rick hit the ball and quickly ran safely to first base while his team member, who was in third base, made the final homerun. Rick’s team won the championship game!

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Tony woke up feeling very excited because it was his birthday. His parents had planned a birthday party for him at a party place. He had invited several of his school friends to his party. The night before he had helped his mom organize all the candy bags for the party. He couldn’t wait for it to get started. His mom had ordered a birthday cake of his favorite super hero character and bought balloons to decorate. During the party, Tony had fun playing with his school friends. After they played, Tony’s friends and family sang happy birthday to him as he cut his cake. Tony had the best party ever.

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