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The Golden Boot Once upon a time there was a little girl named Ella. She lived in a little cottage with her stepmother and her three step-sisters. They were known as Sister Attila, Sister Etta, and Sister Ina. Their dear mother was named Anna. All i
My Strange Experience It was the morning after the night before. I was aroused by the sound of the stereo from downstairs and the smell of bacon permeated the air. Usually such an odor would be from paradise, but not today, for my throat was thirsty
The Sign Makers Do the Sign Makers control us? They must have quite a profitable income and prestige. I wonder if they are the ones down the street with the large houses. I feel jealous. If I had thought about it when I was younger, I would have poi
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
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
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
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.
He looked in the mirror. What were all those red spots on his face? Every morning he had fresh red spots on his face. Were they insect bites? Were insects biting him at night? What were those red spots? They would usually disappear in a few hours. Th
There was something wrong with his leg. It burned. But it burned in one spot only. He didnt know what was wrong. The spot was smaller than a dime. It was on the back of his leg. He picked up a hand mirror. He used the hand mirror to look at the back
Charles found a glass bottle. He found the glass bottle in his back yard. It was a pretty glass bottle. It was dark green. He looked inside the dark green bottle. He couldnt see anything. He shook the bottle. Something came out of the bottle. It land
Flu shots cost $20 at the drugstore. Only a few people are buying the flu shots. There are no long lines. No one is waiting in line. If you want the flu shot, pay $20. You dont have to wait in line. You can get the flu shot immediately. The mayor ann
The fox was brown. The fox was quick. The dog was brown. The dog was lazy. You are a lazy dog, said the fox. Yes, I am a lazy dog, said the dog. Why are you a lazy dog? asked the fox. Why not? asked the dog. My owner feeds me. My owner takes me out f
The mayor was in a hurry. He was late. He drove his car faster. He didnt want to miss his plane. The traffic light was red. He went through the red traffic light. Im glad no police are around, he thought. He heard a siren. He saw a red light behind h
A new neighbor moved in. Will the new neighbor be quiet, Liz wondered. The new neighbor wasnt quiet. The new neighbor was loud. He played his TV loud. He played his music loud. He talked on the phone loud. Loud, loud, loud! He slammed the door when h
Each September volunteers clean up the beach. Hundreds of volunteers clean up the beach. They carry empty trash bags. They pick up trash. They fill up the trash bags. They fill up hundreds of trash bags. They put all the trash bags into trucks. The t
Brian sat down for dinner. He sat down in the chair. He sat down at the table. He looked at his white plate. He looked at his silver fork. He looked at his silver spoon. His dad said, Pass me your plate, Brian. His dad put white rice on the plate. Hi
Jennifer pulled the trash can out to the street. She pulled the trash can out to the street on Monday morning. Monday was trash day. The trash truck came to her house. The truck had a metal arm. The metal arm picked up the trash can. It raised the tr
Mark bought a new car last week. He is happy with his new car. He got a good deal on his new car. It was on sale. His new car is green. The four tires are black. His new car has four doors. It has one trunk. The spare tire is in the trunk. All new ca
Dorothy will be ten years old next month. She is excited. Ten years old is very old. She will not be a little kid anymore. A nine-year-old kid is just a little kid. A ten-year-old kid is almost an adult. Nine is only one number, but 10 is two numbers
Margaret was a small girl. She was a little girl. All her friends were taller than her. She was shorter than all her friends. She wanted to be tall. Her mom told her not to worry. One day Margaret would be tall. One day she would be taller than her f