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He bought some ties at Daffy's. Marked Final Sale, they were only $15 each. Originally, they were $100 each. Who would pay $100 for a tie, he wondered. He bought five of them. He went home. He showed them to his wife. She didn't like any of them. But
He told his wife that he was going to Chinatown. He was going to buy a bag of rice. She said to wait until next week. The streets and sidewalks were still icy. He said he would be careful. She frowned. He said he would be back in an hour. She frowned
I believe so, but I don't think so, he said. She said, You're telling me two different things. Go to 60 Centre Street, Room 139, please. Another man was also confused. Where do you live, sir? she asked. He said his post office box was in Manhattan, b
Their waiter brought their meal. They dug in. This is spicy! Jerry said. He drank half his glass of water. Another waiter came by. He quickly reached across the table. He picked up Jerry's glass. He refilled it and put it back down. Jerry shook his h
Charlie went to Rockefeller Center at 8 a.m. Nobody was in line on the sidewalk. Nobody was in line inside. He was happy. He had beaten the crowds. He went to the ticket counter. He presented his CityPass booklet. It had cost him $79. It was good for
Sally's hair was too long in the back. She went to a hair salon. Its haircut price was $55. She went to a few more salons. She found one that was only $30. She heard some hairdressers speaking a foreign language. She told a hairdresser what she wante
The mean guy knocked the book out of his hands. Then the mean guy took a seat near the back of the room. The skinny guy waited a minute. Then he got out of his seat. Head down, he hurried over to his book. He picked it up and hurried back to his seat
He wanted to explore New York City. He decided to buy a bike. Make sure you buy a helmet, his wife said. And make sure you clean the tires. Don't bring dirty tires into our apartment. Clean the tires? How in the world was he going to clean the tires?
They took the escalator downstairs. They were at Home Depot. She wanted to buy some more plants. She also wanted to buy some plant food. Ryan went to the plant food section. He saw big containers and small packages. One small package was only $2. It
It was a warm, sunny day in Manhattan. Many people were standing in a long line. They had bought tickets for the Statue of Liberty. They were waiting to board the boat. Neil could see the statue in the distance. It looked pretty small. He bought a ti
Charlie looked at the Empire State Building. It was only 16 blocks south. Then he looked at the East River. He saw two bridges in the distance. Which bridges are those, he wondered. He unfolded the view map. It was actually a panoramic photo taken fr
Leo decided to skip school Friday morning. He decided to go fishing. He put his fishing gear into his car. He drove to the lake. He parked his car. He grabbed his gear. He went to the fishing shack on the pier. They were having a fishing tournament.
She felt bad. She had yelled at her mom. She had made her mom cry. Even though she had apologized, she still felt bad. I can't believe I hurt my own mom, she said. My life seems to be just one bad thing after another. Either I do bad things, or bad t
Bill had a dream one night. In the dream, he died on the day after his 61st birthday. Bill told his brother about his dream. His brother said, It was only a dream. Bill said, It wasn't just a dream. It was the TRUTH. If you ever have such a dream, yo
He hated doing the laundry. It was such a hassle. Someday, he thought, clothes will be 100-percent paper. Then we can just throw out our dirty clothes. No more washers, no more dryers. No more laundry baskets, no more laundry soap. He went to the lau
Ian turned on the TV. A man was talking. Ian clicked on the mute button. A caption appeared at the bottom of the screen. But the words in the caption didn't change as the man talked. They stayed the same. Another man started talking. The caption stil
He was at Macy's. He needed a short-sleeve, silk shirt. He couldn't find any silk shirts. He did find a linen-cotton blend. This will have to do, he thought. He took the shirt, still on its hanger, to the fitting rooms. A woman directed him into an e
He was bicycling west on Delancey Street. Traffic was moving fast. It was bumper to bumper. He turned south off Delancey Street. A couple of blocks later, he turned onto Grand Street. Traffic was also bumper to bumper, but it was barely moving. He ca
Connie always kept an umbrella in her desk drawer. A sunny morning could always turn into a rainy afternoon. Her emergency umbrella always kept her dry. One day it started raining at noon. She had to meet a client on the Upper East Side. She opened h
She was moving to New York City. She asked her brother to drive her to the airport in her car. Okay, but I've never driven this heap before, he said. It drives like any other car, she said. And it's a 1993 Cadillac; it's not a 'heap.' Remember, when