You have to chop down those two trees, said the fire control agent. Why do I have to chop down those two trees? asked Diane. Because those two trees are a fire hazard, said the fire control agent. All trees are a fire hazard, said Diane. Yes, but tho...
I'm calling the police, Barry said. I'm glad you're calling the police, Ruth said. Barry and Ruth had a nice house. They had a nice, quiet house. They had nice neighbors. They had nice, quiet neighbors. But tonight, their neighbors were not quiet. Th...
Lucy had a cat. His name was Pirate. Pirate was 14 years old. Fourteen is old for a cat. What can I do? Lucy asked her dad. Pirate is old. He will die soon. I will miss him so much. Dad said, Why don't you clone him? They will make a brand new Pirate...
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...
A new neighbor moved in. Will the new neighbor be quiet, Liz wondered. The new neighbor wasn't 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...
Jack paid $100,000 for his house. He had bought his house 30 years ago. It was a big house. It had four bedrooms. It had four bathrooms. Jack was alone. His wife had died. His children had moved out. His house was too big for one man. He decided to s...
He was a famous cartoonist. He drew political cartoons. His cartoons made fun of presidents. His cartoons made fun of vice presidents. His cartoons made fun of Congress. Politicians hated him. Ordinary people loved him. His name was Paul. He put 400...
Doug went to the gas station. Can I have a job? he asked. The owner said, Maybe you can have a job. Can you count money? Can you put gas in a car? Yes, said Doug. I can count money. I can put gas in a car. So, can I have a job? There is just one prob...
The mayor was in a hurry. He was late. He drove his car faster. He didn't want to miss his plane. The traffic light was red. He went through the red traffic light. I'm glad no police are around, he thought. He heard a siren. He saw a red light behind...
It was a new pet store. Brian walked into the new pet store. He said hello to Paul, the owner. Paul said hello to Brian. Brian said, This is a clean pet store. This is a quiet pet store. This pet store doesn't smell. Brian looked around the store. Br...
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...
She wanted to go for a drive. She told her husband. He said that was a good idea. Where do you want to go? he asked. She wanted to drive to the mountains. She wanted to go to Big Bear Lake. Big Bear Lake is high in the mountains. It is 7,000 feet hig...
She got into her car. She hoped it would start. Sometimes it started immediately. Sometimes it started after five minutes. Sometimes it didn't start for 20 minutes. She had taken it to a mechanic. He couldn't fix the problem. He didn't know what the...
He drove to the supermarket. He was out of food. He had no food in his refrigerator. He had no food in his cupboards. He needed to buy some food. He hoped he would find a sale. A sale would save him money. He walked into the supermarket. He walked ov...
She used to eat meat. She used to eat a lot of meat. She used to eat beef. She used to eat pork. She used to eat ham. She used to eat chicken. She ate meat every day. She ate bacon for breakfast. She ate a hamburger or hot dog for lunch. She ate meat...
