This morning, everything went wrong for Mark. First, his alarm didn’t ring, so he woke up an hour late. He jumped out of bed, quickly got dressed, and realized he…

Patricia doesn’t have much time. It’s time to go to work. She doesn’t want to be late for work. If she’s late, she might lose her job. She finishes her…

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Once upon a time, there was a man named Geppetto. He was a kind and old carpenter. One day, he made a wooden puppet and named him Pinocchio. Geppetto loved…

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