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Everyday

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This morning the bus is late. I look at the street. I see…
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I open the fridge. There is only one thing inside. It is…
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Medium
I knew it would be an ordinary Tuesday until I reached the corner shop. Then I saw…
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Challenging
Everyone in my building uses the same lift, but today nobody will look at me. I say…
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Adventure

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I walk into the forest. I see a path. I follow it and I find…
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The boat is small. The sea is big. Then I hear…
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Medium
The map was wrong, but we kept walking anyway. In front of us there is…
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Challenging
By the time we reached the ridge, we had already lost the river, the food, and the argument. Then we saw…
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Mystery

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The door is open. I did not open it. Inside I see…
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I find a key on the table. It is not my key. I try it in…
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Medium
The letter had no name, only one sentence: do not come home tonight. I decide to…
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Challenging
The police asked the same three questions. I still did not know which answer was safe. I tell them…
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Animals

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A dog sits next to me. It looks hungry. I give it…
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The cat on the roof will not come down. I call it and it…
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Medium
The parrot in the market said my name, and then it said something else. It said…
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Challenging
We followed the tracks until they stopped being animal tracks. Now they look like…
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Travel

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I am on a train. I look out the window. I see…
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The airport is busy. I cannot find my bag. Then a man says…
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Medium
The last bus left ten minutes ago, and the next town is a long walk in the dark. I start walking and I meet…
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Challenging
I had one day in a city I would never visit again, and a list of places I would not have time to see. First I go to…
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Fairy tale

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Once upon a time, there was a small house in the woods. Inside the house lives…
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The king is sad. He has no children. One day a stranger comes and says…
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Medium
The old woman at the well offered me three wishes, but only if I told the truth. My first wish is…
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Challenging
They told me not to open the third door. Of course I opened it. Behind the door I see…
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