The narrator receives a call from their babysitter to come home immediately from a party. On the drive home, they get a flat tire on a dangerous street. While changing the tire, an angry dog approaches and barks at them. To distract the dog, the narrator feeds it cookies from their pocket. After arriving home, the narrator realizes they've lost their key. They enter through a window but trip and fall upon hearing a cry for help. The narrator is relieved to discover it was all just a bad dream.

1. A NIGHTMARE
It (be) __was__ midnight and I (be)______at a party at a friend’s house when the babysitter
(call)__________. “Come home right away” she said.
I didn’t stop to ask any questions. I (get)_____into my car and (drive)__________
home as quickly as possible. But when I (reach) ____________River Street, the most dangerous
street in town, I (get)___________a flat tire.
It (be)__________very dark and quiet, and I (be)___________terribly afraid.
I (start)_______________to walk down the street, when I (see)______________an
enormous dog. He (look)_______________very angry, and he (bark)_________
when he (see)__________me. What (can)________I do?
I (have)___________to think quickly. Fortunately, I (have)___________some food
from the party with me. I (take)_______________some cookies from my pocket, and I
(give)__________them to the dog. He (stop)___________barking right away, and he
(eat)___________the cookies. While he was eating, I (walk)____________away.
A half hour later, I finally (arrive)__________home. I (look)__________in my pocket for the key,
but it wasn’t there. I guess I (lose)___________it when I was feeding the dog. I
(decide)___________to get into the house through the living room window.
A few minutes later I (be)__________upstairs. Then somebody (shout)________, “Help!” I
(be)___________so nervous that I (trip)________over a chair and (fall)______down.
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I’m glad it was only a dream