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A funny thing happened when I was out with my friend.

A funny thing happened when I was out with my friend. PkL3p

A funny thing happened when I was out with my friend. It was a Saturday afternoon and we were having some snacks in a café. We had not seen each other for a long period owing to the lockdown, so we were entirely engrossed in our conversation. Suddenly, a girl from the opposite table came and asked me to look after her dog for a while since she was having a problem with her stomach. “Alright! It’s not a matter”, I said that. Then, I continued talking with my friend and played with that dog as well. It was not only pretty but also a tame dog that we had no trouble when keeping. Everything seemed normal until a couple went in out of the blue. They looked at our table and shouted: “Here! Here is our dog! You have stolen it! ” Although I had explained that we were helping another girl keep her dog because she was in the toilet, they still shouted and threatened to call the police. While we were in a panic since there was no evidence supporting us, everyone around started laughing and they said that this was a staged situation for a local TV show. I breathed a sigh of relief and burst into laughter then. That was a memorable experience in my mind.

A This phrase/word is too simple and can be replaced with:amusinghumorous
funny
 thing happened when I was out with my friend. It was a Saturday Use a comma before 'and' if it connects two independent clauses (unless they are closely connected and short).afternoon, and
afternoon and
 we were having This phrase/word is too simple and can be replaced with:a number of
some
 snacks in a café. We had not This phrase/word (depending on the context) can be potentially replaced with :witnessed
seen
 each other for a long period owing to the lockdown, This phrase/word is too simple and can be replaced with:consequently
so
 we were entirely
 engrossed in our conversation. Suddenly
, a girl from the opposite table came and asked me to look after her You use this word too often, consider replacing it withpuppypup
dog
 for a while since she was having a problem with her stomach. “Alright! It’s not a matter”, I said that. Then, I continued talking with my friend and played with that You use this word too often, consider replacing it withpuppypup
dog
as well
. It was not This phrase/word (depending on the context) can be potentially replaced with :exclusively
only
 pretty This phrase/word is too simple and can be replaced with:on the contrary
but
also
 a tame You use this word too often, consider replacing it withpuppypup
dog
 that we had no trouble when keeping. Everything seemed normal until a couple went in out of the blue. They looked at our table and shouted: “Here! Here is our You use this word too often, consider replacing it withpuppypup
dog
! You have stolen it! ” Although I had This phrase/word (depending on the context) can be potentially replaced with :interpreted
explained
 that we were helping another girl This phrase/word (depending on the context) can be potentially replaced with :retain
keep
 her You use this word too often, consider replacing it withpuppypup
dog
This phrase/word is too simple and can be replaced with:due to the factin light of the fact thatowing to the fact that
because
 she was in the toilet, they still
 shouted and threatened to call the police. While we were in a panic since there was no evidence supporting us, everyone around This phrase/word (depending on the context) can be potentially replaced with :initiated
started
Use a comma before 'and' if it connects two independent clauses (unless they are closely connected and short).laughing, and
laughing and
 they said that this was a staged situation for a local TV This phrase/word (depending on the context) can be potentially replaced with :demonstrateportrayindicatedisplay
show
. I breathed a sigh of relief and burst into laughter then. That was a memorable experience in my mind. 