TASK DEFINITION: In this task, you're given the middle and ending of a three-part story. Your job is to complete the short story by writing a probable beginning of the story. Generated sentences must be short, have fewer than 10 words, and be simple as if narrating to a child. Avoid using any irrelevant extra information when creating the beginning, and use names (e.g. Jack, Barbara,...) instead of pronouns (e.g. he / she) wherever possible.
PROBLEM: Middle: Jon took lessons from a bad instructor. Ending: Alas, he fell to his death on one of his gliding trips.

SOLUTION: Jon wanted to learn how to hang glide.

PROBLEM: Middle: Jim bought his ticket in advance. Ending: Jim was happy that he easily got to the front of the line.

SOLUTION: Jim went to the movies.

PROBLEM: Middle: Sallys mom had secretly decided to adopt a child. Ending: The next Sally had her baby brother.

SOLUTION:
Sally's mom told her she was going to get a brother.

