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.

Middle: Mark bought low calorie foods. Ending: The label said it was 100 calories, not 10, thanks to a smudge on it.
Mark realized he was overweight and decided to go on a diet.

Middle: She looked at her phone for a few seconds and then her food was gone. Ending: Seagulls had stolen everything!
Anna was having a picnic on the beach.

Middle: He decided to give it a try and everything burnt. Ending: Jeremy will never try to bake again.

Jeremy had never baked cookies before.

