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.

Q: Middle: Don's teammate was excellent. Ending: The team member then swung his bat and won the game for his team.

A: Don sat on the bench worried his team would lose the final.
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Q: Middle: He wanted more of the turkey his mother made, but only the turkey on His brother's plate was left. Ending: Ryan stole it off his brother's plate and ate it.

A: Thanksgiving was Ryan's favorite holiday.
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Q: Middle: The dog sniffed the porcupine and the porcupine attacked. Ending: She never got near another porcupine again.

A:
Rob's dog found a porcupine.
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