In this task, you will be given a short story. One sentence from the story is chosen. Consider the likely emotions and basic human drives of the participants in that sentence. Does any of these states of mind/feelings motivate the participant to do what happens in that sentence? You should write your answer in the form " A >Motivates> B". Try to use phrases and sentences from the story to compose your answer when possible. For the motivation sentence, you must choose a verb from :feel(s), want(s) or like(s). There will always be some motivation in the given story.

Q: story: Brady loved clowns. He wanted a clown at his birthday party. His dad told him they might get one for him. On the day of his party Brady looked around eagerly. He was disappointed when he didn't see any clown.
 selected sentence: He wanted a clown at his birthday party.

A: Brady like(s) clowns >Motivates> Brady wants clowns at his birthday party 
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Q: story: Alec loved to play with his ball. It was blue with yellow stripes. One day, Alec went outside with his ball. He kicked the ball so hard it went rolling down the hill. Alec ran after it and found it lying next to a tree.
 selected sentence: One day, Alec went outside with his ball.

A: Alec like(s) playing with his ball >Motivates> Alec goes outside with his ball
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Q: story: Richard recently got a job as a mailman. On his first day, he lost several packages. He dropped them as he got in and out of his truck. Richard decided to lie to his boss about losing the packages. Richard's boss believed him, but Richard felt guilty for a long time.
 selected sentence: He dropped them as he got in and out of his truck.

A:
Richard feel(s) nervous >Motivates> Richard drops packages
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