In this task, you're given the beginning and the ending of a three-part story. Your job is to complete the short story by writing a middle sentence that seamlessly connects  the first and last sentence. 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 middle sentence, and use names (e.g. Jack, Barbara,...) instead of pronouns (e.g. he / she) wherever possible.

[EX Q]: Beginning: The Wizards were closing in on a playoff berth. Ending: They missed the playoffs and their fans were very upset.
[EX A]: Everyone was getting there hopes up for a big win.

[EX Q]: Beginning: Philip loved pretzels. Ending: He determined it was the worst Christmas ever.
[EX A]: One Christmas he got no pretzels, only chips.

[EX Q]: Beginning: Three men rolled a giant ball up a steep hill. Ending: All the men cheered and ran after the ball to do it again.
[EX A]:
The men watched as the ball rolled down.

