Task: Story Composition
Input (English): Fact1: Ministry of Land Acquisition proposes to take over nearby Island of Children for RAF to use as air firing range, Fact2: authorities and villagers resort to variety of ways to prevent damage to historic island, Fact3: unit 's mission is being changed to ground attack, Fact4: fishing rights to area were granted to people by Henry VIII, Fact5: land was given to Church for assistance in quelling rebellion
Output (English): A small Norfolk village is outraged when it is discovered that the fictional Ministry of Land Acquisition proposes to take over the nearby Island of Children, a bird sanctuary, for the RAF to use as an air firing range. A struggle of wills begins between the authorities and the villagers, who resort to a variety of ways to prevent damage to the historic island. Harry Tilney is all for taking on the Government, but Sally has a boyfriend stationed at the nearby Royal Air Force base, Corporal Bill Morris, so she goes to see him first. Meanwhile, Squadron Leader Parsons is informed that his units mission is being changed to ground attack. The de Havilland Vampire jets have to be modified to mount rockets. Parsons is informed he will have three weeks for the conversion, then four weeks to get his men trained. His commanding officer is not at liberty to inform him that the unit will then be sent overseas, but he takes the hint. The land acquisition is assigned to bureaucrat Mr. Wentworth, which is rather awkward for him, as he is a prominent member of a bird watching society. He comes to discuss the situation with Harry, but Harry is drunk and drives him away. The villagers then learn that fishing rights to the area were granted to the people by Henry VIII. Soapy, the professional eel catcher, can squat on the land and use those rights to block the acquisition. However, Soapy receives a letter from the Government stating that there is no evidence that such rights exist. Bookie then discovers that the land was given to the Church by Henry VIII for assistance in quelling a rebellion. The villagers present this information to Parsons. He agrees to pass it along to the Government, but in the meantime he insists on continuing with the training. In desperation, the local people take to their boats and form a human shield around the island just before the first bombing run. However, the RAF controller cannot get a message through to have the flight cancelled because a field telephone wire has been accidentally broken, while cloud cover is concealing the site from the approaching aircraft. Fortunately, the protestors are spotted just in time to avoid a disaster. The official inquiry will take months or a year, by which time the unit will have been sent to Malaya.