Task: Story Composition
Input (English): Fact1: Irritated neighbor Wendell Burnshaw brings Larkin family to attention of Internal Revenue Service, Fact2: Lorenzo Charlton is assigned to case by boss, Fact3: Ma and Pop Larkin welcome him to family farm in Maryland, Fact4: Larkins have never filed tax return, Fact5: Lorenzo With sets out to figure out what if anything they owe in way of back taxes as Pop usually just cooperation
Output (English): Irritated neighbor Wendell Burnshaw Philip Ober brings the Larkin family to the attention of the Internal Revenue Service. Lorenzo Charlton Tony Randall is assigned to the case by his boss, Kelsey Fred Clark. Ma Una Merkel and Pop Larkin Paul Douglas warmly welcome him to their family farm in Maryland, at first unaware of why he is there. Lorenzo is aghast to learn that the Larkins have never filed a tax return. With their cooperation, he sets out to figure out what, if anything, they owe in the way of back taxes, a difficult task, as Pop usually just trades for what they need and keeps no records. Lorenzo and the eldest Larkin daughter, Mariette Debbie Reynolds, become attracted to each other, but he does not let that get in the way of his work, at least not at first. However, as time goes by, he begins to loosen up and lose some of his buttoneddown mentality. When Kelsey and Burnshaw drop by to check his progress, Kelsey is displeased with this development. He takes charge of the investigation and sends Lorenzo back to the office in disgrace. Kelsey calculates the Larkins owe 50,000. The Larkins are unable to pay such a large sum, so Kelsey tells them they can either sell the farm to Burnshaw or face foreclosure. The Larkins many friends rally round them and offer to buy some of their junk for inflated prices, but Pop proudly turns them down. Meanwhile, Mariette goes to see Lorenzo. The familys only hope is a receipt for 30 horses bought by the government in the American Civil War and never paid for. With great difficulty, they manage to see Inspector General Bigelow Charles Lane. His legal department calculates that the Larkins are owed, with all the interest that has accrued, over 14 million. Pop decides not to accept it, as he did nothing to earn it, but Lorenzo gets Bigelow to agree to apply it against all present and future taxes owing.