Task: Story Composition
Input (English): Fact1: Lum Edwards and Abner Peabody own general store in Pine Ridge, Fact2: oil tycoon M. A. Parker is stranded in town awaiting car being repaired, Fact3: pair Rather than convince friends and neighbors take Parker 's money, Fact4: As days go by and they do n't strike Lum and Abner get fellow citizens to invest more and more funds, Fact5: duo While is overheard discussing oil property by Jimmy Benton waiting to see him
Output (English): Lum Edwards and Abner Peabody own a general store in Pine Ridge. When oil tycoon M. A. Parker is stranded in the town awaiting his car being repaired, he decides to play a practical joke on the two smalltown rubes, and feigns interest in purchasing their store, alleging that there is an oil deposit below the premises. He offers Lum and Abner 20,000 for their property, but the two believe he is trying to steal their property by offering them far less than the property is truly worth. Rather than take Parkers money, the pair convince their friends and neighbors to donate money to drill for oil. As the days go by and they dont strike oil, Lum and Abner get their fellow citizens to invest more and more funds. Eventually, however, there comes a day when their oil speculation company runs out of money. Desperate to get their investors money back, the pair head to Chicago to sell their property to Parker. While waiting to see him, the duo is overheard discussing their oil property by Jimmy Benton, who works for Parkers chief rival. He approaches Lum and Abner and offers them a large sum of money for their property, enough to pay back all their investors. Parkers partner, Clarke, overhears Bentons offer, and not wanting to lose out on such a lucrative prospect, offers the pair even more money. Lum and Abner agree to sell to Clarke, and return to Pine Ridge, able to pay back all their investors with interest, as well as making a tidy profit for themselves. Parker and Clarke, meanwhile, are left with a worthless piece of property.