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

[EX Q]: Middle: It rained, the picnic got wet, and Ella started yelling. Ending: Ella's family was mad at her the rest of the day.
[EX A]: Ella had packed a picnic for her family.

[EX Q]: Middle: Lamar became frustrated with the guests and asked them to leave. Ending: Lamar walked to the park.
[EX A]: Lamar learns that he will have unexpected houseguests one afternoon.

[EX Q]: Middle: Alan did it himself in the garage. Ending: He saved a lot of money by doing that.
[EX A]:
Alan needed to get an oil change.