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.

Example Input: Middle: Todd was given a state of the art coffee machine for his birthday. Ending: Todd happily enjoyed his life saving gift.
Example Output: Todd hated making coffee in the morning.

Example Input: Middle: Beth was nervous but she was confident her performance would be amazing because of all the practice she did. Ending: Beth's performance earned her a standing ovation.
Example Output: It was the first night Beth was playing Juliet in school play.

Example Input: Middle: Tom cleaned up the yard when they were done. Ending: He was congratulated, thanked, and treated like a hero after that.
Example Output:
Tom was playing football in his neighbor's yard.