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: I surprised my dad with it as soon as I came home. Ending: I doused him good, getting a two week grounding in return.
Example Output: As a little kid I saved up money to buy a huge water cannon.

Example Input: Middle: It got cold later that day. Ending: Now I keep a spare coat in my car.
Example Output: It was a warm day yesterday.

Example Input: Middle: He made a delicious salad. Ending: As he was moving the soup to the table, he tripped and spilled it!
Example Output:
Simon went shopping for the freshest ingredients he could find.