In this task, you will be given a short story. One sentence from the story is chosen. Consider the likely emotions and basic human drives of the participants in that sentence. Does any of these states of mind/feelings motivate the participant to do what happens in that sentence? You should write your answer in the form " A >Motivates> B". Try to use phrases and sentences from the story to compose your answer when possible. For the motivation sentence, you must choose a verb from :feel(s), want(s) or like(s). There will always be some motivation in the given story.

Q: story: Joe was bored. Joe wanted to go out. Joe call his friends to go out. Joe and his friends went out downtown. Joe had a lot of fun with his friends.
selected sentence: Joe was bored.

A: Joe want(s) to do Something fun >Motivates> Joe feels bored
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Q: story: Anne loved comfortable shoes. She put on some flip flops. They were squishy and comfortable. Anne loved the sound they made as she walked. The flip flops were her favorite shoes!
selected sentence: The flip flops were her favorite shoes!

A: Anne want(s) comfort >Motivates> The flip flops are her favorite shoes
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Q: story: Ed and his friends put red white and blue streamers on their bikes. They attached American flags to their bike handles. They were riding them in the Independence Day parade. They were even wearing red shirts and blue jeans. They felt proud as they rode along with the floats.
selected sentence: Ed and his friends put red white and blue streamers on their bikes.

A:
Ed and his friends want(s) fun >Motivates> They put stramers on their bikes
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