In this task you are given a short story and a question regarding that story. You must answer the question based on the events of the story. Try to use the same words in the story to answer each question. You should completely answer the question in a short answer. Do not include information that is unnecessary to answer the question.

[Q]: Dan had a very fine cobblestone walkway. Some of the stones had started to jut out unevenly. Dan got out a shovel and leveled the dirt under them. He tamped them down gently to make them all match. Now the stones in Dan's walkway are all perfectly even.
Why did He tamp them?
[A]: He tamped them down gently to make them all match.

[Q]: Bill woke up one morning to a call from his father. His father told him that he was not feeling well. Bill decided that he would stay home from work and bake him a cake. Bill took the cake to his father, and his father ate a slice. Immediately the father began to feel better, and Bill was thrilled.
Why did Bill decide that he would stay home from work and bake him a cake?
[A]: Bill took the cake to his father, and his father ate a slice. so Bill decided that he would stay home from work and bake him a cake.

[Q]: Jamie parked her car in an illegal spot. She returned to find a cop writing her a ticket. she tried to convince him to stop. He told her it was too late. She drove off angrily.
Why did She return to find a cop writing her a ticket?
[A]:
She returned to find a cop writing her a ticket.