instruction:
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.
question:
Middle: Steve played a prank on his friend. Ending: She screamed and hit him with her purse.
answer:
Steve was a practical joker.

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Middle: There were some things that she could not find. Ending: He texted her back with a list of alternative ingredients.
answer:
Megan was grocery shopping.

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Middle: Josh crashed his hoverboard. Ending: Josh ended up in surgery but didn't lose his finger.
answer:
Josh wanted a hoverboard for Christmas.