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.
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Question: Middle: Nora decided to go to the gym every day and eat better. Ending: Now she's one of the most fit people I know.

Answer: Nora was trying to lose weight.

Question: Middle: John did not practice. Ending: John did not make the all star team after finals.

Answer: John believed he was a great baseball player.

Question: Middle: Ripe apples fell from the trees and hit the lady and her dog. Ending: They quickly left the orchard and didn't walk through in autumn again.

Answer:
The lady was walking her dog through an apple orchard.