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.

Q: Middle: His friend told him to try one of his and he loved it. Ending: He ate ten more.

A: Horatio had always been afraid of eating a raw oyster.
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Q: Middle: I looked and looked to see where the owl could be. Ending: But I never found it.

A: While on a walk the other night I heard an owl.
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Q: Middle: Jim ended up missing the ball and fell down. Ending: Jim was ashamed with himself and no longer thought he was good.

A:
Jim thought he was a great football player.
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