using System;

public class Program

{

    public static void Main()

    {

        /*

         Write a C# program to create a new string from a given string (length 1 or more )

         with the first character added at the front and back       

        */

        //string test = "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.";

        //string newString = test.Substring(0,1);

        //Console.WriteLine(newString + test + newString );

        Console.WriteLine("Enter a string");

        string userInput = (Console.ReadLine());

        Console.WriteLine(getNewString(userInput));

    }

    public static string getNewString(string newString)

    {

        var test = newString.Substring(0,1);

        return test + newString + test;     

    }

}