Definition: In this task, you will be given a short story. One sentence from the story is chosen. Consider the events that happen before that sentence, or are likely to have happened before it. Does any of them directly cause it, or simply make it possible? You should write your answer in the form " A >causes/enables> B". Try to use phrases and sentences from the story to compose your answer when possible.
Input: story: Tina's cat narrowly escaped a car accident. Tina's mom told her that cats have nine lives. Later, Tina's mom heard a howl from the cat. She found Tina holding the cat under the faucet. Tina said she was seeing how many lives the cat had left.
 selected sentence: Later, Tina's mom heard a howl from the cat.

Tina's mom tells Tina cats have nine lives >Causes/Enables> Tina's mom hears a howl from the cat