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: Eric drove his knife into the deer. It tried to kick but it was on its last death throws. After it died, he prayed to the gods thanking them. He was happy to have the meat. He took it inside to smoke it later.
 selected sentence: After it died, he prayed to the gods thanking them.

Eric drives knife into deer >Causes/Enables> Deer dies