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: Mary woke up and stretched. Whiskers was meowing at the foot of the bed. She got up and brushed her teeth and went downstairs. Whiskers continued to meow at her persistently. Mary finally poured food into the cat's bowl and he purred happily.
 selected sentence: Mary finally poured food into the cat's bowl and he purred happily.

Whiskers continues to meow at Mary >Causes/Enables> Mary finally pours food into the cat's bowl