Why did he do so?
I had my bat and I hit him as he lay on the mat, so he ran at me and bit my leg.

Ah, you may not use the bat if you hit the Dog.

It is a hot day, and the Dog may go mad.

One day a Dog bit a boy in the arm, and the boy had his arm cut off, for the Dog was mad.

And did the boy die?
Yes, he did die in a day or two.