It’s all about the opening

Kyra sent me this:

As a fellow writer to this 7-year-old (can I call myself a “fellow writer”?), I have to congratulate him on a gripping introduction to his book. I, for one, want to know what happens next.

I feel like this would be a good exercise for one of those writers’ contests where everyone is given the same opening/topic/theme and has to write a short story using it. Imagine the results…