Kenneth Oppel's Opening Paragraph

Matt Cruse jumped out and hurriedly inspected his airship. He was lucky it hadn’t been more damaged in the crash landing. He shaded his eyes against the sun and saw, in the wavering distance, what looked like a small village. He didn’t know where he was, or what language the people would speak. All he knew was that he’d need their help if he had any hope of getting his airship back into the sky…