Given the task definition and input, reply with output. In this task, you will be given a short story. One sentence from the story is chosen. Consider the events that happen after that sentence. Is any of them directly caused by it, or is made possible by it? 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. Do not change the main selected sentence in your answer.

story: Alec loved to play with his ball. It was blue with yellow stripes. One day, Alec went outside with his ball. He kicked the ball so hard it went rolling down the hill. Alec ran after it and found it lying next to a tree.
selected sentence: One day, Alec went outside with his ball.
Alec goes outside with his ball >Causes/Enables> Alec kicks the ball down the hill