A Roll Under the Edge

A soft thud! I hopped down from the cushions and spotted something bright green resting near the sofa leg. A bouncy rubber ball! My tail whipped with a quick swish, and I tapped it with my nose. Whoosh—it rolled straight into the dark gap beneath the couch! I dropped flat on my belly, wiggling my paws forward across the cool wooden floorboards. Poking my snout right under the dusty fabric skirt, my ears brushed against the shadows, and there it was, nudged right against a stray slipper.