The Clicky Metal Clacker

A tiny silver clip was lying flat on the rug, pinched together like a sleeping beetle! I scampered straight over, knelt down, and pressed my gloved thumbs hard against its center hump. *Snick-pop!* The metal suddenly inverted with a sharp metallic snap, vaulting me backward right onto my overalls! Whoa! I scrambled up, prodded it again, and—*click-clack!*—it popped right back up with a springy kick! An instant two-step clicker! I started stomping each end rhythmically with my boots, making a snappy beat bounce against the floorboards!