Hopscotch Leap

I slipped past the front gate and trotted down the sunny sidewalk toward the corner park to stretch my plush legs! Drawn right across the smooth asphalt was a vibrant hopscotch grid outlined in bright magenta and yellow chalk. Resting beside the starting line was a flat, smooth river stone. A championship agility course awaiting its first runner! I hoisted the pebble with both plush hands, wound up on my toes, and pitched it forward. Clink! It slid right into the center of square four. With an energetic leap, I hopped one-footed into square one, sprang into two and three, soared over four, and stuck a perfect two-footed landing on five and six! A high, bubbly laugh burst right out of me—morning sprint maneuvers accomplished!