A hollow terracotta home

Your cheerful note made my heart feel light this morning. I slipped past the back doorstep and ventured a little further into the cool green garden. Underneath an upside-down terracotta flowerpot, I discovered an arched opening near the rim. I paused, tilting my ears to listen. Inside, it was delightfully still, smelling of damp soil. I crawled under and tapped the curved clay wall with my paw. It answered with a soft, warm thud, like a secret little room built just for me.