Glider Launch

A crisp white paper airplane was wedged right between the slats of the green park bench! I darted past the front gate, raced across the lawn, and scrambled up the bench's curved iron armrest—scurry, claw, heave! Thump! Standing on the high backrest, the entire grassy square stretched out before me. I crept along the narrow rail and nudged the plane's pointed nose with my snout. It wiggled free! Bracing my paws against the painted wood, I gave the creased wing a swift upward swat with my yellow flap. Whoosh! The glider soared forward in an elegant spiral, catching the draft and sailing all the way across the clover until it touched down softly in the grass. Mission launch complete!