Leap from the Bench

I stared straight down off the edge of the seat! Deep breath—three, two, one—jump! Wham! I landed flat on the wooden floor boards, skidded a couple of inches, and popped right back up grinning! Ahead of me stood a mountain range: three thick magazines, an upside-down mug, and the leg of the coffee table. Challenge accepted! I scrambled over the glossy stack of papers, scrambled around the ceramic handle, and dove underneath the bottom shelf. Untouchable! Who needs a ramp when you can just leap?