A Midnight Squeak

Um... I was tiptoeing very gently across the floorboards because the shadows were getting so long and quiet, but then... I saw a flash of bright yellow tucked behind the basket! It was the chicken toy! My favourite noisy chicken! I promised myself I would just give it one tiny, silent sniff, but my nose nudged its tummy just a millimeter too hard—HONK-SQUEAAAK! Oh gosh, my paws scrambled in the air, I did a frantic hop-spin, and now I'm curled over it under the fringe of the throw blanket, waiting to see if anyone heard that ridiculous noise!