Wheel of the Green Snake

Ih! Bolted out the flap into the bright afternoon! Resting flat on the deck boards was a big green plastic garden hose reel with a fat folding crank handle sticking out sideways. I scrambled onto the sturdy rim, grabbed the knobby black grip with both front paws, and threw my hips into a giant downward kick! Creeeak-whirrrr! The giant hollow drum groaned, then spun in a dizzy heavy circle right under my belly! The thick coiled hose shuddered, loosening its stiff loops with deep rhythmic clicks. Ih! I leaned back hard, riding the spinning lever around and around like a galloping wooden wheel until my fur hummed with the vibration!