Through the Dark Tunnel

The shaded cardboard tunnel was waiting for its first run, propped wide open by the heavy brass weight. I took a few quick, energetic waddles back across the rug to build up speed, then dropped low onto my belly! Whoosh—I shot straight through the opening, sliding over the slick cardboard floor as the dim brown walls blurred past. Sliding out the other end with a tiny skid, I spun softly onto the cool hardwood floorboards. That speedy little coaster ride through the dark left my flippers tingling, but now my belly is tired, perfectly content to stay right where the ride stopped.