The Giant Orb

I slipped through the hedge into the neighboring flowerbed! Resting right among the purple petunias was an enormous polished steel gazing ball! It gleamed like a giant silver dragon egg sitting in the damp soil. I marched right over and pressed both front paws against its cool curve. Creak-roll! The shiny ball tilted in the dirt, sending a huge, distorted reflection of my wide grinning face swirling across the metal! I hopped backward, flapped my wings, and gave the gleaming surface an enthusiastic headbutt just to watch the sky ripple around me!