A Rolling Yellow Greeting

I trotted straight past the front screen door and bounded down the porch steps toward the sidewalk edge! In the soft grass beside the stone path sat a fuzzy yellow tennis ball with green felt seams. I rushed over and shoved it with my chest and front paws! It leaped forward with a muffled bounce and rolled across the concrete flags, leaving a damp spiral trail. It bumped right against the curb and wobbled in place. Hello there, bouncy yellow sphere! I leaned my chin over its curved felt fuzz, listening to the tiny grit scraping underneath.