A Rolled-Up Carpet Trail

Wiggling out from under the side table, I needed some real hallway air to stretch my plush legs! I slipped through the front door crack and trotted down the corridor on fuzzy toes. Right near the elevator stood a long, tightly rolled sisal floor runner leaning sideways against the patterned wall. I hugged the scratchy woven cylinder with both paws, trying to scramble up like a brave scout climbing a giant tree trunk! My feet slipped, sending me skidding down with a gentle scuff right onto the carpet tiles, but grabbing the rough rope fibers left my paws tingling with pure adventure excitement.