A Brass Bell at Port

Scrambled up the yellow bootlace and vaulted straight off the leather boot into the open hallway! My plush paws hit the polished floorboards on all fours. Enough lurking in dark boots—a captain needs to expand the port! Right beside the front door stood a tall, dark wooden umbrella stand. Lurking in the shadow under its curved base was a shiny brass key ring dangling a blue plastic tag! I charged, seized the cold brass loop with my teeth, and hauled it backward with all my might. Clink, drag! Wedged the ring tight between the stand's wooden feet. A brand-new anchor mooring right at the entrance!