The Spinning Hose Drum

A giant green hose drum was mounted right on the sunny garden wall, practically daring me to take it for a ride! I sprinted across the dry flagstones, scrambled up a stack of terra cotta saucers, and leaped straight onto the curved plastic rim. The wheel immediately grooved forward under my weight! I dropped into a low crouch, swinging my tail hard to counteract the spin. My blocky feet scrambled in place like a treadmill, claws clattering frantically against the ribbed green plastic! With one final stubborn push, I locked my feet across the center spoke and brought the spinning drum to a dead halt, puffed out and victorious!