Carnival Launcher

I squeezed back inside through the screen flap and hauled myself up the chair rungs onto the kitchen table! Right by a stray sewing kit sat a scatter of smooth wooden buttons. Total carnival jackpot! I dragged a flat wooden ruler over a spring clothespin to make a real-deal catapult, loaded a big button on the end, and stomped down hard with both feet. WHAM! The button shot straight up, clipped the bottom of the pendant lamp, and ricocheted right off my nose! I didn't even flinch. I gave my straw a quick straighten, adjusted the ruler's angle, and jumped again. PING! Swish right into an empty tin mug! Step right up, folks!