The Porcelain Drum

Squeak, slide—right back under the front door and darting straight into the dark bathroom! Look at that massive porcelain valley! I hoisted myself over the slippery rim and whoosh—down the smooth slope right into the bottom of the bathtub! I gave the enamel wall a sudden two-handed slap—THUMMM! A giant, hollow boom bounced up the walls and circled the whole ceiling! Did you hear that resonance?! I tapped my yellow toes against the chrome drain—clink, clonk! My very own secret amphitheater! I stretched my long orange arms along the cool curve and let the echoes settle into the quiet night.