The Melon Drum Roll

I scrambled straight off the kitchen stool onto the cool laminate counter to greet the morning! A giant round cantaloupe sat wedged in the mesh fruit bowl, its surface covered in a crazy maze of pale, textured ridges. I couldn't resist a leap! I bounded across the counter, reared up, and thumped the side of the melon with both front paws. *Thump-thump-thump!* It let out a deep, hollow, drumming thud that vibrated right through my toes! The whole melon gave a sleepy little wobble against an orange, sending a tiny green citrus leaf tumbling straight onto my head.