Patio Bowling

I wriggled through the gap in the screen door straight out onto the sunny patio deck! Sitting right on the edge of the top step was a fuzzy yellow tennis ball almost as big as my whole torso. No way I was ignoring that! I backed up two steps, charged forward, and slammed both hands into the felt with everything I had. It tipped—BUMP, THUD, BOUNCE! The ball thundered down all three wooden steps and spun out into the grass like a runaway boulder. I scrambled down the steps right behind it, skidding across the path with a triumphant grin. Score one for me!