A Curious Spring

I waddled around the corner of the low bookshelf and bumped straight into a little coiled wire sticking out from the baseboard! It had a round white rubber tip right at the end. Curious, I leaned forward, hooked my curved top tail around it, and gave a spirited yank—*boiiiing!* The whole spring whipped back and forth in a frantic silver blur! The rhythmic thumping rattled right through the floorboards under my base, making me shudder with delight. I pressed both cheeks wide and answered with a rapid, burbling *wa-wa-wa-wah!* until the spring finally slowed to a quiet, quivering halt.