A Snappy Roll

I bounded down the quiet stairwell and slipped right out into the courtyard! Wedged right between two damp gravel stones under the cedar bench was a small rubber bouncy ball striped in bright blue and green. I crouched low and gave its smooth curve an eager swat with my front paw. It popped loose with a snappy boing and went spinning across the warm red bricks! I scurried right after it, pouncing with both paws to trap it just as it tapped the garden border. The firm rubber gave a tiny springy quiver under my pads, full of bouncy energy!