Spinning Top Showdown

I scrambled right out of the sock drawer and sprinted straight to the bookshelf in the living room! Resting beside a bookend was a classic tin humming top painted in bright red and yellow swirls. I grabbed the spiraled plunger with both gloved hands, planted my boots firm against the shelf wood, and pumped that handle up and down like crazy! The top started humming a buzzing tune as it spun faster and faster across the smooth surface, throwing a blur of bright stripes right before my eyes. I hopped backward with a wide grin, watching it whistle all on its own!