I got the ring!

I bolted straight through the garden gate and sprinted all the way to the park playground! Right near the low edge of the wooden climbing beam, I spotted a shiny brass curtain ring lying half-buried in the loose, pale pea gravel. A real golden ring! I dropped low, revved my plush sneakers, and went for a full-tilt diving slide straight across the gravel! Scrr-crunch! Small pebbles sprayed around my feet as I lunged forward with both hands, scooping the cool, smooth metal ring clean off the stones. I held it up against the bright afternoon sky with a triumphant laugh, spinning on one heel like a true racing champion!