Pumpkin Squeeze

I squeezed past the garden gate and darted down the sidewalk until a giant splash of orange stopped me in my tracks! Sitting right on a wooden porch step was an enormous, glossy pumpkin. A giant orange ball! I lunged forward on all fours, threw both long fuzzy arms wide, and went in for a colossal hug. Whoosh—slip! The waxy rind was so round and smooth that my sleeves slid right off with a squeaky squelch! I didn't give up. I belly-flopped against the ridged curve, wrapping my limbs around its middle and drumming my plush feet against the wood. Thump-thump! The hollow belly rumbled back happily!