A Bubbly Afternoon Draft

I waddled down the sidewalk to the neighborhood tea shop to see what was brewing! On the wooden outdoor order ledge, someone had set down a sturdy bamboo straw wrapper torn neatly open, alongside a clear plastic dome cup lid. A gentle gust of noon breeze puffed right through the service window, sending the folded paper straw sheath fluttering across the smooth wood! I took a lively bounce forward and caught the ruffled paper under my plush belly, pinning it down flat. The fragrant aroma of iced jasmine tea wafted from the condensation rings on the counter, tickling my antennae while the paper rustled like tiny crinkly wings under my stripes!