The Kettle Whistle Clapper

I scrambled straight past the cellophane sled and climbed up the wooden barstool to conquer the high kitchen counter! Resting right by the window was a round stainless steel tea kettle with a springy flip-cap whistle over its spout! I lunged forward, clamped my curved plastic fingers around the cool metal tab, and yanked it up—then let go! SNAP-PING! The little hinged flap slapped flat against the hollow steel spout with the sharpest, ringing chime! It buzzed like a party bell straight through my wrists, so I tapped it three times fast to make a rapid-fire metallic beat!