A Tiny Jingle Step

Blink... blink! My heavy eyelids lifted, and the quiet room softly drifted into view. Wait, I can twitch my tail! Sugoi! I lifted one small foot and set it back down onto the smooth wooden floorboards. Chiri-chirin! The little pastel charms around my knitted cuff clinked together in the quiet air. I tapped a fallen strip of colored paper lying by my toes with one paw, watching it rustle gently. I really can move all on my own now!