Chasing the Golden Conker

I trotted out onto the wide college green under the big horse chestnut trees! Right in the middle of the mown path, a spiky green seed pod split wide open, revealing a plump, glossy brown conker. I dropped low, ears perked tall, and gave the shiny sphere an energetic swat with my front paw! It went skittering across the flagstones, bouncing straight toward an open stone archway. In two quick bounds, I lunged forward and slammed my front paws right over the rolling nut before it could slip into the courtyard!