He sat down on the ledge of the sandbox and beat upon the drum with the drumsticks. “Funny, funny drum,” he said. “Oh drum, so full of sounds. Slow sounds. Fast sounds. Soft sounds. Hard sounds. Marching sounds. Running sounds. Steady sounds. Beat — beat — beat goes the drum. Fight — fight — fight says the drum. Come — come — come says the drum. Follow me. Follow me. Follow me.” He placed the drum carefully on the ledge of the sandbox, climbed back into the sand, began to build a hill in the sand.
