Tommy runs past big red doors. Banners wave. Music spills like water.
He stops. Eyes wide. 'It sounds like thunder!' he thinks.
Inside, BOOM! CLANG! Tommy covers his ears. A trumpet honks near him.
Tommy points to the music. He shakes his head. Then he tugs Daddy's shirt.
Dad lifts Tommy onto his shoulders. The noise swells—now it feels like a hug!
The conductor waves. Everyone sings one big note. Tommy laughs aloud.
Mommy waves from behind a pillar. Grandma joins them all.
Outside again. Shoes tap-tap-tap. Rhythm in the belly follows home.
