Runaway Boat- 適合初級的英語短篇故事

Lena walked along the sunny quay on Saturday morning.

A lively market filled the air with bright sounds and smells.

She wanted a wooden boat for her bedroom shelf.

The first vendor showed many toys, but the boat looked perfect.

Lena reached for coins inside her small purse.

A sudden shout came from a fruit stall behind her.

A rolling apple bumped a box, setting jars near the edge.

One jar slid down, struck the toy table, and shook it.

The boat slipped forward, heading toward the water beside the quay.

Lena dived forward, her knees hit the hard wooden planks.

Her palm caught the boat before it tipped over the edge.

The coins flew from the purse and rolled between market stalls.

One coin struck a bucket; water splashed onto a painted mask.

The mask slid down, surprising a tall merchant near the fabrics.

He laughed, picked a coin, and passed it back to Lena.

Another customer clapped while the busy event still continued around them.

Lena thanked the vendor then paid with steady fingers at last.

She carried the boat along the quiet quay.

莉娜在星期六早晨沿著陽光照耀的碼頭散步。

熱鬧的市集充滿聲音和香味。

她想買一艘木頭小船放在房間的架子上。

第一個攤販展示許多玩具，但那艘船最合她意。

莉娜伸手進小錢包找硬幣。

忽然，身後的水果攤傳來一聲喊叫。

一顆滾動的蘋果撞到箱子，讓罐子靠近邊緣。

其中一罐掉落，撞到玩具桌並搖動它。

小船向前滑，朝著碼頭旁的水面前進。

莉娜撲向前，膝蓋碰到堅硬的木板。

她的手掌在船掉下前抓住船身。

硬幣從錢包飛出，在攤位間滾動。

一枚硬幣打到水桶，水濺到彩繪面具。

面具滑落，驚到附近賣布料的高個子商人。

他大笑，撿起硬幣，還給莉娜。

另一位顧客拍手，而熱鬧的活動仍在他們周圍持續。

莉娜向攤販道謝，終於穩穩地付錢。

她帶著小船沿著安靜的碼頭走去。