Rolling Pencils in the Park- 適合初級的英語短篇故事

Leo left his house early on a sunny day. The park looked familiar, yet fresh after last night's rain. He carried a small blanket and a drawing pad. He hoped to relax under the tall oak near water. He settled down and opened his box of colorful pencils. A sharp gust lifted one loose page from the pad. The page glided sideways and struck his cup of juice. The cup tipped, and orange drops splashed across the blanket. The wet cloth bunched, pulling a corner over the pencils. Several pencils rolled downhill toward the small stone path.

One red pencil bumped a pebble and jumped into the pond. Ripples spread, reaching a swan that drifted near the bank. The startled bird flapped hard, splashing water onto nearby sand. Water darkened the sand, making a smooth patch beside Leo. He placed the blanket over that patch to stop more mess. The new spot felt drier, and his things stayed steady. Sunlight reached the page again, brightening the fresh sketch outline. Freedom of space returned, as no objects now blocked his arms. He smiled, picked another pencil, and continued his quiet drawing. Lines grew across the page while birds drifted behind him.

里奧在晴朗的早晨早早出門。公園的景色雖然熟悉，卻因昨夜的雨而顯得新鮮。他帶著小毯子和畫本，希望在水邊的大橡樹下放鬆。他坐好，打開裝滿繽紛色筆的小盒。一陣強風掀起畫紙，紙片撞到果汁杯，杯子傾倒，橙色汁水潑濺在毯子上。濕掉的布縮成一團，角落蓋住色筆，數支色筆沿著小坡滾向石頭小徑。

一支紅色筆撞到石子後跳進池塘，水紋擴散，驚動靠岸的天鵝。天鵝猛地拍翅，水花濺到旁邊的沙地，沙面變深，在里奧身旁留下光滑區域。他把毯子移到那裡，避免更多混亂。新的位置較乾，物品也更穩。陽光再次照在紙上，線條更清晰。寬闊空間的自由回來了，再沒有物件妨礙他的手臂。他微笑著拿起另一支筆，繼續安靜地作畫。線條在紙上延伸，鳥兒在他身後悠然飄過。