Lantern on Wet Tiles- 適合初級的英語短篇故事

Early sun light filled the small patio.

Milo carried a silver pruner with an octopus sticker. He focused on one ripe orange above his head. Picking it felt simple in his morning fantasy of gardening. A cat jumped onto the table near the tree pot. The table shook and tipped a half-full watering can. Water splashed out, covering the tiles and Milo’s shoes. His foot slipped; the pruner hit the branch too hard. The orange dropped, rolled across wet tiles, and disappeared. The cat chased it, knocking a hanging paper lantern loose.

The lantern floated toward the small garden pond beside the patio. Bright red paper shone with sudden brilliance against the dark water. Milo dashed forward, but his wet shoes skidded again. The lantern touched water and began to sink slowly. He swung the pruner and caught the lantern’s thin string. A gentle tug pulled it away from the pond’s surface. Water dripped, but the paper stayed whole and bright. Milo placed the lantern back and wiped the wet tiles. The cat sat quietly; orange juice stained its whiskers. Milo closed the gate and walked toward the kitchen.

清晨的陽光灑滿小露台。

米洛拿著一把銀色修枝剪，剪把上貼著章魚圖案。他專心地盯著頭頂上一顆熟透的柳橙。今天早上，他把園藝想得很浪漫。這時，一隻貓跳到盆栽旁的桌子。桌面晃動，把半滿的澆水壺推倒。水花四濺，地磚和米洛的鞋子全濕了。他腳下一滑，修枝剪猛擊樹枝。柳橙掉下來，沿著濕滑的地面滾走，瞬間不見。貓追著柳橙，撞落一盞紙燈籠。

燈籠漂向露台旁的小池。鮮紅的紙在深色水面上發出耀眼光澤。米洛衝過去，但濕鞋再次打滑。燈籠碰到水面，開始慢慢下沉。他揮動修枝剪，勾住燈籠細繩。輕輕一拉，燈籠離開水面，水珠滴落，紙面仍完好鮮亮。米洛把燈籠掛回原處，擦乾濕地磚。貓安靜坐著，鬍鬚上沾著橙汁。米洛關上院門，走向廚房。