When the Bat Tipped - 適合初級的英文短篇故事，含中譯與發音

Morning light fell across the quiet garden shed.

A young squirrel climbed through the open window frame. Inside, a clear container lay on the wooden floor. An oval acorn shone at its bottom, just out. The squirrel wanted that smooth nut for its midday meal. It pushed a paw inside, but smooth glass offered no grip.

The squirrel nudged the container again, and the round wall rolled. It knocked a shelf leg, shaking jars of bright modeling clay. One small lump dropped and blocked the window path behind. A brown bat hanging above woke when the lump thumped down. The bat swooped, curious about the moving, shiny tube. Its weight pressed the top edge, tipping the container forward. The oval acorn slid out and bumped against the clay. Loose cards for a forgotten hobby fluttered from the shelf. The bat lifted away, and the squirrel grabbed the nut. Wind rattled the cards while both animals scrambled into the garden. One card spun on its corner near the fallen shelf. Dust hung in the air above the quiet floor.

清晨的光線灑進安靜的花園工具屋。

一隻年輕松鼠從敞開的窗框爬進來。屋內，透明的容器躺在木地板上。橢圓形的橡樹果就在最底部，卻夠不到。松鼠想把那顆光滑堅果當午餐。牠把爪子伸進去，但光滑的玻璃抓不住。

松鼠再次推動容器，圓滑的壁面開始滾動。它撞到架子的腳，幾罐鮮豔的黏土跟著晃動。一小塊掉下來，堵在窗邊。頭上倒掛的棕色蝙蝠聽到聲音醒來。蝙蝠俯衝下去，對這根閃亮的筒狀物很好奇。牠的重量壓住上緣，容器向前傾倒。橢圓橡樹果滑出來，撞在黏土上。架子裡一疊人類用來消遣的紙卡跟著飄下。蝙蝠飛走，松鼠抱起堅果。風搖動那些紙卡，兩隻動物竄向花園。窗邊有張紙卡立在角落不停旋轉。灰塵在安靜的地板上方懸著。