The Splash and the Rabbits- 適合初級的英語短篇故事

Owen reached the playground after art class. His small kite lay beyond a busy fountain path. Tall jets of water lifted every ten seconds then stopped. The flow closed the path during each bright burst. Cool water mist touched his face. A small speaker played, and two children began to dance. Owen watched one full cycle from start to finish. He counted, and the pause lasted six slow seconds. A sheet of clear plastic lay near the bench. He grabbed it and planned a quick dash.

The jets died down, leaving the stones almost dry. During the pause, Owen ran across the narrow region. He snatched the small kite and spun toward home. Water erupted again and hit the plastic in his hands. The sheet acted like a shield, but it bent backward. The force made him fold at the waist and slip. His knee bumped a sculpture of bright plasticine animals nearby. The sculpture rocked, and two tiny rabbits tumbled onto sand. The fountain kept pulsing behind him while he placed rabbits upright. Small wet marks dotted the rabbits, yet the figures stayed whole. He walked away with the kite trailing, water beating the ground.

歐文下課後來到遊樂場。他的小風箏落在噴泉步道的另一端。高高的水柱每十秒升起一次，然後停止。水流在每次明亮的噴發中封住了道路。涼爽的水霧輕拂他的臉。一個小喇叭播放音樂，兩個孩子開始跳舞。歐文觀察完整的一個循環，並數出停頓持續六秒。一張透明塑膠片躺在長椅旁，他拿起它，打算快跑。

水柱降低，石板幾乎乾了。在停頓時，歐文跑過狹窄區域，抓起小風箏並轉身回家。水再次噴發，打在他手中的塑膠片上。塑膠片像盾牌，但向後彎折。衝力讓他彎腰滑倒，膝蓋撞到附近的彩色黏土動物雕塑。雕塑搖晃，兩隻小兔子滾到沙地上。當他把兔子扶正時，噴泉繼續有節奏地噴水。小水點留在兔子上，但雕像仍完整。他帶著風箏離開，水滴繼續擊打地面。