Helmet Tilt and the Hidden Duckling- 適合初學者的英語短篇故事

A sweet grassy smell drifts. A cracked gatepost holds dull scratches. The child stands outside the fence. His sister stands near the rail. A grown-up kneels beside them. "A duckling is there," the grown-up says. The sun is warm. Clean water glints inside the trough. Bright light bounces toward the eyes. The glare hides the small bird.

The child dips his helmet forward. Shade settles under the brim. The duckling paddles past the reeds. A faded kite string loops nearby. Feathers float above the puddle. A chicken steps near the gate. Wind lifts the loose tail slowly. The string trembles above the scratches. It almost rises from the wood. Dew beads quiver on the rail. A soft quack reaches their ears.

一陣甜甜的青草味飄來。破裂的門柱上有暗淡的刮痕。孩子站在柵欄外。他的妹妹站在橫桿旁。大人跪在他們身邊。「那裡有一隻小鴨，」大人說。太陽很暖。飲水槽裡的水很乾淨。明亮的光線反射進眼裡。耀光遮住那隻小鴨。

孩子把頭盔微微往前壓。帽緣下出現陰影。小鴨划過蘆葦。褪色的風箏線纏在旁邊。羽毛在水坑上方漂浮。一隻雞走近大門。風吹得鬆散的尾帶慢慢抬起。細線在刮痕上顫動。它幾乎離開木頭。欄杆上的露珠顫顫發亮。柔和的嘎聲傳入他們的耳朵。