Pebble Reveals Hidden Acorns- 適合初學者的英語短篇故事

Quack, quack rolls over the pond. Maddox stands near the wooden bench. Grass smells sharp. A small lunch box rests open. Two bright oranges sit inside. A family of ducks glides past. His boredom game box lies beside the oranges. Maddox spots a smooth pebble under the bench arm. It glints in the sun.

He kneels and reaches. Pebble hides. Wet bark blocks his fingers. The pebble slides deeper. Reese waves from the path. She says, “Use the twig!” Maddox nods. He slides a long twig under stone. It shifts but stays slick. He grips a clean napkin from box. The napkin covers the pebble. Now the twig lifts it up. Under the stone, three tiny acorns rest. Maddox lines them on the bench edge. The pond surface calms. Leaves crowd beside his shoes.

「呱呱」聲在池塘上迴響。Maddox 站在木椅旁。割過的草味鮮明。小午餐盒開著。兩顆亮橙子躺在裡面。一家子鴨子滑過水面。他的「打發無聊」小盒就在橙子旁。Maddox 發現椅臂下有顆光滑石子。它在陽光下閃光。

他跪下伸手。石子躲著。濕樹皮擋住手指。石子又滑得更深。Reese 在小徑上揮手，說：「用樹枝！」Maddox 點頭。他用長樹枝伸進石子下。石子動了卻仍濕滑。他從盒裡拿出乾淨紙巾包住石子。樹枝現在抬起石子。石子底下藏著三顆小橡實。Maddox 把橡實排在椅邊。池面平靜。落葉聚在他鞋邊。