A Kitten Hides by the Bucket at the Fence - 適合初學者的英文短篇故事，含中譯與發音

Her palm meets rough wood.

Nadine stands at the fence.

Jude kneels beside her.

Grass and earth smell fresh.

The yard is bright.

Chickens cluck and peck.

Feathers drift.

A metal bucket tips behind.

Water trickles toward the path.

She peers through the gap.

The rail hides the yard.

She bends at the stone bowl.

Ripples move.

Dirt specks ring the puddle.

She rises and walks on.

The open gate swings a little.

Beyond it, a road runs by.

A scientist walks on it.

Jude says, "I hear the kid."

She heads back along the fence.

At the gate, thin scratches line the post.

She passes the stone bowl again.

On the flat stone, a slick snail trail shows.

Fine dust lifts as a chicken steps.

She reaches the first spot.

The tipped bucket rests behind.

A small kitten curls beside it.

It blinks and stays still.

"Oh, hello there," Jude says.

Nadine touches the top rail.

The last cool bead dries.

她的手掌貼在粗糙的木頭上。

娜汀站在柵欄邊。

裘德在她身旁跪著。

草和泥土的味道很明顯。

院子很明亮。

母雞咯咯叫著啄地。

羽毛飄著。

一個金屬水桶倒在後面。

水沿著小路慢慢流去。

她從縫隙往裡看。

柵欄擋住低處的院子。

她在石盆邊彎下身。

漣漪在動。

泥土點點圍在水窪邊。

她起身再往前走。

敞開的門微微擺動。

外面有一條路。

一位科學家走在那裡。

裘德說：「我聽到小羊了。」

她沿著柵欄走回去。

在門邊，細細的刻痕排在木柱上。

她又經過石盆。

平坦的石頭上，滑亮的蝸牛痕在那裡。

雞一踩，細灰輕輕揚起。

她回到一開始的地方。

倒著的水桶還在後面。

一隻小貓蜷在旁邊。

牠眨眼不動。

裘德說：「嗨，你好啊。」

娜汀摸了摸上方的木條。

最後那一滴涼水珠乾了。