Ball Under the Hedge Rolls Out - 適合初學者的英文短篇故事，含中譯與發音

The swings creak on their chains.

Drops drip nearby.

Willa sits on a still swing.

A picture book rests on her knees.

One page shows a bright reef.

Leaves stay still.

Niles stands by the hedge.

Cut grass smells sweet here.

A small playmate reaches under the hedge.

A red ball sits just beyond.

Niles steps to the gap and kneels.

Knees press damp grass; a pressed patch holds dew.

Niles slides a long twig inside.

It taps a small crack in the stepping stone.

A fly lifts from the leaves.

The ball rolls out to him.

A tiny toy soldier tumbles out too.

He rolls the ball to the child.

"Here you go," Niles says.

The ball stops near a paper boat.

Water in the fountain puddle shines.

The toy soldier stands by the crack.

鞦韆的鐵鍊嘎吱作響。

水滴在旁邊滴落。

Willa 坐在不動的鞦韆上。

一本圖畫書放在她膝上。

其中一頁畫著明亮的珊瑚礁。

葉子保持不動。

Niles 站在樹籬旁。

割過的草在這裡帶著甜香。

一個小玩伴伸手到樹籬下。

一顆紅球就卡在前面。

Niles 走到缺口前跪下。

膝蓋壓著溼草；一塊被壓平的草地留著露珠。

Niles 把一根長樹枝伸進去。

樹枝點到踏石上的一條小裂縫。

一隻蒼蠅從葉間飛起。

紅球滾出來到他面前。

一個小玩具士兵也跟著滾出來。

他把球推回給那個孩子。

Niles 說：「給你。」

紅球停在一艘紙船旁邊。

飲水台邊的水窪映出亮光。

那個玩具士兵站在裂縫邊。