Pebble Lifts From the Fountain Puddle - 適合初學者的英文短篇故事，含中譯與發音

Poppy's knees press cool grass. The mother sits on a blanket and reads. The book is open. One page shows a small bedroom. "Ducks are near," she says. Cut grass smells sweet.

Poppy walks to the drinking fountain path. A drip lands in a puddle. A small swirl moves on the water. Poppy's palm rests on the flat stone. Fine grit presses her skin. A pale ring stays around the wet spot. A round pebble sits in the puddle. She reaches. Water touches her sleeve tip.

She steps back. She lifts a long twig from the hedge. She uses the twig to pick the pebble. She slides it to the edge. She lifts the pebble. A tiny feather sticks to the wet side. It falls to the stone. It leaves a dark oval.

Two more drips come and widen the circles. Poppy sets the pebble beside the stone. A sparrow lands on the stepping stone.

Poppy 的膝蓋壓在涼涼的草上。媽媽坐在毯子上讀書。書是打開的。有一頁畫著一間小臥室。她說：「那邊有鴨子。」新割的草帶著清甜的氣味。

Poppy 走到飲水台旁的步道。一滴水落進水窪。小小的漩渦在水面轉動。Poppy 的手掌按在平坦的石板上。細沙的粗澀貼著她的皮膚。一圈淡痕圍著濕斑。水窪裡有一顆圓卵石。她伸手。水碰到她袖口的邊緣。

她退一步。她從樹籬邊拿起一根長樹枝。她用樹枝去勾起那顆卵石。她把它滑到邊緣。她把卵石提起。一根小羽毛黏在濕的一面。它落在石板上。它留下一個深色的橢圓印。

又有兩滴水落下，圈紋擴開。Poppy 把卵石放在石板旁。一隻麻雀落在石板上。