Sketch at the Mini Zoo- 適合初級的英語短篇故事

Leo carried a sketchpad into the city museum courtyard.

A weekend exhibition filled the space with bright posters and tables.

One corner held a small menagerie from the local park zoo.

Leo wanted to draw the bright parrot inside a bamboo cage.

The bird shifted restlessly, so Leo moved nearer for a clear line.

A sleepy tortoise blocked his feet during the careful maneuver forward.

Leo side stepped, but his bag nudged a water bowl beside him.

The bowl tipped, gentle water spilled across the tiled floor.

The spill reached the monitor lizard cage and soaked a plastic toy.

The toy drifted, rattling the bars, and startled the parrot above.

Feathers flew, pencils scattered, and Leo dropped his sketchpad in surprise.

The keeper hurried over and lifted the bowl before more water spread.

He frowned slightly, then placed the bowl farther from wandering bags.

Leo squatted, gathered each pencil, and wiped the wet cover.

The parrot settled, the tortoise slept again, and calm returned.

Leo opened a fresh page and started a slower sketch.

Leo帶著素描本走進市立博物館的庭院。

週末的特展讓空地擺滿繽紛海報和桌子。

角落裡有座動物區，來自附近公園的迷你動物園。

Leo想畫竹籠裡那隻鮮豔鸚鵡。

鳥兒不停晃動，Leo便靠近，好看清輪廓。

一隻瞌睡的烏龜擋在他腳邊，他小心移動。

Leo側身時，背包碰到旁邊的水碗。

水碗傾倒，清水潑在瓷磚地面上。

水流滑向巨蜥籠子，打濕一個塑膠玩具。

玩具漂移撞到欄杆，上方的鸚鵡被嚇了一跳。

羽毛亂飛，鉛筆散落，Leo驚訝地掉了素描本。

飼育員快步過來，提起水碗，免得水擴散。

他微微皺眉，然後把水碗放遠一些。

Leo蹲下撿回每支鉛筆，擦去封面的水漬。

鸚鵡安靜下來，烏龜又睡著，四周恢復平靜。

Leo翻開新頁，開始慢慢地重新繪畫。