Wind and the Sketch- 適合初級的英語短篇故事

Leo carried a fresh pencil and blank pad into tall forest.

Sunlight cut narrow lines across moss and small stones.

He wanted to sketch the tallest pine near the stream.

A spaniel trotted beside him, tail switching in quick bursts.

Quiet emotion rested over the pair, weightless and clear.

Leo placed the pad on a low stump and started drawing.

Sudden wind lifted the page and pushed it upward.

The page slapped a branch, shaking a loose acorn free.

The acorn dropped into a shallow puddle beside the stump.

Cold drops dotted the dog's nose; the dog barked once.

Bark echoed, startling a hidden sparrow from leafy cover.

Beating wings pressed the page farther toward running water.

Leo raced after it, boots sliding on wet roots.

Bravery showed itself through steady legs and outstretched fingers.

He caught the page before water soaked the pale fibers.

Affection settled around them while the dog nudged his hip.

Leo set the pad again, this time under a heavier stone.

Pencil lines finally captured the tall pine.

Leo 拿著一枝新鉛筆和空白畫冊走進高聳森林。

陽光在苔蘚與小石間切出細長光帶。

他想畫下溪邊最高的松樹。

一隻史賓格犬在旁小跑，尾巴快速擺動。

淡淡情感悄悄停留在他們身旁，輕柔而清晰。

Leo 把畫冊放在低樹樁上開始描線。

突然一陣風掀起畫頁，把它往上推。

紙張拍到樹枝，晃落一顆鬆動橡實。

橡實落進樹樁旁淺水窪。

冰涼水珠點到狗鼻子，牠隨即叫了一聲。

回音驚動葉下麻雀撲翼飛出。

拍動的雙翼把畫頁再推向流水。

Leo 追了上去，靴子在濕根上打滑。

穩定雙腿與伸直手指顯出他的勇氣。

他趕在水浸紙纖前抓住畫頁。

當狗輕碰他腰側時，一股親切感再次落下。

Leo 再次放好畫冊，這次壓上較重石塊。

鉛筆線條終於捕捉到那棵高松樹。