When the Rabbits Ran- 適合初級的英語短篇故事

Mia carried a small basket toward the farm pond. She planned to harvest early beans before lunchtime. Soft morning light rested on the calm water. A stranger leaned on the wooden fence and waved. He smiled and said he was only visiting. Mia thought the visitor looked like a careful birdwatcher. He carried binoculars and a small field notebook. They walked together along the edge of tall grass.

A large heron suddenly rose from the reeds beside them. Its wide wings brushed the air and startled several rabbits. The rabbits sprinted across the path and struck Mia's basket. Beans bounced out and rolled toward the pond bank. Wet ground became slippery, and Mia nearly fell forward. The birdwatcher dropped his notebook and grabbed her elbow quickly. Both laughed while gathering the plentiful beans from the mud. Mia placed the last bean back into the basket. Water splashed again as the heron glided across the pond. They watched until the bird settled on a distant log. Mia lifted the basket and walked toward the kitchen door.

米雅提著小籃子走向農場旁的池塘。她打算在午餐前採收早熟的豆子。柔和的晨光靜靜鋪在平靜的水面上。一名陌生人靠在木欄杆上向她揮手。他微笑著，說自己只是來拜訪。米雅覺得這位訪客看起來像用心的賞鳥人，他帶著雙筒望遠鏡和小小的田野筆記本。他們一起沿著高草的邊緣散步。

一隻大蒼鷺突然從旁邊的蘆葦叢升起。牠寬大的翅膀撫過空氣，驚動了幾隻兔子。兔子衝過小徑，撞到米雅的籃子。豆子彈了出來，滾向池邊。濕滑的地面讓米雅差點向前跌倒。賞鳥人丟下筆記本，迅速扶住她的手肘。兩人一邊笑，一邊把豐富的豆子從泥地撿回。米雅把最後一顆豆子放回籃子。水面再次濺起水花，蒼鷺滑過池塘。兩人望著那隻鳥落在遠處的原木上。米雅提起籃子，走向廚房的門口。