Crossing the Puddle by the Fence - 適合初學者的英文短篇故事，含中譯與發音

My hands press the rough rail.

Cool dew dots my skin.

A mild sun warms the wood.

Grass and earth smell close.

The grown-up kneels beside me.

"Good morning," they say.

A metal walker rests by the path.

A metal bucket tips sideways.

A thin trickle slides to the path.

I walk along the fence.

A party of chickens pecks.

Clucking pops in little bursts.

Fine dust lifts with pecks.

The light is soft.

I reach the open gate.

A muddy puddle spreads wide.

My shoe slips a little.

Pebbles line the dry edge.

I step on the pebbles.

I pass without a splash.

A goat kid bumps the post.

The hinge gives a small creak.

I sit on the flat stone.

Water in the bowl ripples.

The grown-up is pleased.

Their eyes crinkle at me.

They point.

"A goat kid."

I head back the same way.

By the gate, a green crab apple sits.

Small specks dot its skin.

Near the bowl, a thin snail trail shines.

It bends over the gray stone.

I reach the fence again.

The rail is drier now.

My palms rub; wood squeaks.

我的手按在粗糙的欄杆上。

涼涼的露水點在皮膚上。

和煦的太陽溫暖木頭。

草和泥土的味道貼近。

大人跪在我旁邊。

「早安。」他們說。

路邊立著一個金屬助行器。

一個金屬水桶側倒著。

一小股水慢慢滑到小徑上。

我沿著圍欄走。

一群母雞在啄食。

咯咯聲一下一下響。

細土因啄動而飄起。

光線柔和。

我走到打開的門口。

一灘泥水攤開著。

我的鞋稍微打滑。

石子排在乾的邊緣。

我踩在石子上。

我過去，沒有濺水。

一隻小山羊頂了柱子一下。

轉軸發出輕輕的嘎聲。

我坐在平坦的石頭上。

水碗裡出現圈圈漣漪。

大人看起來滿意。

他們的眼角微微皺起。

他們指著。

「一隻小山羊。」

我照原路走回來。

在門邊，一顆綠色海棠蘋果放著。

小小斑點點在果皮上。

靠近水碗，一條細細的蝸牛銀線發亮。

它在灰色石面上彎著走。

我回到圍欄邊。

欄杆現在更乾了。

我的手掌來回摩擦，木頭吱一聲。