Stone Tower on the Rainy Sill - 適合初學者的英文短篇故事，含中譯與發音

Dusty smell rises as Keira lifts the dry cloth.

Grey light spreads on the sill. A cup holds coloured pencils, a small keeper. Keira sits on the cushion. She lines up stones. Another child, Corbin, presses a sticker. On the foggy glass. "It looks like a fish," he says.

Keira wipes a clear patch. She sets a flat stone. It slides around on dust. The stack tilts and falls. Small flakes brush her wrist. She folds the cloth and rubs the spot. The surface looks clean and dry. She sets the base again. Then a round one. The stones change and settle. "I make a fish," Corbin says. A breath cloud blooms on the glass. Fog rings appear and vanish. A drop races down beside it.

Keira steadies the tower with two fingers. The stones hold firm now. A water bead grows in the corner. It hangs, then slips away. Keira lifts the short pencil. She taps the sill. The rain keeps a soft tempo. She watches the tower stand. She taps the pencil on the sill again.

當凱拉把乾布拿起來時，一股灰塵的味道飄起來。

灰色的光灑在窗台上。一個杯子裝著彩色鉛筆，是個小小的收納者。凱拉坐在坐墊上。她把小石頭排好。另一個小孩柯賓按上一張貼紙。貼在霧霧的玻璃上。「看起來像一條魚，」他說。

凱拉擦出一塊清楚的區域。她放上一顆扁平的石頭。它在灰塵上滑來滑去。小塔歪了又倒下。細小的碎屑碰到她的手腕。她把布折起來，來回擦那一點。表面看起來乾而清潔。她再放好底座。接著放上一顆圓石。石頭的位置改變，慢慢安定。柯賓說：「我做一條魚。」玻璃上冒出一圈白霧。霧圈出現又消失。一滴雨沿著旁邊往下跑。

凱拉用兩根手指扶住小塔。石頭現在穩穩地站著。角落裡有一顆小水珠變大。它停一下，然後滑走。凱拉拿起短鉛筆。她在窗台上輕輕敲一下。雨聲保持著柔和節奏。她看著小塔站著。她又在窗台上敲一下鉛筆。