The Tight Stone and the Toy Fox - 適合初學者的英文短篇故事，含中譯與發音

Twigs creak above the bush.

Damp earth smells near the bed.

A bird sings a small melody.

The older sibling sits on the back step.

A sketchbook page shows a wide river.

Pollen drifts.

Floyd kneels on the wet grass.

His knee presses cool blades.

He lifts a low leaf edge.

Fine hairs line the leaf.

Under it, dry soil holds a pale oval.

Yellow pollen dust rims the oval.

"I see a line," the older sibling says.

Ants cross.

By the path, a flat stone sits tight.

It does not budge.

He slides a short stick under.

He levers the edge slowly.

Floyd waits, then lifts higher.

A tiny ant walks between grains.

The wooden bench warms in the sun.

A toy fox rests on the arm.

Floyd sits and holds the fox.

He nudges a paint curl with the nose.

The thin curl lifts and shows pale wood.

Floyd sets the curl back down.

Above the bush, a seed pod clicks.

樹叢上方傳來枝條喀喀聲。

花圃旁有潮土味。

一隻鳥在枝上唱出小小旋律。

年長的手足坐在後階上。

一本素描本的頁面畫著一條寬河。

花粉在空中飄。

Floyd 跪在溼草地上。

他的膝蓋壓著涼涼的草葉。

他掀起一片低低的葉緣。

葉面上有細細的絨毛。

葉子下方，乾土留著一個淡淡的橢圓。

黃色花粉在橢圓邊緣畫出一圈。

「我看到一條線，」年長的手足說。

螞蟻穿過。

在石徑旁，一塊扁石卡得很緊。

它完全不動。

他把一根短樹枝伸進去。

他慢慢撬起邊緣。

Floyd 等一下，再抬高一點。

一隻小螞蟻在砂粒間走。

木頭長椅在太陽下變暖。

一隻玩具狐狸放在扶手上。

Floyd 坐著，握著狐狸。

他用狐狸的鼻尖輕頂一捲漆片。

薄薄的漆片掀起，露出淺色木頭。

Floyd 把漆片放回原位。

樹叢上方，一枚種莢喀地一聲。