A Branch Shadow in the Tent - 適合初學者的英文短篇故事，含中譯與發音

What is under this flap?

Ula sits in a soft tent. The tent is set in the corner. A faint tea smell rests by the flap. Steam rises. The grandmother sits on the low stool. "I see you," the grandmother says.

Ula kneels on a soft cushion. Her knees press the gentle dip. A pale imprint stays on its edge. She lifts one corner to peek under. The corner slips back under her knee. Ula shifts her weight and holds the edge. Smooth floor waits under the cushion.

She leans back and touches the block. The wood is cool and flat. A thin glue shine lines one corner. The small lamp's glow sits on it.

Ula lifts the soft flap edge. Fine dust rests in the narrow gap. Air hums. A small wind from the vent lifts it. Outside, a dry branch in a vase sways. Its thin shadow crosses Ula's open palm. She lowers the flap and smooths the fold.

She sets the corner down again. Dust motes drift in the light. Ula crawls out to the stool.

這片布簾下有什麼？

Ula 坐在一頂柔軟的小帳篷裡。帳篷就搭在角落。門簾旁有淡淡的茶香。蒸氣往上升。祖母坐在矮木凳上。「我看得到你。」祖母說。

Ula 跪在一個柔軟的坐墊上。她的膝蓋壓在柔和的凹處。墊子的邊緣留著淡淡的壓痕。她掀起一個角，看下面。那個角滑回她膝蓋下面。Ula 移動身體重量，扶住邊緣。坐墊下是平滑的地板。

她往後靠，摸一下木塊。木頭清涼而平整。一條細細的膠痕在角落發亮。小燈的柔光落在上面。

Ula 掀起柔軟的門簾邊。狹窄的縫裡有細灰。通風口傳來輕嗡聲。通風口吹來小小的風，把它托起。外面花瓶裡的一枝乾樹枝輕輕擺動。它的細影掠過 Ula 張開的手心。她放下門簾，撫平那道摺痕。

她把那個角放回原位。光裡的微塵慢慢飄動。Ula 爬出帳篷，靠到小凳旁。