When the Vase Cracked- 適合初級的英語短篇故事

Morning light filled the small workshop. Milo carried fresh daisies toward a tall blue vase. He wanted the flowers near the window for visitors. The vase looked like a smaller version of one downstairs. A faint buzz rose from inside the narrow neck. An insect crawled up, touching the rim with thin legs. Milo stopped, and his elbow brushed a paint jar nearby.

The jar tipped over, pushing a small hammer off the shelf. The hammer struck the vase, cracking its thin clay bond. Water splashed onto the table and dripped to the floor. Milo grabbed tape from a drawer and breathed out slowly. Next, he pressed the tape around the crack, sealing it. The vase held the shape, although water no longer leaked. Milo set the flowers inside and moved the vase left. He guided the escaped insect into a glass jar with paper. The tiny wings tapped the glass while petals brushed the rim. Tools settled, light stayed on the table, and Milo stepped back.

晨光照進小小的工作室。

米羅拿著新鮮的雛菊，走向一只高高的藍色花瓶。

他想把花放在窗邊給來客欣賞。

這個花瓶像樓下那只較大的縮小版。

細微的嗡嗡聲從狹窄的瓶口傳出。

一隻昆蟲爬上來，用細長的腳碰觸瓶沿。

米羅停下，手肘擦到旁邊的油漆罐。

罐子翻倒，推落架上的小鐵鎚。

鐵鎚打在花瓶上，擊裂了薄薄的黏合處。

水濺到桌面，又滴落地板。

米羅從抽屜抓起膠帶，慢慢吐氣。

接著，他把膠帶繞在裂縫周圍，封住缺口。

花瓶保持形狀，但水不再滲出。

米羅把花放進去，並把花瓶往左挪。

他將逃出的昆蟲引入有紙張的玻璃罐。

小小的翅膀拍打玻璃，花瓣輕刷瓶口。

工具歸位，光線停在桌面，米羅退後一步。