The Spilled Ribbon- 適合初級的英語短篇故事

Morning light fell across a small attic room.

Lea held a square box, a birthday present for Kai.

She needed bright ribbon from a shelf behind a wooden board.

The board stood tall and seemed heavy.

She pushed first with both arms; nothing moved at all.

Lea tried pulling from the side; the edge scratched floorboards.

Her shoulders dropped for a moment.

She began to notice a soft drum sound inside.

Warm dust drifted in the quiet air above.

She tapped the board with her knuckles and heard hollow echo.

A thin gap showed near the floor, hidden by old magazines.

A leaflet about family happiness poked out beside the gap slightly.

One magazine described outdoor lifestyle and slid when she nudged it gently.

Lea chose to lift the board, not push again this time.

The wood flexed upward; weight shifted, and the board swung away suddenly.

Three cardboard tubes rolled free and bumped a nearby drawer.

The drawer slid open; bright ribbon spilled across the floorboards.

Lea gathered a long piece and wrapped it around the box neatly.

A thin line of ribbon still dangled from the open drawer edge.

Footsteps faded downstairs while colored strands lay quiet on the boards nearby.

晨光灑進小閣樓。

莉雅握著一個方形盒子，那是要送給凱的生日禮物。

她需要從木板後面的層架拿亮色緞帶。

木板又高又像很重。

她先用雙臂推，但木板完全不動。

她改從側面拉，邊緣刮到地板。

她的肩膀短暫下垂。

她開始注意到裡面傳出輕輕的鼓聲。

溫暖的灰塵在靜空中飄浮。

她用指節敲板子，聽到空洞的回響。

地板邊出現一道縫隙，被舊雜誌遮住。

一本談論家庭幸福的小冊子微微探出縫隙。

一本介紹戶外生活方式的雜誌在她輕推時滑開。

莉雅決定抬起木板，不再推它。

木頭向上彎曲，重量移動，木板猛地擺到旁邊。

三根紙筒滾出，撞到旁邊的抽屜。

抽屜滑開，亮色緞帶灑滿地板。

莉雅撿起一條長緞帶，整齊地繞在盒子上。

一小段緞帶仍垂在打開的抽屜邊。

樓下的腳步聲漸遠，彩色線條靜靜躺在附近地板上。