What's Behind the Plank?- 適合初級的英語短篇故事

Afternoon light fell across the small garden shed.

Soft land behind the shed stayed damp after rain.

Lily wanted the old wooden door to swing open.

A loose plank blocked the frame and refused to move.

She pushed hard with both hands, yet the door stayed firm.

Her shoes slipped on dry leaves during the first try.

She paused and tapped the plank with her knuckles.

The sound came hollow, not solid like the other boards.

Lily ran a finger along the edge and felt a gap.

She grabbed one corner and slid the plank sideways.

Nails squeaked but nothing cracked.

The plank dropped onto the floor.

A tall pot from a school sale tipped behind the door.

Soil spilled out with tiny pea seeds already germinating.

A faded shell from a beach trip rolled with the soil.

A postcard from a mountain vacation slid under her foot.

Water from a hanging can landed on the seeds.

The new path cleared, Lily eased the door open at last.

Dry leaves rustled outside the shed.

午後的陽光灑進小小的園藝棚。

棚子後的土地因雨而微濕。

莉莉想讓那扇舊木門打開。

一塊鬆動的木板卡在門框前，擋住去路。

她雙手用力推，但門依舊紋風不動。

第一次嘗試時，她的鞋底在乾葉上打滑。

她停下，指關節輕敲那塊木板。

聲音空洞，與其他板子不同。

莉莉沿著邊緣摸索，察覺一條縫。

她捉住一角，將木板橫向滑開。

釘子尖叫般摩擦，但沒有裂開。

木板啪地落在地上。

門後的學校義賣陶盆被推倒。

土壤翻出，裡面的小豌豆已經冒芽。

一枚海灘校外教學撿的貝殼隨土滾出。

一張山區假期明信片滑到她腳下。

掛著的水壺滴下水珠，正好落在種子上。

道路終於讓開，莉莉輕輕推開木門。

乾葉在棚外沙沙作響。