Duckling Steps from the Roots - 適合初學者的英文短篇故事，含中譯與發音

Tatum sits on the flat rock.

Both palms rest on gritty stone.

A pale wet ring clings to its edge.

Water runs clear below.

A brown leaf spins past.

Damp earth smells rich nearby.

The drip taps the pool.

Tiny rings spread.

"There, near the root," Tatum says.

A beetle clicks along the log.

Soft ground holds a hoof print.

It still keeps clear water.

Two ferns share the wet ground.

Shadow shifts in the root gap.

A small surprise moves there.

Downy yellow slips into view.

A duckling steps from the roots.

Across the stream, an older child crouches.

A page leaf skims, then settles.

The water pulls it beside a pebble.

The duckling blinks at the drip.

It peeps.

Tatum 坐在平坦的石頭上。

雙手掌心貼著粗糙的石面。

一圈淡淡的濕痕黏在邊緣。

下方的水清清地流。

一片棕色的葉子旋過去。

潮濕的土味在旁邊很濃。

水滴敲著小水池。

小小的圓紋擴開。

「在那裡，靠近樹根，」Tatum 說。

一隻甲蟲在倒木上喀喀走。

柔軟的地面留著一個蹄印。

印裡還裝著清水。

兩株蕨類共用這塊濕地面。

樹根的縫隙裡影子在移動。

一個小驚喜在那裡晃動。

金黃的絨毛現在露出來。

一隻小鴨從樹根間走出來。

溪對面有個年長一些的孩子正蹲著。

一本紙頁飄滑一下就停住。

水把那頁帶到一顆卵石旁。

小鴨對著水滴眨眼。

牠唧唧叫。