Frog Jumps Onto the Stool at Sunset - 適合初級的英文短篇故事，含中譯與發音

Wet clay pressed against Pia's palms.

Fine grit dotted the board under her bowl.

At sunset, orange light lay across the table.

"It is nearly sunset," Dashiel said.

"We can finish soon, I think."

Pia slid a thin wire under the bowl's base.

The wire tugged, and the board shifted on grit.

A sponge bumped a cup, and water spilled out.

The wet ring spread toward a lump of clay.

Pia steadied the bowl with both hands and paused.

Cool air brushed the skin on her forearms.

A small jar rolled, clicked, and stopped near the edge.

From below the shelf, a frog hopped onto the table.

It left tiny prints in the spill and blinked.

The cup wobbled, and another drop slid across.

Pia moved to the far side and crouched low.

She drew the same wire from the new side.

The base loosened, and the bowl lifted with ease.

She set the bowl on a tray beside the stool.

The frog hopped down and settled on the empty stool.

A last drop tapped the floor near Dashiel's shoe.

濕黏的黏土壓在Pia的手心。

細小的砂粒點滿她碗下的木板。

日落時，橘色的光鋪在桌面上。

「快到日落了。」Dashiel說。

「我想，我們很快就能完成。」

Pia把一條細線滑進碗的底部。

線一拉，木板在砂粒上移動。

一塊海綿撞到杯子，水就潑出來。

濕的水痕擴散到一團黏土旁。

Pia用雙手穩住碗，身子停了一下。

涼意掠過她前臂的皮膚。

一個小罐子滾動、碰了一下，停在邊緣。

架子底下跳出一隻青蛙，跳上了桌面。

它在水痕裡留下小小腳印，還眨了眼。

杯子晃了一下，又有一滴水滑過。

Pia繞到另一邊，蹲低了身子。

她從新的方向拉同一條線。

底部鬆開了，碗就輕鬆抬起來。

她把碗放到托盤上，靠著那張凳子。

青蛙跳下來，停在空著的凳子上。

最後一滴水滴在Dashiel的鞋旁。