Wagon Wheel Pops Off Beside the Mud Kitchen - 適合中級的英文短篇故事，含中譯與發音

The small hedgehog nosed the damp work patch beside the tap and pots.

Earthy smell mixed with a thin tin rattle from the drying shelf. It climbed a low stone ledge, claws scraping grit, belly brushing cool lichen. A wooden spoon lay across its path; the snout bumped the handle, and paws stepped over. On the plank shelf, small mud cups dried, and fine cracks showed at the rims. Nearby, a toy wagon held recycled pans and a bowl of brown paste. Its plastic wheels sat on a slight slope, and the axle squeaked in place. A smear of clay striped the axle, and a fly rested on the tray. Kent stayed within reach by the tap, hands damp from rinsing a jug.

A soft slide came from the wagon as the bowl shifted forward. The weight nudged the wheels, and the axle began to turn downhill. Grit in the hub made one wheel wobble, and the cap slipped free. The loose wheel rolled across wet earth and tapped the ledge near the hedgehog's nose. Spines lifted, paws halted, and mud dotted the whiskers with a tiny splash. It turned its body and took a small detour under the plank shelf. The wagon did not stop; it dragged sideways, lip scraping stone and leaving lines. Kent knelt like an attendant by the tap, wiping a recycled pan without hurry. The freed wheel spun in a shallow puddle, and the hedgehog slid on.

那隻小刺蝟在水龍頭和鍋子旁的濕工作地帶嗅來嗅去。

土腥味混著薄薄的金屬輕響，從晾乾的架子傳來。牠爬上低矮的石頭邊緣，爪子刮過砂礫，肚子擦過涼涼的地衣。一支木湯匙橫在牠的路上；吻部頂了一下柄，腳掌跨了過去。在木板架上，小泥杯正在變乾，細小裂紋沿著杯緣出現。旁邊，一台玩具手推車放著回收來的平底鍋和一碗棕色稠泥。它的塑膠輪子停在微微的斜坡上，軸心在原地吱呀作響。一道黏土痕條畫在軸心上，一隻蒼蠅停在托盤上。Kent 在水龍頭旁待著，伸手可及，雙手因沖洗水壺而微濕。

玩具車傳來輕滑聲，碗往前挪了一下。重量推了一把輪子，軸心開始往下轉。輪轂裡的砂粒讓一邊的輪子晃動，卡帽滑了出來。脫落的輪子滾過濕土，輕敲在刺蝟鼻子旁的石邊。牠的刺豎起，腳掌停住，泥點在鬍鬚上濺出小點。牠轉過身體，繞了一小段路，鑽到木板架底下。玩具車沒有停下；它橫著拖行，托盤邊緣刮著石面，留下一道道痕。Kent 像個服務人員一樣在水龍頭邊跪著，慢慢擦拭一只回收的平底鍋。脫開的輪子在淺水窪裡旋轉，刺蝟順勢滑了過去。