Tin Lid Spins and Wobbles by the Campfire Ring - 適合中級的英文短篇故事，含中譯與發音

The small fire burned low inside a ring of stones at the center. Faye sat an arm's length beyond the ring, and Darla watched the flames. Smoke bent away from Faye's face, and sparks kept to the stone circle. A hedgehog nosed along the cool edge and took a slow stroll. Warmth from the ring brushed one side of its body, and wood-smoke clung lightly. Faye pressed a cool, charred twig on a flat stone and drew a circle.

The hedgehog nudged a smooth pebble with its nose; the pebble spun, clicked, and stopped. It rolled a dry acorn cap next, and the cap twirled and wobbled. Fascination sat in the slow spin of each small thing beside the fire. Near a log seat, a tin lid lay by a jar that smelled like vinegar. A dried dot of glue on the underside made a tiny bump, not in the middle. The hedgehog pushed the lid; it whirled fast, then traced a loose spiral in ash. The bump caught the stone, so the lid tipped, spun on edge, and slid.

Darla turned a short stick over the coals, and the orange points settled. The hedgehog circled the lid, then pressed its nose to the dark ring. Faye kept the twig on stone and drew another circle, farther from the center. Heat washed over the stones, and the air outside stayed cooler and wide. Nine thin circles now marked the ground around the ring like pale wheels. A coal cracked; the hedgehog twitched its ears, pivoted away, and slid into grass. Behind it, the spun lid rocked once on the stone, the spiral scratch showing.

小小的火在石頭圍成的圈中心緩緩燃燒。Faye 坐在石圈外超過一個手臂的距離，Darla 看著火焰。煙往 Faye 的臉外側彎過去，火星都留在石圈裡。一隻刺蝟沿著涼爽的邊緣嗅來嗅去，慢慢逛了一圈。圈邊的暖意貼在牠身側，木煙淡淡地黏在牠的刺上。Faye 把一根涼的焦黑小枝按在平石上，畫出一個圓。

刺蝟用鼻尖推了一顆光滑小石子；小石子旋了一圈，喀地停住。接著牠滾了一個乾的橡實帽，帽子打轉又晃動。著迷停在每一個慢慢轉的小東西旁。在一張原木坐椅旁，一個鐵蓋躺在一只帶醋味的罐子邊。蓋子底面有一點乾掉的膠，形成一個不在正中的小突起。刺蝟推了蓋子；它快速打轉，然後在灰上畫出鬆散的螺旋。突起卡到石面，所以蓋子傾起來，立著旋轉又滑走。

Darla 在炭上轉動一根短棍，橘色的亮點跟著安定下來。刺蝟繞著蓋子走了一圈，接著把鼻尖貼上那道黑圈。Faye 把小枝留在石面上，又畫了一個圓，離中心更遠。熱氣掠過石頭，圈外的空氣保持較涼而且開闊。細細的九個圓此刻標記了石圈周圍的地面，像淡淡的輪子。一塊小炭劈啪一聲；刺蝟耳朵一動，轉身離開，滑進草叢。在牠身後，那個轉過的蓋子在石頭上輕輕晃了一下，螺旋刮痕隱約可見。