Sliding Shells at the Tide Pool - 適合初級的英文短篇故事，含中譯與發音

'What made these tiny tracks?' Xyla pointed at the damp sand.

Two thin lines crossed a wavy strip of shells.

It was morning by the quiet pier.

Pale light fell across the wet rocks.

Xyla and Warren walked beside the small tide pool.

A blue bucket rested near a coil of rope.

A sparrow hopped on the railing and tilted its head.

Ice in their bottle began to melt in the light.

Warren lifted the bucket to look inside.

Its handle caught a loop in the rope.

The loop tugged the wavy shells into the pool.

Shells slid and clinked, and water splashed over their shoes.

A small crab shot from under a shell and stopped.

A flat driftwood piece blocked a thin trickle to sea.

The pool went quiet, and the crab tapped the edge.

Warren found a smooth stick near the rocks.

He slid it under the driftwood and pushed down.

Xyla held the rope so the shells stayed put.

Water moved through the gap and carried sand aside.

Tiny bubbles moved along the bottom and popped in rows.

The crab slipped sideways and skittered through the stream.

Sand darkened along a thin path past their toes.

「這些小小的痕跡是誰做的？」Xyla 指著濕沙。

兩條細線穿過一條波浪狀的貝殼帶。

那是碼頭邊的早晨。

蒼白的光落在濕石頭上。

Xyla 和 Warren 走在小潮池旁邊。

一個藍色水桶放在一圈繩子旁。

一隻麻雀在欄杆上跳著，歪著頭看。

他們水壺裡的冰在光下開始融化。

Warren 拿起水桶看看裡面。

桶把手鉤住繩子上的一個圈。

那個圈把波浪狀的貝殼拉進池裡。

貝殼滑動叮噹，水濺到他們的鞋上。

一隻小螃蟹從貝殼下衝出來，停住不動。

一塊扁平的浮木擋住通往海邊的細細水流。

水面安靜下來，螃蟹敲了敲邊緣。

Warren 在石頭旁找到一根光滑的樹枝。

他把它插到浮木底下，往下壓。

Xyla 扶住繩子，讓貝殼不再亂動。

水從縫隙流過，帶走一旁的沙子。

小氣泡沿著池底移動，一排一排地冒出。

螃蟹側著身，沿著小水道快步橫走。

他們腳邊的細細沙道變深了一點顏色。