Pebble Ring on the Stone - 適合初學者的英文短篇故事，含中譯與發音

Cedric lifts the gate latch. Wet wood smells clean. His father sits on the bench. Steam rises from a small cup. Gravel clicks once.

They walk to the flat stone. A round sticker sits on his hand. He lifts a fallen leaf. Dew sticks the leaf down. Cedric slides a thin twig under it. He raises the leaf. Under it, dry grass shows. A wet blade taps his sticker.

Cedric kneels by the stone. Knees press cool stone; grit dots skin; ring waits. He lifts a smooth pebble. A dark ring waits under it. “A tiny ring is here,” his father says.

On the bench sits a tiny bedroom table. Cedric moves it aside and lifts the blanket edge. Under it, fine wood lines look brighter. A small bright square stays under the table. He sets the edge back flat. The blanket edge covers the small bright square.

Cedric 抬起木門的閂。濕木頭有清新的味道。他的父親坐在長椅上。小杯子冒出蒸氣。碎石喀一聲。

他們走到平坦的石頭旁。一張圓形貼紙黏在他的手上。他掀起一片落葉。露水把葉子黏住。Cedric 把一根細樹枝伸到下面。他把葉子抬起來。下面露出乾的草。一根濕草葉碰到他的貼紙。

Cedric 在石頭邊跪下。膝蓋壓著涼石；細砂點在皮膚上；圓痕在等著。他抬起一顆光滑小石子。下面有一圈深色的印子。「這裡有個小圓印，」他的父親說。

長椅上放著一張小小的玩具臥室桌。Cedric 把它挪開，掀起毯子的一角。下面的木紋更清楚。一個明亮的小方形留在桌子下。他把毯角放回原位。毯子的邊緣再次蓋住那個小方形。