Stone Stack and a Rolling Pebble - 適合初學者的英文短篇故事，含中譯與發音

Ronan taps a flat stone. Does it sing? A soft click comes back. A low murmur comes from the creek. The father sits on the dry log. A small notebook rests beside him. A pen lies under the blanket edge. "I hear a clear click," he says.

Ronan kneels on warm sand. Both palms press a wide base stone. Fine grains press his skin. A pale damp ring marks the sand around it. He lifts a small stone to the top. It wobbles on loose sand. He brushes the sandy top with a twig. He sets the stone again. It settles. The heavy base stays steady.

He drops a tiny pebble by the stack. A neat pit forms in the sand. He dips the twig tip into the creek. Rings spread and touch a water strider. The creek makes small music. A rounder stone in the pile rolls forward. It bumps his heel. The water strider skates under a leaf and away.

Ronan 輕敲一塊扁石。它會唱歌嗎？清脆的一聲回來。溪水傳來低低的嗡鳴。爸爸坐在乾燥的倒木上。一本文小筆記本放在他身旁。一支筆躺在毯子邊緣下。『我聽到清楚的喀嗒聲，』他說。

Ronan 跪在溫暖的沙上。兩手掌按著一塊寬大的底石。細沙壓在他的皮膚上。一圈淡淡的濕痕在沙上留下。他把一塊小石放到頂上。它在鬆沙上搖晃。他用小樹枝把沙面刷淨。他又把石頭放好。它停住不動。沉重的底座保持穩定。

他在堆旁丟下一顆小卵石。沙上出現一個小坑。他把樹枝尖沾進溪水。圓紋擴散，碰到一隻水黽。溪水發出小小的音樂。一顆較圓的石頭在石堆裡往前滾。它頂到他的腳跟。那隻水黽滑到一片低葉下，然後遠去。