The Gray Sheet That Doesn't Fit - 適合初學者的英文短篇故事，含中譯與發音

At the paper stack, a sibling tugs a sheet. It slips back. A square paper stack sits with tight corners. Two folded shapes stand on the wooden tray. One is a small paper house. Its roof sits neat and flat. The mother folds at one side. A dry paper smell drifts here.

Zara stands by the stack. Her palm rests on the smooth table. A fresh crease shines under her fingertip. Old crease grids sit pale on a side sheet. The sibling lifts the top sheet. It slips back. Corners fit tight.

Zara holds the stack edge steady. She slides a nail under a corner. A thin gray sheet peeks out. "A small one!" Zara exclaims. The gray edges do not fit the stack. She sets it beside the stack. Near the mother, a paper house grows taller. Its roof meets in a neat peak.

The sibling lifts one clean sheet. The sibling lays it flat for the mother. A soft settling sound reaches the tray. At the stack, the top corners align.

在紙張堆旁，一位哥哥或姐姐拉起一張紙。它又滑回去。方形紙堆的角落緊密對齊。木製托盤上立著兩個完成的摺紙。其中一個是小紙屋。它的屋頂平整服貼。母親在一側摺新紙。乾乾的紙味在空氣中飄著。

Zara站在紙堆旁。她的手掌貼在光滑的桌面。她指尖下方的新折線微微發亮。旁邊一張紙上留著淡淡的舊格線。那位哥哥或姐姐再抬起最上面的紙。它又滑回去。角落緊緊貼合。

Zara按住紙堆的邊。她把指甲滑進一個角。一張薄薄的灰色紙探出來。「一張小的！」Zara脫口而出。那灰色的邊和紙堆不合。她把它放在紙堆旁。母親旁邊，一座紙屋慢慢鼓起變高。它的屋頂在尖端整齊相接。

那位哥哥或姐姐抬起一張乾淨的紙。他或她把紙平放給母親。托盤那裡傳來輕輕的落定聲。在紙堆這裡，最上層的角再次對齊。