Rain Dots on a Leaf Print in the Treehouse - 適合中級的英文短篇故事，含中譯與發音

Keira climbed the safe ladder while Greta stood close and steady at the base.

They reached the low deck; a corner pillar stood firm beside the rail.

Keira set thin paper on a floor slat and placed a dry leaf under it.

Her hands moved by habit; she liked to explore the tiny lines in leaves.

The wax crayon slid over the paper, and the wood pressed warm under her knees.

A sweet green smell hung near the railing, and a light breeze cooled her fingers.

The floor gave a small shiver as a passing gust moved across the higher branches.

Then a soft patter rose above them, quick and light on leaves and thin boards.

A cool dot touched Keira's wrist, and another marked the page near the crayon line.

Greta shifted her weight on the deck and held the paper's corner without a word.

Keira kept rubbing, only angled her hand lower and drew closer to the corner pillar.

Drops dotted the page; the edge went damp and turned a little like pulp.

A small surprise came: the dots matched the leaf lines and made a border.

The bucket on the rope tapped the rail once, then stilled, and patter thinned.

Keira lifted the page and blew; tiny beads rolled off and left pale circles behind.

The leaf print stayed speckled, and her sleeve held a cool patch from the short shower.

She set the speckled page by the pillar to dry, while a slow drip marked a slat.

Keira爬上安全的梯子，Greta站在底下靠近她，身子站得穩。

她們到了低矮的平台；欄杆旁邊的一根角落柱子立得很穩。

Keira把一張薄紙放在地板的長條木片上，又在下面塞進一片乾葉。

她的手照著習慣動作；她喜歡探索葉子裡細小的紋路。

蠟筆在紙上滑過，木板在她的膝蓋下帶著溫熱的壓感。

欄杆附近帶著清甜的青草味，輕風拂過讓她的手指變得涼爽。

一陣風掠過較高的枝條時，地板輕輕顫了一下。

接著頭頂傳來輕柔的滴答聲，快而輕地落在葉片和薄木板上。

一點涼意碰到Keira的手腕，另一滴在蠟筆線旁把紙面點出一個小痕。

Greta在平台上挪了挪身體，默默按住紙張的一角。

Keira繼續搓擦，只是把手壓得更低，身子靠近角落的柱子。

水滴在紙上點開；邊緣變得潮濕，微微像紙漿一樣軟。

出現了一個小驚喜：這些點子對上了葉子的紋路，圍出一圈邊框。

繩子上的小桶輕敲欄杆一下，隨後安定下來，滴答聲也變稀了。

Keira把紙舉起來輕吹，小水珠滾落，留下幾個淡淡的圓痕。

葉拓圖仍舊帶著斑點，她的袖子也留下一塊涼涼的濕痕。

她把帶斑點的紙放在柱子旁晾乾，同時一滴慢水在一條木片上點出水痕。