Sunday at Maple Lane Store- 適合中級的英語短篇故事

Anna pushed her bicycle along Maple Lane, a serene neighborhood street. Morning light rested on hedges, and birds tapped seeds from feeders. She had planned a quick visit to the small grocery_store at the corner. The shop has carried fresh berries that she has needed for a pie. As she locked the bicycle, a brown chipmunk dashed across the doorway, its tiny claws skidding on tile. A young cashier, whose apron was too large, stared and laughed. Shelves shook when the animal disappeared behind bags of rice.

Anna slid between aisles, trying not to startle customers who had already formed a curious line. A cereal box had been knocked over, and flakes lay like pale confetti across the floor. Milk trickled from a fallen bottle and formed a small white river across the tiles. The chipmunk popped out near the dairy fridge, and the swinging door closed behind it, trapping it. A plastic crate, which had been stored for oranges, was lifted carefully by the cashier. Working together, they tipped the crate and guided the animal inside; nothing broke, and nobody slipped. A minute later, the entrance opened, and the crate rested on the pavement. The chipmunk sprinted toward an ample patch of bushes, and shoppers clapped while the doors slid shut.

安娜推著腳踏車沿著楓巷前進，這條街道總是安靜而愜意。晨光落在綠籬上，鳥兒啄著餌台裡的種子。她打算到轉角的小雜貨店買些莓果做派。那家店一直有她需要的新鮮漿果。鎖好腳踏車時，一隻棕色花栗鼠衝過門口，小爪在瓷磚上滑出尖銳聲。圍裙過大的年輕收銀員瞪著它，忍不住笑了。當那隻小動物鑽到米袋後面時，貨架還跟著晃動。

安娜穿梭在貨架間，盡量不驚動已排成好奇長隊的顧客。一盒麥片被撞翻，片片穀片像淡色紙屑散在地上。一瓶倒下的牛奶流成白色小河。花栗鼠在乳品櫃旁探頭，但旋轉門隨後關上，把它困在裡面。收銀員抬起本來用來裝柳橙的塑膠籃。兩人合力將籃子傾倒，順勢把小動物引進去；東西沒碎，也沒人滑倒。片刻後，大門打開，籃子被放到人行道上。花栗鼠朝著一片寬闊的灌木叢奔去，自動門闔上時，顧客們鼓掌慶賀。