The Seeds That Woke the Garden- 適合初級的英語短篇故事

Eli lifted a small bag of seeds toward the low oak. He wanted to fill the wooden feeder above his head. Soft morning light touched the short grass. A thick root kept the stool uneven. He placed the stool anyway and climbed with care. The tool, an unusual long spoon, helped reach the feeder. Seeds slid over the rim during pouring. They rained onto a nearby ant trail beside the stump. Ants scrambled, forming a wave across the picnic cloth.

The moving insects surprised a grey squirrel under the bench. It jumped, kicked the cloth, and seeds scattered downhill. Seeds rolled against a clay pot. The pot tipped, splashing water onto the tap. Cold water ran and woke small earthworms. They wriggled upward and broke the soil surface. Mud formed and Eli could not understand. He turned the tap firmly, and water slowed. Now he checked useful details for small leaks. Extra information sat inside his notebook today. A single worm slid across a wet stone toward the hedge.

伊萊把一小袋種子舉向矮橡樹。 他想把種子倒進頭頂上的木製餵鳥器。 柔和的晨光落在矮草上。 粗大的樹根使小凳子不平穩。 他仍然放好凳子，小心爬上去。 那把不尋常的長柄勺子幫他夠到餵鳥器。 倒種子時，一些種子滑過邊緣。 它們灑在樹樁旁的螞蟻路上。 螞蟻亂竄，像波浪一樣衝過野餐布。

移動的昆蟲驚到長椅下的灰松鼠。 松鼠跳起來踢到布，種子順坡滾下。 種子撞到一只陶罐。 罐子傾倒，把水潑向水龍頭。 冷水流出，驚醒附近的小蚯蚓。 它們往上扭動，衝破土面。 泥漿生成，伊萊弄不明白。 他用力旋緊水龍頭，水流變慢。 他現在查看有用的細節，看餵鳥器是否漏水。 更多資訊留在他今天帶來的筆記本裡。 一條蚯蚓滑過濕石頭，朝樹籬移動。