The Buried Pencil- 適合初學者的英語短篇故事

Warm sand rolls under Max’s palm.

He kneels near the tide pool.

A striped blanket rests beside him.

Light glitters on a silver pencil.

The pencil sticks in wet sand.

Max grasps the thin wooden shaft.

The buried tip refuses to move.

He presses harder and sand resists.

He drags the blanket toward him.

He folds the blanket, pads the grip.

Now his hand holds softer edges.

He twists slowly; the pencil lifts free.

A half-built sand structure leans nearby.

Max adds lines along its side.

The lines look like a lighthouse door.

Small ripples grow around his knees.

Bright morning light stays on the water.

A small crab scuttles between his toes.

溫暖的沙子在 Max 的手心下滾動。

他跪在潮池旁。

一條條紋毯子躺在他旁邊。

陽光在一支銀色鉛筆上閃閃發亮。

鉛筆卡在濕沙裡。

Max 抓住細細的木桿。

埋著的筆尖不肯動。

他用力壓，沙子反抗。

他把毯子拉到身前。

他折起毯子，墊住握處。

現在他的手握著較軟的邊緣。

他慢慢扭動，鉛筆被拔了出來。

一座半成的沙子結構歪在旁邊。

Max 在它側面畫線。

那些線像燈塔的門。

細小的漣漪在他膝邊擴散。

明亮的晨光停在水面上。

一隻小螃蟹從他腳趾間橫跑過去。