Tom rannte herzu und blieb dicht vor der Blume stehen, beschattete seine Augen und schaute die Straße hinunter, als hätte er dort etwas von größtem Interesse entdeckt.
The boy ran around and stopped within a foot or two of the flower, and then shaded his eyes with his hand and began to look down street as if he had discovered something of interest going on in that direction.