The Secret Garden
Nobody seems to care about Mary. She was born in India, but she lived with her parents in England. Mary never thought of other people, but only of herself. In fact, she was a very selfish, disagreeable, bad-tempered little girl. The city which they lived broke out a terrible plague. The disease had already killed many people in the city, and in all the houses people were dying. Over night, Mary’s parents were died. The few servants who had not died had run away in the night. No one had remembered little Miss Mary. She was all alone in a big empty house. Several days ago, little Mary was taken to her uncle- Mr. Archibald Craven. Mr. Craven was a bad-tempered man and had no friends. He lived in a big lonely old house. There’s a big park round the house, and all kinds of gardens. In her uncle’s home, a little girl named Martha as her servant to help her. Martha was an enthusiasm and helpful girl. The servant girl has a little brother who named Dickon. Brother and sister are so simple and honest. Their warmth made Mary fell relax and happy. Gradually, Mary has made a little change. One day, from Martha, she heard a story. Mr. Craven married a sweet, pretty girl, and he loved her very deeply. The girl had a big garden. There were many roses in it. When she died so suddenly, Mr. Craven locked it and buried the key. Nobody can get in it. So, it’s a secret garden. One day, she took a walk in the ground, she found the key wonderfully. She entered the garden secretly and took care of it with Dickon. In the next few days, Mary spent almost all her time in the garden. The fresh air made her hungry, and she was becoming stronger. One night, Mary heard the crying clearly. So she run out to find who was crying in this house. In a exquisite bedroom, she found a sickly boy-Colin. He was Mr. Craven’s son. Mary thought that Colin was a good boy. So she requested Colin to the secret garden. In this discard garden, Mary, Colin and Dickon had good time. They helped the garden come alive again. What’s more, sunshine, fresh air, flowers and grasses made Colin healthy. In the secret garden, where the roses were at their best, and the butterflies were flying from to flower in the summer sunshine, his head held high and a smile on his lips, walk young Colin.
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