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Therewasmagicinthesecretgardenthatspringandsummer.Atfirsteverythingturnedgreen.Thenthegreenchangedtocolours–blue,purpleandred.Therewereflowerseverywhere.DickonandMary’sseedsgrewandproducedpoppies•.Andtheroses–theroses!Fromsmallbudstheygrewintolargeflowersandfilledtheairwiththeirperfume.Colinsawitall.Hewatchedthechangesastheyhappened.Dickonpushedhiswheelchairtothegardeneverymorningandhespentthedaythere.Sometimeshesatonthegrasswatchingthe insects.Onemorninghewatchedamole•diggingahole.He learnt a lot of things about theways of these insects andanimals.AndDickontaughthimabouttheanimalsinthewood.
Onemorningthechildrenwereinthesecretgardenasusual.WhenBenWeatherstaffarrived,Colinsaid:‘Goodmorning,BenWeatherstaff. IwantyouandDickonandMaryto listentomebecauseI’mgoingtotellyousomethingveryimportant.’
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Glossary
• mole:smallblackanimalthatmakesholesunderground
• poppies:tallredflowerswithblackcentres
• scientific:connectedtoscience
• chanting:halfsaying,halfsinging• discoveries:findingoutnewthings• experiment:testtofindsomething
out
‘Yes,sir!’answeredBenWeatherstaff.‘I’mgoingtodoascientific•experiment•,’hesaidgrandly.
‘When I grow up, I’m going to make scientific discoveries•aboutmagicandI’mgoingtostartwiththisexperiment.Doyouunderstand?’
‘Yes, sir!’ said Ben Weatherstaff, but he didn’t reallyunderstand.
‘Ibelievethatthereismagicineverything,’continuedColin.‘Dickonknowssomemagic.Hecharmsanimalsandpeople.MaryalsoknowsabitofmagicbecauseshewasborninIndia.There’smagicinthegarden,too.I’mgoingtotryandputsomeinmebecauseIwanttobewellandstrong.I’mgoingtosay:“Magicisinme!”Andyoumustallsayit,too.Thatismyexperiment.Areyougoingtohelp,BenWeatherstaff?’
‘Yes,sir!’saidBenWeatherstaff.Theysatdowninacircle.Thecrow,thefox,thesquirrelsand
thelambwereverycurious.‘Nowlet’sbegin,’Colinsaid,andtheyallstartedchanting•.‘Magicisinme.Magicisinme.Magicisinallofus.’
MAGicWhatisthemagicinthegarden?WhyischantinganimportantpartofColin’smagic?Doyoubelieveinmagic?Discussyourideaswithafriend.
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ThenColinstoodupandwalkedroundthegarden.Hewentin frontwithDickon on one side andMary on the other.BenWeatherstaffwalkedbehind.
Colin walked a bit then rested. Then he walked again andrestedagain.AtfirstheheldDickon’sarmthenhewalkedafewstepsalone.
‘Icanwalk!Themagicworked!’hecried.‘Whatisthedoctorgoingtosay?’askedMary.‘Nothing,’ Colin answered, ‘because we aren’t going to tell
him.No-onemustknowthatIcanwalkandrun.It’sasurpriseformyfatherwhenhecomesbacktoMisselthwaite.’
‘He’sgoingtothinkit’sadream,’saidMary.
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• stream:smallriver
avoiCEintHEgardEn
While the children were in the secret garden, Mr ArchibaldCravenwastravelling.Hewenttomanycountriesandsawmanybeautifulplaces.Buthewasstillsad.
OnedayinAustriaafteralongwalk,hesatdowntorestbyastream•.Whenhelookedaroundhim,hesawsomeblueforget-me-nots•.Hethoughttheywerelovely.Helookedatthemforalongtimeandhebegantofeelverycalm.Thatnighthesleptwell.ThenextdayheleftAustriaandwenttoItaly.Hestayednexttoabeautifullake.Oneevening,whilehewassittingandlookingatit,hefellasleepandhadadream.Heheardavoiceinhisdream.
‘Archie!’itsaid,andthenagain:‘Archie!’Itwasthevoiceofhiswife,Colin’smother.‘Lilias!’heanswered.‘Lilias!Whereareyou?’‘Inthegarden,’wastheanswer.‘Inthegarden!’Andthenthedreamendedandhewokeup.Atbreakfastthe
nextdayhemadeadecision.‘I’mgoingtogobacktoMisselthwaite.’WhenMrCravenarrivedhome,heaskedMrsMedlocktocome
tothelibrary.Hewantedtospeaktoher.‘HowisMasterColin,Medlock?’heasked.‘Well,sir,’MrsMedlockanswered.‘Hesuddenlywantedtogo
outinthegardeneverydaywithMary.NowDickonpusheshiswheelchairandhestaystherealldaylong.’
MrCravenlookedshocked.‘Inthegarden!’hesaid.
• forget-me-nots:smallblueflowers
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WhenMrsMedlockleft,hegotupandwentoutofthehouse.He walked across the lawn to the long path near the walledgardens.Heknewwherethedoorofthesecretgardenwas,buthedidn’tknowwherethekeywas.Thenheheardsomesounds.Theywerecomingfrominsidethegarden.Theywerethesoundsofchildrenrunningandlaughing.
Buthow?Thedoorwaslockedandthekeywaslost.Suddenlythedoorinthewallopenedandaboyranout.He
almostranintohim.MrCravenstaredathiminsurprise.Hewasatall,good-lookingboywithgreyeyes.
‘Who–?What–?Who–?’MrCravenstammered•.‘Father,’theboysaid.‘It’sme,Colin.’Heputhishandonhisfather’sarm.‘Father, I’m not going to die. I’m going to live forever and
ever!’MrCravenputhishandsonColin’sshoulders.‘Takemeintothegarden,myboy,’hesaid.‘Andtellmeall
aboutit.’Thechildrentookhimthroughthedoor.Itwasautumnnow
andthegardenwasfullofgoldandbrownandred.MrCravencouldn’tbelievehiseyes.
‘Ithoughtitwasdead,’hesaid.‘Wedid,too,’saidColin.‘Butitcamealive.’Then they sat down under a tree and Colin told his father
aboutMary,Dickon,thegardenandthemagic.
• stammered:repeatedwordsandhaddifficultyspeaking
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After Reading
comprehension
1 arethefollowingsentencestrue(t)orfalse(F)?tick(✓).
t Fa)MaryLennoxcametoEnglandtogoto
schoolthere. b)WhenMaryarrivedinYorkshire,itwaswarm
andsunny. c)OnedayMaryfoundanoldkeyaftershewatched
arobinhoppingabout. d)BenWeatherstaffshowedMarythedoor
tothesecretgarden. e)MarysentaletterandsomemoneytoDickon,
andheboughtsometoolsandseedsforher. f) DickondidnothavetimetohelpMaryinthe
secretgarden. g)MaryfoundhercousinColinaftershefollowed
thesoundofcryinginthenight. h)ColinhadatantrumonenightafterMary
didn’tcometovisithim. i) DickoncametovisitColinwithafoxcub,
twosquirrels,acrowandababylamb. j) Colinaskedaservanttopushhiswheelchair
aroundthegarden. k)OnedaywhenColinwasinthesecretgarden,
hestoodupandwalked. l) WhileMrCravenwassittingnexttoastream,
heheardhiswife’svoice. m)MrCravenwasangrywithMaryandColin
forgoingintothesecretgarden.
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AfterReading
2 Choosethecorrectanswer.
a)MarthawasverysurprisedwhenMaryaskedherto...........................
1dressher 2cooksomething 3play
b)ThefirsttimeMaryaskedBenWeatherstaffaboutthesecretgardenhewas...........................
1sad 2excited 3cross
c)MarythoughtthatColinwas...........................
1differentfrom 2likeDickon 3likeherDickon
d)Colinsaidthat..........................madehimwalk.
1freshair 2Mary 3magic
3 Workwithapartner.answerthequestionsbelow.
a)WhatwasMarylikeatthebeginningofthestory?
b)WhatisstrangeafterMary’smotherandfatherdie?
c)WhatdoesMrsMedlocktellMarythatfrightensher?
d)HowdoesMarymeetDickon?
e)WhydoesColinthinkheisgoingtodie?
f) WhydoyouthinkColingetsbetter?
g)Whattimeoftheyearisitwhenthestorybegins?Andwhenitends?
h)Whatchangeshappeninthegardenduringthestory?
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