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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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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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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?
