The Secret Garden

The Secret Garden — page 1 — Mary Lennox was nine years old when her parents died suddenly of cholera She was sent away from her home in India to live in England with her uncle Archibald Craven He wasn’t there to greet her Instead Mary was met by Mrs Medlock who was the housekeeper at Mr Craven’s home She took Mary north to Yorkshire where Misselthwaite Manor stood on the edge of a wild and untamed moor Everyone there said Mary was the most disagreeable-looking girl they had ever seen It was true for Mary was a sickly child who had been spoiled all her life by her servants in India She had thin hair a thin body and a sour expression

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The Secret Garden — page 3 — On her first morning in her new home Mary woke to the sound of Martha the housekeeper cleaning the fireplace She thought Martha was her servant and would wash and dress her but Martha refused Children turn out fools bein washed an dressed an took out to walk as if they was puppies she said

The Secret Garden — page 4 — At first Mary was angry Suddenly she felt so far away from everything she knew that she began to cry Martha cheered her up by telling her stories of her brother Dickon who was twelve and could charm animals She told Mary about the moor and the gardens of Misselthwaite Manor

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