Mary,bron in India, is a selfish,bad-tempered and unloved girl. She rarely sees her parents;it seems that nobody care about her.
Most of the time,she is imperious,always
giving orders to others.When the disease borken out many people died,including her parents; Mary is thus left alone in the world. Later she is sent to live with her uncle Mr.Archibald Craven,a horrid man with a crooked back,in Yorkshire.
Near her uncle's old house,a secrect garden is said to have been locked ten years ago.Mary is quite curious about it,so she almost walks nearby everyday.
Besides,Mary makes friends with Weatherstaff, a gardner of Mrs.Craven,and Dickon,a boy with intimate relationship with animals,and a robin. Moreover,she becomes much more energetic than before.
One day when Mary walks in the garden,the robin leads her to the place where the key to the secret garden is hidden.Out of courisity,she visit he secret garden,and deicides to take care of the garden with Dickon in secret. One night, a stranger crying sparks her interest in dig sing out the fact.It is Collin Craven, Mr. Craven's only son. Abedridden boy,Collin believes that he will be a hunchback like his father,who never loves him.
Later, to convince Collin that he is not stick. Mary takes Collin to the secret garden.These children consider that there is magic in the garden, in which they build up their own new world. filled with happiness and hope.To their surprise Collin learns to walk as other children. At the same time,Mr.Craven comes back owing to a dream of his wife. At the end of the story,these children tell Mr.Craven their story,these children tell Mr.Craven their story in the secret garden, and Collin eventually gets his father's love.
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