(spoiler) Mary Lennox is a 10-year-old girl. She lives in India with her rich parents. They don't care about her. When her parents die from cholera, Mary goes to live with her uncle, Mr. Craven, in England. His house is very large, old, and gloomy. Mr. Craven is sad and often away.
Mary is unhappy and lonely. She is also very rude. The servants tell her about a secret garden that no one has seen for 10 years. Mary becomes curious and decides to find it.
One day, Mary meets Ben Weatherstaff, the gardener, and a robin. The robin shows Mary the key to the secret garden. She finds the door and goes inside. The garden is wild and overgrown. Mary starts to take care of it.
Mary also meets Dickon, a boy who loves animals and plants. They become friends and work in the garden together. The garden begins to grow and bloom.
Mary hears crying at night and discovers Colin, her cousin. He is sick and cannot walk. He thinks he will die. Mary and Dickon take Colin to the secret garden. Colin starts to get better. He learns to walk and becomes strong.
The garden and the children become happy and healthy. Mr. Craven comes home and sees Colin walking. He is very surprised and happy. The secret garden heals everyone.
I enjoyed reading it. There is no complicated plot so I was able to read it easily.
At the beginning of the book, I compared Mary to Heidi. Even though I thought they were very similar to each other, there were also many points that were different from Heidi.
The Secret Garden
