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TheSecretGardenbyFrancesHodgsonBurnett

1LittleMissMary

NobodyseemedtocareaboutMary．ShewasborninIndia，whereherfatherwasaBritishofficial．Hewasbusywithhiswork，andhermother，whowasverybeautiful，spentallhertimegoingtoparties．SoanIndianwoman，Kamala，waspaidtotakecareofthelittlegirl．Marywasnotaprettychild．Shehadathinangryfaceandthinyellowhair．ShewasalwaysgivingorderstoKamala，whohadtoobey．Maryneverthoughtofotherpeople，butonlyofherself．Infact，shewasaveryselfish，disagreeable，bad-temperedlittlegirl．

Oneveryhotmorning，whenshewasaboutnineyearsold，shewokeupandsawthatinsteadofKamalatherewasadifferentIndianservantbyherbed．

‘Whatareyoudoinghere？’sheaskedcrossly．‘Goaway！AndsendKamalatomeatonce！’Thewomanlookedafraid．‘Imsorry，MissMary，she—she—shecantcome！’

Somethingstrangewashappeningthatday．Someofthehouseservantsweremissingandeverybodylookedfrightened．ButnobodytoldMaryanything，andKamalastilldidnotcome．SoatlastMarywentoutintothegarden，andplayedbyherselfunderatree．Shepretendedshewasmakingherownflowergarden，andpickedlargeredflowerstopushintotheground．Allthetimeshewassayingcrosslytoherself，

‘IhateKamala！Illhitherwhenshecomesback！’

Justthenshesawhermothercomingintothegarden，withayoungEnglishman．Theydidnotnoticethechild，wholistenedtotheirconversation．

‘Itsverybad，isit？’hermotheraskedtheyoungmaninaworriedvoice．

‘Verybad，’heansweredseriously．‘Peoplearedyinglikeflies．Itsdangeroustostayinthistown．Youshouldgotothehills，wheretheresnodisease．’

‘Oh，Iknow！’shecried．‘Wemustleavesoon！’

Suddenlytheyheardloudcriescomingfromtheservants’rooms，atthesideofthehouse．‘Whatshappened？’criedMarysmotherwildly．

‘Ithinkoneofyourservantshasjustdied．Youdidnttellmethediseaseishere，inyourhouse！’‘Idi