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This is the very first moment Mary sees Dickon. Burnett paints him with the same care she paints a flower — a boy under a tree, playing a pipe, with clean red cheeks like poppies. Copying these short sentences gives a Scout the picture Mary sees before she knows his name.
A boy was sitting under a tree, with his back against it, playing on a rough wooden pipe. He was a funny looking boy about twelve. He looked very clean and his nose turned up and his cheeks were as re...
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Narration Prompt
Tell the story of Chapter 10 in your own words. Remember Mary working in the secret garden all week, Mary talking with Ben Weatherstaff about his old roses, Mary hearing a whistling sound and finding Dickon sitting under a tree with wild animals all around him, and Mary showing Dickon the secret garden at the end.
Discussion Questions
- When Dickon first sees Mary, he tells her, 'Don't tha' move. It'd flight 'em.' What in the story makes Dickon want to keep still — what animals are around him when Mary comes through the gate?
- Ben Weatherstaff says the robin flew down and landed on the handle of his spade. How do you know that Ben is really pleased, even when he tries not to smile? What does the story tell us about his face?
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Vocabulary Builder
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a small wooden or metal tube that you blow through to make music
Item 2
the soft sides of your face below your eyes
Item 3
bright red flowers with thin, papery petals
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