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This is the morning AFTER the big tantrum. Colin has fallen asleep inside the imagined garden Mary spoke to him about, and now he is dreaming about it even in his sleep. When Mary runs to Dickon she meets two new animal friends — Nut and Shell the squirrels — and the circle of friends who will save Colin grows bigger.
Colin dreamed all night about the garden. In the morning, Mary ran to Dickon, who had brought a squirrel called Nut and a squirrel called Shell. They played together in the grass, and Mary said she wo...
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Narration Prompt
Retell Chapter 18 in your own words. Start with Mary going to see Colin first in the morning, then running out to Dickon in the garden. Tell how Dickon said they mustn’t waste time, how Mary practiced Yorkshire and made Colin laugh until the room echoed, how Colin said he wished he was friends with things, and end with Mary’s big secret that there really is a door into the garden and that she has been inside it all along.
Discussion Questions
- What in the story shows that Colin was already a little bit better in the morning, even though Martha said he was still ill and feverish after his big tantrum?
- How do you know that Mary’s Yorkshire talking was a kind of medicine for Colin, and not just a silly trick — especially when Mrs. Medlock stops in the corridor to listen?
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A small bushy-tailed animal that climbs trees; Dickon has two called Nut and Shell
Item 2
Had pictures in your head while you were asleep
Item 3
To believe that someone will keep a secret and not let you down
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