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This is the moment Colin first settles into the garden and sees it close up. The chair becomes a throne and the tree becomes a canopy over him, so the sentence uses a royal picture to show how the garden treats Colin.
They drew the chair under the plum-tree, which was snow-white with blossoms and musical with bees. It was like a king's canopy, a fairy king's.
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Narration Prompt
Tell the story of Colin's first afternoon in the garden. Begin with the chair rolling in, then the dead tree and the robin, then tea with Dickon and Mary, then Ben Weatherstaff's angry face at the wall, and end with Colin standing up for the first time.
Discussion Questions
- Colin says he is going to see the summer and grow in the garden himself. What in the story shows you that Colin is starting to feel like a different boy than the one who used to scream in his room?
- Mary and Dickon try not to look worried when Colin asks about the dead tree. How do you know they are hiding a sad secret about Colin's mother from him?
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Vocabulary Builder
Item 1
A cover that hangs over something, like a roof; the plum-tree's branches make a canopy over Colin's chair
Item 2
A seat for one person; Colin's wheeled chair is the one Dickon pushes around the garden
Item 3
A tall plant with a trunk, branches, and leaves; the plum-tree is snow-white with blossoms
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