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This is the moment the secret garden begins to unlock. Burnett hides the key under a pile of earth a dog has dug up, and has the robin bring Mary to the very spot. Copying this passage slowly lets a young child feel the careful order of the discovery: look, see, pick up, stand up, whisper.
Mary looked at it, not really knowing why the hole was there, and as she looked she saw something almost buried in the newly turned soil. It was something like a ring of rusty iron or brass and when t...
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Narration Prompt
Tell the story of Chapter 7 in your own words. Start with Mary waking up and seeing the blue sky, then Martha going home, then the talk with Ben Weatherstaff about the garden, and end with Mary finding the key.
Discussion Questions
- What in the story shows that Mary likes the robin very much when he comes hopping near her feet in the garden?
- How do you know that Martha is happy about going home to her mother's cottage on her day out?
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Vocabulary Builder
Item 1
an empty space or opening that has been dug or made in something
Item 2
a round shape, like a circle, often made of metal
Item 3
a small piece of metal that opens a lock
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