The Secret Garden - Frances Hodgson Burnett - Books - Lulu.com - 9781387516025 - January 14, 2018
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The Secret Garden

The robin flew from his swinging spray of ivy on to the top of the wall and he opened his beak and sang a loud, lovely trill, merely to show off. Nothing in the world is quite as adorably lovely as a robin when he shows off " and they are nearly always doing it. Mary Lennox had heard a great deal about Magic in her Ayah's stories, and she always said that what happened almost at that moment was Magic. One of the nice little gusts of wind rushed down the walk, and it was a stronger one than the rest. It was strong enough to wave the branches of the trees, and it was more than strong enough to sway the trailing sprays of untrimmed ivy hanging from the wall. Mary had stepped close to the robin, and suddenly the gust of wind swung aside some loose ivy trails, and more suddenly still she jumped toward it and caught it in her hand. This she did because she had seen something under it " a round knob which had been covered by the leaves hanging over it. It was the knob of a door....

Media Books     Paperback Book   (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released January 14, 2018
ISBN13 9781387516025
Publishers Lulu.com
Pages 264
Dimensions 152 × 229 × 15 mm   ·   390 g
Language English  

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