The secret garden — Chapter Four The Robin and the gardener

　　The little bird looked at the old man with his bright black eyes. He hopped around, searching for seeds and insects in the dirt. He didn"t seem to be afraid of them at all. It gave Mary a strange feeling in her heart, to look at him. The bird was so pretty and cheerful, and seemed like a person. He had a little fat body, and thin, delicate legs.

　　" Does he always come when you call him?" asked Mary.

　　"Yes. I"ve known him ever since he was little. He came out of the nest in the other garden. He first flew over the wall, but he was too small and weak to fly back for the next few days. So we became friends. Then when he flew back, all his family had gone. He was lonely and came back to me."

　　"What kind of a bird is he?" asked Mary.

　　"Don"t you know? He"s a robin redbreast. They’re the friendliest birds in the world. They"re almost as friendly as dogs, if you know how to treat them. Watch him hopping in dirt, and looking at us. He knows we"re talking about him."

　　It was a very strange thing, to see the old man and the robin redbreast. The man looked at the bird as if he was proud of him.

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