The secret garden — Chapter Ten Dickon

　　Instead of being angry, Mary cheerfully told him goodbye and left. She thought to herself that she liked old Ben, although he was cross. She wanted to keep talking with him. And he seemed to know everything in the world about flowers!

　　As Mary turned a corner she saw a very strange thing. She couldn"t believe her eyes. A boy was sitting under the tree, playing a little wooden pipe. He was a funny looking boy, about twelve years old. He had red cheeks and bright blue eyes. They were as blue and bright as the sky. But the most amazing thing was that there were animals all around him. A squirrel and two rabbits were sitting near him. They didn"t seem afraid at all; they almost seemed to be listening to the music.

　　When the boy saw Mary he spoke to her in a low voice.

　　"Don"t you move," he said. "It would scare them."

　　Mary didn"t move. The boy put his pipe in his pocket and stood up, so slowly that he hardly moved at all. When he did, the rabbits and squirrel moved away. They still didn"t seem frightened, however.

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