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    The Secret Garden
    The Secret Garden
    The Secret Garden
    Ebook48 pages33 minutes

    The Secret Garden

    By Nigel Cranfield

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    Have you ever wondered what it would be like to live with all the small creatures in your garden? Well, Nigel and Juliette found out one day when Dave the Robin started speaking to them! He told them all about his friends and their adventures and how the animals lived together and helped each other out in times of trouble
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMelrose Books
    Release dateMar 9, 2017
    ISBN9781910792292
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      Book preview

      The Secret Garden - Nigel Cranfield

      Chapter 1

      A Robin Named Dave

      It wasn’t until I met Juliette that I discovered I had a magical garden. For years I had lived alone in my old house, watching the plants come and go through the seasons, the occasional butterfly and bee jumping on and off various plants looking for something special, but nothing could have prepared me for the discovery I was about to make and the adventures it would lead to on that warm summer’s day in June.

      I’d met Juliette at work and after months of secret dating had finally plucked up enough courage to invite her over for dinner. We were sat in the conservatory overlooking the garden when a robin arrived and perched himself on the apple tree. He flew down on to the grass, bounced about for a bit, jumped back up on to the tree, then down again and rested on the path. He hopped rapidly towards us, settling on the small brick wall facing the conservatory. I grabbed my phone and took a quick picture as he remained on the wall, posing happily for shots. We opened the back door expecting him to fly off but he remained still, almost smiling at us. He began to chirp and sing as we crept closer and, incredibly, he then spoke.

      Hi, I’m Dave, he said. I live in a small nest just past your apple tree so thought it polite to come say ‘hi’ as I love your garden.

      Juliette and I looked at each other in amazement. Oh, right, so you didn’t know we could speak, said Dave. Guess you just assumed that we sing and chirp, but can’t communicate. Well, truth is, we are a bit choosey, but this garden holds many magical secrets. Come with me and I’ll introduce you to a few of my friends, some of whom you have walked past daily and never really noticed.

      Slightly staggered and a little confused we introduced ourselves to Dave the robin and we followed him, somewhat nervously, back up the garden path. Before too long we had been introduced to Sammy the snail, apparently the quickest snail in the kingdom, Warren the worm, Sid the spider, Mr and Mrs Blackbird, Big Stan the portly pigeon, Bobby the bee, Madame Butterfly and Dave’s wife, Mrs Dave.

      And this is the story of their garden adventures.

      Chapter 2

      Sammy the Snail

      Sammy the snail whizzed up the path leaving his silver trail smouldering behind him. He was on a mission to see Sid the spider as he had breaking news about a group of ladybirds who

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