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Therewasmagicinthesecretgardenthatspringandsummer.Atfirst,everythingturnedgreen.Thenthegreenchangedtocolours—blue,purpleandred.Therewereflowerseverywhere.

DickonandMary’sseeds（种子）grewandtheroses—theroses!Fromsmallbudstheygrewintolargeflowersandfilledtheairwiththeirperfume.

Colinsawitall.Hewatchedthechangesastheyhappened.Dickonpushedhiswheelchairtothegardeneverymorningandhespentthedaythere.SometimesColinsatonthegrasswatchingtheinsects.Oneday,hewatchedamole（鼹鼠）diggingahole.Helearntalotofthingsaboutthewaysoftheseinsectsandanimals.AndDickontaughthimabouttheanimalsinthewood.

Onemorning,thechildrenwereinthesecretgardenasusual.WhenBenWeatherstaffarrived,Colinsaid,“Goodmorning,BenWeatherstaff.IwantyouandDickonandMarytolistentomebecauseI’mgoingtotellyousomethingveryimportant.”

“Yes,sir!”answeredBenWeatherstaff.

“I’mgoingtodoascientificexperiment（科学实验）,”hesaid.“WhenIgrowup,I’mgoingtomakescientificdiscoveriesaboutmagicandI’mgoingtostartwiththisexperiment.Doyouunderstand?”

“Yes,sir!”saidBenWeatherstaff,buthedidn’treallyunderstand.

“Ibelievethatthereismagicineverything.”continuedColin.“Dickonknowssomemagic.Hecharmsanimalsandpeople.MaryalsoknowsabitofmagicbecauseshewasborninIndia.There’smagicinthegarden,too.I’mgoingtotryandputsomeinmebecauseIwanttobewellandstrong.I’mgoingtosay—Magicisinme!Andyoumustallsayit,too.Thatismyexperiment.Areyougoingtohelp,BenWeatherstaff?”

“Yes,sir!”answeredBenWeatherstaff.

Theysatdowninacircle.Thecrow,thefox,thesquirrelsandthelambwereverycurious.

“Now,let’sbegin,”Colinsaid,andtheyallstartedchanting（吟唱）.

“Magicisinme.Magicisinme.Magicisinallofus.”

ThenColinstoodupandwalkedroundthegarden.HewentinfrontwithDickonononesid