ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

The Secret Garden

The Secret Garden is a story about a little girl named Mary who moves from India to England to live with her uncle in a big, old house. The house has a big garden that has been locked up and forgotten for years. The garden used to be beautiful and full of flowers and plants, but now it's overgrown and full of weeds.

Mary is a curious girl and likes to explore, so she starts to explore the big, old house and soon discovers the secret garden. She finds an old key and unlocks the gate to the garden.

Inside the garden, Mary finds a whole new world. She meets a boy named Dickon who is an expert gardener and tells her all about the plants and animals that live in the garden. Mary also discovers a sickly boy named Colin who is her cousin and has been kept hidden away in the house because his father believes he is too sickly to be seen.

Mary decides to bring Colin out into the garden and the fresh air and sunshine start to make him feel better. Together, the three children work to bring the garden back to life and make it beautiful again.

The secret garden becomes a place of healing and growth for all three children, as they learn about themselves and each other. The garden symbolizes the power of nature to heal and transform, and the importance of taking care of the world around us.