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Secret Garden
Misselthwaite manor in Yorkshire, England is a dreary place full of secrets
and sadness. The biggest secret is that ten years ago Archibald's wife Lilly
died in childbirth, leaving him with a son named Colin. Overcome by grief,
Archibald locked up Lilly's favorite rose garden and buried the key. As time
passed, ivy grew over the door, so that it is now completely covered. Archibald
has also covered his heart, preferring to spend his time in Europe than with his
son.
Orphaned by a cholera outbreak in Colonial India, a neglected and petulant
child, Mary Lenox, is sent to live at the manor. Mary's arrival heralds change
for Misselthwaite. With the help of a friendly robin, she finds first the key to
the garden and eventually the door. As her new friend Dickon teaches her how to
make the garden thrive again, Mary blooms from a sad child into a lovely young
girl.
One rainy night she follows the sound of crying and discovers Colin, who has
been raised to believe that he is sick and needs a wheelchair. Mary refuses to
accept this diagnosis, and takes Colin into the secret garden, where he learns
to walk. When Archibald returns from Europe and sees his son standing for the
first time, he opens his arms and his heart, pledging to love and care for the
children, and the garden, forever.
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