It was the loveliest, most exciting place she had ever
seen. There were old rose trees everywhere, and the walls
were covered with climbing roses. She looked carefully at
the grey branches. Were the roses still alive? Ben would
know. She hoped they weren't all dead. But she was inside
the wonderful garden, in a world of her own. It seemed very
strange and silent, but she did not feel lonely at all. Then she
noticed some small green shoots coming up through the
grass. So something was growing in the garden after all!
When she found a lot more shoots in different places, she
decided they needed more air and light, so she began to pull
out the thick grass around them. She worked away, clearing
the ground, for two or three hours, and had to take her coat
off because she got so hot. The robin hopped around,
pleased to see someone gardening