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The Secret Garden 1993
When a young girl is sent to live with her uncle after the death of her parents, his manner and sorrow leaves her feeling bitterly alone. Neglected once again, she begins exploring the estate and discovers a garden that has become hidden and, aided by one of the servant's boys, begins restoring it to its former glory.
When a young girl is sent to live with her uncle after the death of her parents, his manner and sorrow leaves her feeling bitterly alone. Neglected once again, she begins exploring the estate and discovers a garden that has become hidden and, aided by one of the servant's boys, begins restoring it to its former glory.
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00:00She was already 10 years old, yet she couldn't even dress herself.
00:03Her parents had never truly cared about her.
00:06From the moment Mary was born, she was handed over to servants,
00:09and that upbringing shaped her into a spoiled, bossy child.
00:12Even when a sudden accident took both her parents' lives, she didn't shed a single tear.
00:16Just like that, Mary became an orphan and was sent back to England.
00:20What she didn't know was that her life was about to change completely.
00:23A group of children stood in line, waiting for their families to pick them up.
00:27When it was Mary's turn, the staff called her name several times, but no one answered.
00:31It wasn't until night fell and everyone else had left that Mrs. Medlock finally arrived.
00:35She was the housekeeper of the estate, sent by Mary's uncle to bring her home.
00:39Mary's aunt had died during childbirth 10 years earlier,
00:42leaving Mr. Craven devastated and rarely present at the manor.
00:45The housekeeper warned Mary in advance,
00:47Mr. Craven has a terrible temper.
00:49He won't see you, and he won't care much about you either.
00:52But Mary clearly didn't understand her situation.
00:54She behaved just as she always had, ordering the housekeeper to dress her.
00:58Seeing her arrogant attitude, the housekeeper didn't indulge her at all,
01:01instead sternly telling her to stay in her room.
01:04Mary was furious and had no choice but to try putting on her shoes herself.
01:08Just then, she thought she heard faint crying.
01:11She quietly slipped out of the room and followed the sound.
01:13The old mansion felt eerily silent, with spiderwebs covering the stairways.
01:18As she walked on, she came to a sealed-off room.
01:20On the vanity were photos of her aunt and mother, along with small items identical to her mother's.
01:25Mary immediately understood that this had been her aunt's room.
01:28Inside a jewelry box, there lay a strange-looking key.
01:31Just as she was about to keep searching for the crying,
01:34she suddenly ran into the housekeeper heading out.
01:36Startled, the housekeeper quickly dragged her back to her room and ordered her never to wander again.
01:41After the housekeeper left, a maid named Martha brought her food.
01:44She worked under the housekeeper and only occasionally looked after Mary.
01:47The moment Mary saw her, she instinctively ordered her to dress her.
01:51Martha found her rather charming, smiling as she asked which outfit she wanted.
01:55Despite Mary's cold attitude, Martha kept chatting happily, smiling as she helped her get ready.
02:00One day, while wandering the garden, Mary noticed something hidden deep behind the walls.
02:04It looked like a mysterious garden, but the walls were covered in ivy, with no visible entrance.
02:08She asked the old gardener she passed by, and he told her that after the lady of the house died
02:1210 years ago,
02:13the garden had been sealed shut.
02:15That only made Mary more curious.
02:17What exactly was hidden inside?
02:18The next day, Mary skipped rope in the garden and saw the old gardener again.
02:22He told her that the bird wanted to be her friend.
02:24Following the robin's guidance, Mary finally discovered the garden entrance hidden behind thick vines.
02:29She secretly returned to her aunt's room, took the key, and to her surprise, it opened the garden gate.
02:35When Mary stepped inside, the garden was overgrown and completely abandoned.
02:39But beneath the desolation, she noticed a small patch of living green.
02:42Mary felt excited. After returning to the manor, she thought she heard crying again.
02:46She asked Martha, but Martha told her it was just the wind.
02:49That day, as Mary prepared to go to the garden, a crow suddenly flew straight at her.
02:54The crow belonged to a young boy.
02:56Mary recognized him as Dickon, Martha's brother.
02:59Dickon had a natural ability to communicate with animals.
03:02He removed Mary's gloves and told her to feel the animals with her bare hands.
03:05Then he took her to the secret garden.
03:11Seeing the living greenery there, Mary felt motivated.
03:14She began waking up early every day to clear weeds with Dickon.
03:18One night, Mary heard the crying again.
03:20She held up a lamp and followed the sound, and in one room she saw a young boy.
03:24His name was Colin, the son of Mary's uncle.
03:27Because he was born prematurely, his body was very weak.
03:30Fearing that sunlight carried harmful germs, his father had nailed wooden boards over every window.
03:35Colin believed he wouldn't live long and feared he would grow a hump like his father.
03:39He ordered Mary to put on a mask, but she became angry.
03:42Put on the mask.
03:44Stop talking to me as if you were a Raja, with emeralds and diamonds and rubies stuck all over you.
03:49The two began arguing.
03:51Suddenly, the servants entered the room, performing their usual routine of massaging Colin's legs.
03:56Martha noticed Mary hiding under the bed and quickly urged her to escape,
03:59because the young master's room was forbidden.
04:01As Mary stepped into the hallway, she heard a commotion.
04:03It turned out Mr. Craven had returned.
04:06The moment he saw Mary, he froze.
04:08Her eyes looked exactly like his late wife's.
04:10The housekeeper suggested sending Mary to school, but Mary didn't want to go anywhere.
04:14All she wanted was a small piece of land where she could plant things herself.
04:17Craven agreed, unwilling to face painful memories.
04:20He left the manor again that very night.
04:22Mary finally had land of her own.
04:24She scattered seeds everywhere, planting every flower she wanted.
04:28She also began visiting Colin every day.
04:30But the two hot-tempered children constantly argued over the smallest things.
04:34I'll clench my teeth together and never tell you one thing.
04:38Not even about seeing your father.
04:40Colin grew increasingly depressed.
04:42He believed his father never came to see him and thought he wasn't loved.
04:45What he didn't know was that his father did love him, just too deeply.
04:49To protect him, Craven could only, late at night, hold up a small lamp and quietly watch him from outside
04:54the door.
04:54Day by day, the seeds Mary planted began to sprout.
04:58Everything was slowly moving toward something better.
05:21That day, Mary did something huge.
05:23While no one was paying attention, she tore down every wooden board that sealed Colin's windows.
05:27Long-lost sunlight flooded in, lighting up the room that had been shut away for years.
05:32But Colin was utterly terrified.
05:34He threw himself to the floor, burst into tears, and began thrashing hysterically.
05:39The servants rushed in at the noise, yet none of them could calm him down.
05:43Mary climbed onto a chair and shouted at him,
05:45You are not sick at all.
05:46But Colin kept crying uncontrollably.
05:48At that moment, the housekeeper hurried in, furious beyond measure,
05:52and immediately tried to throw Mary out of the manor.
05:54Right then, Colin suddenly snapped.
05:56He realized that he truly, desperately wanted to go outside.
05:59He wheeled himself forward and ordered everyone.
06:01No one was allowed to follow.
06:03At last, the three children gained their freedom.
06:06They raced toward the garden, laughing wildly as they ran.
06:08For the first time, Colin truly saw the world beyond his room.
06:12He slowly opened his eyes, and the sight before him took his breath away.
06:16It was unbelievably beautiful, exactly as he had always imagined.
06:20Colin trembled with excitement.
06:22He reached out to touch the deer, and silently swore to himself that he would come back here again.
06:27Mary and Dickon were busy clearing weeds when the old gardener suddenly appeared.
06:30The moment he saw Colin, he froze in shock.
06:44Colin refused to give in.
06:46He pressed his hands against the wheelchair, pushed hard with both legs, and tried to stand up.
06:50He wobbled for a long time on the verge of collapsing again.
06:53But in the very next second, he actually stayed upright.
06:56The gardener was completely stunned.
06:58Overwhelmed, he told Colin,
07:00I used to be the gardener here.
07:01Your mother loved this place more than anything.
07:03So, even after she passed away, and the garden was locked,
07:06I would still sneak back from time to time to look after it.
07:09You'll know how to keep a secret.
07:12Come aside.
07:13Be quick.
07:14Oh, laddie.
07:16Yes, sir.
07:17Right away, sir.
07:18Just like that, the children's secret gained one more adult guardian.
07:22With the help of his two friends, Colin tried standing again.
07:25This time, he managed to take several steps at once.
07:27He grew more skilled and more confident.
07:30Finally, they couldn't hold back anymore.
07:32They hugged each other, cheered at the top of their lungs, and celebrated his victory.
07:36But because they played wildly in the garden every day,
07:38Colin's activity level increased sharply, and his legs began to swell.
07:42The uninformed housekeeper assumed his condition was worsening.
07:44She forced him to cool down and refused to tell him where his father had gone.
07:47In a fit of anger, she even locked Mary in her room,
07:51ordering her never to lead the young master astray again.
07:54What no one expected was that the room hid a secret passage.
07:57The three children continued sneaking out of the manor, running freely through the night.
08:01They danced around a bonfire, laughing wildly, like children who had never been restrained.
08:06That same night, Mr. Craven had a strange dream.
08:09In the dream, his late wife gently said to him,
08:12A gift is waiting for you in the garden.
08:14When he woke up, he immediately set off at full speed,
08:17rushing back to the manor as fast as he could.
08:19At that moment, the three children were playing hide-and-seek in the garden,
08:22and it was Colin's turn to cover his eyes.
08:24Craven stood not far away, his face filled with disbelief.
08:28His child was standing, and even more than that, he had learned how to smile.
08:32Colin felt his way toward the man in front of him and said in confusion,
08:35This doesn't seem like one of my friends.
08:37He hurriedly pulled off the blindfold.
08:39Standing before him was the father he had longed to see countless times.
08:42Colin excitedly grabbed his father's hand, proudly introducing the garden to him.
08:47But as Mary watched this scene, she quietly ran off.
08:50This girl, who never cried for the first time, learned how to shed tears.
08:54Craven solemnly thanked Mary.
08:56It was she who had slowly pulled this broken family back onto the right path.
09:00He told Mary not to be afraid, that he would never close the garden again.
09:03From this day forward, Mary was his child too.
09:06The three of them embraced tightly.
09:08And at that moment, all the servants stood frozen.
09:11They had never seen their master smile so warmly.
09:14Mr. Craven's face was filled with a smile he had never worn before.
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