Paddington in the Garden

in the Garden

in the Garden PADDINGTON IN THE GARDEN

For Paddington, one of the nicest things about being a bear and living with the Brown family is being able to share their lovely garden.

Although he may not have “green fingers�, the fact that paws and marmalade are never far apart leads to some unexpectedly colourful results during National Garden Day!

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A story

Michael Bond

R. W. Alley 09/08/2018 09:57

in the Garden

Written by Michael Bond Illustrated by R. W. Alley

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ne morning Paddington went out into the garden and began making a list of all the nice things he could

think of about being a bear and living with the Browns.

He had a room of his own and a warm bed to sleep in.

And he had marmalade for breakfast every morning.

In Darkest Peru he had only been allowed it on Sundays.

The list was soon so long he had nearly run out of paper before he realised he had left out one of the nicest things of all‌

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…the garden itself!

Apart from the occasional noise from a nearby building site, it was so quiet and peaceful it didn’t seem like being in London at all.

But nice gardens don’t just happen. They usually require a lot of hard work, and the one at number thirty-two Windsor Gardens was no exception. Mr Brown had to mow the lawn twice a week, and Mrs Brown was kept busy weeding the flower beds. There was always something to do. Even Mrs Bird lent a hand whenever she had a spare moment.

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