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she never had experienced but seemed to like, nonetheless. She found she could divert herself by walking and skipping around the large hedges and chasing a tiny bluebird. When spring came around Mary got to growing things in a garden. She also got herself a friend in Dickon, who was quite intriguing to Mary. She had never seen a boy talking to animals and he knew so much about plants.

Finally Mary found a secret within Misselthwaite Manor, a cousin, Colin. She didn't even know she had a cousin and that he was sickly and supposedly dying was a bit off-putting but interesting to be sure. With Mary and Dickon's help, however, Colin forgot to die. There was a sort of magic in the garden and perhaps a ghost or two. These things happened to Mary and she in turn made things happen and change for Colin. Well, wouldn't you change with all this going on?

All these things combined created a chance or rather, several chances for Mary to grow and change. In short, Mary Lennox changed from a sullen child to a nice little girl, loveable and sweet and all because all these odd things happening around her. Different people, strange situations and odd events all came together for the drastic change and growth needed in Ms. Burnett's main character to make a wonderful story.

Surely you can do the same with your characters. Tweak the circumstances, change the norm for the different, take a chance at the bizarre and ask, "What would happen if....?" and fill in the blank. You may just have your very own classic staring back at you from your computer screen one day if you get your characters to change and to grow. So, what are you waiting for? Go for it and do have fun. Writing is nothing without some fun.

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