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Anne of Green Gables
Anne of Green Gables
LUCY MAUD M O N T G O M E R Y
Level 2
R e t o l d by Anne Collins
Series Editors: Andy Hopkins and Jocelyn Potter
Contents
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Introduction
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Chapter 1
Chapter 2
A Sad Story
Chapter 3
R e d Hair
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Chapter 4
T h e Party
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Chapter 5
18
Chapter 6
Diana C o m e s to Tea
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Chapter 7
24
Chapter 8
26
Chapter 9
29
Chapter 10
32
Chapter 11
A N e w Start
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Activities
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Introduction
"You don't want me!" cried the child suddenly. "You don't want me
because I'm not a boy! Oh, what shall I do?"
"Don't cry," said Marilla. "We can't send you back to the orphanage
tonight. You'll have to stay here."
Anne is an orphan. She is eleven years old, thin, with red hair, and
she never stops talking. She comes to Green Gables, Marilla and
Matthew Cuthbert's home, but there is a problem. T h e Cuthberts
don't want a girl. They want a boy to help them on their farm. W h a t
will they do now? Will they send Anne back to the orphanage?
Anne of Green Gables (1908) is L.M. Montgomery's first b o o k .
It is a wonderful story. A n n e finds a h o m e at Green Gables, and
her sad life begins to change. But she changes the lives of
M a t t h e w and Marilla, and many other people too.
Lucy M a u d M o n t g o m e r y (1874-1942) was a Canadian writer.
She is most famous for her children's stories. She was b o r n on
Prince Edward Island. After her m o t h e r died in 1876, she lived
with her grandmother and grandfather on their farm. She liked
reading and writing stories.
Later, she went to collegefirst in Nova Scotia, and then in
Charlottetown on Prince Edward Island. She was a teacher for
three years, and later she worked for a newspaper, the Halifax
Daily Echo. She started writing stories and poems for newspapers
and magazines. In 1911, she married a minister and moved with
h i m to Toronto. But most of her stories are about her home,
Prince Edward Island.
She wrote other books about Anne, but Anne of Green Gables is
the most famous. People of all ages love Anne, the little orphan
girl with red hair.
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Chapter 1
A n n e Arrives in Avonlea
"I think you're doing a very stupid thing, Marilla," said Mrs.
Lynde. "You're bringing a strange boy into your house. You don't
k n o w anything about him.
"I read a story in the newspaper about an orphan. This child
lived with a Canadian family. T h e child lit a fire one night and
the family died in the fire. But it was a girl, n o t a boy."
" B u t we're not getting a girl," said Marilla. "We don't want a
girl. We're getting a boy."
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Bright River Station was about twelve kilometers from Avonlea.
M a t t h e w drove there slowly in the buggy. W h e n he arrived at
Bright River, it was late. He couldn't see a train.
T h e r e was only one person at the station, a little girl about
eleven years old. She was very thin w i t h large gray eyes and long
red hair. She wore a short, ugly dress and carried an old bag.
W h e n she saw Matthew, she smiled. T h e n she put out her
hand. "Are you Mr. M a t t h e w C u t h b e r t of Green Gables?" she
asked. " I ' m from the orphanage. Mrs. Spencer brought me here."
M a t t h e w t o o k the child's hand. "There's a mistake," he
thought. "This is a girl, not a boy!"
" W h e n you weren't here at the station," said the child, "I
t h o u g h t , ' I can sleep in that big tree tonight. I k n o w he'll come in
the morning.' I k n o w it's a long way to your house. Mrs. Spencer
told me. But I love driving. And I ' m going to have a h o m e with
you. That's wonderful. I never had a home."
"I was late," said M a t t h e w slowly. " I ' m sorry." He took the
little girl's bag and they walked to the buggy. "I can't leave this
child at the station," he thought. "I'll take her back to Green
Gables. Marilla can tell her about the mistake."
T h e girl got into the buggy and Matthew drove h o m e . T h e
child talked and talked. M a t t h e w listened. He was a quiet man
Chapter 2
A Sad Story
boy!"
"You don't want m e ! " cried the child suddenly. "You don't
want me because I'm n o t a boy! O h , what shall I d o ? "
" D o n ' t cry," said Marilla. "We can't send you back to the
orphanage tonight. You'll have to stay here. What's your n a m e ? "
T h e child stopped crying. " C a n you call me Cordelia?" she
asked.
" N o , " said Marilla, but she smiled. " A n n e is a very good name.
N o w come and eat something, Anne."
A n n e sat d o w n at the table but she couldn't eat anything. So
Marilla took her upstairs to a small bedroom. A n n e took off her
clothes and got sadly into bed.
isn't
very
was
born
in
had to
go
to
the
" I ' m very sorry," answered Mrs. Spencer. "I made a mistake.
told h i m Anne's
story,
Chapter 3
R e d Hair
*
Some days later, Mrs. Lynde came to tea with Marilla. W h e n she
arrived, A n n e was outside. Marilla and Mrs. Lynde sat in the
kitchen and talked.
"I think you're making a mistake," said Mrs. Lynde. "You don't
k n o w anything about children."
" N o , but I can learn," said Marilla.
A n n e ran into the kitchen. She saw Mrs. Lynde and stopped.
" T h e Cuthberts didn't take you for your pretty face!" Mrs.
Lynde said. "She's very thin, Marilla. A n d her hair is as red as
carrots! C o m e here, child. I want to see you."
A n n e ran across the kitchen and stood in front of Mrs. Lynde.
H e r face was red and angry. "I hate you!" she cried."I hate y o u
I hate you!"
" A n n e ! " cried Marilla.
"You're a very rude woman," A n n e told Mrs. Lynde. " A n d
you're fat!"
"Anne, go to your room!" said Marilla. "Wait for me there!"
A n n e started to cry. T h e n she ran upstairs.
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Mrs. Lynde got up from her chair. " I ' m going h o m e now,
Marilla," she said. " T h a t child is very wild. You'll have a lot of
problems with her!"
to you. You were right about my red hair. And I am thin and
ugly."
Mrs. Lynde smiled. "I was rude to you, too," she said. "You do
have red hair. But maybe it will change color w h e n you're older."
"That's very kind of you, Mrs. Lynde!" said Anne. " N o w I can
hope for prettier hair. Please can I go outside and play?"
"Yes, of course," said Mrs. Lynde. "Find some flowers."
A n n e went out and closed the door behind her.
" A n n e is really sorry," thought Marilla. "But she's funny, too."
"She's a strange little girl," said Mrs. Lynde to Marilla. " B u t she
isn't a bad child. I like her."
On the way h o m e , A n n e suddenly put her small hand into
Manila's hand. "I love Green Gables, Marilla," she said. "It's my
h o m e now."
Chapter 4
T h e Party
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Marilla had a beautiful old b r o o c h . T h e day before the party, she
couldn't find it. "It was on top of the desk in my room," she
thought. " B u t n o w it isn't there. W h e r e is it?"
" D i d you take my brooch out of my r o o m ? " she asked Anne.
" N o , Marilla," said Anne. "I went into your r o o m last week. I
saw the brooch on top of the desk and put it on my dress. But
then I put it back on the desk. I didn't take it out of your room."
Marilla looked for the brooch again, but she couldn't find it.
"Anne," she said, "I'll ask you again. Did you take the brooch
from my r o o m and lose it?"
" N o , I didn't, Marilla," said A n n e quietly.
" G o to your r o o m and stay there," said Marilla.
A n n e went to her room. Later, Marilla went to see her.
"Marilla, the party is tomorrow," A n n e said. "Please can I go?"
" N o , " said Marilla angrily. "Tell me about the brooch first."
" B u t I told you about the brooch, Marilla!" cried Anne.
N e x t m o r n i n g , Marilla took Anne's breakfast upstairs. Anne sat
on her bed. H e r face was white and her big gray eyes shone.
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"I'll tell you about the brooch now," she said quietly. "I took it
and I put it on my dress. T h e n I went outside and walked down
the road to the bridge. I wanted to look at the brooch again, so I
took it off my dress. It shone in the sun and was very beautiful.
But then it fell from my h a n d d o w n , d o w n to the b o t t o m of
the river."
"You're a very bad girl, Anne," Marilla said angrily.
" I ' m sorry," said Anne. "Please can I go to the party n o w ? "
" T h e party!" cried M a r i l l a . " O f course you can't go!"
"But, Marilla," said Anne, "you wanted to k n o w about the
brooch. So I told you. N o w please can I go to the party?"
" N o , " said Marilla, and went out.
A n n e fell on her bed and began to cry.
Marilla went downstairs with a very sad heart. "Maybe Mrs.
Lynde was right about Anne," she thought.
After lunch, Marilla wanted to go for a walk. She took her
coat from the closet. T h e n she saw something on her coat. It was
her beautiful brooch.
"What's this?" thought Marilla in surprise. " O h , I r e m e m b e r
now. I put the brooch on this coat."
She went to Anne's r o o m . "Anne, w h y did you tell me that
story this m o r n i n g ? " she said. " T h e brooch is here on my coat."
"I wanted to go to the party," said A n n e sadly. "You wanted me
to tell you about the brooch. So I had to think of a story."
Marilla began to laugh. " I ' m sorry, Anne," she said. "I made a
mistake. N o w get ready for the party."
" O h , Marilla!" cried Anne. "Isn't it too late?"
" N o , " answered Marilla. "It's only two o'clock. Wash your face
and put on one of your n e w dresses. I'll give you some food for
the party."
W h e n A n n e came h o m e that evening, she was very happy.
" O h , Marilla, the party was wonderful!" she said.
Then Marilla saw something on her coat.
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Chapter 5
"Marilla," said A n n e one day, " d o any other little girls live near
Green Gables? I'd like to have a best friend."
"Yes," answered Marilla. "Diana Barry is the same age as you.
She lives at Orchard Slope, across the river. I'm going to visit her
m o t h e r this afternoon. You can c o m e with me."
Mrs. Barry was a tall, thin w o m a n . Diana was a very pretty
little girl with black hair and dark eyes. She had a little sister,
Minnie May. M i n n i e May was three years old.
"Diana, take A n n e outside," said Mrs. Barry.
A n n e and Diana went outside and stood quietly by the
flowers. T h e n they started to talk. T h e y talked all afternoon.
" D i d you like Diana, A n n e ? " asked Marilla later.
" O h , yes," said A n n e happily. "Diana is wonderful!"
A n n e and Diana met every day. Sometimes they played in the
woods. Sometimes they read books and told stories.
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T h e n s u m m e r ended and September came. A n n e went to school
in Avonlea. She was good at her lessons and she liked the other
girls. But Anne didn't like the teacher, Mr. Phillips, very m u c h .
O n e day, there was a n e w boy in school. He was tall, with
brown hair. T h e girls liked him.
"That's Gilbert Blythe," Diana said to Anne. "His family went
away for the summer. T h e y came back on Saturday."
Gilbert's desk was near Anne's desk. He often looked at her.
He wanted her to look at him, too. She was different from the
other girls in Avonlea. But A n n e wasn't interested in Gilbert.
Gilbert took Anne's hair in his hand. "Carrots!" he said loudly.
"Carrots!"
A n n e j u m p e d to her feet and looked at Gilbert angrily. "I hate
you!" she cried. "I hate you!" She hit Gilbert on the head with
her slate and the slate broke. Everybody looked at her.
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Anne hit Gilbert on the head with her slate and the slate broke.
Mr. Phillips ran to her. " A n n e Shirley, what are you doing?" he
asked. "Answer m e ! "
Chapter 6
D i a n a C o m e s to Tea
"Anne, I'm going out this afternoon," said Marilla one Saturday.
"You can invite Diana here for tea. There's cakeand a bottle of
fruit cordial on a shelf in the kitchen closet."
W h e n Diana arrived, the two little girls played outside.
" D o n ' t be angry with Gilbert, Anne," said Diana. " H e laughs
at my hair because it's very black."
"Gilbert Blythe was very unkind," said Anne.
T h e children often played outside after lunch. Sometimes they
were late for afternoon school. T h e next day, Mr. Phillips was in
the classroom w h e n A n n e arrived with flowers in her hair.
" A n n e Shirley, you're late," Mr. Phillips said. "Take those
flowers out of your hair. T h e n go and sit w i t h Gilbert Blythe."
"I can't sit next to Gilbert," Anne thought. "I hate him!"
"But, Diana!" cried Anne sadly. " D o n ' t you want any cake?"
She got up slowly from her desk and sat d o w n next to Gilbert.
But she didn't look at him. She put her head on her arms. A little
At the end of the day, A n n e took her slate and her books.
" W h a t are you doing, A n n e ? " asked Diana in surprise.
" I ' m taking my things h o m e , " said A n n e . " I ' m going to study
there. I'm not coming back to school again."
Later, A n n e told Marilla about Mr. Phillips. "I'll learn my
lessons at home," she said. "I'll work hard and I'll be a good girl.
Marilla went to see Mrs. Lynde. " W h a t shall I d o ? " she asked.
"Leave Anne at h o m e , " said Mrs. Lynde. "She'll get bored.
T h e n she'll want to go back to school."
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cordial. She looked at it. It wasn't fruit cordial. It was red wine!
" O h , n o ! " she thought. "I r e m e m b e r now. T h e fruit cordial is
in the other closet."
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Marilla went to see Mrs. Barry. She tried to tell Mrs. Barry
about the mistake, but Mrs. Barry didn't want to listen.
" T h a t Anne Shirley is a very bad little girl," she said. "I don't
want Diana to play with her again."
A n n e was very sad. She loved Diana very m u c h . Some days
later, she went back to school. "I can't be Diana's friend now,"
A n n e told Marilla. "But I can look at her in school."
A n n e worked hard. T h e other girls liked her, and she had a lot
of friends. But she was very unhappy about Diana.
*
O n e evening some weeks later, Marilla went to a meeting in
Charlottetown, the most important town on Prince Edward
Island. Mrs. Lynde and Diana's parents went to the meeting, too.
T h e y all slept in Charlottetown that night.
A n n e and M a t t h e w stayed at h o m e . T h e y sat in the kitchen.
A n n e studied her lessons at the table. Suddenly, Diana ran
through the door. H e r face was very white.
" O h , Anne, please c o m e quickly!" she said. " M i n n i e May is
very sick. She has croup. Maybe she's going to die."
Matthew got up quietly and put on his coat. "I'll go for the
doctor," he said, and went out.
" D o n ' t be afraid, Diana," said Anne. "I k n o w about croup.
Mrs. H a m m o n d had eight children and they all had it. Wait!
Marilla has some medicine. I'll bring it with me."
Anne went with Diana to the Barrys' house. T h e ground was
white with snow. W h e n they arrived at the house, A n n e w e n t to
M i n n i e May. She was very sick.
" N o w , Diana, bring me hot water," said Anne.
She undressed M i n n i e May and put her to bed. T h e n she gave
her some medicine. All night M i n n i e May was very sick, but in
the early m o r n i n g she slept quietly.
M a t t h e w arrived with the doctor. " I ' m sorry we're late," he
said. " T h e doctor wasn't at h o m e . I had to wait for a long time."
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"Would you like some cake, Mrs. Allan?" asked Anne. "I made
it for you."
"Yes, please," said Mrs. Allan, and she smiled.
Anne cut some cake for Mrs. Allan. Mrs. Allan put the cake in
her m o u t h and started to eat it. But she didn't look very happy.
"Is something w r o n g ? " thought Marilla. She tried some cake,
too. " A n n e Shirley!" she cried. " W h a t did you put in this?"
"Onlyonly
the
to say 'thank you' to you. A n d she's very sorry about the fruit
Marilla opened the bottle. "This isn't vanilla," she said. "It's
medicine. Last week I broke the medicine bottle. I put the
Diana n o w ? "
"Yes," said Marilla, and smiled.
A n n e ran quickly to Diana's house. It was cold, and she had no
coat or hat. B u t she was the happiest girl in Avonlea.
Chapter 7
left the Avonlea school. T h e old minister left the church, too, and
"Yes, it's me," said Mrs. Allan, and laughed. " D o n ' t cry, Anne.
"I'll ask Mr. and Mrs. Allan to tea on Wednesday," said Marilla.
" O h , Marilla," said A n n e excitedly. " C a n I make a cake?"
"All right, Anne," said Marilla.
On Wednesday m o r n i n g , Anne got up early and made her
cake. It looked very good. In the afternoon, Anne put flowers
around the table. T h e n Mr. and Mrs. Allan arrived.
" T h e table looks beautiful," they said.
Anne felt very happy. She sat at the table with M a t t h e w and
Marilla. M a t t h e w wore his best clothes.
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A week later, A n n e ran into the kitchen at Green Gables. She was
very excited. She had a letter in her hand.
"Mrs. Allan is inviting me to tea t o m o r r o w afternoon," she
said. " L o o k at this letter, Marilla. It says, 'Miss A n n e Shirley, Green
Gables.' N o b o d y called me 'Miss' before."
T h e next afternoon, A n n e went to tea with Mrs. Allan.
"I had a wonderful time with Mrs. Allan," she told Marilla
later. "She's very kind. And she wore a beautiful dress. We talked
for a long time. I told her about Mrs. T h o m a s and Mrs.
H a m m o n d , and the orphanage. I told her about Green Gables
and the school, too."
"Mrs. Allan told me something interesting. A n e w teacher is
c o m i n g to Avonlea after the vacation. H e r name is Miss Muriel
Stacy. Isn't that a pretty name? I want to meet her very much."
Chapter 8
*
W h e n Anne's leg was better, she went back to school. She liked
Miss Stacy very much. Miss Stacy was a very good y o u n g
teacher, and A n n e worked hard in her lessons.
"I love Miss Stacy," Anne said to Marilla and Matthew one
evening. "She wants us to give a concert at Christmas. Isn't that
exciting? Diana's going to sing a song. And I'm going to say two
poems."
That night, A n n e wore her new dress to the concert. She said
her two poems very well. Matthew and Marilla were at the
concert, too. Later, they sat by the kitchen fire and talked.
" A n n e did very well tonight," said Matthew.
"Yes," said Marilla. "She's very smart. A n d she looked very nice
in her new dress."
"She's thirteen now," said Matthew. " O n e day she'll leave the
Avonlea school. We have to think about her future."
Chapter 9
S o m e Stupid Mistakes
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O n e day in the summer, A n n e and her friends were by the river
near Diana's house. There was an old boat there.
"Let's play a game," said Anne. " D o you r e m e m b e r that p o e m
from school about a girl, Elaine? She was unhappy in love. She
found a boat on the river and got into it. T h e n she died. T h e river
carried the boat to a town. Everybody came and saw her.
"I'll be Elaine. I'll get into this old boat and the river will
carry it d o w n to the bridge. Go and wait for me there."
Anne climbed into the b o t t o m of the boat. T h e girls put
flowers into her hands and A n n e closed her eyes.
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Chapter 10
T h e Q u e e n ' s C o l l e g e Class
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Gilbert gave Anne his hand and pulled her into his boat.
Anne enjoyed her summer very much. In the fall, she went
worked hard all year. But she went to parties and concerts, too.
"Anne," she said. "Miss Stacy was here today. She talked to me
about your future. Would you like to study at Queen's College in
" O h yes, Marilla," said Anne, and her eyes shone. "But isn't
Queen's College very expensive?"
By June, Anne and the other students were ready for the Queen's
College class.
" T h e y were very difficult," said Anne. " I ' m very tired n o w ! "
was friendly w i t h the other girls in the class, but he never spoke
to Anne.
Chapter 11
A N e w Start
about her," said Mrs. Lynde. " B u t I made a big mistake. She helps
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Marilla sat at the kitchen table. She looked very tired and sad.
A n n e put her arms around her. "What's wrong, Marilla?" she
asked.
" M y eyes are hurting again," answered Marilla. "I can't see
very well and I can't work. And, Anne, there's something worse. I
have to sell Green Gables. M a t t h e w and I had our m o n e y in, the
Abbey Bank. But the bank had problems and n o w there's no
money." She started to cry.
" D o n ' t cry, Marilla!" cried Anne. "You don't have to sell Green
"Your name's in the newspaper."
said
Mrs.
Lynde. "Gilbert
heard
about
Manila's
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cordial
croup
Chapters 1-3
slate
2
3
drunk
island
from? What do you know about this country? What are the most
Find these words in your dictionary. They are all in the story. What
carrot
heart
rude
surprise
5 Are
these
sentences
right
or
wrong?
the
wrong
Student A:
You are Diana. Ask Anne about Mr. and Mrs. Allan's
Student B:
sentences.
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Chapters 4 - 7
concert
dye
a college?
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minister
medicine
wine
buggy
vanilla
examination
b music?
poem
c color?
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Matthew
b Miss Stacy
c Gilbert
d Marilla
e Anne
a pretty dress
b an old boat
c a bottle of dye
d the Abbey Bank
Writing
14 Write about Anne. What are the good things about her? What
mistakes does she make?
15 Write about Avonlea and its people. Would you like to live there?
Why (not)?
16 Anne writes letters to her friends from Queen's College. Write a
letter to Matthew and Marilla, or to Diana.
17 At the end of the story, Anne has a conversation with Gilbert
outside Green Gables. Write their conversation.
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