Aly wandered toward the garden，where Miss Strawbridge，the landlady，was planting flowers.Last week，Aly and her parents had moved into the house in Miss Strawbridge's backyard.
    Aly watched silently until the old woman looked up and asked， "Why the long face，Aly？" "There aren't any kids around here to play with." said Aly.Miss Strawbridge's blued eyes twinkled. "You should just like Rachel who used to live here." said Miss Strawbridge. "Too bad you two young girls couldn't have lived here at the same time."
    "What did Rachel do when she was bored？" asked Aly. "She planted a flower garden by the shed（棚子）in the backyard." answered Miss Strawbridge.Miss Strawbridge handed Aly a trowel（鏟子）and held out a box of flowers.For the rest of the afternoon，Aly pulled the weeds，dug and planted.But when she stepped back and admired her blue and yellow flowers，she smiled.Still，it was too bad that Rachel wasn't there to share it.
    The next day，Aly watered her flowers，then wondered what else she could do.She walked across the yard to the garden，where Miss Strawbridge sat reading.She stood silently until the old woman looked up. "What else did Rachel do when she was bored？" asked Aly. "She wrote poetry in her flower garden." Miss Strawbridge answered. "One of her poem even won the first prize in a contest at school.The best way to learn how to write poetry is to read poetry." She handed Aly her book.
    For the rest of the afternoon，Aly lay on her stomach in the cool grass next to her flowers and read Miss Strawbridge's book of poetry.After a while，she got some paper and a pencil from her house and scribbled（亂寫）and erased.In the end she had a poem that might not be a prize winner but sounded good enough to make her smile.Still，it was too bad that Rachel wasn't there.They could have read their poems to each other.
    The next day，Aly watered her flowers，then wondered what else she could do.She rushed across the yard and knocked on Miss Strawbridge's door. "What else did Rachel do when she was bored？" Asked Aly when Miss Strawbridge opened the door. "She played in the old shed and pretended it was her house." Answered Miss Strawbridge.
    Aly glanced back at the shed and then at Miss Strawbridge，Miss Strawbridge twinkled. "There's nothing in the shed that you can hurt or that can hurt you." She took a key off a hook next to the door and handed it to Aly.
    She raced back into the shed，only to find a few chairs and boxes resting on the dusty shelves.______
    It was a trophy（獎(jiǎng)杯）with some words----First Place in Poetry.Rachel strawbridge.1937._________