An old man was at the train station one morning. He wasn’t married, but he lived with his sister.
He went to the train station to pick up a boy that he and his sister adopted. He was in such a hurry. The caretaker of the orphanage (Mrs Spencer) told him that she would take the boy to the train station at Green Gables.
He was very late when he got there. He looked all around for the boy, but his eyes couldn’t find him. Suddenly, a young girl came up to him and asked if his name was Matthew Cuthbert. Fortunately, it was. The girl was called Anne Shirley. She had burning, red, straight hair. Her mouth and eyes were huge and her face was pale.
She told him that she was left by Mrs Spencer. This puzzled Matthew, but he led her back home. It was a long way back to their house and they were very late for lunch. Matthew’s sister, Marilla Cuthbert didn’t say anything at first. But as Anne was eating lunch, Marilla was very angry at Matthew.
She asked a thousand questions based on the young boy they were supposed to adopt. Anne overheard this and became very sad and frustrated. She ran away as quick as she could afterwards, to Nova Scotia where Mrs Spencer’s house for girls were.
That night Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert looked everywhere for Anne, but sadly, she wasn’t to be found. Matthew suggested that he’d go back to Nova Scotia, in case she went back there. Marilla disagreed retortedly, but after a while, she let him go.
Matthew went to the train station and went straight back to Nova Scotia where Anne was.
Meanwhile, the redheaded girl held her satchel nervously as she knocked on the door of the house, but there was no answer. She became very tired and fell asleep.
The next morning, she found the milkman putting some milk on the doorstep. He offered her a lift to the village, which she agreed constantly.
Matthew had reached the village where she was at. He looked absolutely everywhere for Anne, but there was nothing. Suddenly, the church bells rung the village, saying it was the end of church. He thought quickly, and went to the church. People were chatting with each other, and even giving money. Matthew searched for Anne. He suddenly felt a pang of stupidest feelings and pity of that if Anne wasn’t there. As he was about to get out, his eyes caught the attention of a child with platted red hair talking to with the priests if they knew the way to the closest train station.
It was Anne! Matthew asked her to join him, but Anne rejected at first, saying that they don’t love her, or want her. But as she knew, that she had nowhere else to go, she agreed. Marilla was waiting for them and hugged them in delight. She agreed to adopt Anne and care for her.
The next week, she invited Anne to go and see her friend. Anne was delighted to go. Marilla’s friend was called Mrs Barry. She had two children called Diana and Minnie. They greeted and welcomed them inside. Diana and Anne immediately became bests of friends. Diana told Anne about the school she’d be going to.
That evening, Anne told Marilla about her history. After both her parents died, she went to two families before being passed to Mrs Spencer. They were all very cruel, until she came to Marilla and Mathew.
The next day was Anne’s very first day of school. On the way, she bumped into a tall boy, named Jack. He asked her where she was going and threatened her to give her lunch. Suddenly another handsome, tall boy with black curls everywhere. He asked what Jack was doing and shooed him away. He and Anne’s eyes met, before Anne remembered that she was going to school. She carried her stuff and walked much faster than before, because the boy was following her and calling for her name.
As they arrived at Avonlea School, the boy raced in front of Anne and opened the door for her. Anne apologized for her behaviour before, and introduced herself. The young boy’s name was Gilbert Blythe. Just as they were chatting, the rest of the boys pulled Gilbert out of Anne’s sight. Anne caught sight of Diana, whose mouth had opened to a gap. Diana explained to Anne that Gilbert was very romantic, handsome and really nice. He caught the eyes of most girls, but he had never went inside the class with a girl like he just did.
Two girls were disapproving, because they wanted Gilbert for themselves. Josie Pye and Ruby Gills took one glance and stalked away.
Their first subject was English. Anne was horrid at it. Gilbert, on the other hand, was trying to make Anne look at him. First, he threw a chalk at her, but that didn’t work. When the teacher wasn’t looking, Gilbert crawled to Anne’s desk and put an apple next to her slate. He was failing so badly, to get her attention. Then, he did something incredible. He took one look at Anne’s face and tugged her hair while calling her ‘carrots’. Anne became indignant and smacked her plate at Gilbert’s head. The slate cracked in half and the teacher got very cross.
Anne began to not go to school for a few days. Then, one day, she invited Diana to tea. There were many to eat that day. They were chatting if Anne should go back to school, but Anne kept disagreeing. They were very thirsty, so Anne went to the cupboard and found wine, but she didn’t know…neither did Diana! Anne drank only one cup, but Diana drank a few. Suddenly Diana got drunk and fainted. Mrs Barry was very disapproved at this point, that she disallowed Diana to ever be with Anne forever. Anne still disagreed on going to school. Especially that she did not have Diana anymore to sit next to her.
One day she bumped into her, Josie Pye and Ruby Gills playing on the field, but Diana pretended as if Anne wasn’t even alive.
That night, Anne went to bed but screams were outside. Marilla and Matthew were carrying buckets of water. Anne was puzzled why. It was Ruby Gills house! It got caught on fire! Anne went with Marilla and Mathew out to Ruby’s house. It was blaming on fire, and the fire rescue weren’t there yet! Gilbert, the boys and even Diana had come to help. Everyone was outside safe, but the house wasn’t.
Everyone had enough water to clear up the outside, but not in the inside. Ashes were getting bigger, and no one was able to get in. The boys, including Gilbert, ran inside to try and slow the fire down. But there was only one more bucket to spare. Anne seized her chance. She went inside and threw water all over the fire inside. People thought she was a hero. Even Gilbert admired her purity, but Anne dared not to look at him. She saw Diana, but walked away as she glanced at her.
Marilla offered a room for Ruby’s Parents, whilst Ruby sleeps with Anne. As they settled in, Anne heard Ruby sob. As she asked why, it was because that Ruby was embarrassed to be sleeping with the girl that she hated so much. They eventually talked it through, and Anne became pleased. Ruby’s house was finally mended, but Anne’s adventure still didn’t end.
Ruby and Anne were playing Elaine, and Anne climbed a tree near the river. She saw Ruby down on the ground, but Anne was very afraid of climbing down, since it was her first time playing this game. She let go and fell in the river. Suddenly she saw a boat row by, which was rowed by no other than Gilbert Blythe. He helped her get inside the boat. As Gilbert took the oars, he questioned the skinny girl, but Anne didn’t answer anything. As Anne got off, Gilbert pleaded at Anne to be good friends, but Anne declined. She ignored Ruby when she said that it was so romantic.
Suddenly next week, Matthew said that his very good friend who had been suffering a bad disease had died, and he was invited to hid funeral. Anne thought it was horribly sad that he died, because his son was the only child he had. He’d have to live with their house-keeper, but neither wise, he’d be an orphan.
After the funeral, Anne decided to meet the young boy who lost his father. But she stopped in her tracks as she saw who it was. Gilbert Blythe! He stood before his father’s grave, whilst Anne was there, heart aching for the handsome, young boy. She failed to say the things she wanted to.
The next day, as Anne went to bed, Diana broke in, carrying her little sister with her. Anne asked whatever was wrong, Diana explained that her little sister, Minnie, has the croup (asthma) very badly. Marilla and Matthew went inside and asked what was going on. Diana explained everything. Marilla suggested a doctor at downtown Avonlea, but it was the middle of the night, and it wasn’t that good just to burst in and ask for help!
Anne told Diana that her second parents had three twins and they were always in the hands of Anne. She knew what to do. She told Matthew to boil some water, and Diana to warm her sister up with warm blankets. Anne asked Marilla if they had ipecac. Splendidly, they did, and at once they gave it to Minnie, and soon, she was sound asleep, safe and sound.
That morning Mrs Barry thanked Anne for her heroic saving of Minnie. She and Diana were finally allowed to play again which was a very nice thing to hear. Anne realized that it was a pleasure to live in Green Gables after a ton of adventures she had had, and finally agreed to go back to school by ‘after Christmas’. Matthew and Marilla gifted her a puffed-sleeved dress which looked amazingly beautiful.
One day, on the way to school, Anne bumped into Gilbert. She then offered a hand… to shake. She thanked the boy for saving her at the river, and ‘sorry-s’ for his father loss. Anne told them to start over again, by introducing themselves first. As Gilbert held out his hand for Anne to shake, she hugged him, and that was the beginning of them.
~The End~
