The Secret Garden is about a recently orphaned girl who went to live with a family member. During her time she made friends and learned more about her mother in the process. One day she stumbles upon a garden that was to remain locked. She knew this secret couldn't be kept so she found a way to get inside. What she discovered inside is full of adventure and love.
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Oedipus was the son. Having been childless for some time, Laius consulted the Oracle of Apollo at Delphi. The Oracle prophesied that any son born to Laius would kill him. <u>In an attempt to prevent this prophecy's fulfillment</u>, Laius had his ankles pierced and tethered together so that he could not crawl; Jocasta (his queen) then gave the boy to a servant to abandon on the nearby mountain.
In short, King Laius of Thebes wished to thwart a prophecy, so he sent a servant to leave Oedipus to die in the wilderness. However, the shepherd took pity on the baby and passed him to another shepherd who gave Oedipus to another King.
