Upstairs were the bedrooms. Aunt Bella's room was at the front and Poppy's room was at the back. She could see the garden with its apple trees and flowers. Today it was too wet to play outside. The bedrooms were cold and there wasn't much furniture. In Poppy's room there was only a bed, a small table and a wardrobe for clothes.

At the end of the corridor there were stairs. It was very dark in the corridor but Poppy decided to look upstairs. Maybe there was something interesting in the attic. She felt slowly in the dark and saw a spider hanging in its web. One step, two more steps, then she arrived at the top. There was an old door. Poppy turned the key - it was difficult. She heard a click and the door opened as if by magic. She couldn't believe her eyes.

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