Play The Secret Garden — an interactive story where YOU are the hero

after the classic by Frances Hodgson Burnett, 1911

Find the buried key at Misselthwaite Manor and the door the ivy hides. Wake the garden as Mary, coax Colin out of his locked room, and keep the whole growing conspiracy secret until it's too alive to hide.

A moment from one playthrough

The robin flutters down to freshly turned earth and there it is — an old key, and behind the ivy, the outline of a door. Somewhere in the house, the crying starts again down the corridors everyone says is the wind. Open the door, or follow the crying?

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Start free — 10 Somni Coins when you confirm your email. No subscription; narrated aloud; plays in 26 languages.

The Somni Tales reader: an open book with two pages of a story, an ink illustration, and a “write what you do” bar below.

Live The Secret Garden, don't just read it

In this interactive telling of The Secret Garden, you don't read about the hero — you are the hero. The Storyteller keeps Frances Hodgson Burnett's world true to the original — its characters, its places, its mood, all held as canon — then narrates every scene aloud and draws the moment you're in as an ink illustration. You type or speak what you do next, and the world answers: it remembers the promises you made, the things you took, and the people you crossed. Follow Frances Hodgson Burnett's plot faithfully, or step off it and watch a brand-new version of The Secret Garden unfold — one that still reaches a real ending.

How it works

The Storyteller holds the world of the book as canon — its characters, places and mood — and opens with you as the hero.
Type or speak anything: the world reacts, remembers, and stays true to the original's spirit.
Every playthrough is a brand-new story. Follow the plot — or break it and see what happens.

Common questions about playing The Secret Garden

Is The Secret Garden free to play on Somni Tales?

You get 10 Somni Coins free when you confirm your email — enough to open The Secret Garden and step into the first scenes. After that, Somni Coins cost from $5 with no subscription, and unused Somni Coins are refundable within 14 days.

Do I have to follow Frances Hodgson Burnett's original plot?

No. The Storyteller holds The Secret Garden as canon so its world, characters and mood stay true — but your choices write a brand-new telling. Follow the classic beats, or break from them and see where the story goes.

Can I play The Secret Garden aloud and in my own language?

Yes — every scene is narrated aloud word by word, and The Secret Garden plays in 26 languages. Change the language, voice and reading speed any time from the reader's Settings.