阅读理解
Mary was afraid of the dark. She thought there were terrible monsters（怪物） in the dark. One day her aunt Valerie came to visit. Valerie was a brave woman. Mary wanted to be like her. So Mary asked her aunt, "Are you afraid of the dark?"
"A lot of times" answered her aunt. "When I was small, I was afraid of staying in the dark."
Hearing this, Mary felt better.
"I know a secret not to be afraid of the dark. Some blind children told it to me."
"Can you tell me?" asked Mary.
"Of course! The secret is to change your eyes. Because blind children can't see, and their hands are their eyes. At night, if anything makes you afraid, close your eyes, get out of bed, and try to see what it is. But use your hands as eyes..."
That night when Mary felt afraid of something in the bedroom, she closed the eyes of her face and opened the eyes of her hands. She went to touch it with her hands...
The next morning, Mary ran into the kitchen.
There was a big smile on her face. "The monster is so lovely," she cried. "It's my toy dog!"
