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It begins to rain again, and the children start crying once they realize they will not get to see the sun again for another seven years. The children run back inside as the sun disappears and it starts storming. At this point, one of them remembers Margot. They let her out of the closet, ashamed over
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five years earlier and is the only one who remembers the sun, since it shines regularly on Earth. She describes the sun to the other children as being like a "penny" or "fire in the stove". The other children, being too young to have ever seen it themselves, do not believe her. Just before the sun
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The teacher arrives to take the class outside to enjoy their hour of sunshine while Margot is banging on the door. In their astonishment and joy, they all forget about Margot and gleefully rush to play outside, savoring every second of their newfound freedom.
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in 1982. The adaptation differs from the story in that the sun only appears every nine years, and the ending is expanded: the children atone for their horrible act by giving Margot flowers they picked while the Sun was out. The
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comes out, a boy named William rallies the other children, and they lock Margot in a closet down a tunnel.
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what they have done, now that they finally understand what she had been missing.
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