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The family gathering in the yard carried on with laughter and conversations. At one point, the children asked their grandfather to tell them a story. So, he began to tell the tale of a selfish giant who had a beautiful garden.

The Selfish Giant

Every afternoon, as they were coming from school, the children used to go and play in the Giant's garden.

It was a large lovely garden, with soft green grass. Here and there over the grass stood beautiful flowers. All around the garden were trees filled with sweet fruit. The birds sat on the trees and sang so sweetly that the children used to stop their games in order to listen to them. 'How happy we are here!" they cried to each other. One day the Giant came back. He had been to visit his friend in a distant land, and had stayed with him for seven years. When he arrived, he saw the children playing in his garden.

'What are you doing here?' cried the Giant in a very gruff voice. The children ran away in fear.

'My own garden is my own garden,' said the Giant. "I will allow nobody to play in it but myself." So, he built a high wall all round the garden, and put up a notice:

TRESPASSERS WILL BE PUNISHED

Every afternoon, while returning from school, the children played in the Giant's garden.

The garden was large and lovely with soft green grass and beautiful flowers.

The Giant did not allow anyone to play in the garden because he was selfish.

The birds sat on the trees and sang very sweetly in the garden.

The Giant finally built a high wall round the garden and put a notice saying "Trespassers will be punished".

The Giant visited his friend in a distant land before returning to his garden.

After entering his garden, the giant saw some children playing in his garden.

Yes, I think the Giant did a wrong thing. Every child should be allowed to play. Though the garden belonged to him, they were not damaging or destroying it. Therefore, he should allow them to play.

(a) garden; (b) trees; (c) children; (d) playing; (e) gruff

A giant had a beautiful (a) garden with soft green grass, lovely flowers, and fruit-filled (b) trees . Birds sang sweetly in the trees and (c) children happily played in the garden. One day, the giant returned from his seven-year long journey and found the children (d) playing in the garden. He frightened them away with his (e) gruff voice.

(a) would; (b) but also; (c) grew; (d) full; (e) playing.

Every afternoon, after school, the children (a) would go to play in the Giant's garden. It was not only a big (b) but also a beautiful garden with soft green grass. Colorful flowers (c) grew all over the grass. There were trees around the garden (d) full of sweet fruit. The birds sang so sweetly from the trees that the children would stop (e) playing to listen. "How happy we are here!" they said to each other.

Getting the perfume, the Giant jumped out of bed and looked out.

The trees became delighted because the children were back again.

Actually, the secret of the music was that a little bird was singing outside the window.

The Giant heard some lovely music.

The Giant drove the children away from his garden and built a high wall around it. So, nо spring came to his garden. But when the children crept into the garden through a little hole, there was spring in the garden all on a sudden. Therefore, it is obvious that the children brought spring to the Giant's garden.

The Giant was lying in bed when he heard some lovely music.

After believing the spring had come, the Giant jumped out of bed and looked outside.

The flowers were looking up through the grass and laughing having the children back.

The children entered into the garden by creeping through a little hole in the wall.

After entering the garden, the children got on the branches of the trees. They were enjoying themselves.

The birds were flying about and singing happily upon the return of the little ones.

A little boy was crying under the tree in one corner as he was could not reach the branches of the tree. That's why the tree was still covered with snow.

(a) blossom/bloom; (b) delightfully; (c) grass; (d) garden; (e) branches.

When the Giant looked outside the window, he couldn't believe his eyes. The trees in his garden were in (a) blossom/bloom . The birds were flying and singing (b) delightfully. The flowers in the (c) grass were laughing. This happened because the children had entered his (d) garden through a little hole in the wall. They were sitting on the (e) branches of the trees.

(a) in; (b) was/sounded; (c) singing; (d) opened; (e) quickly.

One morning, the Giant was (a) in bed when he heard beautiful music. It (b) was/sounded so lovely that he thought it must be the King's musicians. But it was just a little bird (c) singing outside his window. Then the cold north wind stopped, and a sweet smell came through the window which was (d) opened . "I think spring has finally arrived," said the Giant. He (e) quickly got out of bed and looked outside.