The selfish giant. In a magical corner of the world, hidden between hills,
whispers and singing rivers, there was a secret garden belonging to a very
special giant. This wasn' t any giant was known as the selfish giant.
A being of monumental stature with a heart initially as small as an apple
seed. He had built an imposing wall around his beautiful garden, so high
that even the bravest birds dared not fly over it. The wall was covered
with ivy clinging with green fingers and the warning sign was written with letters that
seemed to grunt at anyone who dared to approach. The garden of the selfish
giant was a tapestry of greens with tones ranging from the soft green on the
mint leaves to the dark of the ancient pines. The flowers were brushed red,
fiery, deep blue and bright yellow that competed for the attention of the
dancing bees. But what is a garden without the laughter of the children.
The children of the village who used to play in the garden of the selfish
giant, could now only dream of him their laughter replaced by silence. One
day, the giant realized that his garden was eternally covered with winter. The
snow fell like feathers of a broken pillow and the ice wrapped each branch like
a cold hug my mimes. After that, the children drew in their notebooks
drawings of the selfish giant and his snowy garden. His drawings were simple,
but full of longing with the giant drawn with thick strokes and a perpetual frown.
Finally, the selfish giant realized that his selfishness had taken away the joy
of his life. He decided to break down the wall and in doing so,
the children ran in and with them in the spring, the giant helped
a little boy who could not climb the trees and became his friend. The
children made a new picture of a giant, but this time he was a
friendly and smiling giant, with open arms and a garden full of children playing.
The giant and the children' s bears played together for many years.
When the giant became old and the winter returned he saw a golden tree and
underneath was the little boy. The child invited the giant into his garden,
a place called paradise, and so the selfish giant became the generous giant and
his story and the drawing of the selfish giant will live forever in the children
' s hearts as a reminder that generosity and friendship are the real keys to
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