BR:16 THE SELFISH GIANT

"Once there was a giant. He was very selfish."(p.7)

Once there was a very selfish giant. He had wonderful garden. One day, he went away for a long time. Children began to play in his garden. They loved the garden. Then the giant came home, and he said "Go away.". So the children went away. They were very sad. The giant built a high wall. Spring could not come in. Only Winter could come in. There were no birds or flowers in his garden. He hear birds. Then he saw children in his trees. The children brought spring. The giant was not selfish anymore. But the only little boy did not come back. The giant got old. Then one day, the boy came back. The boy said. "Now come to play in my garden. My garden is Heaven." Later, the children came and found the giant. He was dead, his body was covered in flowers.

Vocabulary

secretly: 秘密に、内緒で

Wilde, Oscar. (2012). "THE SELFISH GIANT". (Young Learns Classic Readers).

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