1. Listen to the story and fill in the gaps with the words from the box. One word is odd
very 2. trees 3. castle 4. school 5. friend 6. grass
selfish giant
y afternoon, as they were coming home from 1.
the children used to go
ht's garden. It was a large lovely garden,with soft green 2.
e and there over the grass stood beautiful flowers like stars and there were twelve peac
in the spring-time broke out into delicate blossoms of pink and pearl, and in the autun
birds sat on the 3.
and sang so sweetly that the children used to stop their g
n to them. "How happy we are here!" they cried to each other.
day the Giant came back. He had been to visit his friend the Cornish
ogre, and had sta
en years.
er the seven years were over he had said all that he had to say, for his conversation was
ermined to return to his own 4.
When he arrived he saw the children pl
hat are you doing here?" "4to Bbl 34°Cb Jenaete?" he cried in a very gruff voice, and the
own garden is my own garden," said the Giant; "any one can understand that, and I will
but myself."
ne built a high wall all round it, and put up a notice-board: "Trespassers will be prosecut
Nas a 5.
selfish Giant.​