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    The document summarizes the story "The Selfish Giant" through a series of questions and answers. It asks why the Giant was called selfish (he banned others from entering his garden) and what the children were referring to when they said how happy they were in the garden. It describes how winter was still present in the garden due to a boy who couldn't climb a tree. It discusses the Giant realizing his selfishness caused the year-round winter when he saw the children in the garden. Finally, it notes the Giant was covered in white blossoms at the end, indicating he was forgiven for his past selfishness.

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    The Selfish Giant

    (Q/A)

    1. Why was the Giant called selfish?


    2. On one occasion the children said: “How happy we are here!”
    Later they said: “How happy we were there!”
    What are they referring to in both the cases?
    3. (i) When spring came, it was still winter in the garden. What does winter stand for or
    indicate here?
    (ii) Winter has been presented like a story with its own characters and their activities.
    Describe the story in your own words.
    4. Was the Giant happy or sad over the state of the garden?
    5. What effect did the linnet’s song have over Hail and the North Wind?

    Answers:

    1. The Giant was called selfish because he wanted to keep his garden reserved only for
    himself. He banned the entry of outsiders there.
    2. In both the cases the children are referring to the Giant’s garden. In the first sentence
    they say that they are enjoying in the giant’s garden. But in the second sentence it is
    beyond their reach.
    3. (i) Winter indicates that flowers did not bloom in the Giant’s garden. The birds
    didn’t sing. There was no sign of joy and greenery.
    (ii) Winter has been portrayed as destroyer. It has its own characters. Snow and frost
    are the most prominent factors. Trees have been covered with white cloak. The trees
    look lifeless. North wind has come to stay there permanently. Hails settle on the roof.
    4. The Giant felt sad to see the state of his garden. Different seasons brought no change
    in it.
    5. As an effect of the linnet’s song the Hail stopped dancing over his head. Similarly the
    North Wind ceased roaring.

    Comprehension Check (Page 24)

    Questions:

    1. (i) The Giant saw a most wonderful sight. What did he see?


    (ii) What did he realise on seeing it?
    2. Why was it still winter in one comer of the garden?
    3. Describe the first meeting of the little boy and the Giant.
    4. Describe their second meeting after a long interval.
    5. The Giant lay dead, all covered with white blossoms. What does this sentence
    indicate about the once selfish Giant?
    Answers:

    1. (i) The Giant saw that through a little hole in the wall the children had entered
    into the garden. They were sitting in the branches of the trees. In every tree that he
    could see there was a little child. And the trees were glad to have the children back
    again that they had covered themselves with blossoms and were waning their hands
    gently above the child run’s heads. The birds were flying and twittering with delight,
    and flowers were laughing.
    (ii) He realised that he himself was to blame for the year round winter in his garden.
    He called himself selfish.
    2. Only in one comer of the garden there was winter still. The reason was that a little
    boy could not climb the tree like other boys. He stood under a tree weeping.
    3. In the first meeting of the boy and the Giant, the Giant lifted him gently and put him
    in the branch of that tree. The tree suddenly broke into flowers and the birds began to
    sing. The child kissed the Giant.
    4. In the second meeting after so many years, the Giant saw wounds on the little boy’s
    palm and feet. He became furious. He wanted to kill the man who had wounded the
    child. But the boy said that those were wounds of love.
    5. This indicates that the Giant had been blessed by Lord Christ himself. He was neither
    cruel nor selfish So Christ forgave him and took him to paradise.

    Exercise (Page 24)

    Discuss the following topics in groups.

    Question 1:
    The little child’s hands and feet had marks of nails. Who does the child remind you of?
    Give a reason for your answer.
    Answer:
    The nail’s marks on the child’s hands and feet remind us of Lord Christ. He was put on a
    cross and nails were hammered into his palms and feet.

    Question 2:
    Is there something like this garden near where you live? Would you like one (without the
    Giant perhaps) and why? What would you do to keep it in good shape?
    Answer:
    A park is a public place. It is like the lungs in human body. It gives us fresh air. The
    greenery is soothing to the eyes. A private garden, however, has to be used by the people
    with care and caution. The children must not spoil the flower beds and the grassy lawns
    even in a public park. I would never play football in a park nor let other children do so.

    ************************End of the Q/A**********************************

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