Read the following passage and answer the questions mentioned below:
In a small town, there used to live a giant who hated children. Whenever he saw children nearby, especially if they were playing and having fun, he would run out of his house and scare them away.
He would yell, "Go away rotten children! Or I will squish you flat and eat you like a pancake!" He had this huge club which he would swing over his head as he lumbered towards them. It got so bad that the children of this small town were afraid to play or have fun for fear that the giant would hear them. So the children sat quietly and did their very best not to laugh or even smile.
The small town also had a witch. Fortunately, she was a good witch, and like all good witches she loved children. It broke her heart to see so many children sitting around being afraid to play or have fun. One day, this good witch could take it no longer. So the witch took out her wand, pointed it at the giant. The giant had no idea what it meant.
The next morning he heard a child laugh. It was loud enough to awaken the giant. The giant didn't feel quite right and when he grabbed for his club, he couldn't seem to lift it. He did not want the children to get away, however, so leaving his club behind, he quickly ran out into the street yelling at the kids.
To the giant's surprise, the children did not run away screaming. In fact, they did just the opposite: they started to laugh and to run towards him. One of the girls in the group raised her fist above her head and yelled back at him. As soon as the children were close to him, he realized what was wrong. They were bigger than he was. The witch's spell had made him smaller than the children he liked to scare. The shrunken giant ran as fast as his little legs would carry him. The children, happy to be on the other side for a change, chased him.
The giant ran all the way to the witch's house and, without even knocking, ran right inside and slammed the door."Help me!" the giant yelled. The witch ignored the giant.
The witch smiled, and said, "Here's the deal. I will remove the spell under one condition."
"What? What?" asked theBut it's just as wrong for us to scare you now that you are smaller than us." giant eagerly.
He would yell, "Go away rotten children! Or I will squish you flat and eat you like a pancake!" He had this huge club which he would swing over his head as he lumbered towards them. It got so bad that the children of this small town were afraid to play or have fun for fear that the giant would hear them. So the children sat quietly and did their very best not to laugh or even smile.
The small town also had a witch. Fortunately, she was a good witch, and like all good witches she loved children. It broke her heart to see so many children sitting around being afraid to play or have fun. One day, this good witch could take it no longer. So the witch took out her wand, pointed it at the giant. The giant had no idea what it meant.
The next morning he heard a child laugh. It was loud enough to awaken the giant. The giant didn't feel quite right and when he grabbed for his club, he couldn't seem to lift it. He did not want the children to get away, however, so leaving his club behind, he quickly ran out into the street yelling at the kids.
To the giant's surprise, the children did not run away screaming. In fact, they did just the opposite: they started to laugh and to run towards him. One of the girls in the group raised her fist above her head and yelled back at him. As soon as the children were close to him, he realized what was wrong. They were bigger than he was. The witch's spell had made him smaller than the children he liked to scare. The shrunken giant ran as fast as his little legs would carry him. The children, happy to be on the other side for a change, chased him.
The giant ran all the way to the witch's house and, without even knocking, ran right inside and slammed the door."Help me!" the giant yelled. The witch ignored the giant.
The witch smiled, and said, "Here's the deal. I will remove the spell under one condition."
"What? What?" asked theBut it's just as wrong for us to scare you now that you are smaller than us." giant eagerly.
"You play with the children," she said.
The giant did not want to play with the children. As he hated them. But since there was nothing else to be done, and he did so much want to be made a giant again, he decided that he would do as the witch asked. He sighed and shuffled slowly outside, determined to play with the children.
As soon as the children saw him, however, they knew exactly what game they wanted to play: Chase the Tiny Giant. They ran after him. The giant, now crying, scurried away and hid.
One boy, a very nice boy, felt bad about chasing the giant. He thought that them being mean to the giant was just as bad as the giant being mean to them.So he went over to where the crying giant was hiding and said, "Please don't cry." The boy added, "But it's just as wrong for us to scare you now that you are smaller than us."
The giant sniffed, and then stopped crying. Though still a little afraid, he asked the boy, "W- w- will you p- p- play with me?"
The very nice boy nodded. The boy sat on the ground in front of the giant. He took a bag out of his pocket and opened it. It was full of marbles."Do you know how to play marbles?" the boy asked the giant.The giant shook his head. "N- n- no, I d- don't," he answered, afraid of what might happen next.The boy taught the giant how to play marbles.In a shorter time than you might imagine, the other children had brought their marbles and all of them, the tiny giant included, were playing marbles and laughing and having fun.
Soon it was dinner time and one by one the children's parents called the children home. But before the boy left, he gave some marbles to the giant.As soon as the boy was out of sight, the good witch appeared. She was clearly happy. She pointed her wand at the giant.
This time, the giant had a good idea of what would happen next. And he was right. Though he didn't feel anything at all, he could tell that he was beginning to grow. After a few moments he was back to his original size.The witch asked, "Now you promise never to scare the children again?"
Surprisingly the giant pleaded the witch to make him small again.
The good witch was happy to do just as the giant asked. She made him small again - just a little smaller than the other children - and, to this day, the giant and the witch have remained very good friends.And if you go to this little town you will most likely find the two of them, as well as a large group of laughing children, in the middle of the town square, playing marbles.
Answer the following questions:
Q1. Why did the giant not like children?
The giant did not want to play with the children. As he hated them. But since there was nothing else to be done, and he did so much want to be made a giant again, he decided that he would do as the witch asked. He sighed and shuffled slowly outside, determined to play with the children.
As soon as the children saw him, however, they knew exactly what game they wanted to play: Chase the Tiny Giant. They ran after him. The giant, now crying, scurried away and hid.
One boy, a very nice boy, felt bad about chasing the giant. He thought that them being mean to the giant was just as bad as the giant being mean to them.So he went over to where the crying giant was hiding and said, "Please don't cry." The boy added, "But it's just as wrong for us to scare you now that you are smaller than us."
The giant sniffed, and then stopped crying. Though still a little afraid, he asked the boy, "W- w- will you p- p- play with me?"
The very nice boy nodded. The boy sat on the ground in front of the giant. He took a bag out of his pocket and opened it. It was full of marbles."Do you know how to play marbles?" the boy asked the giant.The giant shook his head. "N- n- no, I d- don't," he answered, afraid of what might happen next.The boy taught the giant how to play marbles.In a shorter time than you might imagine, the other children had brought their marbles and all of them, the tiny giant included, were playing marbles and laughing and having fun.
Soon it was dinner time and one by one the children's parents called the children home. But before the boy left, he gave some marbles to the giant.As soon as the boy was out of sight, the good witch appeared. She was clearly happy. She pointed her wand at the giant.
This time, the giant had a good idea of what would happen next. And he was right. Though he didn't feel anything at all, he could tell that he was beginning to grow. After a few moments he was back to his original size.The witch asked, "Now you promise never to scare the children again?"
Surprisingly the giant pleaded the witch to make him small again.
The good witch was happy to do just as the giant asked. She made him small again - just a little smaller than the other children - and, to this day, the giant and the witch have remained very good friends.And if you go to this little town you will most likely find the two of them, as well as a large group of laughing children, in the middle of the town square, playing marbles.
Answer the following questions:
Q1. Why did the giant not like children?
Q2. To the giant's surprise, the children did not run away screaming. In fact, they did just the opposite: they started to laugh and to run towards him. What is the author trying to convey in this line?
Q3. The nice boy felt bad for the giant. Which line from the passage tells us that the boy was sad?
Q4. Why do you think the giant didn't feel like scaring the children in the end of the story?
Directed writing:
Imagine you are the tiny giant now, write a letter to your dad, expressing how amazing it is to be tiny.
- How did the children trouble you instead of being scared?
- The tiny boy who made you realize your misbehavior
- Your plan to be tiny forever and how you spend your time with your little friends.
Q4. Why do you think the giant didn't feel like scaring the children in the end of the story?
Directed writing:
Imagine you are the tiny giant now, write a letter to your dad, expressing how amazing it is to be tiny.
- How did the children trouble you instead of being scared?
- The tiny boy who made you realize your misbehavior
- Your plan to be tiny forever and how you spend your time with your little friends.
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