Giant's Tale

Giant's Tale

Hello. I'm George the Giant. Morning, noon, and night, I used to eat nothing but sheep. I was sick of sheep, even in my dreams.

One day, out in my yard, I met a funny little man. (He was littler than most. ) I was holding some beans in my hand at the time. I was thinking of starting a vegetable garden. " Those are some fine-looking beans, " he said. " Thanks, " I said. " If you give me those beans, " said the man, " I'll give you a special goose. " “ What's so special about her?" I asked. “ Wait and see, " said the man. “ But know this, George. She'll cure you of sheep. " He knew my name! I'd had it with sheep! I traded the beans for that goose and returned to the castle. I set her on the kitchen table.

" Now, Goose, " I said, " do your stuff. " The goose just looked at me. “ Pretty please, " I said. Nothing. " Razzle-dazzle me, " I said.

I thought about roasting her up for dinner. But during my afternoon nap, she laid three golden eggs.

I traded those eggs for a wagonload of doughnuts. No more sheep for me! For months, I ate nothing but doughnuts. Then one day, coming into the kitchen for lunch, I smelled a weird smell. Stinky. Wrong. Human. Some giants like the taste of humans. Me, I've never tried one. I can never get past that smell. Still, I sang the song all giants learn in school to scare humans away. " Fee-fi-fo-fum, I smell the blood of an Englishman! Be he alive or be he dead, I'll grind his bones to make my bread! "