One day the Giant came back . He had been to visit his friend the Cornish ogre , and had stayed with him for seven years . After the seven years were over he had said all that he had to say , for his conversation was limited , and he determined to return to his own castle . When he arrived he saw the children playing in the garden . `` What are you doing here ? '' he cried in a very gruff voice , and the children ran away . `` My own garden is my own garden , '' said the Giant ; `` any one can understand that , and I will allow nobody to play in it but myself . '' So he built a high wall all round it , and put up a notice-board . TRESPASSERS WILL BE PROSECUTED He was a very selfish Giant . The poor children had now nowhere to play . They tried to play on the road , but the road was very dusty and full of hard stones , and they did not like it . They used to wander round the high wall when their lessons were over , and talk about the beautiful garden inside . `` How happy we were there , '' they said to each other . Then the Spring came , and all over the country there were little blossoms and little birds . Only in the garden of the Selfish Giant it was still winter . The birds did not care to sing in it as there were no children , and the trees forgot to blossom . Once a beautiful flower put its head out from the grass , but when it saw the notice-board it was so sorry for the children that it slipped back into the ground again , and went off to sleep . The only people who were pleased were the Snow and the Frost . `` Spring has forgotten this garden , '' they cried , `` so we will live here all the year round . '' The Snow covered up the grass with her great white cloak , and the Frost painted all the trees silver .
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