The Selfish Giant

Every afternoon, after school, the children used to go and play in the Giant's yard. 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 he had said all that he had to say, and he decided to return to his own castle. When he arrived he saw the children playing in the yard. So he built a high wall all round it...