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The Selfish Giant

By: Oscar Wilde
Narrated by: Josh Verbae
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Summary

Perpetual winter comes to the beautiful garden of a selfish giant who erected a wall around it to stop children playing in the garden. Unexpected consequences follow.

The birds stop singing in this garden, and both trees and flowers stop blossoming. One day the giant discovers that spring has returned to the garden, and the children have found a way in through a gap in the wall. He sees the error of his ways and resolves to destroy the wall.

Read in English by Josh Verbae, unabridged.

Public Domain (P)2015 Sovereign

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