Once upon a time, there was a large, lovely garden. Its grass was soft and green. Its trees were filled with singing birds. Every afternoon, children would play in the garden after school. They ran in the grass and climbed the trees. They loved to listen to the singing of the birds. How happy they were!
One day the children were playing in the garden when a giant appeared. “What are you doing here?” the giant cried in a loud voice.“This is my garden! You must leave immediately!” The children were frightened. They ran away and dared not come back.
The next day, the giant built a high wall around his garden and put a notice on a board: DO NOT ENTER! The poor children no longer had a place to play.
Summer turned to fall and fall turned to winter. When spring came, flowers blossomed and the birds began to sing across the land.But in the giant's garden, it was still winter. The green grass was covered with snow, and the cold winds kept the birds away. “I don't understand why spring is so late coming to my garden this year,” said the giant. He felt sad as he looked through the window at his frozen, white garden.
One morning as the giant was lying awake in his bed, he heard lovely music coming through the window. He thought it must be the king's musicians passing by. “Perhaps spring has come at last,” he said as he jumped out of his bed and looked outside.
What did the giant see?