11/1/11

One lovely day, children were out playing in a large, beautiful field.  Then, suddenly a big, unfriendly giant came up to them and yelled at them, which scared off the children.  He was so angry, he put up a huge wall around his garden and put up a sign that said, "TRESPASSERS WILL BE PROSECUTED".  Spring came for the entire area, but not the Giant's garden.  It was Winter all year long, snow was always covering the ground and wind was always blowing.  The Giant did not understand where Spring was.  So, Summer never cam either, and neither did Autumn, he is too selfish, she said.  One morning the Giant woke up in bed and heard a beautiful noise, he did not realize that it was a bird, it had been so long.  Then a wonderful smelling perfume came through his window, the Giant popped up out of bed and looked out the window.  What he saw surprised him, on every tree branch there was a small child, nature was so happy.  Birds were out, the trees were blossoming and snow was gone!  The Giant realized how selfish he had been!  He crept out to the children, but they were all so scared, they ran away again.  Winter came...but one little boy stayed.  The Giant picked him up, placed him in a tree and it blossomed, they other children realized how the Giant was not evil anymore, so they came back and played in the garden.  The wall and sign were taken down.  The other children and Giant never saw that little boy again, but after years and years, once the Giant was old, he saw that little boy again.  He saw that the boy was wounded, he said they were the wounds of love, and that since the Giant let him play in his garden once, he would take him to his, in paradise.  The Giant died that day, with love and joy in his heart.