Once upon a time there was a beautiful garden that was owned by an ugly and unfriendly Giant. This was truly a lovely spot -- the flowers bloomed in abundance, the peach trees always seemed to have their springtime blossoms, and the birds sang sweetly in the trees. Each day after school, children came and played in the Giant's garden.

One day the Giant, who had been away visiting his friend the Cornish Ogre for seven years, returned to his home and garden. He grew angry when he observed the children playing in his garden. "This is my garden," he shouted. The children ran in fear. Immediately the Giant hung a sign which read, "Trespassers will be prosecuted!" and then hurriedly built a wall around his garden. Now the children had no place to play. They tried to play in the street, but they f…