CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE LITERATURE

Detailed explanation-1: -’ So the Hail came. Every day for three hours he rattled on the roof of the castle till he broke most of the slates, and then he ran round and round the garden as fast as he could go. He was dressed in grey, and his breath was like ice.

Detailed explanation-2: -The moral of the story is “Life is better with generosity and kindness and not selfishness.” In the given story, the Giant became truly happy only after he became kind to the children and allowed them to play in his garden.

Detailed explanation-3: -It is a story of a young boy who was a messenger of God and a selfish giant. The giant would not allow the children to play in his garden. Thus, there was always winter in his garden. Seeing this young boy, he realized that he was being selfish.

Detailed explanation-4: -Answer: The Giant is called selfish because he did not let the children play in his garden. He drove them out, built a high wall around his garden, and put up a board that read ‘Trespassers will be prosecuted.