'My own garden is my own garden,' said the Giant, 'any one can understand that, and I will allow nobody to play in it but myself.'The Giant
'How selfish I have been!' he said; 'now I know why the spring would not come here. I will put that poor little boy on the top of the tree, and then I will knock down the wall, and my garden shall be the children's playground for ever and ever.'The Giant
'I have many beautiful flowers,' he said, 'but the children are the most beautiful flowers of all.'The Giant
'I am very selfish,' he said. 'But I will not be selfish any more.'Oscar Wilde (Narrator)
'It is your garden now, little children,' said the Giant, and he took a great axe and knocked down the wall.The Giant
'Who are you?' he said. 'I have waited for you long. Lift me up into your arms and let us play.'The Giant
'What are you doing here?' he cried in a very gruff voice, and the children ran.The Giant
'Is it possible that you do not know who I am?'The Child
And the Giant's heart melted as he looked out. 'How selfish I have been!' he said.Oscar Wilde (Narrator)
'We may play here,' they cried to the Giant, 'it is a Paradise.'Children