The Matchless Giant
Once upon a time many
years ago in the here and now in a far away land that’s just
next door there was a tiny village cursed by a ferocious
giant who blocked the only road leading in and out of the
village. Many courageous knights set out to fight the giant,
but no matter what weapon they chose, the giant with his
magical gifts would match this weapon with more than double
the power.
The first knight wielded a sword of steel. He was sliced in
half by the giant’s magical sword twice as sharp and twice
as long. A second knight, who brandished a club of hickory
wood, was flattened by a club twice its size. The third
knight tried to roast the giant with fire and was sizzled to
a crisp when the monster blew a fire twice as hot back at
him.
The fate of these three knights discouraged any further
attempts and the people in the village learned to live with
their limitations.
One day, Jack, the village fool, announced that he had a new
idea to vanquish the giant. Most people laughed at Jack.
Only the curious and the courageous marched out with him,
helping him carry food and water to the place where the
giant blocked the road.
As they approached the giant roared, stretched to his full
height, and glared at Jack. The onlookers gasped when Jack
grabbed an apple and walked right up to the giant. “Are you
hungry?” Jack asked. The giant’s eyes narrowed to slits as
he took the apple from Jack’s quivering hand and sniffed it.
When his massive jaws opened wide one of the ladies fainted
dead away before he swallowed the apple whole.
Then the giant raised his massive fist high and brought it
crashing down in front of the amazed crowd. Baammmm! As he
opened his fist they saw two apples, juicier and redder than
the one he had eaten. In the same way Jack offered a clay
urn of water and it was replaced with two golden urns filled
with water, sweeter and clearer than the first.
The crowd ran to tell the others, still hiding in the
village, of this miracle. When they returned Jack smiled and
the giant smiled back.
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Many people set out to look for the forest
and get lost in the trees.
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Your first success has been recognising the
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