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THE SELFISH GIANT Every afternoon, as they were coming from school, the children used to go and play^ in the Giant's garden. It was a large lovely garden, with soft green grass. Here and there^ over the grass stood beautiful flowers like stars, and there were twelve peach-trees that in the...

LESSON ONE HOW DO YOU DO? It is eight o'clock in the morning on the first of September. Ann, Mike's big sister, meets Steve, her brother's friend. ANN: Hullo, Steve! STEVE: How do you do, Ann? ANN: How do you do? How are Kate and your mother? STEVE: They are well, thank you. How is Mike? ANN:...

CHAPTER ONE MASTER ANTONIO » FINDS A PIECE OF WOOD All fairy-tales begin with the words: "Once upon a time there was . . ." ^ This story also begins with the words: "Once upon a time there was a . . ." "A king!" my little readers will say. No, children, not a king! Once upon a time there was...