Listen to the recording of the story "The Selfish Giant" by Oscar Wilde. It is a very popular children's story by the famous Irish writer. He wrote a number of other children's stories, which you can find and by searching on the internet. This recording is ten minutes long and there are some questions for you to answer below, which will help you to understand the story. Click on the "Podcast" logo to start.




1. What type of fruit trees did the giant have in his garden?
2. For how long did the giant go to stay with his friend the ogre?
3. How did the giant react to the children playing in his garden?
4. Why didn't the children like playing in the road?
5. What happened in the selfish giant's garden when spring came?
6. Who invited the North Wind to stay in the giant's garden?
7. Why did the winter stay in the giant's garden?
8. Why did the spring eventually return to his garden?
9. Why was the little child crying in the corner of his garden?
10. How did the giant react to the little boy crying?
11. What did the giant do to the wall around his garden?
12. When the child grew old, who did he see again in the corner of his garden?