The Selfish Giant Exercise: Questions & Answers Class 11 English

'The Selfish Giant' is a short story for children written by Oscar Wilde. It was first published in the anthology The Happy Prince and Other Tales in 1888. This story is about a giant who learned an important lesson about love and sharing, and holds different meanings for people of different age.

MAIN SUMMARY OF "THE SELFISH GIANT":

Once upon a time, there was a tall, massive and ugly Giant who was really very selfish by his nature. He had a beautiful garden in his castle. There were beautiful flowering plants, soft grass and twelve peach trees in his garden. In spring seasons, peach trees used to bear beautiful pink and pearl flowers and in autumn, they used to bear rich fruits. The birds used to sit in the trees and sing-song very sweetly.