THE SELFISH GIANT

Once there was a giant who too selfish to allow children to play in his beautiful garden. Because of this, spring, summer and autumn refused to enter the garden.
Only winter remained and kept the plants from rejoicing and the birds from singing. Until a little boy came into the garden-and it was never the same again for the selfish giant. 
The story reveals Oscar Wilde's gift for romantic allegory in Chriistian literature and his unfailing belief in God.