THE
SMARTEST GIANT IN TOWN
By Julia
Donaldson
George was
a giant, the scruffiest giant in town. He always wore the same pair of old
patched-up gown.“I wish I wasn’t the scruffiest giant in town”, he said sadly. But
one day, George noticed a new shop. It was full of smart clothes. So he bought…A
smart shirt, a smart pair of trousers, a smart Belt,a smart stripy tie, some
smart socks with diamonds up the sides, and a pair of smart shiny shoes.“Now
I’m the smartest giant in town,” he said proudly.George left his old clothes behind
in the shop.
He was
about to go home when he heard a sound.On the pavement stood a giraffe who was
sniffingsadly.“What’s the matter?” asked George.“It’s my neck,” said the
giraffe.“It’s so very long and so very cold”“I wish I had a long warm scarf”“Cheer
up!” said George, and he took off his stripytie.“It didn’t match my socks
anyway,” he said, as hewound it round and round the giraffe’s neck. It made a
wonderful scarf.“Thank you!” said the giraffe.
As George
strode towards home, he sang to himself,“My tie is a scarf for a cold giraffe,But
look me up and down-I’m the smartest giant in town.”
George came
to a river. On a boat stood a goat who was bleating loudly. “What’s the matter?”
asked George.“It’s my sail,” said the goat.“It blew away in a storm.”“I wish I
had a strong new sail for my boat!”“Cheer up!”, said George. And he took off
his newwhite shirt.“It kept coming untucked anyway,” he said, as hetied it to
the mast of the goat’s boat. It made amagnificent sail.“Thank you!” said the
goat.
George
strode on, singing to himself,“My tie is a scarf for a cold giraffe,My shirt’s
on a boat as a sail for a goat,But look me up and down-I’m the smartest giant
in town!”
George came
to a tiny ruined house.Beside the house stood a white Mouse with losts of baby
mice. They were all squeaking.“What’s the matter?” asked George.“It’s our
house,” squeaked the mother mouse.“It burned down, and now we have nowhere to
live.“I wish we had a nice new house!”“Cheer up!” said George, and he took off
one of his shiny shoes. “It was living me blisters anyway,” he said, as the
Mouse and her babies scrambled inside. The shoe made a perfect home for
them.“Thank you!” they squeaked.
George had
to hop along the road now, but he didn’tmind. As he hopped, he sang to
himself,“My tie is a scarf for a cold giraffe,My shirt’s on a boat as a sail
for a goat,My shoe is a house for a little white mouse,But look me up and
down-I’m the smartest giant in town!.”
George came
to a campsite. Beside a tent stood a fox who was crying.“What’s the matter?”
asked George.“It’s my sleeping bag,” said the fox.“I dropped it in a puddle.“I
wish I had a warm, dry sleeping bag!”“Cheer up!” said George, and he took off one
of his socks with diamonds up the sides. “It was tickling my toes anyway,” he
said, as the fox snuggled in to it. It made a very fine sleeping bag.“Thank
you!” said the fox.
George
hopped on, singing to himself,“My tie is a scarf for a cold giraffe,My shirt’s
on a boat as a sail for a goat,My shoe is a house for a little white mouse,One
of my socks is a bed for a fox,But look me up and down-I’m the smartest giant
in town!.”
George came
to a squelchy bog. Beside the bogstood a dog who was howling.“What’s the
matter?” asked George“It’s this bog,” said the dog.“I need to get across, but I
keep getting stuck in the mud.“I wish there was a safe, dry path.”“Cheer up!”
said George, and he took off his smart new belt.“It was squashing my tummy
anyway,” he said, as he laid it down over the bog. It made an excellent path.“Thank
you!” said the dog. The wind started to blow, but George didn’t mind.
He hopped
on, singing to himself,“My tie is a scarf for a cold giraffe,My shirt’s on a
boat as a sail for a goat,My shoe is a house for a little white mouse,One of my
socks is a bed for a fox,
My belt
helped a dog who was crossing a bog,But…My trousers are falling down!I’m the
coldest giant in town!”
Suddenly
George felt sad and shivery and not at all smart. He stood on one foot and
thought. “I’ll have to go back to the shop and buy some more clothes,”he
decided.He turned round and hopped all the way back to the shop. But when he
got there, it was CLOSED!“Oh, no!” cried George. He sank down onto the door step
and a tear ran down his nose. He felt as sad as all the animals he had met on
his way home. Then, out of the corner of his eye, he saw a bag with something
familiar poking out of the top. Georgetook a closer look…“My gown!” he yelled.
“My dear old gown and sandals!” George put them on. They felt wonderfully comfortable.“I’m
the cosiest giant in town!” he cried, an he danced back home along the road.Outside
his front door stood all the animals he had helped. They were carrying an
enormous present.“Come on, George,” they said. “Open it!”George untied the ribbon.
Inside was a beautifulgold paper crown and a card.“Look inside the card
George!” said the animals.George put the crown on his head and opened the card.
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