Show Ar y f II I I t DICK AND THE GIANT The Sad Story of a Little Little Bird and a Cruel Boy Dear Door Dear little tittle Dl Disk k What a gay aY creature crea errs ture be he was Ho used to go singing 8 about nearly noory allday all aU allday day dart for tor he ho was alt always always al al- t l ways merry morry On One day Dick went off o oto tI to tako take a ramble In ina n a largo large forest fortis t at at some distance distant from home Ii Ho lIe had often orten been on the tho edge of ot the tho I forest but It looked so dark that ho he was of afraid to enter But Dut Dick was more merry than usual on this day for tor the sun shone so brightly and tho the flowers looked so lovely ely that he sang and whistled tI till the woods rang with his music There s was waSI a clear brook running through the woods and and Dick stooped down to drink of oUts Us refreshing waters when lo Jo ho was seized suddenly from f found und himself eU in the hands of oia of a a fleece fierce ugly looking giant The captive tried hard to get away but the giant held him tight until he ho reach reached reached his 1 home hom and Dick shivered when ho he say the huge structure structure ture with no trees nor towers flowers near it U. Dick wondered whether the giant was going to kill him but before he had time me for further thought ho he was was thrust into a prison like ke room barred on all an sides to prevent him getting out Dick grew sadder and lonelier as ho he thought of his own pretty home his companions the sunlight the trees and the good things he had to eat At such times and beat himself him self pelt against the iron walls was but only succeeded in bruising himself One day the giant came and poking a stick into toto Dicks Dick's prison he cried Sing Sing Sing But Dut poor Dick was was too sad to sing The giant grew furious and grabbing Dick in his enormous hand he squeezed the life JIle out of little Dick Dick was fc s bird and the giant was wasa a a. cruel boy |