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Jan 2021
15m 32s

The Selfish Giant

Starglow Media / Wondery
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A giant comes back from a long trip to find his beautiful garden overrun with children! Ew! He chases them out of course, but then something happens and none of the plants will grow anymore. What will he do?? Draw us a picture of what you think any of the characters in this story look like, and then tag us in it on instagram @storiespodcast! We'd love to see ... Show More
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