The Book of Friendly Giants (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

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Somehow or other, the giants seem to have got a bad name. No sooner is the word giant mentioned than some one is sure to shrug his shoulders and speak in a meaning tone of Jack and the Beanstalk. Now, this is not only unkind, but. On the giants' part, quite unde served. For, as everybody Who With them knows, there are very few of the Beanstalk variety.

No self -respecting giant would any more think of threatening a little boy, or of grinding up people's bones to make flour, than would a good fairy godmother. Giants' dispositions are in proportion to the size of their bodies, and so When they are good, as most of them are.

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