1 Otis was a giant. He was taller than a house. He was shorter than a tree. He lived on the side of a mountain. From there he could see a long way.
2 Otis liked to walk through the woods. On the other side was a wide meadow. Otis liked to lie on the soft, grassy ground.
3 One day Otis was lying on the grass. He was looking up at the clouds. One cloud looked like a bird. Another one looked like a tree. Some did not look like anything at all.
4 Then he heard a sound. It sounded like a song. It was a poem. Otis did not like poems!
5 "Stop talking!" grumbled Otis. "Poems are boring. Poems are silly!"
6 "Who is it that speaks to me?" asked a small voice.
7 Otis saw a very small person fly up in the air. She looked in Otis' face.
8 "My name is Pansy," said the fairy. "You are a foolish giant."
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