Model answer: The giant doesn't want them in his garden because he doesn't like children; he spoke to them in a gruff voice and built a high wall to keep them out. Also, the giant is selfish and doesn't like to share. The text says, 'My own garden is my own garden' which means he wants it all for himself.
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The birds sat on the trees and sang so sweetly that the children used to stop their games in order to listen to them. 'How happy we are here!' they cried to each other.
One day the Giant came back. When he arrived he saw the children playing in the garden.
'What are you doing here?' he cried in a very gruff voice and the children ran away.
'My own garden is my own garden,' said the Giant; 'anyone can understand that, and I will allow nobody to play in it but myself.' So he built a high wall all round it, and put up a notice-board: TRESPASSERS WILL BE PROSECUTED.
Oscar Wilde: from 'The Happy Prince' from The Happy Prince and Other Stories (1888)
Why do you think the giant doesn't like children in his garden? Refer to the text to support your answer.
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