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A story about children's rights. The giant boy
The giant boy Children's Story about Rights

One day a very big boy came to a town that seemed a little special. All the people were very small. The boy was very hungry and fed him.

As the boy did not find his parents in that town, he thanked him for the food and was already leaving to continue looking for his parents, when they told him that what he had eaten cost a lot of money and that he would have to pay for it. But the money the child had was not worth to pay in that town.

They told him that he would have to work to pay for their food. The boy replied that he did not know how to work because he was a child. They replied that he was too big to be a child and that he could work better than anyone because he was a giant.


So the boy who was very obedient, went to work. Because he worked hard, he was very hungry and had to eat again. And since he was very tired he had to stay there to sleep. And the next day he had to work again to be able to pay for food and lodging.

Every day I worked more, every day I was more hungry and every day I had to pay more for food and bed. And every day I was more tired because I was a child.

The townspeople were delighted. Since that giant did all the work, they had less to do every day. Instead, the children were very worried: the giant was getting thinner and sadder every day. Everyone brought their snacks and leftovers from their homes; but still the giant was still hungry. And although they told him wonderful stories, he did not miss the sadness.

So they decided that, so that their friend could rest, they would do the job. But as they were children, that hard work exhausted them and also, since they were always working they could not play, go to the movies, or study. The parents saw that their children were tired and weak.

One day the parents discovered what was happening and decided that the giant had to be punished for letting the children do the work, but when they saw the parents of the giant child arrive, who traveled the world in search of their son, they understood that they were wrong. The giant was really a child!

That child went with his parents and the elders of that town had to return to their homework as before. They would never force a child to work, even if it was a giant child.

Text by: Jose Luis García Sánchez and M.A. Pacheco:
 Student:Valeria Tejera