The Giant

Once upon a time, in a very far away place, lived an enormous happy giant.

The giant lived up in a very tall thin mountain, inside a small cave, where no one else could fit.

Every now and then, the giant would come out and try to find friends. But, as people were very affraid of this immense creature, as soon as they'd feel the sound of huge steps coming closer, they would run to the tiny wholes in the mountains where they lived. Still, the giant kept trying.

There had been some curious people before, who had spent some time having fun with this happy friendly creature. But for some reason, they would always end up disappearing... And so the happy giant would feel sad and lonely and would stay locked inside the small cave.

Once inside alone, the small cave felt narrow and dismaying. Only the ants would come for tea and cookies sometimes and say to the giant: "yes, what you really need is a friend. but you are so big and scary! how will you ever find someone who loves you as you are? you need huge love!!!" And so the giant would cry a bit to then try to shrink. Anything would do: heavy furniture on the head, walking on the knees, dress tight clothes... But all those things seemed stupid and painful and uncomfortable. So, after some time, the giant would forget about these stupid shrinking methods suggested by the silly ants. "What would they know, anyway?! They are such tiny silly creatures!", the giant would think.

And the giant would go outside again, happy and hopeful that, this time, there would be someone to talk to.

But these strolls kept repeating and nothing would happen. No one seemed to be interested in being the friend of a giant. And the giant would go back to the cave feeling lonelier every day. Soon the giant understood there would be no one wanting to share huge love in a small cave. Not managing and not wanting to shrink anymore, the giant decided to forget this idea of finding a friend and dedicated instead to scientific research and artistic experiences.

One day, this very nice beautiful young man showed up to the giant's cave. It was someone the giant had met before... The man came in and had some tea and cookies with the giant. This time, the ants weren't invited because the giant was affraid they could be inconvenient. They talked and laughed together. Suddenly, the small cave didn't seem so small. Actually. they were both very comfortable in it. The man stayed for dinner. And to sleep. And oh it felt so nice and warm to have company in bed! The giant was as happy as ever!!!

During the night, the man touched the giant. They kissed passionately and made love. Overwhelmed and confused, the giant seemed to be shrinking. Under this beautiful man's weight, the giant's shapes began to round and smooth; soft clear skin was now covering them. The giant's eyes turned big and wide. And the lips were now succulent and wet and a fine voice would come out of them whenever the giant tried to talk. What was going on?! How was it possible that the giant seemed to be turning into a normal woman?!

As the man left, the happy and confused giant looked at the mirror and all there was was a nice beatiful young girl standing. And so the giant realised she had always been just a woman. And it had been those silly ants and the sissy people she had met before that made her feel she was a huge fearful creature! And becoming affraid of herself... She remembered now as she longed for the man to come back. She was just a woman and she had just found love again.

And the only giant in her life was her own enormous happy heart.