The Selfish Giant <b> '</b> The Selfish Giant' is a short story for children written by Oscar Wilde. It was first published in the anthology ‘The Happy Prince and Other Tales’ in 1888. This story is about a giant who learned an important lesson about love and sharing and holds different meanings for people of different ages. The message of the story is co-existence and spreading love. It is a story of a young boy who was a messenger of God and a selfish giant. The giant would not allow the children to play in his garden. Thus, there was always winter in his garden. About the Author Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) was an Irish wit, poet, novelist, and playwright. Wilde was born of professional and literary parents. His father, Sir William Wilde, was an ear and eye surgeon, who also published books. His mother was a revolutionary poet and an authority on Celtic myth and folklore. He published a book of poems, lectured in the United States and Canada on the new "English Renaissance in Art"…