Short Stories · Section 8

If I were a giant

If I were a giant, I wouldn't be able to fit in my house. I'd have to live in a building that had a high ceiling, but I'd probably have a hard time getting…

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  1. If I were a giant, I wouldn't be able to fit in my house.
  2. I'd have to live in a building that had a high ceiling, but I'd probably have a hard time getting through the door.
  3. I'd have to make my own clothes,
  4. but where would I get a giant needle and thread to sew with?
  5. I couldn't ride in a car or a plane.
  6. I suppose I would just have to take giant steps to get from place to place.
  7. I would have to be very careful not to step on anybody or anything.
  8. When I talked, people would cover their ears.
  9. My voice would sound very loud to them.
  10. I wouldn't find shoes to cover my feet.
  11. I wouldn't find a knife and fork to eat my dinner with.
  12. I might have to use a rake as a fork.
  13. My dinner would be huge.
  14. What would I cook my dinner in?
  15. I certainly wouldn't find an oven big enough to put my dinner in.
  16. If I sneezed, it would be like a hurricane.
  17. If I fell down, it would be like an earthquake.
  18. I wouldn't have any friends because everyone would be too tiny for me to talk to.
  19. I think that being a giant would be very lonely.
  20. I couldn't have just one apple. I would have to have a lot of apples to fill me up.
  21. I would have to drink gallons and gallons of water to quench my thirst.
  22. I could never relax under a tree. I would be taller than all the trees.
  23. I don't think that being a giant would be fun.
  24. I won't ever make a wish to be a giant.
  25. I would rather be my height.
  26. I'm very happy the way I am.