Kirabo Read Free

Kirabo answered once more.
    The group huddled together once again. Eventually Bridget looked up and smiled at Kirabo.
    “We would like it very much if your friend would come and help us,” she said.
    Kirabo took a handkerchief from her dressing gown and waved it high in the air. At once the ground began to rumble and shake. One of the villagers gave a loud scream.
    “The monster has come back,” she yelled as Cedric came into view from beyond the mountain.
    Other villagers began to scream and they quickly ran off to their homes to lock themselves inside.
    “Wait!” Brady shouted as loud as he could. “Cedric is our friend. He is coming to help you.”

    But no one waited, they all ran away. Some even ran to grab stones or large spears to throw at Cedric, just as they had before.
    Kirabo began to worry. She didn’t want her friend to get hurt and all the while Cedric was getting closer to the village, carrying big rocks in his arms.
    “Come on, let’s help him,” Brady said. “If the villagers see that he doesn’t hurt us, then they won’t be so afraid.”
    Kirabo nodded and they ran off to meet Cedric. Wilbur was flying around his head humming a pleasant tune.
    “I’m sorry, Cedric, when they saw you they all ran off,” Kirabo said, trying her best not to cry.
    “Put the rocks there,” Brady said, pointing to an area where the wooden fence had been.
    Cedric dropped the huge rocks and began building the wall before standing up straight.
    “Don’t worry, Kirabo,” Cedric said. “If I build the wall for them then maybe they will realise I only want to be their friend.”
    With that, the giant went back to the mountain to collect more rocks.
    “Come on, we can start clearing some of this old fence away. When Cedric comes back he’ll be able to drop the next load of rocks,” Brady suggested.
    As they worked, some of the villagers came back ready to throw things at the giant and make him go away.
    “Where is the monster?” a man with a large spear asked.
    “He’s not a monster,” Kirabo said crossly. “Look,” she said, pointing to the pile of large rocks. “He is building a strong wall around your village so that you’ll be safe when the Rhinosophants come.”
    The villagers stood in amazement as they saw the pile of rocks. The ground began to shake once more as Cedric returned with his arms full of large boulders.
    “Where do you want this lot?” Cedric called as he got closer.
    “Erm, over there, please,” the man with a large spear said.
    Cedric dropped the boulders where he had been asked. “I’ll go and get some more. Would you mind clearing the rest of this old fence?” Cedric asked, looking down at the shocked villagers.
    “Yes and than– thank you,” one of them stammered.
    “My pleasure. I’m Cedric, by the way,” he shouted over his shoulder as he walked off to collect more rocks.
    When the rest of the villagers heard that the monster was really a friendly giant called Cedric, they all came out to help clear the rest of the broken fence away and to make sure the large stone wall went in the right place. Cedric left just enough room for a large wooden gateway so that the villagers could go down to the lake whenever they wanted.
    “It’s nearly 4 o’clock,” Bridget called out to the villagers as they put the final touches to the gate. “Come inside before the Rhinosophants arrive.”
    Cedric stood up and got ready to go back to his lonely cave.
    “Wait!” Damon called. “Would you like to come in and have a drink with us? You must be thirsty after all your hard work.”
    Cedric beamed with happiness. “Thank you, I would like that very much,” he said.
    Inside the village was a large rock, which had been left over from the wall.
    “We thought that we could leave this here as a seat for you when you come and visit us,” Bridget said, pointing to the rock.
    Cedric sat on it, as if trying it out for size. He looked around at all of the worried faces.
    “It’s