He lived long ago
He stood about fifteen feet tall
He had a pumpkin for a head
His body was the color of dead pumpkin vines
He lived in a castle
It was surrounded by a moat
The moat was filled with the bones of boys and girls
The king was so afraid he had the giant shakes
So did most of the people in the kingdom
A simple potato farmer was gathering potatoes
His son was helping too
Though he was so fat he had to roll to get around
All of a sudden the pumpkin giant came for the boy
The farmer threw a potato and it lodged in the giant's throat
The Pumpkin Giant choked to death
The head was cut off and made into a play thing for the boy
He broke it one day and the following spring
Pumpkin Giant heads appeared by the hundreds all over his field
None opened their mouths
The farmer had nothing to feed his family
So the son in desperation ate some of the giant head
It was delicious
The mother made some into pumpkin pies
The king smelled the pies as he happened by
He had some after his knights tried it first to be sure it was safe
He knighted the farmer on the spot for killing the Pumpkin Giant
The farmer's son ended up marrying the daughter
And they all lived happily ever after