There once was a boy named James who was born different. He grew and he grew and he grew. His parents took him to doctor after doctor, but he was no ordinary boy. At age 4 he was already 5 feet tall. By age 8 he was 8 feet, matching his age, and just a foot short of the world record. By age 10 he had achieved even that growing to an astounding 9 foot, 4 inches. Doctors didn’t know how his heart was keeping up with this growth but James seemed as healthy as any other child. Most doctors thought the limit of human growth was around this point, or that James would simply stop growing, but James kept growing… and growing. By the time James was old enough to drive he was taller than a two story building, standing at a monstrous 23 feet tall. His growth was not only fast, it seemed to be getting faster.

He needed custom fitted clothes and shoes, but he would grow out of them in a matter of weeks. Once James had graduated highschool, colleges didn’t have much interest in him since he wouldn't fit in their lecture halls anyway. James himself wondered when the growth would stop, but it wouldn't stop; not for years and years. By the time James was finally done growing, he was 44 years old and stood as tall as the eiffel tower, two and a half feet taller actually, at an astounding 1,085 feet and 6 inches! By this time, he needed to eat an entire farm for breakfast to keep his stomach from rumbling and disturbing people for miles around. James was loved by his family, but sometimes he felt lonely being up there all by himself. He would pass the time by helping his fellow man, using his gift for good. Helping cats down from trees, lowering people down from burning buildings, and saving crash landing planes by plucking them out of the sky.

At his monstrous size, James had expected people to attack him, to fear him, to try to hurt him. But when he saw people gathering around him for the first time, “Ants” as he liked to call them, he looked down confused. James was so large that he couldn’t hear the voices of the little people down below. But he could hear music. He saw the tiny figures moving and swaying and he knew they were dancing. James loved the little people, and vowed to always help out, whenever, and however he could.

One day scientists notified all world governments that a large asteroid, approximately 1.3 miles in diameter, was on a direct course for earth. This put the asteroid well in the category of a “planet killer”. Hours before impact, the people of earth gathered with their loved ones. Some sang, some cried, some even laughed. When James looked out at all of the people and all of their beauty, it brought a tear to his eye. He felt lucky to be a part of this world, and loved everyone for accepting him as a superhero. Truly, that was all James ever wanted to be.

So one more time, James used his superpower. With all of his strength, he leap into the sky, jumping so high he reached space. James held his breath as he hurdled toward the asteroid, thinking of the love of the ants down below. As the people of earth looked up, they saw a spectacular show in the sky. A bloom of light roared across the night sky, representing their savior. The people of earth cheered and shouted as they learned the news and saw the sky.

To this day the people of earth gather in the same place they did when James was there. Dancing and swaying and singing as they used to. And every year, on the day when the sky lit up, they cheer and praise and sing for James the giant.