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TheHappyPrince
OscarWilde
Highabovethecity,onatallcolumn,stoodthestatueoftheHappyPrince.He
wasgildedalloverwiththinleavesoffinegold,foreyeshehadtwobright
sapphires,andalargeredrubyglowedonhissword-hilt.
HIGHabovethecity,onatallcolumn,stoodthestatueoftheHappyPrince.He
wasgildedalloverwiththinleavesoffinegold,foreyeshehadtwobright
sapphires,andalargeredrubyglowedonhissword-hilt.
Hewasverymuchadmiredindeed.‘Heisasbeautifulasaweathercock,’
remarkedoneoftheTownCouncillorswhowishedtogainareputationfor
havingartistictastes;‘onlynotquitesouseful,he’added,fearinglestpeople
shouldthinkhimunpractical,whichhereallywasnot.
‘Whycan’yotubeliketheHappyPrince?
a’skedasensiblemotherofherlittle
boywhowascryingforthemoon.‘TheHappyPrinceneverdreamsofcryingfor
anything.’
‘aImgladthereissomeoneintheworldwhoisquitehappy,’mutteredadisappointedmanashegazedatthewonderfulstatue.
‘Helooksjustlikeanangel,s’aidtheCharityChildrenastheycameoutofthecathedralintheirbrightscarletcloaks,andtheircleanwhitepinafores.
‘Howdoyouknow?
’saidtheMathematicalMaster,‘youhaveneverseenone.
‘Ahb!
utwehave,inourdreams,a’nsweredthechildren;andtheMathematical
Masterfrownedandlookedverysevere,forhedidnotapproveofchildren
dreaming.
OnenightthereflewoverthecityalittleSwallow.Hisfriendshadgoneawayto
Egyptsixweeksbefore,buthehadstayedbehind,forhewasinlovewiththe
mostbeautifulReed.Hehadmetherearlyinthespringashewasflyingdown
theriverafterabigyellowmoth,andhadbeensoattractedbyherslenderwaist
thathehadstoppedtotalktoher.
‘ShallIloveyou?
’saidtheSwallow,wholikedtocometothepointatonce,and
theReedmadehimalowbow.Soheflewroundandroundher,touchingthe
waterwithhiswings,andmakingsilverripples.Thiswashiscourtship,andit
lastedallthroughthesummer.
‘Itisaridiculousattachment,’twitteredtheotherSwallows,‘shehas
andfartoomanyrelations;and’indeedtheriverwasquitefullofReeds.Then,
whentheautumncame,theyallflewaway.
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Aftertheyhadgonehefeltlonely,andbegantotireofhislady-love.‘Shehasno
conversation,he’said,‘andIamafraidthatsheisacoquette,forsheisalways
flirtingwiththewind.’Andcertainly,wheneverthewindblew,theReedmade
themostgracefulcurtsies.‘Iadmitthatsheisdomestic,’hecontinued,
travelling,andmywife,consequently,shouldlovetravellingalso.’
‘Wilyloucomeawaywithme?
’hesaidfinallytoher;buttheReedshookherhead,shewassoattachedtoherhome.
‘Yohuavebeentriflingwithme,’hecried,‘aImofftothePyramids.Good-bye!
’andheflewaway.
Alldaylongheflew,andatnight-timehearrivedatthecity.‘WhereshallIput
up?
’hesaid;‘Ihopethetownhasmadepreparations.’
Thenhesawthestatueonthetallcolumn.‘Iwillputupthere,’hecried;‘itis
finepositionwithplentyoffreshair.’Sohealightedjustbetweenthefeetofthe
HappyPrince.
‘hIaveagoldenbedroom,h’esaidsoftlytohimselfashelookedround,andhe
preparedtogotosleep;butjustashewasputtinghisheadunderhiswinga
largedropofwaterfellonhim.‘Whaatcuriousthing!
h’ecried,‘thiserneota
singlecloudinthesky,thestarsarequiteclearandbright,andyetitisraining.
TheclimateinthenorthofEuropeisreallydreadful.TheReedusedtolikethe
rain,butthatwasmerelyherselfishness.’
Thenanotherdropfell.
‘Whatistheuseofastatueifitcannotkeeptherainoff?
’hesaid;
agoodchimney-pot,’andhedeterminedtoflyaway.
Butbeforehehadopenedhiswings,athirddropfell,andhelookedup,andsaw-
Ah!
whatdidhesee?
TheeyesoftheHappyPrincewerefilledwithtears,andtearswererunning
downhisgoldencheeks.Hisfacewassobeautifulinthemoonlightthatthelittle
Swallowwasfilledwithpity.
‘Whoareyou?
’hesaid.
‘IamtheHappyPrince.’
‘Whyareyouweepingthen?
’askedtheSwallow;‘youhavequitedrenchedme.
‘WhenIwasaliveandhadahumanheart,’answeredthestatue,‘Ididnot
whattearswere,forIlivedinthepalaceofSans-Souci,wheresorrowisnot
allowedtoenter.InthedaytimeIplayedwithmycompanionsinthegarden,and
intheeveningIledthedanceintheGreatHall.Roundthegardenranaverylofty
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wall,butInevercaredtoaskwhatlaybeyondit,everythingaboutmewasso
beautiful.MycourtierscalledmetheHappyPrince,andhappyindeedIwas,if
pleasurebehappiness.SoIlived,andsoIdied.AndnowthatIamdeadthey
havesetmeupheresohighthatIcanseealltheuglinessandallthemiseryof
mycity,andthoughmyheartismadeofleadyetIcannotchoosebutweep.
‘Whati,shenotsolidgold?
s’aidtheSwallowtohimself.Hewastoopolitetomakeanypersonalremarksoutloud.
‘Faraway,’continuedthestatueinalowmusicalvoice,‘farawayinalittl
thereisapoorhouse.Oneofthewindowsisopen,andthroughitIcanseea
womanseatedatatable.Herfaceisthinandworn,andshehascoarse,redhands,
allprickedbytheneedle,forsheisaseamstress.Sheisembroideringpassion-
flowersonasatingownfortheloveliestoftheQueen-of-honourto’wseamraids
atthenextCourt-ball.Inabedinthecorneroftheroomherlittleboyislyingill.
Hehasafever,andisaskingfororanges.Hismotherhasnothingtogivehimbut
riverwater,soheiscrying.Swallow,Swallow,littleSwallow,willyounotbring
hertherubyoutofmysword-hilt?
MyfeetarefastenedtothispedestalandI
cannotmove.’
‘IamwaitedforinEgypt,’saidtheSwallow.‘Myfriendsareflyingupanddow
theNile,andtalkingtothelargelotus-flowers.Soontheywillgotosleepinthe
tombofthegreatKing.TheKingistherehimselfinhispaintedcoffin.Heis
wrappedinyellowlinen,andembalmedwithspices.Roundhisneckisachainof
palegreenjade,andhishandsarelikewitheredleaves.’
‘Swallow,Swallow,littleSwallow,’saidthePrince,‘willyounotstaywithmonenight,andbemymessenger?
Theboyissothirsty,andthemothersosad.
‘dIon’tthinkIlikeboys,a’nsweredtheSwallow.‘Lasstummer,whenIwas
stayingontheriver,thereweretworudeboys,themiller’sonss,whowere
alwaysthrowingstonesatme.Theyneverhitme,ofcourse;weswallowsflyfar
toowellforthat,andbesides,Icomeofafamilyfamousforitsagility;butstill,it
wasamarkofdisrespect.’
ButtheHappyPrincelookedsosadthatthelittleSwallowwassorry.‘I
coldhere,’hesaid;‘butIwillstaywithyouforonenight,andbeyourmessenger.
‘Thankyou,littleSwallow,’saidthePrince.
SotheSwallowpickedoutthegreatrubyfromthePrince’ssword,andflewawwithitinhisbeakovertheroofsofthetown.
Hepassedbythecathedraltower,wherethewhitemarbleangelswere
sculptured.Hepassedbythepalaceandheardthesoundofdancing.Abeautiful
girlcameoutonthebalconywithherlover.‘Hwoownderfulthestarsare,h’e
saidtoher,andhowwonderfulisthepoweroflove!
’
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‘hIopemydresswillbereadyintimefortheState-ball,sh’eanswered;‘hIave
orderedpassion-flowerstobeembroideredonit;buttheseamstressesareso
lazy.’
Hepassedovertheriver,andsawthelanternshangingtothemastsoftheships.
HepassedovertheGhetto,andsawtheoldjewsbargainingwitheachother,andweighingoutmoneyincopperscales.Atlasthecametothepoorhouseand
lookedin.Theboywastossingfeverishlyonhisbed,andthemotherhadfallen
asleep,shewassotired.Inhehopped,andlaidthegreatrubyonthetablebeside
thewoman’sthimble.Thenheflewgentlyroundthebed,fanningtheboy’s
foreheadwithhiswings.‘HowcoolIfeel,’saidtheboy,‘Imustbegettin
andhesankintoadeliciousslumber.
ThentheSwallowflewbacktotheHappyPrince,andtoldhimwhathehaddone.
‘Itiscurious,’heremarked,‘butIfeelquitewarmnow,althoughitissocold.
‘Thaitsbecauseyouhavedoneagoodaction,sa’idthePrince.Andthelittle
Swallowbegantothink,andthenhefellasleep.Thinkingalwaysmadehim
sleepy.
Whendaybrokeheflewdowntotheriverandhadabath.‘Whataremarkable
phenomenon,’saidtheProfessorofOrnithologyashewaspassingoverthe
bridge.‘Aswallowinwinter!
A’ndhewrotealongletteraboutittothelocal
newspaper.Everyonequotedit,itwasfullofsomanywordsthattheycouldnot
understand.
‘T-onightIgotoEgypt,s’aidtheSwallow,andhewasinhighspiritsatthe
prospect.Hevisitedallthepublicmonuments,andsatalongtimeontopofthe
churchsteeple.WhereverhewenttheSparrowschirruped,andsaidtoeach
other,‘Whatadistinguishedstranger!
’soheenjoyedhimselfverymuch.
WhenthemoonroseheflewbacktotheHappyPrince.‘Haveyouany
commissionsforEgypt?
’hecried;‘Iamjuststarting.’
‘Swallow,Swallow,littleSwallow,’saidthePrince,‘willyounotstaywithm
nightlonger?
’
‘IamwaitedforinEgypt,’answeredthe-Smwoarrllooww.myfriend‘swTilolfly
uptotheSecondCataract.Theriver-horsecouchesthereamongthebulrushes,
andonagreatgranitethronesitstheGodMemnon.Allnightlonghewatchesthe
stars,andwhenthemorningstarshinesheuttersonecryofjoy,andthenheis
silent.Atnoontheyellowlionscomedowntothewater’sedgtoedrink.They
haveeyeslikegreenberyls,andtheirroarislouderthantheroarofthecataract.
‘Swallow,Swallow,littleSwallow,’saidtheprince,‘farawayacrosstheci
ayoungmaninagarret.Heisleaningoveradeskcoveredwithpapers,andin
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