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The excerpt also introduces a community of characters with differing views on happiness, dreaming, and usefulness, setting a reflective, allegorical tone for how kindness is measured. The table of contents highlights multiple related tales including love, devotion, and conscience.","1  \n2  \nThe Happy Prince and Other Tales  \nOscar Wilde  \n2 The Happy Prince and Other Tales  \nBooks iRead  \n[http://booksiread.org](http://booksiread.org)[ ](http://booksiread.org)[http://apps.facebook.com/ireadit](http://apps.facebook.com/ireadit)[ ](http://apps.facebook.com/ireadit)[http://myspace.com/ireadit](http://myspace.com/ireadit)  \nAuthor: Oscar Wilde  \nRelease Date: May, 1997 [EBook \\#902][This file was first posted on May 6, 1997][Most recently updated: May 12, 2003]  \n[http://booksiread. org](http://booksiread. org) 3  \nEdition: 10  \nLanguage: English  \nTranscribed from the 1910 edition by David Price, [email ccx074@coventry.ac.uk. Second proof](email ccx074@coventry.ac.uk. Second proof)[ ](email ccx074@coventry.ac.uk. Second proof)by Paul Redmond.  \nContents  \nThe Happy Prince The Nightingale and the Rose The Selfish Giant The Devoted Friend The Remarkable Rocket  \n4 The Happy Prince and Other Tales  \nTHE HAPPY PRINCE  \nHigh above the city, on a tall column, stood the statue of the Happy Prince. He was gilded allover with thin leaves of fine gold, for eyes he had two bright sapphires, and a large red ruby glowed on his sword-hilt.  \nHe was very much admired indeed. ”He is as beautiful as a weathercock,” remarked oneof the Town Councillors who wished to gain a reputation for having artistic tastes; ”only not quite so useful,” he added, fearing lest people should think him unpractical, which he really was not.  \n6 The Happy Prince and Other Tales”Why can't you be like the Happy Prince?”  \nasked a sensible mother of her little boy who was crying for the moon. ”The Happy Prince never dreams of crying for anything.”  \n”I am glad there is some one in the world who is quite happy,” muttered a disappointed man as he gazed at the wonderful statue.  \n”He looks just like an angel,” said the Charity Children as they came out of the cathedral in their bright scarlet cloaks and their clean white pinafores.  \n”How do you know?” said the Mathematical Master,”you have never seen one.”  \n”Ah! but we have, in our dreams,” answered the children; and the Mathematical Master frowned and looked very severe, for he did not approve of children dreaming.  \nOne night there flew over the city a little Swallow. His friends had gone away to Egypt  \n[http://booksiread. org](http://booksiread. org) 7  \nsix weeks before, but he had stayed behind, for he was in love with the most beautiful Reed. He had met her early in the spring as he was flying down the river after a big yellow moth, and had been so attracted by her slender waist that he had stopped to talk to her.  \n”Shall I love you?” said the Swallow, who liked to come to the point at once, and the Reed made him a low bow. So he flew round and round her, touching the water with his wings, and making silver ripples. This was his courtship, and it lasted all through the summer.  \n”It is a ridiculous attachment,” twittered the other Swallows; ”she has no money, and far too many relations”; and indeed the river was quite full of Reeds. Then, when the autumn came they all flew away.  \nAfter they had gone he felt lonely, and began to tire of his lady- love. ”She has no conver-  \n8 The Happy Prince and Other Tales  \nsation,” he said, ”and I am afraid that she is a coquette, for she is always flirting with the wind.” And certainly, whenever the wind blew, the Reed made the most graceful curtseys. ”I admit that she is domestic,” he continued,”but I love travelling, and my wife, consequently, should love travelling also.”  \n”Will you come away with me?” he said finally to her; but the Reed shook her head, she was so attached to her home.  \n”You have been trifling with me,” he cried. ”Iam off to the Pyramids. Good-bye!” and he flew away.  \nAll day long he flew, and at night-time he arrived at the city. ”Where shall I put up?” he said; ”I hope the town has made preparations.”  \nThen he saw the statue on the tall column.”I will put up there,” he cried; ”it is a fine position, with plenty of fresh air.” So he alighted","cbCailwuH27ibcUD","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCailwuH27ibcUD","pdf",244545,3,118,"English","en",105,"# The Happy Prince\n# The Nightingale and the Rose\n# The Selfish Giant\n# The Devoted Friend\n# The Remarkable Rocket","[{\"question\":\"What is the first story in the collection?\",\"answer\":\"The first story is “The Happy Prince.”\"},{\"question\":\"Who is the author of the book?\",\"answer\":\"Oscar Wilde is the author.\"},{\"question\":\"Which other tales are included in the table of contents?\",\"answer\":\"The contents list “The Nightingale and the Rose,” “The Selfish Giant,” “The Devoted Friend,” and “The Remarkable Rocket.”\"},{\"question\":\"What role does the swallow play in “The Happy Prince”?\",\"answer\":\"A swallow remains behind after its friends leave, falls in love with a reed, and later arrives in the city where the statue stands.\"}]",1783402866,182,{"code":4,"msg":30,"data":31},"ok",{"site_id":24,"language":23,"slug":32,"title":13,"keywords":33,"description":14,"schema_data":34,"social_meta":89,"head_meta":91,"extra_data":93,"updated_unix":27},"the-happy-prince-and-other-tales","",{"@graph":35,"@context":88},[36,52,67],{"@type":37,"itemListElement":38},"BreadcrumbList",[39,43,47,49],{"item":40,"name":41,"@type":42,"position":11},"https://docshare.wps.com","Home","ListItem",{"item":44,"name":45,"@type":42,"position":46},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/","Document",2,{"item":48,"name":12,"@type":42,"position":20},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/story-novel/",{"item":50,"name":13,"@type":42,"position":51},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/the-happy-prince-and-other-tales/44807/",4,{"url":50,"name":13,"@type":53,"author":54,"headline":13,"publisher":56,"fileFormat":59,"inLanguage":23,"description":14,"dateModified":60,"datePublished":61,"encodingFormat":59,"isAccessibleForFree":62,"interactionStatistic":63},"DigitalDocument",{"name":9,"@type":55},"Person",{"url":40,"name":57,"@type":58},"DocShare","Organization","application/pdf","2026-07-18","2026-07-07",true,{"@type":64,"interactionType":65,"userInteractionCount":20},"InteractionCounter",{"@type":66},"ViewAction",{"@type":68,"mainEntity":69},"FAQPage",[70,76,80,84],{"name":71,"@type":72,"acceptedAnswer":73},"What is the first story in the collection?","Question",{"text":74,"@type":75},"The first story is “The Happy Prince.”","Answer",{"name":77,"@type":72,"acceptedAnswer":78},"Who is the author of the book?",{"text":79,"@type":75},"Oscar Wilde is the author.",{"name":81,"@type":72,"acceptedAnswer":82},"Which other tales are included in the table of contents?",{"text":83,"@type":75},"The contents list “The Nightingale and the Rose,” “The Selfish Giant,” “The Devoted Friend,” and “The Remarkable Rocket.”",{"name":85,"@type":72,"acceptedAnswer":86},"What role does the swallow play in “The Happy Prince”?",{"text":87,"@type":75},"A swallow remains behind after its friends leave, falls in love with a reed, and later arrives in the city where the statue stands.","https://schema.org",{"og:url":50,"og:type":90,"og:title":13,"og:site_name":57,"og:description":14},"article",{"robots":92,"canonical":50},"index,follow",{"doc_id":7,"site_id":24},{"code":4,"msg":5,"data":95},[96,99,103,107,112,117,122,127,132,135,139],{"id":11,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":45,"category_name":12,"show_sort_weight":97,"slug":98},90,"story-novel",{"id":46,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":45,"category_name":100,"show_sort_weight":101,"slug":102},"Literature",80,"literature",{"id":51,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":45,"category_name":104,"show_sort_weight":105,"slug":106},"Exam",70,"exam",{"id":108,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":45,"category_name":109,"show_sort_weight":110,"slug":111},5,"Comic",60,"comic",{"id":113,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":45,"category_name":114,"show_sort_weight":115,"slug":116},6,"Technology",50,"technology",{"id":118,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":45,"category_name":119,"show_sort_weight":120,"slug":121},7,"Healthcare",40,"healthcare",{"id":123,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":45,"category_name":124,"show_sort_weight":125,"slug":126},8,"Research & Report",30,"research-report",{"id":128,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":45,"category_name":129,"show_sort_weight":130,"slug":131},9,"Religion & Spirituality",20,"religion-spirituality",{"id":130,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":45,"category_name":133,"show_sort_weight":130,"slug":134},"World Cup","world-cup",{"id":136,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":45,"category_name":137,"show_sort_weight":136,"slug":138},10,"Lifestyle","lifestyle",{"id":140,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":45,"category_name":141,"show_sort_weight":108,"slug":142},19,"General","general"]