The statue of the Happy Prince, prince that always makes himself happy with everything happening around him. happiness fame

The statue of the Happy

Prince stood high above the city. It

was covered with gold, its eyes

were bright blue jewels, and a red

jewel hung from its waist. Everyone

thought that it was very beautiful. ‘

Why aren’t you like the Happy

Prince?’ mothers said to their little

boys when they cried. Sad men

looked at the statue and said, ‘I am

glad that someone in the world is

happy.’ One night a little bird flew

alone over the city. The other birds

were all in Egypt now. ‘Where can I

stay tonight?’ he thought. Then he saw the statue. ‘I will stay there,’ he

thought. ‘It is high up, so there is

plenty of fresh air.’ He landed

between the feet of the Happy Prince.

‘I have a golden bedroom!’ he

thought. But as he put his head under

his wing, a large drop of water fell on

him.

He looked up.’ That is very

strange!’ he thought.’ There is not a

cloud in the sky, but it is raining!’

Then another drop fell. ‘I cannot

stay on a statue that does not keep

me dry,’ he thought. ‘I must find

another place.’ And he decided to fly away. But as he opened his

wings, a third drop fell. He looked

up and saw — Ah! What did he see?

The eyes of the Happy Prince

were full of tears. Tears ran down

his golden face. The face was very

beautiful in the moonlight, and the

bird felt sorry for him. no no

‘Who are you?’ asked the bird. from

‘I am the Happy Prince.’

‘Then why are you crying? I

am wet with your tears.’

‘When I was alive,’ said the prince,’ I had a heart like every other

man. But I did not know what tears were.