Books with title The Happy Prince: Short Story

'The Happy Prince' is a re-telling of Oscar Wilde's enchanting story of the golden statue of the Happy Prince and the little swallow who alights at his feet one night on his way to Egypt. It includes a CD in a pocket on the inside of the front cover, which has a recording of the story told in a 10 minute song, with sound effects. Children can listen to the CD while they look at the book. With bright, full page color illustrations on every second page, this book will delight children of all ages. In the back of the book, author Rosie Boom shares with the readers how she used Oscar Wilde's allegory to illustrate the value of compassion with her children in their home schooling. They then helped her paint the illustrations and write the song. Proceeds of the sale of this book go towards supporting a child in Zambia.

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In a town where a lot of poor people suffer, a swallow who was left behind after his flock flew off to Egypt for the winter meets the statue of the late "Happy Prince", who in reality has never experienced true happiness. Viewing various scenes of people suffering in poverty from his tall monument, the Happy Prince asks the swallow to take the ruby from his hilt, the sapphires from his eyes, and the golden leaf covering his body to give to the poor. As the winter comes and the Happy Prince is stripped of all of his beauty, his lead heart breaks when the swallow dies as a result of his selfless deeds and severe cold. The statue is then torn down and melted leaving behind the broken heart and the dead swallow. These are taken up to heaven by an angel that has deemed them the two most precious things in the city. This is affirmed by God and they live forever in his city of gold and garden of paradise.