summary of the happy prince in 100 words
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The Happy Prince by Oscar Wilde is a heart touching story with a beautiful theme and plot. The statue of Happy Prince stood high above the city; one day a swallow flying to Egypt perched on the empty space between the statue's feet. As he was resting, a drop of water fell on him. On looking up, he found tears streaming down the Happy Prince's statue's cheeks.
The swallow asked the Happy Prince why he was crying; the statue replied he was sorry to see so many people in his city living in affliction. He requested the swallow to help these people by taking his gold covering, sapphires and ruby to these people.
The Happy Prince gave his everything to help the poor and the needy. The swallow assisted in this grand task.
The kind happy prince and the generous swallow helped the poor in many ways. Since the Prince was fixed to pedestal, he requested the swallow to take his treasures one by one to the poor he saw in need and trouble. Both of them helped the poor as written below:
1. On Happy Prince's request the swallow carried red ruby from his sword hilt to the poor seamstress who could not afford oranges for her sick son.
2. On Happy Prince's behest, the swallow plucked an expensive sapphire from one of his eyes and carried it to the struggling playwright to help him financially.
3. On Happy Prince's insistence the swallow plucked his second sapphire eye and took it to the matchgirl to help her get some money.
4. Lastly, on Happy Prince's request, the swallow took off his gold layer in pieces and give them to the poor and needy people in the city.
They both died helping the poor and bringing happiness to them.
Finally God sent his angels to take the dead swallow and the broken Happy Prince's heart to his heaven.
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The Happy Prince is a story by Oscar Wilde. It is about the story of a statue, the Happy Prince, covered with gold and many fine jewels. It sits overlooking the city. One day a swallow bird seeks shelter under the statue and discovers the prince not happy, but sad.
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