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3 de mar. de 2021 · Of Oscar Wilde’s various short works for children, ‘The Happy Prince’ (1888) occupies a special place as his signature tale, and is perhaps Wilde’s definitive statement about the relationship between inner and outer beauty.
6 de may. de 1997 · “Why can’t you be like the Happy Prince?” asked a sensible mother of her little boy who was crying for the moon. “The Happy Prince never dreams of crying for anything.” “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.
The Happy Prince. by Oscar Wilde. High above the city, on a tall column, stood the statue of the Happy Prince. He was gilded all over with thin leaves of fine gold, for eyes he had two bright sapphires, and a large red ruby glowed on his sword-hilt. He was very much admired indeed.
'In the square below,' said the Happy Prince, 'there stands a little match-girl. She has let her matches fall in the gutter, and they are all spoiled. Her father will beat her if she does not bring home some money, and she is crying.
A young girl selling matches on a street corner whose father beats her if she does not return with sufficient money. Having dropped her matches, she appears to be in a tragic situation until the Happy Prince sacrifices his other sapphire eye to help her.
El príncipe feliz (título original: The Happy Prince) es un cuento de hadas escrito por el poeta, escritor y dramaturgo irlandés Oscar Wilde. Fue publicado por primera vez en 1888 en El príncipe feliz y otros cuentos. Fue escrito dos años después de haber nacido el último hijo del autor, Vyvyan Holland.
“I am the Happy Prince.” “Why are you weeping then?” asked the swallow. “You have quite drenched me.” “When I was alive and had a human heart,” answered the statue, “I did not know what tears were, for I lived in the Palace, where sorrow is not allowed to enter . My courtiers called me the Happy Prince, and happy indeed I was.
