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 As commanded by the Prince he picked leaf after leaf of the

fine gold and gave it to the poor.

 The intense cold killed the swallow. The swallow‟s death

broke the prince‟s leaden heart.

 The statue looked shabby so they pulled it down.

 God was very pleased by their act and said that “for in my

garden of Paradise this little bird shall sing for ever more and

in my city

of gold the Happy Prince shall praise me.”

3-Summary and Explanation

This is a story about the statue of a Happy Prince and a little
Swallow. The Happy Prince was a beautiful statue stood on a tall
column high above the city. The statue was covered with thin
leaves of gold. He had sapphires for his eyes and a ruby in his
sword. One night a little swallow flew over the city. He was tired
and wanted to spend the night between the feet of the Happy
Prince. As he was ready to sleep just then a large drop of water fell
on him. It was curious as there were no clouds in the sky. Then
another drop of water fell on him. The swallow decided to look for
another place just then third drop fell on him, he looked up and saw
that these were the tears from the eyes of the Happy Prince and the
swallow filled with pity.

The swallow asked " who are you” and why are you crying? The
Happy Prince told the swallow that he lived in a palace while he
was alive and had a kind human heart. There was no sorrow at all
and his and his courtiers called him the happy prince. After his
death he had been set up on a high pillar, his heart is made up of
Lead yet and it always weeps when he see the ugliness and misery
of his city. He told the swallow that far away in a little street a little
boy of a seamstress is sick. He is crying and his mother could not
give him oranges to eat. He asked the swallow to give his ruby to
the poor women when he was going to Egypt. But he obeyed the
Happy Prince and then he flew and laid the ruby on the table of the
poor women. Then the Happy Prince saw a writer. He was suffering
from cold and was hungry. Happy Prince asked the swallow to give