Publisher's Synopsis
High above a city stands an ornate statue of the Happy Prince, recently deceased. He oversees the city and is pained by using the suffering of his humans. One night time, a Swallow who had not long past to Egypt along with his flock for the winter due to the fact he turned into pursuing a stunning Reed arrives within the city and rests at the Happy Prince's statue. The Swallow notices the Prince is crying, and the Prince explains that during his lifetime, he had lived in a palace without misery, and therefore had never experienced sorrow. Now, although, he can see the struggling of his people. He then asks the Swallow to distribute the gemstones and gold leaf from his shape to diverse families in need. The Swallow loves the Prince and comes to a decision to stay. By the time wintry weather arrives, although, the Happy Prince is stripped of all his splendor at the same time as the Swallow dies of the tough bloodless. As a result, the Happy Prince's lead heartbreaks. When the Mayor finds the statue in one of these decrepit state, he makes a decision to take it down, soften it, and make an ornate statue of himself. The lead coronary heart and the lifeless swallow are discarded like they're not anything, but when God tells an Angel to bring Him the 2 most precious things inside the city, the Angel brings him the dead bird and the lead heart.The Selfish GiantWhen the Selfish Giant returns from a seven-year go to with the Cornish Ogre, he's furious to find twelve youngsters gambling in his beautiful lawn. Angered with the aid of their presence, he builds a wall and places up a word saying "TRESPASSERS WILL BE PROSECUTED." This causes his belongings to fall into an undying iciness; no bushes develop and spring and summer time by no means come.
