20995 the happy prince by oscar wilde

The happy prince
Once upon a time, on a tall column, there was a statue of the Happy Prince. He was
covered with gold and he had two bright sapphires for eyes, and a a big ruby on his sword.
One night, a little Swallow arrived at the cityand looked mfor a place to sleep
between the feet of the Happy Prince. Suddenly, a drop fell on the Swallow: the Prince was
crying. He was sad because he saw that his people were suffering. He told the Swallow
about a woman. She was very poor and her little boy was ill. ‘Please,’ said the Prince to the
bird, ‘give her the ruby from my sword’. So the Swallow took the ruby to the woman. The
next day, the Prince saw a hungry writer who was too cold to write any longer. ‘Take one of
my eyes and give it to him,’ said the Prince. So the Swallow took the sapphire to the writer.
The following day, the Prince saw a girl crying because she had no money to take home. So
the the Swallow took the other eye and gave it to her. ‘You are blind now,’ said the Swallow
to the prince, ‘I will stay with you forever’. ‘Dear little Swallow,’ said the Prince, ‘I am
covered with gold. Please, take it and give it to my poor’. The bird obeyed. With no more
gold, the Prince looked grey. Then the winter came. The poor Swallow felt colder and
colder but he didn’t leave the Prince. He loved him very much. At last, the Swallow kissed
the Happy Prince and died. At that moment, the heart of the Prince broke into two.
‘Bring me the two most beautiful things in the city,’ said God to one of His Angels;
and the Angel brought him the heart of the Happy Prince and the dead Swallow.