THE HAPPY PRINCE——快乐王子英文原著

The Happy PrinceOscar WildeHigh above the city, on a tall column, stood the statue of the Happy Prince. Hewas gilded all over with thin leaves of fine gold, for eyes he had two brightsapphires, and a large red ruby glowed on his sword-hilt.HIGH above the city, on a tall column, stood the statue of the Happy Prince. Hewas gilded all over with thin leaves of fine gold, for eyes he had two brightsapphires, and a large red ruby glowed on his sword-hilt.He was very much admired indeed. ‘He is as beautiful as a weathercock,’　remarked one of the Town Councillors who wished to gain a reputation forhe added, fearing lest peoplehaving artistic tastes; ‘only not quite so useful,’　should think him unpractical, which he really was not.‘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 foranything.’muttered a‘I am glad there is some one in the world who is quite happy,’　disappointed man as he gazed at the wonderful statue.‘He looks just like an angel,’　said the Charity Children as they came out of thecathedral in their bright scarlet cloaks, and their clean white pinafores.‘How do you know’ said the Mathematical Master, ‘you have never seen one.‘Ah! but we have, in our dreams,’ answered the children; and the Mathematical Master frowned and looked very severe, for he did not approve of childrendreaming.One night there flew over the city a little Swallow. His friends had gone away toEgypt six weeks before, but he had stayed behind, for he was in love with themost beautiful Reed. He had met her early in the spring as he was flying downthe river after a big yellow moth, and had been so attracted by her slender waistthat he had stopped to talk to her.‘Shall I love you’ said the Swallow, who liked to come to the point at once, and theReed made him a low bow. So he flew round and round her, touching the waterwith his wings, and making silver ripples. This was his courtship, and it lasted allthrough the summer.‘It is a ridiculous attachment,’ twittered the other Swallows, ‘she has and far too many relations;’ and indeed the river was quite full of Reeds. Then,when the autumn came, they all flew away.After they had gone he felt lonely, and began to tire of his lady-love. ‘She has no conversation,’ he said, ‘and I am afraid that she is a coquette, for she is alwaysflirting with the wind.’ And certainly, whenever the wind blew, the Reed madethe most graceful curtsies. ‘I admit that she is domestic,’ he continued, travelling, and my wife, consequently, should love travelling also.’‘Will you come away with me’ he said finally to her; but the Reed shook her head,she was so attached to her home.-bye!’　‘You have been trifling with me,’ he cried, ‘I am off to the Pyramids. Goodand he flew away.All day long he flew, and at night-time he arrived at the city. ‘Where shall I putup’ he said; ‘I hope the town has made preparations.’Then he saw the statue on the tall column. ‘I will put up there,’ he cried; ‘it is a fine position with plenty of fresh air.’ So he alighted just between the feet of the Happy Prince.‘I have a golden bedroom,’ he said softly to himself as he looked round, and heprepared to go to sleep; but just as he was putting his head under his wing alarge drop of water fell on him. ‘What a curious thing!’ he cried, ‘the single cloud in the sky, the stars are quite clear and bright, and yet it is raining.The climate in the north of Europe is really dreadful. The Reed used to like therain, but that was merely her selfishness.’Then another drop fell.‘What is the use of a statue if it cannot keep the rain off’ he said; ‘good chimney-pot,’ and he determined to fly away.But before he had opened his wings, a third drop fell, and he looked up, and saw -Ah! what did he seeThe eyes of the Happy Prince were filled with tears, and tears were runningdown his golden cheeks. His face was so beautiful in the moonlight that the littleSwallow was filled with pity.‘Who are you’ he said.‘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 what tears were, for I lived in the palace of Sans-Souci, where sorrow is notallowed to enter. In the daytime I played with my companions in the garden, andin the evening I led the dance in the Great Hall. Round the garden ran a very loftywall, but I never cared to ask what lay beyond it, everything about me was sobeautiful. My courtiers called me the Happy Prince, and happy indeed I was, ifpleasure be happiness. So I lived, and so I died. And now that I am dead theyhave set me up here so high that I can see all the ugliness and all the misery ofmy city, and though my heart is made of lead yet I cannot choose but weep.‘What, is he not solid gold’ said the Swallow to himself. He was too polite to makeany personal remarks out loud.‘Far away,’ continued the statue in a low musical voice, ‘far away in a littl there is a poor house. One of the windows is open, and through it I can see awoman seated at a table. Her face is thin and worn, and she has coarse, red hands,all pricked by the needle, for she is a seamstress. She is embroidering passion-flowers on a satin gown for the loveliest of the Queen’s maids-of-honour to wearat the next Court-ball. In a bed in the corner of the room her little boy is lying ill.He has a fever, and is asking for oranges. His mother has nothing to give him butriver water, so he is crying. Swallow, Swallow, little Swallow, will you not bringher the ruby out of my sword-hilt My feet are fastened to this pedestal and Icannot move.’friends are flying up and down‘I am waited for in Egypt,’ said the Swallow. ‘Mythe Nile, and talking to the large lotus-flowers. Soon they will go to sleep in thetomb of the great King. The King is there himself in his painted coffin. He iswrapped in yellow linen, and embalmed with spices. Round his neck is a chain ofpale green jade, and his hands are like withered leaves.’‘Swallow, Swallow, little Swallow,’ said the Prince, ‘will you not stay with m one night, and be my messenger The boy is so thirsty, and the mother so sad.answered the Swallow. ‘Last summer, when I was‘I don’t think I like boys,’　staying on the river, there were two rude boys, the miller’ssons, who werealways throwing stones at me. They never hit me, of course; we swallows fly fartoo well for that, and besides, I come of a family famous for its agility; but still, itwas a mark of disrespect.’But the Happy Prince looked so sad that the little Swallow was sorry. ‘I cold here,’ he said; ‘but I will stay with you for one night, and be your messenger.‘Thank you, little Swallow,’ said the Prince.So the Swallow picked out the great ruby from the Prince’s sword, and flew aw with it in his beak over the roofs of the town.He passed by the cathedral tower, where the white marble angels weresculptured. He passed by the palace and heard the sound of dancing. A beautifulhegirl came out on the balcony with her lover. ‘How wonderful the stars are,’　said to her, and how wonderful is the power of love!’‘I hope my dress will be ready in time for the State-ball,’ sheanswered; ‘I haveordered passion-flowers to be embroidered on it; but the seamstresses are solazy.’He passed over the river, and saw the lanterns hanging to the masts of the ships.He passed over the Ghetto, and saw the old jews bargaining with each other, andweighing out money in copper scales. At last he came to the poor house andlooked in. The boy was tossing feverishly on his bed, and the mother had fallenasleep, she was so tired. In he hopped, and laid the great ruby on the table besidethe woman’s thimble. Then he flew gently round the bed, fanning the boy’sforehead with his wings. ‘How cool I feel,’ said the boy, ‘I must be gettin and he sank into a delicious slumber.Then the Swallow flew back to the Happy Prince, and told him what he had done.‘It is curious,’ he remarked, ‘but I feel quite warm now, although it is so cold.said the Prince. And the little‘That is because you have done a good action,’　Swallow began to think, and then he fell asleep. Thinking always made himsleepy.When day broke he flew down to the river and had a bath. ‘What a remarkable said the Professor of Ornithology as he was passing over the phenomenon,’　And he wrote a long letter about it to the localbridge. ‘A swallow in winter!’　newspaper. Every one quoted it, it was full of so many words that they could notunderstand.said the Swallow, and he was in high spirits at the‘To-night I go to Egypt,’　prospect. He visited all the public monuments, and sat a long time on top of thechurch steeple. Wherever he went the Sparrows chirruped, and said to eachother, ‘What a distinguished stranger!’ so he enjoyed himself very much.When the moon rose he flew back to the Happy Prince. ‘Have you anycommissions for Egypt’ he cried; ‘I am just starting.’‘Swallow,Swallow, little Swallow,’ said the Prince, ‘will you not stay with me on night longer’-morrow my friends will fly‘I am waited for in Egypt,’ answered the Swallow. ‘Toup to the Second Cataract. The river-horse couches there among the bulrushes,and on a great granite throne sits the God Memnon. All night long he watches thestars, and when the morning star shines he utters one cry of joy, and then he isedge to drink. Theysilent. At noon the yellow lions come down to the water’shave eyes like green beryls, and their roar is louder than the roar of the cataract.‘Swallow, Swallow, little Swallow,’ said the prince, ‘far away across the ci a young man in a garret. He is leaning over a desk covered with papers, and in atumbler by his side there is a bunch of withered violets. His hair is brown andcrisp, and his lips are red as a pomegranate, and he has large and dreamy eyes.He is trying to finish a play for the Director of the Theatre, but he is too cold towrite any more. There is no fire in t he grate, and hunger has made him faint.’‘I will wait with you one night longer,’ said the Swallow, who really had a good heart. ‘Shall I take him another ruby’‘Alas! I have no ruby now,’ said the Prince; ‘my eyes are all that I have left. Th are made of rare sapphires, which were brought out of India a thousand yearsago. Pluck out one of them and take it to him. He will sell it to the jeweller, andbuy food and firewood, and finish his play.’he began to weep.‘Dear Prince,’ said the Swallow, ‘I cannot do that;’ and‘Swallow, Swallow, little Swallow,’ said the Prince, ‘do as I command you. So the Swallow plucked out the Prince’seye, and flew away to the student’sgarret. It was easy enough to get in, as there was a hole in the roof. Through thishe darted, and came into the room. The young man had his head buried in hishands, so he did not hear the flutter of the bird’s wings, and when he looked u he found the beautiful sapphire lying on the withered violets.he cried; ‘this is from some great admirer.‘I am beginning to be appreciated,’　Now I can finish my play,’ and he looked quite happy.The next day the Swallow flew down to the harbour. He sat on the mast of a largevessel and watched the sailors hauling big chests out of the hold with ropes.‘Heave a-hoy!’ they shouted as each chest came up. ‘I am going to Egypt!’the Swallow, but nobody minded, and when the moon rose he flew back to theHappy Prince.‘I am come to bid you good-bye,’ he cried.‘Swallow, Swallow, little Swallow,’ said the Prince, ‘will you not stay with m night longer’answered the Swallow, ‘and the chill snow will soon be here. In‘It is winter,’　Egypt the sun is warm on the green palm-trees, and the crocodiles lie in the mudand look lazily about them. My companions are building a nest in the Temple ofBaalbec, and the pink and white doves are watching them, and cooing to eachother. Dear Prince, I must leave you, but I will never forget you, and next spring Iwill bring you back two beautiful jewels in place of those you have given away.The ruby shall be redder than a red rose, and the sapphire shall be as blue as thegreat sea.’-girl. She‘In the square below,’ said the Happy Prince, ‘there stands a little matchhas let her matches fall in the gutter, and they are all spoiled. Her father will beather if she does not bring home some money, and she is crying. She has no shoesor stockings, and her little head is bare. Pluck out my other eye, and give it to her,and her father will not beat her.’‘I will staywith you one night longer,’ said the Swallow, ‘but I cannot pluck out your eye. You would be quite blind then.’‘Swallow, Swallow, little Swallow,’ said the Prince, ‘do as I command you.. He swoopedSo he plucked out the Prince’s other eye, and darted down with itpast the match-girl, and slipped the jewel into the palm of her hand. ‘What alovely bit of glass,’ cried the little girl; and she ran home, laughing.Then the Swallow came back to the Prince. ‘You are blind now,’ he said, stay wit h you always.’‘No, little Swallow,’ said the poor Prince, ‘you must go away to Egypt.‘I will stay with you always,’ said the Swallow, and he slept at the PrinceAll the next day he sat on the Prince’s shoulder, and told him stories of what hehad seen in strange lands. He told him of the red ibises, who stand in long rowson the banks of the Nile, and catch gold fish in their beaks; of the Sphinx, who isas old as the world itself and lives in the desert, and knows everything; of themerchants, who walk slowly by the side of their camels, and carry amber beadsin their hands; of the King of the Mountains of the Moon, who is as black as ebony,and worships a large crystal; of the great green snake that sleeps in a palm-tree,and has twenty priests to feed it with honey-cakes; and of the pygmies who sailover a big lake on large flat leaves, and are always at war with the butterflies.‘Dear little Swallow,’ said the Prince, ‘you tell me of marvellous things, but mor marvellous than anything is the suffering of men and of women. There is noMystery so great as Misery. Fly over my city, little Swallow, and tell me what yousee there.’So the Swallow flew over the great city, and saw the rich making merry in theirbeautiful houses, while the beggars were sitting at the gates. He flew into darklanes, and saw the white faces of starving children looking out listlessly at theblack streets. Under the archway of a bridge two little boys were lying in oneanother’s arms to try and keep themselves warm. ‘How hungry we are!’ th ‘You must not lie here,’ shouted the Watchman, and they wandered out into therain.Then he flew back and told the Prince what he had seen.f,‘I am covered with fine gold,’ said the Prince, ‘you must take it off, leaf by le and give it to my poor; the living always think that gold can make them happy.Leaf after leaf of the fine gold the Swallow picked off, till the Happy Prince lookedquite dull and grey. Leaf after leaf of the fine gold he brought to the poor, and thefaces grew rosier, and they laughed and played games in the street.children’s‘We have bread now!’ they cried.Then the snow came, and after the snow came the frost. The streets looked as ifthey were made of silver, they were so bright and glistening; long icicles likecrystal daggers hung down from the eaves of the houses, everybody went aboutin furs, and the little boys wore scarlet caps and skated on the ice.The poor little Swallow grew colder and colder, but he would not leave thePrince, he loved him too well. He picked up crumbs outside the baker’sdoorwhere the baker was not looking, and tried to keep himself warm by flapping hiswings.But at last he knew that he was going to die. He had just strength to fly up to thePrince’s shoulder once more. ‘Good-bye, dear Prince!’ he murmured, ‘will you letme kiss your hand’‘I am glad that you are going to Egypt at last, little Swallow,’ said the have stayed too long here; but you must kiss me on the lips, for I love you.‘It is not to Egypt that I am going,’ said the Swallow. ‘I am going to the House of Death. Death is the brother of Sleep, is he not’And he kissed the Happy Prince on the lips, and fell down dead at his feet.At that moment a curious crack sounded inside the statue, as if something hadbroken. The fact is that the leaden heart had snapped right in two. It certainlywas a dreadfully hard frost. Early the next morning the Mayor was walking in thesquare below in company with the Town Councillors. As they passed the columnhehe looked up at the statue: ‘Dear me! how shabby the Happy Prince looks!’　said.‘How shabby indeed!’ cried theTown Councillors, who always agreed with theMayor, and they went up to look at it.‘The ruby has fallen out of his sword, his eyes are gone, and he is golden nolonger,’ said the Mayor; ‘in fact, he is little better than a beggar!’‘Little better than a beggar’ said the Town councillors.continued the Mayor. ‘We must‘And here is actually a dead bird at his feet!’　really issue a proclama tion that birds are not to be allowed to die here.’ And Town Clerk made a note of the suggestion.So they pulled down the statue of the Happy Prince. ‘As he is no longer beautifu he is no longer useful,’ said the Art Professor at the University.Then they melted the statue in a furnace, and the Mayor held a meeting of theCorporation to decide what was to be done with the metal. ‘We must haveanother statue, of course,’ he said, ‘and it shall be a statue of myself.n Councillors, and they quarrelled. When I last‘Of myself,’ said each of the Towheard of them they were quarrelling still.said the overseer of the workmen at the foundry. ‘This‘What a strange thing!’　broken lead heart will not melt in the furnace. We must throw it away.’threw it on a dust-heap where the dead Swallow was also lying.‘Bring me the two most precious things in the city,’ said God to one of His An and the Angel brought Him the leaden heart and the dead bird.‘You have rightly chosen,’ said God, ‘for in my garden of Paradise this little birdshall sing for evermore, and in my city of gold the Happy Prince shall praise me.。

《快乐王子》原文
《快乐王子》是英国作家奥斯卡·王尔德创作的一部童话剧，其原文内容如下：
在一个广场上，有一座高高的柱子，柱子上有一尊黄金雕像，这就是快乐王子。

他的双眼是两颗明亮的蓝宝石，剑柄上还嵌着一颗硕大的红色宝石。

人们对他称赞不已，甚至一位市参议员为了表现自己的艺术品味，形容他“像风信标一样漂亮”。

一天，一只燕子飞过城市上空，它原本要前往埃及，但因为留恋着最美丽的芦苇，所以留了下来。

它与芦苇恋爱了一整个夏天，但到了秋天，其他燕子都飞走了，它开始感到孤独和讨厌起它的爱人。

它说：“她不讲话，我又害怕她是一个荡妇，因为她老是跟风调情。

”
后来，燕子遇到了快乐王子。

王子请求燕子陪他度过冬天，因为他看不见这个世界，不知道人们的苦难。

燕子答应了王子的请求，并陪伴他度过了整个冬天。

在燕子的陪伴下，王子讲述了许多世界各地的奇闻异事。

到了春天，燕子对王子说：“现在我要到埃及去了。

”因为王子希望燕子能够过上幸福的生活。

燕子说：“我要一直陪着你。

”并睡在了王子的脚下。

第二天早上，王子请求燕子继续陪他，但燕子执意要前往埃及。

最后，王子请求燕子在他死后将他的铅心带回埃及。

以上是《快乐王子》的原文内容。

快乐王子的故事英语范文The Happy Prince's StoryOnce upon a time, in a city far away, there stood a magnificent statue of a prince. This prince was known as the Happy Prince, for he had a heart of gold and a smile that could light up the darkest of days. However, little did the people know that behind his shimmering exterior, the Happy Prince harbored a deep and profound sadness.The Happy Prince had spent his life in the palace, surrounded by luxury and comfort. He had never known the struggles of the common people, nor had he ever experienced the harsh realities of the world beyond the palace walls. But all that changed when he was transformed into a statue, forever frozen in time and placed atop a tall column in the center of the city.From his lofty perch, the Happy Prince could see the suffering and misery of the people below. He saw the poor struggling to make ends meet, the sick and the elderly in dire need of help, and the children shivering in the cold. His heart, once filled with joy, now ached with sorrow.One day, a small swallow, who had been delayed on his journey to warmer climates, landed on the statue's outstretched arm. The swallow was enchanted by the prince's beauty and the jewels that adorned his form, but he was also struck by the sadness in the prince's eyes.The swallow asked the Happy Prince, "Why do you look so sad, my friend? You are the most beautiful statue I have ever seen, and yet your eyes are filled with tears."The Happy Prince replied, "I am not sad for myself, but for the suffering of my people. I can see their pain and their struggles, and it breaks my heart. If only I could help them, but I am trapped here, unable to move or to do anything to ease their burdens."The swallow was moved by the prince's words and decided to stay and help him. Together, they devised a plan to distribute the prince's jewels and precious metals to the poor and needy.Day after day, the swallow would pluck the jewels from the prince's robe and his eyes, and carry them to the homes of the poor. He would bring food to the hungry, warm clothing to the shivering, and medicine to the sick. The people marveled at the generosity of the Happy Prince, and their hearts were filled with gratitude.As the days turned into weeks, the swallow's own health began to decline. The cold weather and the strain of his constant work had taken a toll on him, and he knew that he would not be able to continue his journey south. But he refused to abandon the Happy Prince, for he had grown to love the sad and selfless prince.One bitterly cold night, the swallow finally succumbed to the elements and died, nestled at the feet of the Happy Prince. The Happy Prince, heartbroken at the loss of his loyal friend, shed his last two tears, which fell upon the dead swallow's body.The next morning, the city officials came to inspect the statue, and they were shocked to find that the Happy Prince had been stripped of his jewels and precious metals. They were outraged at the apparent vandalism, and they ordered the statue to be taken down and melted.But as the statue was being dismantled, the workers discovered the body of the dead swallow, and they realized that the Happy Prince had given away his wealth to help the less fortunate. They were moved by the prince's selfless acts of kindness, and they decided to bury the swallow and the prince's remains in the city's most sacred and hallowed ground.From that day on, the people of the city revered the memory of the Happy Prince, and they told his story to their children and grandchildren, reminding them of the power of compassion and the importance of using one's wealth and privilege to help those in need.The Happy Prince's story has endured through the ages, inspiring countless others to follow in his footsteps and to use their own blessings and resources to make the world a better place. For in the end, true happiness is not found in material wealth or worldly possessions, but in the act of selflessly giving to others and making a positive difference in the lives of those around us.。

The Happy PrinceOscar WildeHigh 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.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. ‘He is as beautiful as a weathercock,’ remarked one of the Town Councillors who wished to gain a reputation for having artistic tastes; ‘only not quite so useful,’ he added, fearing lest people should think him unpractical, which he really was not.‘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.‘He looks just like an angel,’ said the Charity Children as they came out of the cathedral in their bright scarlet cloaks, and their clean white pinafores.‘How do you know?’ said the Mathematical Master, ‘you have never seen one.’‘Ah! but we have, in our dreams,’ answered the children; and the Mathematical Master frowned and looked very severe, for he did not approve of children dreaming.One night there flew over the city a little Swallow. His friends had gone away to Egypt six weeks before, but he had stayed behind, for he was in love with the most beautiful Reed. He had met her early in the spring as he was flying down the river after a big yellow moth, and had been so attracted by her slender waist that he had stopped to talk to her.‘Shall I love you?’ said the Swallow, who liked to come to the point at once, and the Reed made him a low bow. So he flew round and round her, touching the water with his wings, and making silver ripples. This was his courtship, and it lasted all through the summer.‘It is a ridiculous attachment,’ twittered the other Swallows, ‘she has no money, and far too many relations;’ and indeed the river was quite full of Reeds. Then, when the autumn came, they all flew away.After they had gone he felt lonely, and began to tire of his lady-love. ‘She has no conversation,’ he said, ‘and I am afraid that she is a coquette, for she is always flirting with the wind.’ And certainly, whenever the wind blew, the Reed made the most graceful curtsies. ‘I admit that she is domestic,’ he continued, ‘but I love travelling, and my wife, consequently, should love travelling also.’‘Will you come away with me?’ he said finally to her; but the Reed shook her head, she was so attached to her home.‘You have been trifling with me,’ he cried, ‘I am off to the Pyramids. Good-bye!’ and he flew away.All day long he flew, and at night-time he arrived at the city. ‘Where shall I put up?’ he said; ‘I hope the town has made preparations.’Then he saw the statue on the tall col umn. ‘I will put up there,’ he cried; ‘it is a fine position with plenty of fresh air.’ So he alighted just between the feet of the Happy Prince.‘I have a golden bedroom,’ he said softly to himself as he looked round, and he prepared to go to sleep; but just as he was putting his head under his wing a large drop of water fell on him. ‘What a curious thing!’ he cried, ‘there is not a single cloud in the sky, the stars are quite clear and bright, and yet it is raining. The climate in the north of Europe is really dreadful. The Reed used to like the rain, but that was merely her selfishness.’Then another drop fell.‘What is the use of a statue if it cannot keep the rain off?’ he said; ‘I must look for a good chimney-pot,’ and he determined to fly away.But before he had opened his wings, a third drop fell, and he looked up, and saw - Ah! what did he see?The eyes of the Happy Prince were filled with tears, and tears were running down his golden cheeks. His face was so beautiful in the moonlight that the little Swallow was filled with pity.‘Who are you?’ he said.‘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 of Sans-Souci, where sorrow is not allowed to enter. In the daytime I played with my companions in the garden, and in the evening I led the dance in the Great Hall. Round the garden ran a very loftywall, but I never cared to ask what lay beyond it, everything about me was so beautiful. My courtiers called me the Happy Prince, and happy indeed I was, if pleasure be happiness. So I lived, and so I died. And now that I am dead they have set me up here so high that I can see all the ugliness and all the misery of my city, and though my heart is made of lead yet I cannot choose but weep.’‘What, is he not solid gold?’ said the Swallow to himself. He was too polite to make any personal remarks out loud.‘Far away,’ continued the statue in a low musical voice, ‘far away in a little street there is a poor house. One of the windows is open, and through it I can see a woman seated at a table. Her face is thin and worn, and she has coarse, red hands, all pricked by the needle, for she is a seamstress. She is embroidering passion-flowers on a satin gown for the loveliest of the Queen’s maids-of-honour to wear at the next Court-ball. In a bed in the corner of the room her little boy is lying ill. He has a fever, and is asking for oranges. His mother has nothing to give him but river water, so he is crying. Swallow, Swallow, little Swallow, will you not bring her the ruby out of my sword-hilt? My feet are fastened to this pedestal and I cannot move.’‘I am waited for in Egypt,’ said the Swallow. ‘My friends are flying up and down the Nile, and talking to the large lotus-flowers. Soon they will go to sleep in the tomb of the great King. The King is there himself in his painted coffin. He is wrapped in yellow linen, and embalmed with spices. Round his neck is a chain of pale green jade, and his hands are like withered leaves.’‘Swallow, Swallow, little Swallow,’ said the Prince, ‘will you not stay with me for one night, and be my messenger? The boy is so thirsty, and the mother so sad.’‘I don’t think I like boys,’ answered the Swallow. ‘Last summer, when I was staying on the river, there were two rude boys, the miller’s sons, who were always throwing stones at me. They never hit me, of course; we swallows fly far too well for that, and besides, I come of a family famous for its agility; but still, it was a mark of disrespect.’But the Happy Prince looked so sad that the little Swallow was sorry. ‘It is very cold here,’ he said; ‘but I will stay with you for one night, and be your messenger.’‘Thank you, little Swallow,’ said the Prince.So the Swallow picked out the great ruby from the Prince’s sword, and flew away with it in his beak over the roofs of the town.He passed by the cathedral tower, where the white marble angels were sculptured. He passed by the palace and heard the sound of dancing. A beautiful girl came out on the balcony with her lover. ‘How wonderful the stars are,’ he said to her, and how wonderful is the power of love!’‘I hope my dress will be ready in time for the Stat e-ball,’ she answered; ‘I have ordered passion-flowers to be embroidered on it; but the seamstresses are so lazy.’He passed over the river, and saw the lanterns hanging to the masts of the ships. He passed over the Ghetto, and saw the old jews bargaining with each other, and weighing out money in copper scales. At last he came to the poor house and looked in. The boy was tossing feverishly on his bed, and the mother had fallen asleep, she was so tired. In he hopped, and laid the great ruby on the table beside the woman’s thimble. Then he flew gently round the bed, fanning the boy’s forehead with his wings. ‘How cool I feel,’ said the boy, ‘I must be getting better;’ and he sank into a delicious slumber.Then the Swallow flew back to the Happy Prince, and told him what he had done. ‘It is curious,’ he remarked, ‘but I feel quite warm now, although it is so cold.’‘That is because you have done a good action,’ said the Prince. And the little Swallow began to think, and then he fell asleep. Thinking always made him sleepy.When day broke he flew down to the river and had a bath. ‘What a remarkable phenomenon,’ said the Professor of Ornithology as he was passing over the bridge. ‘A swallow in winter!’ And he wrote a long letter about it to the local newspaper. Every one quoted it, it was full of so many words that they could not understand.‘To-night I go to Egypt,’ said the Swallow, and he was in high spirits at the prospect. He visited all the public monuments, and sat a long time on top of the church steeple. Wherever he went the Sparrows chirruped, and said to each other, ‘What a distinguished stranger!’ so he enjoyed himself very much.When the moon rose he flew back to the Happy Prince. ‘Have you any commissions for Egypt?’ he cried; ‘I am just starting.’‘Swallow, Swallow, little Swallow,’ said the Prince, ‘will you not stay with me one night longer?’‘I am waited for in Egypt,’ answered the Swallow. ‘To-morrow my friends will fly up to the Second Cataract. The river-horse couches there among the bulrushes, and on a great granite throne sits the God Memnon. All night long he watches the stars, and when the morning star shines he utters one cry of joy, and then he is silent. At noon the yellow lions come down to the water’s edge to drink. They have eyes like green beryls, and their roar is louder than the roar of the cataract.’‘Swallow, Swallow, little Swallow,’ said the prince, ‘far away across the city I see a young man in a garret. He is leaning over a desk covered with papers, and in a tumbler by his side there is a bunch of withered violets. His hair is brown and crisp, and his lips are red as a pomegranate, and he has large and dreamy eyes.He is trying to finish a play for the Director of the Theatre, but he is too cold to write any more. There i s no fire in the grate, and hunger has made him faint.’‘I will wait with you one night longer,’ said the Swallow, who really had a good heart. ‘Shall I take him another ruby?’‘Alas! I have no ruby now,’ said the Prince; ‘my eyes are all that I have lef t. They are made of rare sapphires, which were brought out of India a thousand years ago. Pluck out one of them and take it to him. He will sell it to the jeweller, and buy food and firewood, and finish his play.’‘Dear Prince,’ said the Swallow, ‘I cannot do that;’ and he began to weep.‘Swallow, Swallow, little Swallow,’ said the Prince, ‘do as I command you.’So the Swallow plucked out the Prince’s eye, and flew away to the student’s garret. It was easy enough to get in, as there was a hole in the roof. Through this he darted, and came into the room. The young man had his head buried in his hands, so he did not hear the flutter of the bird’s wings, and when he looked up he found the beautiful sapphire lying on the withered violets.‘I am beginning to be appreciated,’ he cried; ‘this is from some great admirer. Now I can finish my play,’ and he looked quite happy.The next day the Swallow flew down to the harbour. He sat on the mast of a large vessel and watched the sailors hauling big chests out of the hold with ropes. ‘Heave a-hoy!’ they shouted as each chest came up. ‘I am going to Egypt!’ cried the Swallow, but nobody minded, and when the moon rose he flew back to the Happy Prince.‘I am come to bid you good-bye,’ he cried.‘Swallow, Swallow, little Swallow,’ said the Prince, ‘will you not stay with me one night longer?’‘It is winter,’ answered the Swallow, ‘and the chill snow will soon be here. In Egypt the sun is warm on the green palm-trees, and the crocodiles lie in the mud and look lazily about them. My companions are building a nest in the Temple of Baalbec, and the pink and white doves are watching them, and cooing to each other. Dear Prince, I must leave you, but I will never forget you, and next spring I will bring you back two beautiful jewels in place of those you have given away. The ruby shall be redder than a red rose, and the sapphire shall be as blue as the great sea.’‘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. She has no shoes or stockings, and her little head is bare. Pluck out my other eye, and give it to her, and her father will not beat her.’‘I will stay with you one night longer,’ said the Swallow, ‘but I cannot pluck out your eye. You would be quite blind then.’‘Swallow, Swallow, little Swallow,’ said the Prince, ‘do as I command you.’So he plucked out the Prince’s other eye, and dar ted down with it. He swooped past the match-girl, and slipped the jewel into the palm of her hand. ‘What a lovely bit of glass,’ cried the little girl; and she ran home, laughing.Then the Swallow came back to the Prince. ‘You are blind now,’ he said, ‘so I will stay with you always.’‘No, little Swallow,’ said the poor Prince, ‘you must go away to Egypt.’‘I will stay with you always,’ said the Swallow, and he slept at the Prince’s feet.All the next day he sat on the Prince’s shoulder, and told him st ories of what he had seen in strange lands. He told him of the red ibises, who stand in long rows on the banks of the Nile, and catch gold fish in their beaks; of the Sphinx, who is as old as the world itself and lives in the desert, and knows everything; of the merchants, who walk slowly by the side of their camels, and carry amber beads in their hands; of the King of the Mountains of the Moon, who is as black as ebony, and worships a large crystal; of the great green snake that sleeps in a palm-tree, and has twenty priests to feed it with honey-cakes; and of the pygmies who sail over a big lake on large flat leaves, and are always at war with the butterflies.‘Dear little Swallow,’ said the Prince, ‘you tell me of marvellous things, but more marvellous than anything is the suffering of men and of women. There is no Mystery so great as Misery. Fly over my city, little Swallow, and tell me what you see there.’So the Swallow flew over the great city, and saw the rich making merry in their beautiful houses, while the beggars were sitting at the gates. He flew into dark lanes, and saw the white faces of starving children looking out listlessly at the black streets. Under the archway of a bridge two little boys were lying in one another’s arms to try and keep themselves warm. ‘How hungry we are!’ they said. ‘You must not lie here,’ shouted the Watchman, and they wandered out into the rain.Then he flew back and told the Prince what he had seen.‘I am covered with fine gold,’ said the Prince, ‘you must take it off, leaf by leaf, and give it to my poor; the living always think that gold can make them happy.’Leaf after leaf of the fine gold the Swallow picked off, till the Happy Prince looked quite dull and grey. Leaf after leaf of the fine gold he brought to the poor, and the children’s faces grew rosier, and they laughed and played games in the street. ‘We have bread now!’ they cried.Then the snow came, and after the snow came the frost. The streets looked as if they were made of silver, they were so bright and glistening; long icicles like crystal daggers hung down from the eaves of the houses, everybody went about in furs, and the little boys wore scarlet caps and skated on the ice.The poor little Swallow grew colder and colder, but he would not leave the Prince, he loved him too well. He picked up crumbs outside the baker’s door where the baker was not looking, and tried to keep himself warm by flapping his wings.But at last he knew that he was going to die. He had just strength to fly up to the Prince’s shoulder once more. ‘Good-bye, dear Prince!’ he murmured, ‘will you let me kiss your hand?’‘I am glad that you are going to Egypt at last, little Swallow,’ said the Prince, ‘you have stayed too long here; but you must kiss me on the lips, for I love you.’‘It is not to Egypt that I am going,’ said the Swallow. ‘I am going to the House of Death. Death is the brother of Sleep, is he not?’And he kissed the Happy Prince on the lips, and fell down dead at his feet.At that moment a curious crack sounded inside the statue, as if something had broken. The fact is that the leaden heart had snapped right in two. It certainly was a dreadfully hard frost. Early the next morning the Mayor was walking in the square below in company with the Town Councillors. As they passed the column he looked up at the statue: ‘Dear me! how shabby the Happy Prince looks!’ he said.‘How shabby indeed!’ cried the Town Councillors, who always agreed with the Mayor, and they went up to look at it.‘The ruby has fallen out of his swo rd, his eyes are gone, and he is golden no longer,’ said the Mayor; ‘in fact, he is little better than a beggar!’‘Little better than a beggar’ said the Town councillors.‘And here is actually a dead bird at his feet!’ continued the Mayor. ‘We must reall y issue a proclamation that birds are not to be allowed to die here.’ And the Town Clerk made a note of the suggestion.So they pulled down the statue of the Happy Prince. ‘As he is no longer beautiful he is no longer useful,’ said the Art Professor at th e University.Then they melted the statue in a furnace, and the Mayor held a meeting of the Corporation to decide what was to be done with the metal. ‘We must have another statue, of course,’ he said, ‘and it shall be a statue of myself.’‘Of myself,’ sa id each of the Town Councillors, and they quarrelled. When I last heard of them they were quarrelling still.‘What a strange thing!’ said the overseer of the workmen at the foundry. ‘This broken lead heart will not melt in the furnace. We must throw it aw ay.’ So they threw it on a dust-heap where the dead Swallow was also lying.‘Bring me the two most precious things in the city,’ said God to one of His Angels; and the Angel brought Him the leaden heart and the dead bird.‘You have rightly chosen,’ said God, ‘for in my garden of Paradise this little bird shall sing for evermore, and in my city of gold the Happy Prince shall praise me.’。

【英语名著朗读】王尔德的悲伤童话《快乐王子》TheHappyPrince（下）快乐王子（下）.mp3 来自英语名著摘抄朗读00:0020:45When day broke he flew down to the river and had a bath. 'What a remarkable phenomenon,' said the Professor of Ornithology as he was passing over the bridge. 'A swallow in winter!' And he wrote a long letter about it to the local newspaper. Every one quoted it, it was full of so many words that they could not understand.'To-night I go to Egypt,' said the Swallow, and he was in high spirits at the prospect. He visited all the public monuments, and sat a long time on top of the church steeple. Wherever he went the Sparrows chirruped, and said to each other, 'What a distinguished stranger!' so he enjoyed himself very much.When the moon rose he flew back to the Happy Prince. 'Have you any commissions for Egypt?' he cried; 'I am just starting.''Swallow, Swallow, little Swallow,' said the Prince, 'will you not stay with me one night longer?''I am waited for in Egypt,' answered the Swallow. 'To-morrow my friends will fly up to the Second Cataract. The river-horse couches there among the bulrushes, and on a great granite throne sits the God Memnon. All night long he watches the stars, and when the morning star shines he utters one cry of joy, and then he is silent. At noon the yellow lions come down to the water's edge to drink. They have eyes like green beryls, and their roar is louder than the roar of the cataract.'Swallow, Swallow, little Swallow,' said the Prince, 'far away across the city I see a young man in a garret. He is leaning over a desk covered with papers, and in a tumbler by his side there is a bunch of withered violets. His hair is brown and crisp, and his lips are red as a pomegranate, and he has large and dreamy eyes. He is trying to finish a play for the Director of the Theatre, but he is too cold to write any more. There is no fire in the grate, and hunger has made him faint.''I will wait with you one night longer,' said the Swallow, who really had a good heart. 'Shall I take him another ruby?' 'Alas! I have no ruby now,' said the Prince; 'my eyes are all that I have left. They are made of rare sapphires, which were brought out of India a thousand years ago. Pluck out one of them and take it to him. He will sell it to the jeweller, and buy food and firewood, and finish his play.''Dear Prince,' said the Swallow, 'I cannot do that'; and he began to weep.'Swallow, Swallow, little Swallow,' said the Prince, 'do as I command you.'So the Swallow plucked out the Prince's eye, and flew awayto the student's garret. It was easy enough to get in, as there was a hole in the roof. Through this he darted, and came into the room. The young man had his head buried in his hands, so he did not hear the flutter of the bird's wings, and when he looked up he found the beautiful sapphire lying on the withered violets.'I am beginning to be appreciated,' he cried; 'this is from some great admirer. Now I can finish my play,' and he looked quite happy.The next day the Swallow flew down to the harbour. He sat on the mast of a large vessel and watched the sailors hauling big chests out of the hold with ropes. 'Heave a-hoy!' they shouted as each chest came up. 'I am going to Egypt'! cried the Swallow, but nobody minded, and when the moon rose he flew back to the Happy Prince.'I am come to bid you good-bye,' he cried.'Swallow, Swallow, little Swallow,' said the Prince, 'will you not stay with me one night longer?''It is winter,' answered the Swallow, 'and the chill snow will soon be here. In Egypt the sun is warm on the green palm-trees, and the crocodiles lie in the mud and look lazily about them. My companions are building a nest in the Temple of Baalbec, and the pink and white doves are watching them, and cooing to each other. Dear Prince, I must leave you, but I will never forget you, and next spring I will bring you back two beautiful jewels in place of those you have given away. The ruby shall be redder than a red rose, and the sapphire shall be as blue as the great sea.' '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. She has no shoes orstockings, and her little head is bare. Pluck out my other eye, and give it to her, and her father will not beat her.''I will stay with you one night longer,' said the Swallow, 'but I cannot pluck out your eye. You would be quite blind then.''Swallow, Swallow, little Swallow,' said the Prince, 'do as I command you.'So he plucked out the Prince's other eye, and darted down with it. He swooped past the match-girl, and slipped the jewel into the palm of her hand. 'What a lovely bit of glass,' cried the little girl; and she ran home, laughing.Then the Swallow came back to the Prince. 'You are blind now,' he said, 'so I will stay with you always.''No, little Swallow,' said the poor Prince, 'you must go away to Egypt.''I will stay with you always,' said the Swallow, and he slept at the Prince's feet.All the next day he sat on the Prince's shoulder, and told him stories of what he had seen in strange lands. He told him of the red ibises, who stand in long rows on the banks of the Nile, and catch gold-fish in their beaks; of the Sphinx, who is as old as the world itself, and lives in the desert, and knows everything; of the merchants, who walk slowly by the side of their camels, and carry amber beads in their hands; of the King of the Mountains of the Moon, who is as black as ebony, and worships a large crystal; of the great green snake that sleeps in a palm-tree, and has twenty priests to feed it with honey-cakes; and of the pygmies who sail over a big lake on large flat leaves, and are always at war with the butterflies.'Dear little Swallow,' said the Prince, 'you tell me of marvellous things, but more marvellous than anything is thesuffering of men and of women. There is no Mystery so great as Misery. Fly over my city, little Swallow, and tell me what you see there.'So the Swallow flew over the great city, and saw the rich making merry in their beautiful houses, while the beggars were sitting at the gates. He flew into dark lanes, and saw the white faces of starving children looking out listlessly at the black streets. Under the archway of a bridge two little boys were lying in one another's arms to try and keep themselves warm. 'How hungry we are!' they said. 'You must not lie here,' shouted the Watchman, and they wandered out into the rain.Then he flew back and told the Prince what he had seen.'I am covered with fine gold,' said the Prince, 'you must take it off, leaf by leaf, and give it to my poor; the living always think that gold can make them happy.'Leaf after leaf of the fine gold the Swallow picked off, till the Happy Prince looked quite dull and grey. Leaf after leaf of the fine gold he brought to the poor, and the children's faces grew rosier, and they laughed and played games in the street. 'We have bread now!' they cried.Then the snow came, and after the snow came the frost. The streets looked as if they were made of silver, they were so bright and glistening; long icicles like crystal daggers hung down from the eaves of the houses, everybody went about in furs, and the little boys wore scarlet caps and skated on the ice.The poor little Swallow grew colder and colder, but he would not leave the Prince, he loved him too well. He picked up crumbs outside the baker's door when the baker was not looking and tried to keep himself warm by flapping his wings.But at last he knew that he was going to die. He had juststrength to fly up to the Prince's shoulder once more. 'Good-bye, dear Prince!' he murmured, 'will you let me kiss your hand?' 'I am glad that you are going to Egypt at last, little Swallow,' said the Prince, 'you have stayed too long here; but you must kiss me on the lips, for I love you.''It is not to Egypt that I am going,' said the Swallow. 'I am going to the House of Death. Death is the brother of Sleep, is he not?'And he kissed the Happy Prince on the lips, and fell down dead at his feet.At that moment a curious crack sounded inside the statue, as if something had broken. The fact is that the leaden heart had snapped right in two. It certainly was a dreadfully hard frost.Early the next morning the Mayor was walking in the square below in company with the Town Councillors. As they passed the column he looked up at the statue: 'Dear me! how shabby the Happy Prince looks!' he said.'How shabby indeed!' cried the Town Councillors, who always agreed with the Mayor; and they went up to look at it.'The ruby has fallen out of his sword, his eyes are gone, and he is golden no longer,' said the Mayor in fact, 'he is litttle beter than a beggar!''Little better than a beggar,' said the Town Councillors.'And here is actually a dead bird at his feet!' continued the Mayor. 'We must really issue a proclamation that birds are not to be allowed to die here.' And the Town Clerk made a note of the suggestion.So they pulled down the statue of the Happy Prince. 'As he is no longer beautiful he is no longer useful,' said the Art Professor at the University.Then they melted the statue in a furnace, and the Mayor held a meeting of the Corporation to decide what was to be done with the metal. 'We must have another statue, of course,' he said, 'and it shall be a statue of myself.''Of myself,' said each of the Town Councillors, and they quarrelled. When I last heard of them they were quarrelling still.'What a strange thing!' said the overseer of the workmen at the foundry. 'This broken lead heart will not melt in the furnace. We must throw it away.' So they threw it on a dust-heap where the dead Swallow was also lying.'Bring me the two most precious things in the city,' said God to one of His Angels; and the Angel brought Him the leaden heart and the dead bird.'You have rightly chosen,' said God, 'for in my garden of Paradise this little bird shall sing for evermore, and in my city of gold the Happy Prince shall praise me.'黎明时分他飞下河去洗了个澡。

快乐王子（王尔德所著童话）—搜狗百科快乐王子的雕像高高地耸立在城市上空—根高大的石柱上面。

他浑身上下镶满了薄薄的黄金叶片，明亮的蓝宝石做成他的双眼，剑柄上还嵌着一颗硕大的灿灿发光的红色宝石。

世人对他真是称羡不已。

“他像风标一样漂亮，”一位想表现自己有艺术品味的市参议员说了一句，接着又因担心人们将他视为不务实际的人，其实他倒是怪务实的，便补充道：“只是不如风标那么实用。

”“你为什么不能像快乐王子一样呢？”一位明智的母亲对自己那哭喊着要月亮的小男孩说，“快乐王子做梦时都从没有想过哭着要东西。

”“世上还有如此快乐的人真让我高兴，”一位沮丧的汉子凝视着这座非凡的雕像喃喃自语地说着。

“他看上去就像位天使，”孤儿院的孩于们说。

他们正从教堂走出来，身上披着鲜红夺目的斗篷，胸前挂着干净雪白的围嘴儿。

“你们是怎么知道的？”数学教师问道，“你们又没见过天使的模样。

”“啊！可我们见过，是在梦里见到的。

”孩子们答道。

数学教师皱皱眉头并绷起了面孔，因为他不赞成孩子们做梦。

有天夜里，一只小燕子从城市上空飞过。

他的朋友们早在六个星期前就飞往埃及去了，可他却留在了后面，因为他太留恋那美丽无比的芦苇小姐。

他是在早春时节遇上她的，当时他正顺河而下去追逐一只黄色的大飞蛾。

他为她那纤细的腰身着了迷，便停下身来同她说话。

“我可以爱你吗？”燕子问道，他喜欢一下子就谈到正题上。

芦苇向他弯下了腰，于是他就绕着她飞了一圆又一圈，并用羽翅轻抚着水面，泛起层层银色的涟漪。

这是燕子的求爱方式，他就这样地进行了整个夏天。

“这种恋情实在可笑，”其他燕子吃吃地笑着说，“她既没钱财，又有那么多亲戚。

”的确，河里到处都是芦苇。

等秋天一到，燕子们就飞走了。

大伙走后，他觉得很孤独，并开始讨厌起自己的恋人。

“她不会说话，”他说，“况且我担心她是个荡妇，你看她老是跟风调情。

”这可不假，一旦起风，芦苇便行起最优雅的屈膝礼。

“我承认她是个居家过日子的人，”燕子继续说，“可我喜爱旅行，而我的妻子，当然也应该喜爱旅行才对。

The Happy PrinceOscar WildeHigh 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.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. ‘He is as beautiful as a weathercock,’ remarked one of the Town Councillors who wished to gain a reputation for having artistic tastes; ‘only not quite so useful,’ he added, fearing lest people should think him unpractical, which he really was not.‘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.‘He looks just like an angel,’ said the Charity Children as they came out of the cathedral in their bright scarlet cloaks, and their clean white pinafores.‘How do you know?’ said the Mathematical Master, ‘you have never seen one.’‘Ah! but we have, in our dreams,’ answered the children; and the Mathematical Master frowned and looked very severe, for he did not approve of children dreaming.One night there flew over the city a little Swallow. His friends had gone away to Egypt six weeks before, but he had stayed behind, for he was in love with the most beautiful Reed. He had met her early in the spring as he was flying down the river after a big yellow moth, and had been so attracted by her slender waist that he had stopped to talk to her.‘Shall I love you?’ said the Swallow, who liked to come to the point at once, and the Reed made him a low bow. So he flew round and round her, touching the water with his wings, and making silver ripples. This was his courtship, and it lasted all through the summer.‘It is a ridiculous attachment,’ twittered the other Swallows, ‘she has no money, and far too many relations;’ and indeed the river was quite full of Reeds. Then, when the autumn came, they all flew away.After they had gone he felt lonely, and began to tire of his lady-love. ‘She has no conversation,’ he said, ‘and I am afraid that she is a coquette, for she is always flirting with the wind.’ And certainly, whenever the wind blew, the Reed made the most graceful curtsies. ‘I admit that she is domestic,’ he continued, ‘but I love travelling, and my wife, consequently, should love travelling also.’‘Will you come away with me?’ he said finally to her; but the Reed shook her head, she was so attached to her home.‘You have been trifling with me,’ he cried, ‘I am off to the Pyramids. Good-bye!’ and he flew away.All day long he flew, and at night-time he arrived at the city. ‘Where shall I put up?’ he said; ‘I hope the town has made preparations.’Then he saw the statue on the tall col umn. ‘I will put up there,’ he cried; ‘it is a fine position with plenty of fresh air.’ So he alighted just between the feet of the Happy Prince.‘I have a golden bedroom,’ he said softly to himself as he looked round, and he prepared to go to sleep; but just as he was putting his head under his wing a large drop of water fell on him. ‘What a curious thing!’ he cried, ‘there is not a single cloud in the sky, the stars are quite clear and bright, and yet it is raining. The climate in the north of Europe is really dreadful. The Reed used to like the rain, but that was merely her selfishness.’Then another drop fell.‘What is the use of a statue if it cannot keep the rain off?’ he said; ‘I must look for a good chimney-pot,’ and he determined to fly away.But before he had opened his wings, a third drop fell, and he looked up, and saw - Ah! what did he see?The eyes of the Happy Prince were filled with tears, and tears were running down his golden cheeks. His face was so beautiful in the moonlight that the little Swallow was filled with pity.‘Who are you?’ he said.‘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 of Sans-Souci, where sorrow is not allowed to enter. In the daytime I played with my companions in the garden, and in the evening I led the dance in the Great Hall. Round the garden ran a very loftywall, but I never cared to ask what lay beyond it, everything about me was so beautiful. My courtiers called me the Happy Prince, and happy indeed I was, if pleasure be happiness. So I lived, and so I died. And now that I am dead they have set me up here so high that I can see all the ugliness and all the misery of my city, and though my heart is made of lead yet I cannot choose but weep.’‘What, is he not solid gold?’ said the Swallow to himself. He was too polite to make any personal remarks out loud.‘Far away,’ continued the statue in a low musical voice, ‘far away in a little street there is a poor house. One of the windows is open, and through it I can see a woman seated at a table. Her face is thin and worn, and she has coarse, red hands, all pricked by the needle, for she is a seamstress. She is embroidering passion-flowers on a satin gown for the loveliest of the Queen’s maids-of-honour to wear at the next Court-ball. In a bed in the corner of the room her little boy is lying ill. He has a fever, and is asking for oranges. His mother has nothing to give him but river water, so he is crying. Swallow, Swallow, little Swallow, will you not bring her the ruby out of my sword-hilt? My feet are fastened to this pedestal and I cannot move.’‘I am waited for in Egypt,’ said the Swallow. ‘My friends are flying up and down the Nile, and talking to the large lotus-flowers. Soon they will go to sleep in the tomb of the great King. The King is there himself in his painted coffin. He is wrapped in yellow linen, and embalmed with spices. Round his neck is a chain of pale green jade, and his hands are like withered leaves.’‘Swallow, Swallow, little Swallow,’ said the Prince, ‘will you not stay with me for one night, and be my messenger? The boy is so thirsty, and the mother so sad.’‘I don’t think I like boys,’ answered the Swallow. ‘Last summer, when I was staying on the river, there were two rude boys, the miller’s sons, who were always throwing stones at me. They never hit me, of course; we swallows fly far too well for that, and besides, I come of a family famous for its agility; but still, it was a mark of disrespect.’But the Happy Prince looked so sad that the little Swallow was sorry. ‘It is very cold here,’ he said; ‘but I will stay with you for one night, and be your messenger.’‘Thank you, little Swallow,’ said the Prince.So the Swallow picked out the great ruby from the Prince’s sword, and flew away with it in his beak over the roofs of the town.He passed by the cathedral tower, where the white marble angels were sculptured. He passed by the palace and heard the sound of dancing. A beautiful girl came out on the balcony with her lover. ‘How wonderful the stars are,’ he said to her, and how wonderful is the power of love!’‘I hope my dress will be ready in time for the Stat e-ball,’ she answered; ‘I have ordered passion-flowers to be embroidered on it; but the seamstresses are so lazy.’He passed over the river, and saw the lanterns hanging to the masts of the ships. He passed over the Ghetto, and saw the old jews bargaining with each other, and weighing out money in copper scales. At last he came to the poor house and looked in. The boy was tossing feverishly on his bed, and the mother had fallen asleep, she was so tired. In he hopped, and laid the great ruby on the table beside the woman’s thimble. Then he flew gently round the bed, fanning the boy’s forehead with his wings. ‘How cool I feel,’ said the boy, ‘I must be getting better;’ and he sank into a delicious slumber.Then the Swallow flew back to the Happy Prince, and told him what he had done. ‘It is curious,’ he remarked, ‘but I feel quite warm now, although it is so cold.’‘That is because you have done a good action,’ said the Prince. And the little Swallow began to think, and then he fell asleep. Thinking always made him sleepy.When day broke he flew down to the river and had a bath. ‘What a remarkable phenomenon,’ said the Professor of Ornithology as he was passing over the bridge. ‘A swallow in winter!’ And he wrote a long letter about it to the local newspaper. Every one quoted it, it was full of so many words that they could not understand.‘To-night I go to Egypt,’ said the Swallow, and he was in high spirits at the prospect. He visited all the public monuments, and sat a long time on top of the church steeple. Wherever he went the Sparrows chirruped, and said to each other, ‘What a distinguished stranger!’ so he enjoyed himself very much.When the moon rose he flew back to the Happy Prince. ‘Have you any commissions for Egypt?’ he cried; ‘I am just starting.’‘Swallow, Swallow, little Swallow,’ said the Prince, ‘will you not stay with me one night longer?’‘I am waited for in Egypt,’ answered the Swallow. ‘To-morrow my friends will fly up to the Second Cataract. The river-horse couches there among the bulrushes, and on a great granite throne sits the God Memnon. All night long he watches the stars, and when the morning star shines he utters one cry of joy, and then he is silent. At noon the yellow lions come down to the water’s edge to drink. They have eyes like green beryls, and their roar is louder than the roar of the cataract.’‘Swallow, Swallow, little Swallow,’ said the prince, ‘far away across the city I see a young man in a garret. He is leaning over a desk covered with papers, and in a tumbler by his side there is a bunch of withered violets. His hair is brown and crisp, and his lips are red as a pomegranate, and he has large and dreamy eyes.He is trying to finish a play for the Director of the Theatre, but he is too cold to write any more. There i s no fire in the grate, and hunger has made him faint.’‘I will wait with you one night longer,’ said the Swallow, who really had a good heart. ‘Shall I take him another ruby?’‘Alas! I have no ruby now,’ said the Prince; ‘my eyes are all that I have lef t. They are made of rare sapphires, which were brought out of India a thousand years ago. Pluck out one of them and take it to him. He will sell it to the jeweller, and buy food and firewood, and finish his play.’‘Dear Prince,’ said the Swallow, ‘I cannot do that;’ and he began to weep.‘Swallow, Swallow, little Swallow,’ said the Prince, ‘do as I command you.’So the Swallow plucked out the Prince’s eye, and flew away to the student’s garret. It was easy enough to get in, as there was a hole in the roof. Through this he darted, and came into the room. The young man had his head buried in his hands, so he did not hear the flutter of the bird’s wings, and when he looked up he found the beautiful sapphire lying on the withered violets.‘I am beginning to be appreciated,’ he cried; ‘this is from some great admirer. Now I can finish my play,’ and he looked quite happy.The next day the Swallow flew down to the harbour. He sat on the mast of a large vessel and watched the sailors hauling big chests out of the hold with ropes. ‘Heave a-hoy!’ they shouted as each chest came up. ‘I am going to Egypt!’ cried the Swallow, but nobody minded, and when the moon rose he flew back to the Happy Prince.‘I am come to bid you good-bye,’ he cried.‘Swallow, Swallow, little Swallow,’ said the Prince, ‘will you not stay with me one night longer?’‘It is winter,’ answered the Swallow, ‘and the chill snow will soon be here. In Egypt the sun is warm on the green palm-trees, and the crocodiles lie in the mud and look lazily about them. My companions are building a nest in the Temple of Baalbec, and the pink and white doves are watching them, and cooing to each other. Dear Prince, I must leave you, but I will never forget you, and next spring I will bring you back two beautiful jewels in place of those you have given away. The ruby shall be redder than a red rose, and the sapphire shall be as blue as the great sea.’‘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. She has no shoes or stockings, and her little head is bare. Pluck out my other eye, and give it to her, and her father will not beat her.’‘I will stay with you one night longer,’ said the Swallow, ‘but I cannot pluck out your eye. You would be quite blind then.’‘Swallow, Swallow, little Swallow,’ said the Prince, ‘do as I command you.’So he plucked out the Prince’s other eye, and dar ted down with it. He swooped past the match-girl, and slipped the jewel into the palm of her hand. ‘What a lovely bit of glass,’ cried the little girl; and she ran home, laughing.Then the Swallow came back to the Prince. ‘You are blind now,’ he said, ‘so I will stay with you always.’‘No, little Swallow,’ said the poor Prince, ‘you must go away to Egypt.’‘I will stay with you always,’ said the Swallow, and he slept at the Prince’s feet.All the next day he sat on the Prince’s shoulder, and told him st ories of what he had seen in strange lands. He told him of the red ibises, who stand in long rows on the banks of the Nile, and catch gold fish in their beaks; of the Sphinx, who is as old as the world itself and lives in the desert, and knows everything; of the merchants, who walk slowly by the side of their camels, and carry amber beads in their hands; of the King of the Mountains of the Moon, who is as black as ebony, and worships a large crystal; of the great green snake that sleeps in a palm-tree, and has twenty priests to feed it with honey-cakes; and of the pygmies who sail over a big lake on large flat leaves, and are always at war with the butterflies.‘Dear little Swallow,’ said the Prince, ‘you tell me of marvellous things, but more marvellous than anything is the suffering of men and of women. There is no Mystery so great as Misery. Fly over my city, little Swallow, and tell me what you see there.’So the Swallow flew over the great city, and saw the rich making merry in their beautiful houses, while the beggars were sitting at the gates. He flew into dark lanes, and saw the white faces of starving children looking out listlessly at the black streets. Under the archway of a bridge two little boys were lying in one another’s arms to try and keep themselves warm. ‘How hungry we are!’ they said. ‘You must not lie here,’ shouted the Watchman, and they wandered out into the rain.Then he flew back and told the Prince what he had seen.‘I am covered with fine gold,’ said the Prince, ‘you must take it off, leaf by leaf, and give it to my poor; the living always think that gold can make them happy.’Leaf after leaf of the fine gold the Swallow picked off, till the Happy Prince looked quite dull and grey. Leaf after leaf of the fine gold he brought to the poor, and the children’s faces grew rosier, and they laughed and played games in the street. ‘We have bread now!’ they cried.Then the snow came, and after the snow came the frost. The streets looked as if they were made of silver, they were so bright and glistening; long icicles like crystal daggers hung down from the eaves of the houses, everybody went about in furs, and the little boys wore scarlet caps and skated on the ice.The poor little Swallow grew colder and colder, but he would not leave the Prince, he loved him too well. He picked up crumbs outside the baker’s door where the baker was not looking, and tried to keep himself warm by flapping his wings.But at last he knew that he was going to die. He had just strength to fly up to the Prince’s shoulder once more. ‘Good-bye, dear Prince!’ he murmured, ‘will you let me kiss your hand?’‘I am glad that you are going to Egypt at last, little Swallow,’ said the Prince, ‘you have stayed too long here; but you must kiss me on the lips, for I love you.’‘It is not to Egypt that I am going,’ said the Swallow. ‘I am going to the House of Death. Death is the brother of Sleep, is he not?’And he kissed the Happy Prince on the lips, and fell down dead at his feet.At that moment a curious crack sounded inside the statue, as if something had broken. The fact is that the leaden heart had snapped right in two. It certainly was a dreadfully hard frost. Early the next morning the Mayor was walking in the square below in company with the Town Councillors. As they passed the column he looked up at the statue: ‘Dear me! how shabby the Happy Prince looks!’ he said.‘How shabby indeed!’ cried the Town Councillors, who always agreed with the Mayor, and they went up to look at it.‘The ruby has fallen out of his swo rd, his eyes are gone, and he is golden no longer,’ said the Mayor; ‘in fact, he is little better than a beggar!’‘Little better than a beggar’ said the Town councillors.‘And here is actually a dead bird at his feet!’ continued the Mayor. ‘We must reall y issue a proclamation that birds are not to be allowed to die here.’ And the Town Clerk made a note of the suggestion.So they pulled down the statue of the Happy Prince. ‘As he is no longer beautiful he is no longer useful,’ said the Art Professor at th e University.Then they melted the statue in a furnace, and the Mayor held a meeting of the Corporation to decide what was to be done with the metal. ‘We must have another statue, of course,’ he said, ‘and it shall be a statue of myself.’‘Of myself,’ sa id each of the Town Councillors, and they quarrelled. When I last heard of them they were quarrelling still.‘What a strange thing!’ said the overseer of the workmen at the foundry. ‘This broken lead heart will not melt in the furnace. We must throw it aw ay.’ So they threw it on a dust-heap where the dead Swallow was also lying.‘Bring me the two most precious things in the city,’ said God to one of His Angels; and the Angel brought Him the leaden heart and the dead bird.‘You have rightly chosen,’ said God, ‘for in my garden of Paradise this little bird shall sing for evermore, and in my city of gold the Happy Prince shall praise me.’。

典范英语3a第18课原文The story in Model English 3A, Lesson 18, "The Happy Prince," is a timeless tale of selflessness and kindness. The story centers around a statue of a prince, once covered in gold and jewels, who watches over the city from a tall column. As the years go by, the prince's statue begins to look shabby and worn, as its gold plating fades and its jewels are stolen. Despite its decrepit appearance, the statue finds happiness in helping those who are less fortunate.One day, a swallow comes to rest on the prince's shoulder. The swallow is tired and hungry, and the prince asks it to take a ruby from his sword to help a poor mother and her child who are starving. The swallow agrees, and the act of kindness brings joy to both the prince and the swallow. As the story progresses, the swallow continues to help the prince distribute his jewels to those in need, until finally, the cold winter comes and the swallow dies from exposure.The moral of the story is clear: true happiness comes from helping others, not from material possessions. Theprince, despite being covered in gold and jewels, findstrue happiness only when he uses his wealth to help those who are suffering. The swallow, too, finds fulfillment inits life by assisting the prince in his noble cause.This lesson is relevant to our daily lives in many ways. Firstly, it teaches us the importance of empathy and compassion. We should always be willing to lend a helping hand to those who are in need, regardless of their background or situation. By doing so, we not only brighten their lives but also bring joy and fulfillment to ourselves. Secondly, the story reminds us that material possessions are not the key to happiness. We often forget this in our materialistic society, where wealth and status are often equated with success and happiness. However, the prince's story teaches us that true happiness comes from within and is unrelated to external factors.Moreover, the story encourages us to be agents of change in our communities. By taking initiative and using our resources to help others, we can create a moreinclusive and compassionate society. The prince and the swallow are role models of this kind of behavior, as theyuse their power and resources to make a positive difference in the lives of those around them.In conclusion, the story of "The Happy Prince" from Model English 3A is a powerful reminder of the importanceof kindness, empathy, and selflessness in our lives. It teaches us that true happiness comes from helping othersand that material possessions are not the true measure of success or fulfillment. By embracing these values and applying them to our daily lives, we can create a more compassionate and inclusive world.**典范英语3A第18课与我们的日常生活**典范英语3A第18课《快乐王子》是一篇关于无私与善良的不朽之作。

Happy PrinceOne day, in Heaven,God found two of his servants just sitting there doing nothing.They looked unhappy.Hey, it’s the heaven!You can’t just be unhappy here!What is the reason for your unhappiness?We have nothing to do !We’re idle,and that’s why we’re unhappy.Ok, go fly down to Earth. Find two best things from a city and get them to me.And thus, the servants of God flew away from Heaven to Earth.The statue was located at the heart of the city.He was covered with gold!His eyes were made of blue sapphires.There was a precious Ruby on his waist belt.He set an example for everybody on how to behappy. Hence they called him “The Happy Prince”Oh,my baby! Why are you crying?You have to be happy. Just like the happy prince.Soon, winter came. The sun was setting,and a swallow bird was looking for a shelter for the night. He flew near the statue and thought.I can stay at the feet of the statue for a night.I won’t feel cold here.And the bird stayed there, under the statue,betweenits two legs.Soon after, a drop of water fell on the bird.The bird looked at the sky,but the sky was clear.Where did this drop pf the water come from ?It’s not raining.And the second drop fell on the bird.The bird was surprised.He decided to find another shelter for himself.So it came out, looked at the statue, and what a surprise!The statue was crying.Hey! Why are you crying? You are the happy prince.No, not anymore.Why? What happened?When I was alive, I was very happy.I stayed in the palace, and never came out.I used to play in my garden in the day time,and dance in the evenings.I was like every other human being.I also had a heart like you all have.I spent my life happily in my home, and neverknew the life outside the walls of the palace.I was very pleased with my small world,and that’swhy they called me The Happy Prince.But now Iam dead,and they put me here, high above thecity.I can see the other side of the coin.I can see people and their sufferings.Even though my heart is made of metal now.I can still feel their sorrow,and so I cry.Oh,why are you crying now?I can see a lady, living a little away from the city.She is too poor to feed here baby.She is stitching a dress for one of the Queen’s ladies for a dance in the palace. Her little boy is crying as he is hungry or ill,but the lady has nothing to feed him. She can only offer him water from the river.Oh, What a pity!Could you please take my red jewel to the lady?She is in need.But I have to go to Egypt. And my friends have migrated there,as it is winter here. And it will be warm in Egypt.Please do this as a favor to me.Hmm, Okay. I will stay with you tonight.And go to that lady tomorrow morning.Thank you ,my friend.In the morning,the bed removed the prince’s red jewel.And flew in the direction the Prince hadindicated.The bird flew over the city，and then overthe palace.The bird saw a few girls dancing,and a beautiful girl standing in a window.I wish I could get my dress in a day or two. Why does that lady take so long to stitch.The bird flew over the city,crossed the riverand reached near a village,where he saw thelady sleeping in her small house.The bird putthe red jewel on the table. Then he flewaround the bed, over the baby boy. With the moving air around his face,the baby boy fell asleep.The bird flew back to the Prince.On his way back to the city,the bird went to theriver as he was very thirsty.When the bird wasdrinking water from the river,a writer saw himthere and thought,oh,The bird is still here! Itdidn’t migrate to any warm climate! He isfighting with the climate, not suitable for him. Ishould learn something from him.Although I’m starving,but I should finish my story soon.The bird then returned to the Prince.And the writerreturned to his house,with a story in his mind.It’s strange. I’m feeling warm,although it’s cold out there.It’s the warmth of the good deed you’ve done today.Yes, you’re right.I’ll fly to Egypt tomorrow.。