The Happy Prince and other tales
About this book
THE HAPPY PRINCE AND OTHER TALES is a collection of fables - THE HAPPY PRINCE had been, in life, a joyful personality. However, now, immortalised by a gold and jewel encrusted statue, he's saddened by the poverty of his citizens. Unable to move, he enlists the help of a swallow to help his people ... In THE NIGHTINGALE AND THE ROSE, a nightingale overhears a student complaining that his professor's daughter will not dance with him, as he is unable to give her a red rose. But will the nightingale's sacrifice be enough?
Subjects
- bilingual books
- children's fiction
- children's short stories
- children's stories, english
- chinese speakers
- classic literature
- constancy
- contes
- death
- english fantasy fiction
- english language
- fairt tales
- fairy tales
- fiction
- generosity
- happiness
- humour
- juvenile fiction
- kindness
- kings and rulers
- large type books
- littérature irlandaise
- poverty
- readers
- short stories
- statues
- study and teaching
- swallows
- wealth