highaboveheciy,onaallcolumn,soodhesaueofhehappyprincehewasgildedalloverwihhinleavesoffinegold,foreyeshehadwobrighsapphires,andargeredrubyglowedonhisswordhil

hewasverymuchadmiredindeed“heisasbeauifulasaweahercock,”remarkedoneofheowncouncillorswhowishedogainarepuaionforhavingarisicases;“onlynoquiesouseful,”headded,fearinglespeopleshouldhinkhimunpracical,whichhereallywasno

“whycan’youbelikehehappyprince?”askedasensiblemoherofherlileboywhowascryingforhemoon“hehappyprinceneverdreamsofcryingforanyhing”

“iamgdhereissomeoneinheworldwhoisquiehappy,”mueredadisappoinedmanashegazedahewonderfulsaue

“helooksjuslikeanangel,”saidhechariychildrenasheycameouofhecahedralinheirbrighscarlecloaksandheircleanwhiepinafores

“howdoyouknow?”saidhemahemaicalmaser,“youhaveneverseenone”

“ah!buwehave,inourdreams,”answeredhechildren;andhemahemaicalmaserfrownedandlookedverysevere,forhedidnoapproveofchildrendreaming

onenighhereflewoverheciyalileswallowhisfriendshadgoneawayoegypsixweeksbefore,buhehadsayedbehind,forhewasinlovewihhemosbeauifulreedhehadmeherearlyinhespringashewasflyingdownheriveraferabigyellowmoh,andhadbeensoaracedbyherslenderwaishahehadsoppedoalkoher

“shalliloveyou?”saidheswallow,wholikedocomeohepoinaonce,andhereedmadehimalowbowsoheflewroundandroundher,ouchinghewaerwihhiswings,andmakingsilverrippleshiswashiscourship,andisedallhroughhesummer

“iisaridiculousaachmen,”wieredheoherswallows;“shehasnomoney,andfaroomanyreions;”andindeedheriverwasquiefullofreedshen,whenheauumncameheyallflewaway

aferheyhadgonehefellonely,andbeganoireofhisdylove“shehasnoconversaion,”hesaid,“andiamafraidhasheisacoquee,forsheisalwaysfliringwihhewind”andcerainly,wheneverhewindblew,hereedmadehemosgracefulcurseys“iadmihasheisdomesic,”heconinued,“builoveravelling,andmywife,consequenly,shouldloveravellingalso”

“willyoucomeawaywihme?”hesaidfinallyoher;buhereedshookherhead,shewassoaachedoherhome

“youhavebeenriflingwihme,”hecried“iamoffohepyramidsgoodbye!”andheflewaway

alldaylongheflew,andanighimehearrivedaheciy“whereshallipuup?”hesaid;“ihopeheownhasmadepreparaions”

henhesawhesaueonheallcolumn

“iwillpuuphere,”hecried;“iisafineposiion,wihplenyoffreshair”sohealighedjusbeweenhefeeofhehappyprince

“ihaveagoldenbedroom,”hesaidsoflyohimselfashelookedround,andhepreparedogoosleep;bujusashewaspuinghisheadunderhiswingargedropofwaerfellonhim“whaacurioushing!”hecried;“hereisnoasinglecloudinhesky,hesarsarequieclearandbrigh,andyeiisrainingheclimaeinhenorhofeuropeisreallydreadfulhereedusedolikeherain,buhawasmerelyherselfishness”

henanoherdropfell

“whaisheuseofasaueifica

okeepherainoff?”hesaid;“imuslookforagoodchimneypo,”andhedeerminedoflyaway

bubeforehehadopenedhiswings,ahirddropfell,andhelookedup,andsaw—ah!whadidhesee?

heeyesofhehappyprincewerefilledwihears,andearswereru

ingdownhisgoldencheekshisfacewassobeauifulinhemoonlighhahelileswallowwasfilledwihpiy

“whoareyou?”hesaid

“iamhehappyprince”

“whyareyouweepinghen?”askedheswallow;“youhavequiedrenchedme”