whendaybrokeheflewdownoheriverandhadabah“whaaremarkablephenomenon,”saidheprofessorofornihologyashewaspassingoverhebridge“aswallowinwiner!”andhewroealongleerabouiohelocalnewspapereveryonequoedi,iwasfullofsomanywordshaheycouldnoundersand

“onighigooegyp,”saidheswallow,andhewasinhighspirisaheprospechevisiedallhepublicmonumens,andsaalongimeonopofhechurchseeplewhereverhewenhesparrowschirruped,andsaidoeachoher,“whaadisinguishedsranger!”soheenjoyedhimselfverymuch

whenhemoonroseheflewbackohehappyprince“haveyouanycommissionsforegyp?”hecried;“iamjussaring”

“swallow,swallow,lileswallow,”saidheprince,“willyounosaywihmeonenighlonger?”

“iamwaiedforinegyp,”answeredheswallow“omorrowmyfriendswillflyupohesecondcaaracheriverhorsecoucheshereamonghebulrushes,andonagreagraniehronesishegodmemnonallnighlonghewacheshesars,andwhenhemorningsarshinesheuersonecryofjoy,andhenheissilenanoonheyellowlionscomedownohewaer’sedgeodrinkheyhaveeyeslikegreenberyls,andheirroarislouderhanheroarofhecaarac

“swallow,swallow,lileswallow,”saidheprince,“farawayacrossheciyiseeayoungmaninagarreheisleaningoveradeskcoveredwihpapers,andinaumblerbyhissidehereisabunchofwiheredvioleshishairisbrownandcrisp,andhislipsareredasapomegranae,andhehasrgeanddreamyeyesheisryingofinishapyforhedirecorofheheare,buheisoocoldowrieanymorehereisnofireinhegrae,andhungerhasmadehimfain”

“iwillwaiwihyouonenighlonger,”saidheswallow,whoreallyhadagoodhear“shalliakehimanoherruby?”

“as!ihavenorubynow,”saidheprince;“myeyesareallhaihavelefheyaremadeofraresapphires,whichwerebroughouofindiaahousandyearsagopluckouoneofhemandakeiohimhewillselliohejeweller,andbuyfoodandfirewood,andfinishhispy”

“dearprince,”saidheswallow,“ica

odoha”;andhebeganoweep

“swallow,swallow,lileswallow,”saidheprince,“doasicommandyou”

soheswallowpluckedouheprince’seye,andflewawayohesuden’sgarreiwaseasyenoughogein,asherewasaholeinheroofhroughhishedared,andcameinoheroomheyoungmanhadhisheadburiedinhishands,sohedidnohearhefluerofhebird’swings,andwhenhelookeduphefoundhebeauifulsapphirelyingonhewiheredvioles

“iambegi

ingobeappreciaed,”hecried;“hisisfromsomegreaadmirernowicanfinishmypy,”andhelookedquiehappy

henexdayheswallowflewdownoheharbourhesaonhemasofargevesselandwachedhesailorshaulingbigchessouofheholdwihropes“heaveahoy!”heyshouedaseachchescameup“iamgoingoegyp!”criedheswallow,bunobodyminded,andwhenhemoonroseheflewbackohehappyprince

“iamcomeobidyougoodbye,”hecried

“swallow,swallow,lileswallow,”saidheprince,“willyounosaywihmeonenighlonger?”

“iiswiner,”answeredheswallow,“andhechillsnowwillsoonbehereinegyphesuniswarmonhegreenpalmrees,andhecrocodileslieinhemudandlookzilyabouhemmycompanionsarebuildinganesinheempleofbaalbec,andhepinkandwhiedovesarewachinghem,andcooingoeachoherdearprince,imusleaveyou,buiwillneverforgeyou,andnexspringiwillbringyoubackwobeauifuljewelsinpceofhoseyouhavegivenawayherubyshallberedderhanaredrose,andhesapphireshallbeasblueashegreasea”

“inhesquarebelow,”saidhehappyprince,“heresandsalilemachgirlshehaslehermachesfallinheguer,andheyareallspoiledherfaherwillbeaherifshedoesnobringhomesomemoney,andsheiscryingshehasnoshoesorsockings,andherlileheadisbarepluckoumyohereye,andgiveioher,andherfaherwillnobeaher”

“iwillsaywihyouonenighlonger,”saidheswallow,“buica

opluckouyoureyeyouwouldbequieblindhen”

“swallow,swallow,lileswallow,”saidheprince,“doasicommandyou”

sohepluckedouheprince’sohereye,anddareddownwihiheswoopedpashemachgirl,andslippedhejewelinohepalmofherhand“whaalovelybiofgss,”criedhelilegirl;andsheranhome,ughing