Oscar Wilde is an Irish playwright, known not only for his works, but also for his ironic and witty sayings. Tales written by him differ not only in the beauty of the syllable, but also in the moral component. And this was not surprising, because his children inspired the playwright to write them. Below is a summary of Oscar Wilde's "Happy Prince".
Statue and starling
A brief summary of Oscar Wilde's "Happy Prince" needs to start with a description of one city statue. It was made of gold and precious stones. It was a statue of a prince, and all city dwellers admired her.
Another hero of the tale is Starling. He was in love with Reed, but unrequitedly. He needed to fly away with his flock to the south, but she did not like to travel - she liked flirting with the wind more. Because of her, Starling did not have time to fly with his flock to warmer climes, so he set off later. He decided to spend the night at the feet of the statue of the Golden Prince and in the morning go south.
Wonderful gifts
A brief summary of Oscar Wilde's "Happy Prince" needs to be continued by introducing the bird and the statue. Starling woke up from the fact that someone was crying. It was a golden statue. The prince told the bird that when he lived in the palace he did not know how many troubles and experiences poor people had. And he was sad that he could not help them.
In a brief summary of Oscar Wilde's "Happy Prince", you need to talk about the gifts of the statue to poor people. The Starling also had a kind heart, so he decided to help the statue. The prince asked to take the ruby to one poor seamstress so that she could pay for the treatment of her son. Therefore, the bird did not fly south and remained in the city.
Then the Prince asked the Starling to postpone his flight to take the sapphire to one playwright. Then the bird took the other sapphire to a poor girl. So the Starling did not fly to warmer climes, but remained to winter in the city and help the Prince.
The most precious thing in the city
The starling told the Prince, who could not see because he had given his sapphire eyes, about Egypt, where he wanted to fly. Gradually they distributed all the gold and precious stones to the poor. And only the frame and the tin heart remained of the statue. The starling froze, and the Prince’s heart split into two.
The city authorities carried the body of a bird and a tin heart to a landfill. The adviser wanted to put his statue, but the inhabitants did not agree with him, and everyone quarreled while deciding on the construction of a new statue. The fairy tale "The Happy Prince" ends with an Angel flying into the city. He found and took with him the Starling and the tin heart as the most precious thing in the city.
The moral of the fairy tale "Happy Prince" by Oscar Wilde is that you always need to remain kind and merciful, unselfishly help other people. Then there will be a reward for all good selfless acts. After all, the Starling could fly to Egypt, but he understood that the Prince would not be able to help the poor people without him, and he was sorry both the statue and the people. And the Golden Prince did not care that nothing was left of his beauty, and although he had a tin heart, it was able to empathize with others and was able to maintain kindness.