The Happy Prince
《快乐王子》
The Happy Prince is a story for children by Oscar Wilde first published in May 1888. The message conveyed through the story is that the meaning of life lies in dedication rather than what we get.
《快乐王子》是奥斯卡·王尔德为孩子们写的一个故事，于1888年5月首次出版。这篇故事要传达的思想是生命的意义在于奉献而不是得到。
Synopsis: In a town, a swallow sees a statue of the late "Happy Prince", who in reality has never experienced true happiness. Viewing people suffering in poverty, the Happy Prince asks the swallow to take the ruby from his hilt, the sapphires from his eyes, and the gold leaf covering his body to give to the poor. As winter comes and the Happy Prince is stripped of all of his beauty, his lead heart breaks when the swallow dies as a result of his selfless deeds and severe cold. The statue is then torn down and melted, leaving behind the statue's broken heart and the dead swallow. An angel takes these to heaven, where God deems them to be the two most precious things in the city.
梗概：在一个镇子里，一只燕子看到了刚刚去世的“快乐王子”的雕塑，这个王子事实上从未体验过真正的快乐。看到人们遭受着贫穷的折磨，快乐王子请求燕子从自己的剑柄上取出红宝石，从眼睛里取出蓝宝石，并将覆盖全身的金叶取出，去送给那些穷人。冬天来了，快乐王子的美貌荡然无存，当他看到为他无私行为不断奔走的燕子冻死在严寒中，他的铅心也破碎了。于是这座雕塑被拆下来熔掉，最后只剩下那颗破碎的铅心和那只燕子的尸体。一位天使将这两样东西带到了天堂，上帝认为这是这座城市里最宝贵的两样东西。
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