The Happy Prince: A Tale by Oscar Wilde
HK$145.00
DESCRIPTION :
Shortlisted for the 'Best book for children 5-8 years old' - Made for Mums Awards 2018
In a town where a lot of poor people suffer and where there are a lot of miseries, a swallow who was left behind after his flock flew off to Egypt for the winter, meets the statue of the late 'Happy Prince', who in reality has never experienced true sorrow, for he lived in a palace where sorrow isn't allowed to enter. Viewing various scenes of people suffering in poverty from his tall monument, the Happy Prince asks the swallow to take the ruby from his hilt, the sapphires from his eyes, and the golden leaf covering his body to give to the poor. As the 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 brought down from the pillar and melted in a furnace leaving behind the broken heart and the dead swallow and they are thrown in a dust heap. These are taken up to heaven by an angel that has deemed them the two most precious things in the city. This is affirmed by God and they live forever in his city of gold and garden of paradise.
PRODUCT DETAILS :
DIMENSION : 280 mm x 245 mm
WEIGHT : 540 g
PRODUCT CATEGORY :
Society & Social Sciences
Shortlisted for the 'Best book for children 5-8 years old' - Made for Mums Awards 2018
In a town where a lot of poor people suffer and where there are a lot of miseries, a swallow who was left behind after his flock flew off to Egypt for the winter, meets the statue of the late 'Happy Prince', who in reality has never experienced true sorrow, for he lived in a palace where sorrow isn't allowed to enter. Viewing various scenes of people suffering in poverty from his tall monument, the Happy Prince asks the swallow to take the ruby from his hilt, the sapphires from his eyes, and the golden leaf covering his body to give to the poor. As the 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 brought down from the pillar and melted in a furnace leaving behind the broken heart and the dead swallow and they are thrown in a dust heap. These are taken up to heaven by an angel that has deemed them the two most precious things in the city. This is affirmed by God and they live forever in his city of gold and garden of paradise.
PRODUCT DETAILS :
| ISBN : 9780500651117 | |
| BY (AUTHOR) Shearring, Maisie Paradise, BY (AUTHOR) Wilde, Oscar | |
| PUBLISHER : Thames & Hudson Ltd | PUBLICATION DATE : April 01, 2017 |
| COUNTRY OF PUBLICATION : United Kingdom | IMPRINT : Thames & Hudson Ltd |
| LANGUAGE : English | AGE : Children's |
| PRODUCT FORM : Hardback | |
WEIGHT : 540 g
PRODUCT CATEGORY :
Society & Social Sciences