The Happy Prince, and Other Tales - Oscar Wilde

began to think of his love; and, after a time, he fell asleep. And when the Moon shone in the heav ...

Then she gave one last burst of music. The white Moon heard it, and she forgot the dawn, and lingered ...

“What a silly thing Love is,” said the Student as he walked away. “It is not half as useful as Log ...

The Selfish Giant. EVERY afternoon, as they were coming from school, the children used to go and play ...

It was a large lovely garden, with soft green grass. Here and there over the grass stood beautiful ...

little birds. Only in the garden of the Selfish Giant it was still winter. The birds did not care to si ...

about and twittering with delight, and the flowers were looking up through the green grass and laughing. ...

Every afternoon, when school was over, the children came and played with the Giant. But the little boy ...

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The Devoted Friend. ONE morning the old Water-rat put his head out of his hole. He had bright beady eyes and s ...

“And what, pray, is your idea of the duties of a devoted friend?” asked a Green Linnet, who was sittin ...

Hugh the Miller. Indeed, so devoted was the rich Miller to little Hans, that he would never go by his g ...

of sending you to school. You seem not to learn anything. Why, if little Hans came up here, and saw ...

“So the Miller tied the sails of the windmill together with a strong iron chain, and went down the h ...

“‘Well, really, that is generous of you,’ said little Hans, and his funny round face glowed all over wit ...

heard the Miller’s voice calling to him from the road. So he jumped off the ladder, and ran down the gard ...

“‘I am very sorry,’ said little Hans, rubbing his eyes and pulling off his night- cap, ‘but I was so tired ...

“‘I have no doubt of it,’ answered the Miller, ‘but now that you have mended the roof, you had better ...

me, and I will start off at once. But you must lend me your lantern, as the night is so dark th ...

“‘All right!’ said the Doctor; and he ordered his horse, and his big boots, and his lantern, and came downstairs, ...