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1、THEHAPPYPRINCEHighabovethecity,onatallcolumn,stoodthestatueoftheHappyPrince.Hewasgildedalloverwiththinleavesoffinegold,foreyeshehadtwobrightsapphires,andalargeredrubyglowedonhissword-hilt.Hewasverymuchadmiredindeed."Heisasbeautifulasaweathercock,"remarkedoneoftheTownCo
2、uncillorswhowishedtogainareputationforhavingartistictastes;"onlynotquitesouseful,"headded,fearinglestpeopleshouldthinkhimunpractical,whichhereallywasnot."Whycan'tyoubeliketheHappyPrince?"askedasensiblemotherofherlittleboywhowascryingforthemoon."TheHappyPrinceneverdream
3、sofcryingforanything.""Iamgladthereissomeoneintheworldwhoisquitehappy,"mutteredadisappointedmanashegazedatthewonderfulstatue."Helooksjustlikeanangel,"saidtheCharityChildrenastheycameoutofthecathedralintheirbrightscarletcloaksandtheircleanwhitepinafores."Howdoyouknow?"s
4、aidtheMathematicalMaster,"youhaveneverseenone.""Ah!butwehave,inourdreams,"answeredthechildren;andtheMathematicalMasterfrownedandlookedverysevere,forhedidnotapproveofchildrendreaming.OnenightthereflewoverthecityalittleSwallow.HisfriendshadgoneawaytoEgyptsixweeksbefore,b
5、uthehadstayedbehind,forhewasinlovewiththemostbeautifulReed.Hehadmetherearlyinthespringashewasflyingdowntheriverafterabigyellowmoth,andhadbeensoattractedbyherslenderwaistthathehadstoppedtotalktoher."ShallIloveyou?"saidtheSwallow,wholikedtocometothepointatonce,andtheReed
6、madehimalowbow.Soheflewroundandroundher,touchingthewaterwithhiswings,andmakingsilverripples.Thiswashiscourtship,anditlastedallthroughthesummer."Itisaridiculousattachment,"twitteredtheotherSwallows;"shehasnomoney,andfartoomanyrelations";andindeedtheriverwasquitefullofRe
7、eds.Then,whentheautumncametheyallflewaway.Aftertheyhadgonehefeltlonely,andbegantotireofhislady-love."Shehasnoconversation,"hesaid,"andIamafraidthatsheisacoquette,forsheisalwaysflirtingwiththewind."Andcertainly,wheneverthewindblew,theReedmadethemostgracefulcurtseys."Iad
8、mitthatsheisdomestic,"hecontinued,"butIlovetravelling,andmywife,consequently,shouldlovetravellingalso.""Willyoucomeaw
