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快乐王子及其他故事
The Happy Prince and Other Tales · Oscar Wilde, 1888
王尔德的五篇童话——《快乐王子》《夜莺与玫瑰》《自私的巨人》《忠实的朋友》《了不起的火箭》——附原版插图。
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High above the city, on a tall column, stood the statue of the Happy Prince. He was gilded all over with thin leaves of fine gold, for eyes he had two bright sapphires, and a large red ruby glowed on his sword-hilt.
He was very much admired indeed. “He is as beautiful as a weathercock,” remarked one of the Town Councillors who wished to gain a reputation for having artistic tastes; “only not quite so useful,” he added, fearing lest people should think him unpractical, which he really was not.
“Why can’t you be like the Happy Prince?” asked a sensible mother of her little boy who was crying for the moon. “The Happy Prince never dreams of crying for anything.”
在城市上空高高的地方，一根高大的圆柱上立着快乐王子的雕像。他全身贴满薄薄的纯金叶片，一双眼睛由两颗明亮的蓝宝石做成，剑柄上还镶着一颗硕大的红宝石，闪闪发光。
他确实深受人们的赞赏。“他像风信鸡一样漂亮，”一位想博得有艺术品味之名声的市议员说道，“只是没有那么实用罢了，”他又补充道，生怕人们认为他不切实际，其实他并非那样的人。
“你为什么不能像快乐王子一样呢？”一位明理的母亲问她那哭着要月亮的小男孩。“快乐王子做梦也从不会哭着要任何东西。”
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