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The Happy Prince

           "ShallIloveyou?"saidtheSwallow,wholikedtocometothepointatonce,andtheReedmadehimalowbow.Soheflewroundandroundher,touchingthewaterwithhiswings,andmakingsilverripples.Thiswashiscourtship,anditlastedallthroughthesummer.

           "Itisaridiculousattachment,"twitteredtheotherSwallows;"shehasnomoney,andfartoomanyrelations;"andindeedtheriverwasquitefullofReeds.Then,whentheautumncametheyallflewaway.

           Aftertheyhadgonehefeltlonely,andbegantotireofhislady-love."Shehasnoconversation,"hesaid,"andIamafraidthatsheisacoquette,forsheisalwaysflirtingwiththewind."Andcertainly,wheneverthewindblew,theReedmadethemostgracefulcurtseys."Iadmitthatsheisdomestic,"hecontinued,"butIlovetravelling,andmywife,consequently,shouldlovetravellingalso."

           "Willyoucomeawaywithme?"hesaidfinallytoher;buttheReedshookherhead,shewassoattachedtoherhome.

           "Youhavebeentriflingwithme,"hecried."IamofftothePyramids.Good-bye!"andheflewaway.

           Alldaylongheflew,andatnight-timehearrivedatthecity."WhereshallIputup?"hesaid;"Ihopethetownhasmadepreparations."

           Thenhesawthestatueonthetallcolumn.

           "Iwillputupthere,"hecried;"itisafineposition,withplentyoffreshair."SohealightedjustbetweenthefeetoftheHappyPrince.

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