英语故事2-4快乐王子英语故事2-4快乐王子.pdf

/ 快乐王子 Winter is almost here. A bird is flying to a warm place far away. Whew! Im tired, says the bird. I need to rest for the night. The bird looks for a place to sleep. Down below him, there is a city. Where should I sleep? thinks the bird. The bird sees a statue of a smiling prince.The prince is standing on a tall column. I will sleep on that staues foot , thinks the bird. It will be safe and clean there. The bird feels happy to find such a nice place to sleep. It looks at the smiling prince. What a pretty statue, it thinks. The eyes on his face are both jewels. The buttons on his coat are jewe ls, too. And look at those clothes! They are made of gold! The bird closes its eyes. Just then, a drop of water falls on its head. Then, a second later, another drop falls on its tail. Oh, no. Its raining, thinks the bird. I will find a dry place to sleep. But it is not raining. The drops of water come from the princes eyes. He is crying.Who are you? asks the bird. I am the Happy Prince, says the statue. / Then why are you crying? asks the bird. You are making me wet! The prince tells the bird why hes crying. Before I was a happy prince. My family was rich, and I lived in a big palace. Every day I played with my friends. The palace had a big wall. I never saw the world on the other side of the wall. You were so lucky, says the bird. I would like to be rich and happy, too. The prince finishes his story. When I died, they put me up here. I can see many bad things. People are not happy. They are poor. Their lives are very hard. The prin