The happy prince.
In a far away village, there stood a statue of a young prince. It was made of gold and all kinds of jewelry. People called it happy prince because of its beauty and splendor.
In winter, a bird seeking shelter landed on the happy prince. When it saw the prince crying, it was surprised. Happy prince? Why are you crying? I am so sad because I can see many poor people from up here.
Will you help me help them? The prince asked the bird to take his ruby to a poor woman. She was taking care of her baby, but there was nothing for them to eat. The bird removed the ruby from the prince's sword and gave it to the woman.
The next morning, the prince said to the bird: There's a poor rider living without food. Will you help me again? The bird removed the emerald from the prince's eye and gave it to the poor rider.
The next day, the prince asked the bird for help once again. There's a poor girl who dropped all the eggs she had to sell. Will you help me for the last time? The bird removed the emerald from the prince's other eye and gave it to the poor girl.
Though very tired and cold, the bird stayed with the prince. It removed the gold off of the prince's body and continued to help the poor people. The appearance of the prince grew uglier. In time, the bird died and the ugly statue was thrown into a fire. But the prince's beautiful mind never turned to ashes.
Truly, he was a happy prince