The Happy Prince is the story of a beautiful metal statue, the Happy Prince, and a migratory bird. The bird is flying south for the winter and stops for shelter under the statue. The two become good friends and the bird helps the statue to give his riches to the poor of the city.

It’s a sweet and moving tale of love and kindness. In the story Wilde also makes fun of the Mayor and Councillors of the city, describing their arrogance and stupidity.

《快樂王子》敘述一座快樂王子的銅像和一隻候鳥的故事，這隻燕子飛往南方避冬的旅途中，在快樂王子雕像下築巢避冬，他們也因此成為好朋友，燕子還幫助快樂王子將他的財富分享給城裡的窮人。

The Nightingale and the Rose is a timeless story of love and sacrifice. A young student falls in love with his Professor’s daughter. She asks him for a red rose but he hasn’t got one to give her. A little nightingale, moved by the student’s tears, decides to make a rose for him by sacrificing her own life. The story is also a well-known opera and ballet.

《夜鶯與玫瑰》述說一個關於愛和犧牲的感人故事。一名學生愛上了教授的女兒，她要求一朵紅玫瑰，但是這名學生卻無法滿足愛人的要求，當他傷心落淚時，一隻夜鶯因此感動願意犧牲自己的性命換取玫瑰。此篇故事也改編成知名的歌劇和芭蕾舞劇。

適合程度：CEF A1, Cambridge KET, Headwords: 400, 全民英檢初級

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Oscar Wilde (奧斯卡‧王爾德) is an Irish author who is famous for his poetry, plays and children’s stories. Wilde was born in Dublin in 1854. His father was a doctor and his mother a poet. He went to Oxford to study and was popular because he was both funny and clever.

Wilde became famous with his plays Lady Windermere’s Fan (1892), A Woman of No Importance (1893), An Ideal Husband (1895) and The Importance of Being Earnest (1895). They made fun of Victorian society and are still very popular today.

Contents目錄

About this Book

        For the Student

        For the Teacher

        Level 1: Structures

About the Author

The Happy Prince

        Before Reading

        The Happy Prince

After Reading

The Nightingale and the Rose

Before Reading

The Happy Prince

After Reading