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"THE HAPPY PRINCE" BY OSCAR WILD
"THE HAPPY PRINCE" BY OSCAR WILD
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WHAT IS "THE HAPPY PRINCE"?
IT'S A FAIRY TALE.
IT'S A PAINTING.
IT'S AN ITALIAN MYTH.
IT'S A COMEDY.
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WHY DO YOU THINK GOD WANTED TO HAVE THE PRINCE'S HEART AND THE SWALLOW'S BODY?
HE WANTED TO GIVE THEM BOTH A SECOND CHANCE TOGETHER.
HE WANTED TO PUNISH THE PRINCE FOR THE SWALLOW'S DEATH.
WHO KNOWS - HE'S GOD, NO ONE KNOWS HIS REASONS!
HE WANTED TO SHOW US WHAT REAL FRIENDSHIP MEANT.
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WHAT'S THAT PAINTING ABOUT?
IT'S AN ALLEGORY I REALLY DON'T UNDERSTAND.
SOME BIBLICAL STORY, MAYBE?
STRANGE ITALIAN ART.
GOD HOLDS THE PRINCE'S HEART AND THE DEAD SWALLOW, GIVEN HIM BY AN ANGEL
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WHY DID THE HIGH WALL CIRCLE THE ROYAL CASTLE?
TO STOP ROBBERS FROM GETTING INSIDE THE CASTLE
TO SHOW HOW MIGHTY PRINCE'S FATHER WAS
TO HIDE THE PRINCE FROM PEOPLE'S LOVE
TO KEEP THE PRINCE IN HIS POSH LIFE, FAR FROM POOR AND SICK
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WHAT HAPPENED AFTER THAT?
BAD BOYS TARGETED THE SWALLOW.
THE WINTER CAME AND THE SWALLOW FREEZED TO DEATH.
THE SWALLOW AND THE PRINCE - STATUE SEPARATED.
THE PRINCE-STATUE WAS HUNGRY AND COOKED THE SWALLOW.
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WHAT DID THE PRINCE STATUE ASK THE SWALLOW ONCE?
HE ASKED THE BIRD TO GIVE A MESSAGE TO HIS FATHER, THE KING.
HE ASKED THE BIRD TO GET AWAY, BECAUSE HE DIDN'T LIKE BIRDS.
HE ASKED THE BIRD TO TELL HIM ABOUT ITS FLIGHT TO EGYPT.
HE ASKED THE SWALLOW TO HELP SOME SICK BOY AND HIS CRYING MOM.
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WHEN THE PRINCE WAS YOUNG, WAS HE KIND AND GENEROUS?
HE WAS ARROGANT AND NEVER HELP ANYONE.
HE EVEN DIDN'T NOTICE PEOPLE IN NEED.
HE LIKED TORTURING INNOCENT.
HE WAS ALWAYS READY TO GIVE MONEY AND SUPPORT.
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HOW HAPPENED THAT HE WAS TURNED INTO A STATUE WITH GOLDEN LEAVES AND PRECIOUS STONES?
HE DIED AND THE KING ORDERED TO MAKE A STATUE TO MEMORIZE HIS SON.
HE ANGRIED HIS DAD AND THE KING KILLED HIM.
HIS BELOVED DIED AND HE FOLLOWED HER SOON.
AN EVIL WIZARD MADE HIM A STATUE.
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WHAT WAS THE BIRD'S ANSWER?
THE BIRD'S ANSWER WAS TO FLY TO THE POOR FAMILY AND HELP THEM.
THE BIRD'S ANSWER WAS "NO".
THE BIRD'S ANSWER WAS TO GIVE THE SICK BOY A SLICE OF BREAD.
THE BIRD'S ANSWER WAS TO FLY AWAY FROM THE TOWN.
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WHY DO YOU THINK THE PRINCE - STATUE CRIED?
HE DIDN'T DO THIS, IT WAS JUST PHOTOSHOP!
HE WAS DEVASTATED AFTER THE DEATH OF HIS ONLY FRIEND.
BECAUSE THE PRINCE - STATUE GOT A FLU AND FELT BAD.
THE PRINCE - STATUE TURNED INTO A CHRISTIAN SAINT.
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WHERE WAS OSCAR WILD FROM?
HE WAS FROM HOLAND.
HE WAS FROM IRELAND.
HE WAS FROM TH UK.
HE WAS AMERICAN=
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DO YOU THINK THAT THE TITLE "THE HAPPY PRINCE" IS CORRECT FOR THIS TALE?
ABSOLUTELY NOT - THE STORY IS TRAGIC!
IT'S SOME KIND OF AUTOR'S JOKE, I SUPPOSE.
MAYBE THE PRINCE, EVEN DEAD, FINALLY KNEW THE HAPPINESS OF REAL FRIENDSHIP.
I CAN'T SAY - I DON'T LIKE STORIES WITH NO HAPPY END.
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WHO IS THE MAIN CHARACTER IN THIS TALE?
FRENCH KING
LITTLE PRINCE
SNOW WHITE
OSCAR WILD'S SON
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WHO'S THAT MAN?
SPANISH ARTIST
OSCAR WILD
EUROPIAN POLITICIAN
MY GRANDFATHER'S BROTHER
