Since the swallow had brought back the prince’s red gem, he could at last stay; but one night as soon as he was about to return to the Egypt, the happy prince said to the little swallow, “OH little swallow, please stay with me for one last night?” the swallow replied, “Oh dear prince, I couldn’t stay with you any longer, my friends are waiting for me and…” “Oh please little swallow, you must obey me;” the swallow sighed and said, “All right I shall stay with you for one last night.”

  The swallow then took a breath, after that he continued, “What is the request that you want me to do dear prince?” the prince said to the swallow, “See that poor old man writing a story, he is very hungry; and I could tell by his face,” “What do you want me to  give to him dear prince?” asked the swallow, as if he had so many questions to ask; “I want you to take out my blue eye ball, it is like a gem, and bring it to the man so that he could finish his act; and be happy once more.”

  At these words the swallow said, “OH my dear prince, I couldn’t do that! I swear! Because…” “No little swallow, you must do what I say, and help that poor man!” at these words, the swallow had no choice but to obey, he took out the other prince’s eye; with a squeak, as if he was helping the poor prince to recover from his pain.

  When the swallow flew to the man with the blue sapphire gem, he felt the warm wind of the spring dancing around in his brain. When he arrived, he placed the gem under the man’s face, and flew back to the prince. When he returned, the prince asked the swallow, “Did you succeed?” asked the prince joyfully, “I did, and I hope the man enjoys it too.

  The man awoke eventually, when he saw the blue sapphire gem; he said happily, “What on the world is this? somebody actually likes my plays, yes! Now I can finish my play;” and he began to write. The next day, the swallow flew away to Egypt and before that he said to the prince, “I am going to fly away to Egypt today and…” “Oh please little swallow, oh please can you stay with me for one last night?” but the swallow was very satisfied, “But, dear prince; I can’t do that, my friends are waiting for me and it is getting colder and colder here; I have to go to Egypt, where the sun is hot, and it is warm and cool there;” “You must little swallow, you must stay with me for one last night,” “Dear prince, I couldn’t and…” “Swallow this can’t be, you have to stay with me; I command you!” the little swallow had no choice but to obey.

  “Okay prince, what is your command?” “See that poor little girl on the road, she is selling matches; it is Christmas day, and she hadn’t even sold one match. But she dares not to go home; because her father was a cruel man, and he would punish her and hit her hard and say mean words to her if she doesn’t bring home any money. She is crying bitterly, and I want you to do something that I want; which is very important, I now realize that helping people is good since it feels good.”

  “Well what do you suggest me to do dear prince?” “I want you to take my sword’s red gem off again, and give it to her so that she can bring home,” “OH my dear prince!” shouted the swallow in the loudest voice, “I can’t do that, you will lose your sword’s red gem and…” “No swallow, you must do what I tell you, or face your doom!” and so the swallow brought the red gem to the little girl by wings, the little girl looks at it and smiled, “That is nice! But it is still not enough as my father wished me to give it to him;” then she began to sigh and cry again, the swallow heard what the girl had just said; he said to himself, “What a picky girl!” when he flew back, he didn’t tell the prince the message that he had just received from the little girl; but he still was very cold.

  He knew that since he did not help the poor little girl, he felt bad; and so that was the reason why he was cold. He was very sad; and when he was about to fly to Egypt, the prince said to the swallow, “I see that you are very sad these days; I wonder what is the matter, tell me?” the swallow did not speak, the prince forced the swallow to tell him; but he still didn’t say anything. At last the prince said, “If you don’t tell me I will put dynamites on your head and blow you up! I was trying to help you!”

  At these words the swallow was so scared that he said out loud, “I heard the little girl say that that wasn’t enough to pay for his father, and so I didn’t tell you because I thought that you would not like it and…”

  “Oh my dear swallow, why on earth would you think I will not help a little girl? And why on earth would you not tell me about this?” the spell was broken, the prince turned to real life, and jumped down from the statue’s stand, “Thank you dear swallow, you have broke the spell, and now I can live on land once more.

  That was the end of the happy prince. During the lives when he was a golden statue, he realized how important everybody was to him, and that how important helping people is.

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 Since the swallow had brought back the prince’s red gem, he could at last stay; but one night as soon as he was about to return to the Egypt, the happy prince said to the little swallow, “OH little swallow, please stay with me for one last night?” the swallow replied, “Oh dear prince, I couldn’t stay with you any longer, my friends are waiting for me and…” “Oh please little swallow, you must obey me;” the swallow sighed and said, “All right I shall stay with you for one last night.”

  The swallow then took a breath, after that he continued, “What is the request that you want me to do dear prince?” the prince said to the swallow, “See that poor old man writing a story, he is very hungry; and I could tell by his face,” “What do you want me to  give to him dear prince?” asked the swallow, as if he had so many questions to ask; “I want you to take out my blue eye ball, it is like a gem, and bring it to the man so that he could finish his act; and be happy again.”

  At these words the swallow said, “OH my dear prince, I couldn’t do that! I swear! Because…” “No little swallow, you must do what I say, and help that poor man!” at these words, the swallow had no choice but to obey, he took out the other prince’s eye; with a squeak, as if he was helping the poor prince to recover from his pain.

  When the swallow flew to the man with the blue sapphire gem, he felt the warm wind of the spring dancing around in his brain. When he arrived, he placed the gem under the man’s face, and flew back to the prince. When he returned, the prince asked the swallow, “Did you succeed?” asked the prince joyfully, “I did, and I hope the man enjoys it too.

  The man awoke eventually, when he saw the blue sapphire gem; he said happily, “What on the world is this? Somebody actually likes my plays, yes! Now I can finish my play;” and he began to write. The next day, the swallow flew away to Egypt and before that he said to the prince, “I am going to fly away to Egypt today and…” “Oh please little swallow, oh please can you stay with me for one last night?” but the swallow was very satisfied, “But, dear prince; I can’t do that, my friends are waiting for me and it is getting colder and colder here; I have to go to Egypt, where the sun is hot, and it is warm and cool there;” “You must little swallow, you must stay with me for one last night,” “Dear prince, I couldn’t and…” “Swallow this can’t be, you have to stay with me; I command you!” the little swallow had no choice but to obey.

  “Okay prince, what is your command?” “See that poor little girl on the road, she is selling matches; it is Christmas day, and she hadn’t even sold one match. But she dares not to go home; because her father was a cruel man, and he would punish her and hit her hard and say mean words to her if she doesn’t bring home any money. She is crying bitterly, and I want you to do something that I want; which is very important, I now realize that helping people is good since it feels good.”

  “Well what do you suggest me to do dear prince?” “I want you to take my sword’s red gem off again, and give it to her so that she can bring home,” “OH my dear prince!” shouted the swallow in the loudest voice, “I can’t do that, you will lose your sword’s red gem and…” “No swallow, you must do what I tell you, or face your doom!” and so the swallow brought the red gem to the little girl by wings, the little girl looks at it and smiled, “That is nice! But it is still not enough as my father wished me to give it to him;” then she began to sigh and cry again, the swallow heard what the girl had just said; he said to himself, “What a picky girl!” when he flew back, he didn’t tell the prince the message that he had just received from the little girl; but he was still very cold.

  He knew that since he did not help the poor little girl, he felt bad; and so that was the reason why he was cold. He was very sad; and when he was about to fly to Egypt, the prince said to the swallow, “I see that you are very sad these days; I wonder what is the matter, tell me?” the swallow did not speak, the prince forced the swallow to tell him; but he still didn’t say anything. At last the prince said, “If you don’t tell me I will put dynamites on your head and blow you up! I was trying to help you!”

  At these words the swallow was so scared that he said out loud, “I heard the little girl say that that wasn’t enough to pay for his father, and so I didn’t tell you because I thought that you would not like it and…”

  “Oh my dear swallow, why on earth would you think I will not help a little girl? And why on earth would you not tell me about this?” the spell was broken, the prince turned to real life, and jumped down from the statue’s stand, “Thank you dear swallow, you have broken the spell, and now I can live on land once more.

  That was the end of the happy prince. During the lives when he was a golden statue, he realized how important everybody was to him, and that how important helping people is.

    四年级:欧阳雨鹭