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  The Happy Prince – Detailed Summary Introduction The Happy Prince is a touching and emotional story written by Oscar Wilde. It teaches us about kindness, sacrifice, love, and helping the poor. The story shows how true happiness comes from helping others. Detailed Summary The Statue of the Happy Prince High above a city stood the beautiful statue of the Happy Prince. The statue was covered with thin gold leaves. His eyes were made of two bright sapphires, and a large red ruby shone on the handle of his sword. When the Prince was alive, he lived in a palace where there was no sadness. He never saw poverty or suffering, so he was called the “Happy Prince.” After his death, his statue was placed high above the city. From there, he could now see the misery, hunger, and suffering of poor people. This made him very sad, and tears rolled down his cheeks. Arrival of the Swallow One night, a little swallow flew into the city. His friends had already gone to Egypt for the winter, but he sta...
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The Happy Prince – Exercise Question Answers (Simple Words)

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Thinking about the Text

1. Why do the courtiers call the prince “the Happy Prince”? Is he really happy? What does he see all around him?

Answer:
The courtiers call him the “Happy Prince” because he lived happily in a palace and never saw sadness.
No, after becoming a statue he is not happy. He sees poverty, hunger, sickness, and suffering all around the city.

2. Why does the Happy Prince send a ruby to the seamstress?

Answer:
The Prince sends the ruby to the poor seamstress because her son is sick and she has no money to help him.

3. What does the swallow see when it flies over the city?

Answer:
The swallow sees rich people enjoying parties and poor people suffering from hunger and cold.

4. Why did the swallow not leave the prince and go to Egypt?

Answer:
The swallow stayed because he loved the Prince and wanted to help him serve the poor people.

5. What are the precious things mentioned in the story? Why are they precious?

Answer:
The two precious things are the dead swallow and the broken lead heart of the Prince.
They are precious because both sacrificed themselves for others.

Important Short Question Answers

1. Who wrote “The Happy Prince”?

Answer:
“The Happy Prince” was written by Oscar Wilde.

2. Where was the statue placed?

Answer:
The statue was placed high above the city on a tall column.

3. What were the Prince’s eyes made of?

Answer:
His eyes were made of sapphires.

4. Why was the swallow late in going to Egypt?

Answer:
The swallow stayed behind because he was in love with a reed.

5. Why was the little boy crying?

Answer:
The little boy was sick and wanted oranges.

6. What did the Prince give to the poor writer?

Answer:
The Prince gave one sapphire from his eye to the poor writer.

7. Why did the Prince become blind?

Answer:
The Prince became blind because he gave both his sapphire eyes to help poor people.

8. Why did the swallow die?

Answer:
The swallow died because of extreme cold during winter.

9. Why did the lead heart break?

Answer:
The lead heart broke because the Prince was very sad when the swallow died.

10. What is the moral of the story?

Answer:
The story teaches us to help poor and needy people with kindness and love.

Long Answer Questions

1. Describe the friendship between the Happy Prince and the swallow.

Answer:
The Happy Prince and the swallow became good friends. The Prince wanted to help poor people, and the swallow carried his jewels and gold to them. The swallow cared deeply for the Prince and stayed with him even in winter. Their friendship was full of love, kindness, and sacrifice.

2. How did the Happy Prince help the poor people?

Answer:
The Happy Prince gave away his ruby, sapphire eyes, and gold covering to poor and suffering people. He helped a seamstress, a writer, a match girl, and many hungry children.

3. Why is the story called “The Happy Prince”?

Answer:
The story is called “The Happy Prince” because the Prince was happy during his life and later found true happiness by helping poor people after his death.

Extra Exam Questions

1. What kind of bird was the swallow?

Answer:
The swallow was kind, loyal, and helpful.

2. Why were the city councillors unhappy with the statue at the end?

Answer:
They were unhappy because the statue had lost all its beauty and jewels.

3. What did God call the two most precious things in the city?

Answer:
God called the dead swallow and the broken heart the two most precious things.

One-Line Answers for Revision

  • The Happy Prince was covered with gold leaves.

  • The swallow carried jewels to poor people.

  • The Prince helped the needy people of the city.

  • The swallow sacrificed his life for friendship.

  • True happiness comes from helping others.

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