When he died, they set him up here and now he can see all the ugliness and misery of the city, and his leaden heart weeps. The Swallow asks the Prince what is wrong, and the boy answers that when he was alive in the palace of Sans-Souci he was never sorrowful and life was lovely. He looks up, annoyed, and realizes the statue is crying.
He is pleased at first with his golden bedroom, but feels a drop of rain. On his flight out, he stops to rest near the statue. He asked her to go away with him and she said no, so he decided it was time to go on to Egypt. He saw that she had no conversation and was a coquette, always flirting with the wind. The other swallows thought it absurd because she had no money and no relations, and soon the Swallow tired of her. He had seen her slender waist and flew down and she bowed to him. His friends had gone on to Egypt, but he stayed behind because he was in love with the most beautiful Reed. Some wish they were as happy, some wish their children were as well-behaved. The statue of the Happy Prince stands tall above the city on a column, and everyone admires him. Buy Study Guide Summary "The Happy Prince"
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