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Oscar Wilde’s collection brings together five fairy tales that use magical or comic situations to test ideas about kindness, pride, and friendship. When the Swallow stays with the Happy Prince to help a sick child, the act gives warmth to the giver as well as relief to the boy. The Giant’s wall shuts children out of his garden, making his selfishness visible in a simple, physical way. In “The Devoted Friend,” the Miller’s fine talk about helping others sits uneasily beside the exhausting errands he sets for little Hans.
