The narrative describes a series of events that unfold in a beautiful city, focusing on a statue of a happy prince covered in gold and standing on a large column. The prince's eyes are two bright green emeralds. One night, a swallow arrives in the city and lands between the feet of the prince. The swallow sees the prince's tears, realizing they come from his eyes, and feels sad for him.
The prince explains his situation, expressing his sadness at seeing the misery and poverty around him, despite his own royal status. He asks the swallow to take a precious ruby from his sword and give it to a woman in a poor house. The swallow agrees and flies to the house, where she gives the ruby to the woman.
Upon returning to the prince, the swallow learns that there is a young writer who is struggling due to lack of food and wood. The swallow, despite being cold and tired, decides to stay one more night to help the writer. She takes one of her emerald eyes to give to the writer, who mistakes it for a fan's gift.
The swallow then helps a young girl sell matches, despite her bare feet and lack of shoes. The girl's dreams of warmth and grand feasts are shattered when the matches burn out, but she finds comfort in the presence of her grandmother, who appears in her dreams.
The swallow continues to strip the gold from the prince's statue and distribute it to the poor, despite becoming weak and miserable. Finally, unable to continue, she decides to fly to warmer countries. As she prepares to leave, she kisses the prince on the cheek and falls to the ground next to him. The prince's heart of lead shatters, symbolizing his transformation.
The story ends with the little match girl sitting by a wall, her matches burned out, and a smile on her face. People passing by see her, and although she's cold and hungry, she's at peace. The story concludes with a reference to the match girl's dreams, suggesting that they've given life to the people around her.
1. The story is set in a beautiful city with a statue of a happy prince at its highest point. The statue is covered in gold and has a large red ruby on the handle of his sword. [Source: Document(page_content="00:00:01.78: and it goes\n00:00:07.12: once upon a time in a beautiful city\n00:00:09.83: within its highest area there\n00:00:12.95: was the statue of the happy prince\n00:00:15.80: the statue was covered in gold from\n00:00:18.23: head to toe and there was a large red ruby\n00:00:21.20: on the handle of his sword")]
2. The prince's eyes are adorned with bright green emeralds. The statue is visible to everyone in the city and is known to transmit hope and happiness. [Source: Document(page_content="00:00:24.91: the beautiful eyes of the Prince were two\n00:00:27.88: bright green emeralds.\n00:00:32.12: The statue of the happy prince could be\n00:00:34.55: seen by everyone in the city and was\n00:00:36.53: known to transmit hope and\n00:00:38.51: happiness to everyone.")]
3. One night, a swallow arrives in the city. The swallow's friends have flown to warmer parts of the world to protect themselves from the cold, but the swallow chooses to stay behind. [Source: Document(page_content="00:00:41.09: One night a swallow arrived in the\n00:00:43.73: city.\n00:00:46.26: His friends had flown to warmer parts\n00:00:48.48: of the world to protect themselves. from the\n00:00:50.52: cold but she stayed behind")]
4. The swallow lands between the feet of the happy prince and sees that the prince's tears run down his cheek and fall on his feet. The swallow feels very sad for the prince. [Source: Document(page_content="00:01:24.77: tonight I will sleep in a\n00:01:27.11: golden bed as he prepared to sleep\n00:01:29.47: but the sky was clear and it was not\n00:01:32.32: raining\n00:01:36.78: to know what was As the\n00:01:39.21: swallow flew over the head of the\n00:01:41.16: statue,\n00:01:42.91: she saw that the drops coming from the\n00:01:45.28: prince's eyes were his tears.\n00:01:50.44: The happy prince's tears ran\n00:01:52.96: down his cheek and fell on his feet, and\n00:01:56.80: his sad eyes shone in\n00:01:58.90: the moonlight. swallow felt very\n00:02:01.78: sad for him")]
5. The swallow decides to help the prince and takes out the ruby on the handle of his sword to give to a woman working at a sewing machine. The woman's little son is sick and she has no money. [Source: Document(page_content="00:02:04.42: hello who are you are the happy prince\n00:02:08.23: then why are you crying when I was\n00:02:11.11: alive and in my heart it was still a\n00:02:13.39: human heart I never shed a tear because\n00:02:16.3