High above a city, a golden statue of a prince looks down on the suffering he never saw in life. A swallow, delayed on its way to Egypt, becomes his messenger, carrying the ruby from his sword and the sapphires from his eyes to those who need them, until both statue and bird have given everything they have.
Oscar Wilde's 1888 fairy tale is a short, tender story of compassion and the difference between outward splendor and a living heart. This recording is the complete story.
