Oscar Wilde

Wilde was known for his sparkling and naughty wit, but his children's stories have a poignant tone and Christian themes.

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    The Selfish Giant

    Download the audio to your computer, Right Click, Save As. [audio: http://media.libsyn.com/media/blogrelations/storynory_selfish_giant.mp3] This classic story by Oscar Wilde is set in a garden that is not unlike paradise. Children play freely among the trees and flowers. And then the owner, The Selfish Giant, returns from a long holiday and drives out the children. But all […]

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    The Happy Prince

    The Happy Prince by Henrietta MacPhee

    Oscar Wilde’s fairytale of a statue and a swallow is both beautiful and sad. The statue was once a happy prince with no idea that others could be sad. Now that he is a statue, high above the city, he can see that his happiness is not shared by all. A longer story with a moral message.