"I am so clever that sometimes I don't understand a single word of what I am saying." Oscar Wilde's The Happy Prince and Other Tales is a collection of stories for all ages by Oscar Wilde, first published in May 1888. It contains five stories: "The Happy Prince," "The Nightingale and the Rose," "The Selfish Giant," "The Devoted Friend," and "The Remarkable Rocket." This book is a brilliant and haunting treasure house for everybody where, through the stories of princes, rockets, nightingales, and roses, Oscar Wilde is teaching us about life, love, pride, and mercy.