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The Happy Prince by Oscar Wilde
5.0

I first came across The Happy Prince as a kid. We had this monthly newsletter in Chinese, specially for children, that my mum made me read (because my grasp of the Chinese language was horrendously absmal. It still is to this day.)

I didn't think much about it, but I happened to read it again in one of Mr Wilde's collection of short stories in English a few months ago, and it stuck itself persistently in my mind.

People these days unfortunately care about and value the superficial, and The Happy Prince is a bittersweet celebration of the little things in life that seem unimportant at first glance, but are of utmost significance in one's life.