Fairy Tales and bedtime stories by Oscar Wilde

Read online the most beautiful fairy tales and bedtime short and long stories written by Irish writer Oscar Wilde. Oscar Wilde's fairy tales and stories for children of all ages, kids and babies in english. See the list of Oscar Wilde's fairy tales - Oscar Wilde fairy tale list.

The five fairy tales and short stories written by Oscar Wilde are "The Happy Prince", "The Nightingale and the Rose", "The Selfish Giant", "The Devoted Friend", and "The Remarkable Rocket" and are included in the collection of children's stories The Happy Prince and Other Tales (sometimes called The Happy Prince and Other Stories) published by Oscar Wilde in May 1888.

You can read all five fairy tales written by Oscar Wilde below.

The Happy Prince
High above the city, on a tall column, stood the statue of the Happy Prince.  He was gilded all over with thin leaves of fine gold, for eyes he had two bright sapphires, and a large red ruby glowed on his sword-hilt... read the whole fairy tale.

The Nightingale and the Rose
“No red rose in all my garden!” he cried, and his beautiful eyes filled with tears.  “Ah, on what little things does happiness depend!  I have read all that the wise men have written, and all the secrets of philosophy are mine, yet for want of a red rose is my... read the whole fairy tale.

The Selfish Giant
It was a large lovely garden, with soft green grass.  Here and there over the grass stood beautiful flowers like stars, and there were twelve peach-trees that in the spring-time broke out into delicate blossoms of pink and pearl, and in the autumn bore rich fruit.  The birds sat on... read the whole fairy tale.

The Devoted Friend
One morning the old Water-rat put his head out of his hole.  He had bright beady eyes and stiff grey whiskers and his tail was like a long bit of black india-rubber.  The little ducks were swimming about in the pond, looking just like a lot of yellow canaries, and their mother, who was... read the whole fairy tale.

The Remarkable Rocket
The King’s son was going to be married, so there were general rejoicings.  He had waited a whole year for his bride, and at last she had arrived.  She was a Russian Princess, and had driven all the way from Finland in a sledge drawn by six reindeer.  The sledge was shaped like a great golden swan, and... read the whole fairy tale.