In 1888 the first edition of "Happy Prince and Other Tales" by Irish writer Oscar Wilde was released . In addition to the story that gives the collection its title, the work contains other stories that were dedicated to the writer's two sons, but rather than fairy tales for children, they are tales suitable for adults who want to reflect on life and its contradictions. Each of the five tales contains a moral lesson or, at least, a reflection on the injustices of life, the formalism peculiar to the bourgeois society of the time, the lack of sensitivity and cynicism of some, and the conceit and lack of objectivity of others.