Play The Happy Prince and Other Tales — an interactive story where YOU are the hero

after the classic by Oscar Wilde, 1888

Step into Wilde's aching fairy tales — the gilded statue giving away his jewels, the nightingale pressing to the thorn, the selfish giant and his garden. Play the tender heart of each tale and choose how much you'll spend of yourself for someone else.

A moment from one playthrough

The swallow should have flown to Egypt weeks ago, but the Happy Prince begs you to carry one more sapphire — his own eye — to the shivering match-girl below, though it means you'll freeze before spring. The wind is already bitter. Pluck the prince's eye and fly it to the child, or save yourself and fly south while you still can?

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Start free — 10 diamonds when you confirm your email. No subscription; narrated aloud; plays in 26 languages.

The Somni Tales reader: an open book with two pages of a story, an ink illustration, and a “write what you do” bar below.

Live The Happy Prince and Other Tales, don't just read it

In this interactive telling of The Happy Prince and Other Tales, you don't read about the hero — you are the hero. The Storyteller keeps Oscar Wilde's world true to the original — its characters, its places, its mood, all held as canon — then narrates every scene aloud and draws the moment you're in as an ink illustration. You type or speak what you do next, and the world answers: it remembers the promises you made, the things you took, and the people you crossed. Follow Oscar Wilde's plot faithfully, or step off it and watch a brand-new version of The Happy Prince and Other Tales unfold — one that still reaches a real ending.

How it works

The Storyteller holds the world of the book as canon — its characters, places and mood — and opens with you as the hero.
Type or speak anything: the world reacts, remembers, and stays true to the original's spirit.
Every playthrough is a brand-new story. Follow the plot — or break it and see what happens.

Common questions about playing The Happy Prince and Other Tales

Is The Happy Prince and Other Tales free to play on Somni Tales?

You get 10 diamonds free when you confirm your email — enough to open The Happy Prince and Other Tales and step into the first scenes. After that, diamonds cost from $5 with no subscription, and unused diamonds are refundable within 14 days.

Do I have to follow Oscar Wilde's original plot?

No. The Storyteller holds The Happy Prince and Other Tales as canon so its world, characters and mood stay true — but your choices write a brand-new telling. Follow the classic beats, or break from them and see where the story goes.

Can I play The Happy Prince and Other Tales aloud and in my own language?

Yes — every scene is narrated aloud word by word, and The Happy Prince and Other Tales plays in 26 languages. Change the language, voice and reading speed any time from the reader's Settings.