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Oscar Wilde A House of Pomegranates Wilde's second book of fairy tales is intended for reading to children but has a message for adults, too. Includes the clever but enchanting parody The Fisherman and His Soul. The Young King . . . 13 pages The story of young prince, brought up as a goatherd, who becomes king on the death of his father and develops a deep fascination with the beautiful objects his wealth affords him. The Birthday of the Infanta . . . 25 pages A spectacular party is thrown in honour of the Infanta of Spain's birthday; there are actors, jugglers, magicians - and a dancing dwarf. A heart-wrenching tale about inner and outer beauty. The Fisherman and his Soul . . . 32 pages A fisherman accidently captures and falls in love with a mermaid but must make a sacrifice to be with her. A fairytale, reminiscent of The Little Mermaid, parodying usual divisions between body and soul. The Star-Child . . . 15 pages Two woodcutters discover a baby where a shooting star falls - but the child it becomes is both beautiful and cruel.