`` It is curious , '' he remarked , `` but I feel quite warm now , although it is so cold . '' `` That is because you have done a good action , '' said the Prince . And the little Swallow began to think , and then he fell asleep . Thinking always made him sleepy . When day broke he flew down to the river and had a bath . `` What a remarkable phenomenon , '' said the Professor of Ornithology as he was passing over the bridge . `` A swallow in winter ! '' And he wrote a long letter about it to the local newspaper . Every one quoted it , it was full of so many words that they could not understand . `` To-night I go to Egypt , '' said the Swallow , and he was in high spirits at the prospect . He visited all the public monuments , and sat a long time on top of the church steeple . Wherever he went the Sparrows chirruped , and said to each other , `` What a distinguished stranger ! '' so he enjoyed himself very much . When the moon rose he flew back to the Happy Prince . `` Have you any commissions for Egypt ? '' he cried ; `` I am just starting . '' `` Swallow , Swallow , little Swallow , '' said the Prince , `` will you not stay with me one night longer ? '' `` I am waited for in Egypt , '' answered the Swallow . `` To-morrow my friends will fly up to the Second Cataract . The river-horse couches there among the bulrushes , and on a great granite throne sits the God Memnon .
All XXXXX long he watches the stars , and when the morning star shines he utters one cry of joy , and then he is silent .
Cataract Egypt Memnon Prince Sparrows Swallow To-night bulrushes day night