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The Shirt of the Happy Man

Story Stats

Rating: 3

Grade Level: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

Page count: 3

Categories: Fable, Folk Tale, Italian

Author

Italo

Calvino

Appeared in

Italian Fables

Story Summary

According to the most learned men in the world the depressed prince can only get better if he exchanges shirts with a completely happy man.