The Prince's Dream is a fable written by Jean Ingelow as part of The Wonderbox Tales collection.

The story is a tale of a prince living in seclusion within a far-off tower filled with many luxuries, in Southern Asia (India).

The story focuses on his encounter with an old man, who comes to the prince in a dream and offers a view of what the ‘outside world’ is truly about.

But he later realizes through a dream that gold and luxuries are not as important as hard work, charity, empathy and ethics.

The danger of gold and greed is revealed to the Prince when he realizes the importance of work and charity after seeing the people in his dream torn apart by avarice.