The seamstress's son was in critical condition. He was bedridden and in desperate need of treatment and nutritious meals. The seamstress, on the other hand, was unable to purchase either oranges or the medications required to care for her baby and bring him back to health. The prince took notice of their predicament. He sent a ruby to the seamstress's house for her son because he was nice and sensitive. He asked her to sell it and get whatever she needed to care for her sick son. The prince told the swallow to go to the seamstress's house with a ruby in its beak. They placed the gem on her son's bedside table with care. To cheer him up, the bird waved its wings over the ill little boy's head as he lay down. He returned to the Happy Prince once his mission was completed.