Mythology, folklore, and sacred legends

The nightingale

by Hans Christian Andersen, Mary J Newill (Illustrator) & Henry William Dulcken (Translator)

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Language: English
Content type: FictionJuvenile

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"The nightingale" by H. C. Andersen is a literary fairy tale set in imperial China. It tells the story of an emperor who discovers a nightingale living in his palace gardens, whose beautiful song moves him to tears. When a jeweled mechanical bird arrives as a gift, the real nightingale is forgotten and banished. Years later, when the emperor falls deathly ill, only one song can save him from Death's grasp. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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