The nightingale
| Language | en |
|---|---|
| First published | 2023-07-02 |
| Rights | Public domain in the USA. |
| Gutenberg ID | #71096 |
Description
"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.)