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The emperor placed the artificial nightingale at his bedside and banished the real nightingale for his desertion. The artificial bird sang the emperor to sleep each night until its cogs wore down. The bird was repaired, but it could be played only once a year.
The poor emperor, finding he could scarcely breathe with a strange weight on his chest, opened his eyes, and saw Death sitting there. He had put on the emperor's golden crown, and held in one hand his sword of state, and in the other his beautiful banner.
Little nightingale, cried the girl, raising her voice, our most gracious emperor wishes you to sing before him. With the greatest pleasure, said the nightingale, and began to sing most delightfully. It sounds like tiny glass bells, said the lord-in-waiting, and see how her little throat works.
Oct 30, 2020 · “Shall I sing once more before the emperor?” asked the nightingale, who thought the emperor was there. “My sweet little nightingale,” said the lord-in-waiting, “I have the pleasure to invite you to a court assembly for this evening, at which you will enchant his Imperial Highness with your delightful singing.”
May 24, 2022 · The nightingale sang delightfully, and the tears came into the emperor’s eyes, nay, they rolled down his cheeks; and then the nightingale sang more beautifully than ever, its notes touched all hearts.
The nightingale refuses the emperor’s award – a golden shoe on his neck. For the creator, such a reward is insane, it would become unbearable burden. The reward for the nightingale is the tears of the emperor: “Tears are the most precious reward for the singer’s heart.”
Nov 21, 2023 · Hans Christian Andersen's story of "The Nightingale" is the story of an emperor who falls in love with a nightingale's song. When the Emperor is gifted a mechanical...
Nov 20, 2021 · Though the emperor banishes the nightingale in preference for a jeweled mechanical imitation, the little bird remains faithful and returns years later when the emperor is near death and no one else can help him. Translation of: Nattergalen.
The Nightingale. From the Yellow Fairy Book, Edited by Andrew Lang. In China, as I daresay you know, the Emperor is a Chinaman, and all his courtiers are also Chinamen. The story I am going to tell you happened many years ago, but it is worth while for you to listen to it, before it is forgotten.
The Emperor's Nightingale. Hans Christian Andersen. Schocken Books, 1981 - Fiction - 34 pages. Though the emperor banishes the nightingale in preference for a jeweled mechanical...
