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Hoping to erase her tragic past, Empress Wu fills her kingdom with all beautiful things. She wants the Nightingale for its beautiful song. After sending her advisors to find the bird, Nightingale comes to her and offers to stay in her kingdom. Saddened by his captivity, Nightingale wishes to leave. Will the empress allow him to go?

Raymie Clarke has come to realize that everything, absolutely everything, depends on her. And she has a plan. If Raymie can win the Little Miss Central Florida Tire competition, then her father, who left town two days ago with a dental hygienist, will see Raymie's picture in the paper and (maybe) come home. To win, not only does Raymie have to do good deeds and learn how to twirl a baton; she also has to contend with the wispy, frequently fainting Louisiana Elefante, who has a show-business background....

In The Nightingale, Hans Christian Andersen weaves a timeless fable of authenticity, beauty, and redemption. Set in an enchanted vision of imperial China, the story follows a humble nightingale whose song captivates the hearts of all who hear it—even the mighty emperor himself. When an ornate artificial bird replaces the real one at court, the soul-stirring power of nature is cast aside in favor of predictable perfection. But when illness and death come for the emperor, only the return of the living nightingale's song can offer healing and hope.

The Emperor of China is a Chinaman, as you most likely know, and everyone around him is a Chinaman too. It's been a great many years since this story happened in China, but that's all the more reason for telling it before it gets forgotten.

The Emperor of China learns that one of the most beautiful things in his empire is the song of the nightingale. When he orders the nightingale brought to him, a kitchen maid leads the court to a nearby forest, where the nightingale agrees to appear at court, where it remains as the Emperor's favorite. When the Emperor is given a bejeweled mechanical bird he loses interest in the real nightingale, who returns to the forest. The mechanical bird eventually breaks down; and the Emperor is taken deathly ill a few years later. The real nightingale learns of the Emperor's condition and returns to the palace; whereupon Death is so moved by the nightingale's song that he allows the Emperor to live.

The Nightingale and the Rose is a short tragic fantasy story for children. It was first published in 1888 in the anthology The Happy Prince and Other Tales, which, in addition to its title story, also includes "The Happy Prince", "The Devoted Friend", "The Selfish Giant" and "The Remarkable Rocket". In The Nightingale and the Rose by Oscar Wilde we have theme of love, sacrifice, selflessness, pity, materialism and gratitude.

This is a story from the Thumbelina and Other Fairy Tales collection.

A long time ago, the Emperor of China lived in a magnificent palace made of fine china and surrounded by a splendid garden that was so big that even the gardener did not know it all of it. One day, the Emperor read a book that said that the most marvellous bird was the nightingale and so he asked his court to find him one because he wanted to hear it sing that very evening.

It's 1919. Henry has moved to the countryside with her parents and her baby sister, Piglet - all still scarred by the death of her brother. Alone in her head, she begins to explore her surroundings, encouraged by her only friends - characters from her favourite books. Nobody much notices when she wanders into the woods at the bottom of the garden and meets Moth, a striking witchlike woman. Together they form a bond that could help Henry save her family.

Ten-year-old Jasper has been waiting all spring for his beloved nightingale to return to his garden and sing. But it's not there, and neither is his sister, Rosie. His parents seem sad and preoccupied, so gathering his courage, his backpack and his treasured Book of Birds, Jasper sets out alone on a walk to find them both. The expedition takes Jasper through town and country, meeting a host of characters who are also searching for lost things.

Radiospektakl' "Solovej i roza" po odnoimennoj skazke Oskara Uajl'da. Solovej zhil na Dube v sadu, rjadom s domom, gde zhil bednyj student. Odnazhdy, on uslyshal, chto dlja schast'ja studentu nuzhna lish' prekrasnaja krasnaja roza. Esli on podarit ee na balu odnoj devushke, to ta budet s nim tancevat'.

Actress Glenn Close narrates this story, accompanied by original music by Mark Isham. The Emperor and his court in ancient China discover a little grey bird with an enchanting song. But when the Emperor is presented with a jewel-encrusted, artificial singing bird, he banishes the nightingale from his court. Years later, he realizes that the song of the real nightingale is the true treasure.

This is a story from the Famous People in History collection.

When the engaged couple Jorinda and Jacob stumble into the witch’s part of the forest, she takes them captive. The hateful witch changes Jorinda into a singing bird. Will her fiancé save her, or will the witch keep her singing bird caged forever?

รับฟังเรื่องราวของจักรพรรดิชาวจีนที่ได้ยินเสียงนกไนติงเกลร้องเพลงอย่างไพเราะ ก็เกิดหลงใหลในน้ำเสียงนั้น จนต้องฟังเสียงขับขานทุกวัน กระทั่งวันหนึ่ง พระองค์ได้ของกำนัลเป็นนกไขลาน ความที่เห่อของใหม่ ทำให้ทรงหลงลืมเจ้านกนไนติงเกลน้อยไปชั่วคราว สุดท้าย นกไขลานก็เสีย จักรพรรดิจึงนึกขึ้นได้ว่า… ทำพลาดไปเสียแล้วที่ทอดทิ้งนกไนติงเกลน้อย พระองค์รู้สึกผิดจนล้มป่วย สุดท้ายแล้วนกไนติงเกลจะทำอย่างไร ต้องติดตามรับฟัง

Волшебные сказки для детей от 6 до 12 лет. Сказка "Сладкоголосый соловей" - о жестоком шахе, необыкновенном дереве из драгоценных камней, о сладкоголосом соловье, уносившем листья с чудесного дерева, и об отважном царевиче, спасшем народ от жестокого правителя.

La novella, che fa parte di una raccolta di fiabe (Il principe felice e gli altri racconti) pubblicata da Oscar Wilde nel 1888, narra la vicenda di un giovane studente alla ricerca di una rosa rossa da regalare alla sua amata e di un usignolo che decide di aiutarlo. Dopo diversi tentativi infruttuosi, l'uccellino trova un cespuglio di rose rosse che però hanno perso la loro colorazione a causa del freddo inverno. Così il cespuglio suggerisce all'usignolo di colorare una rosa col suo sangue.