THE NIGHTINGALE
1872
FAIRY TALES OF HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN
THE NIGHTINGALE
by Hans Christian Andersen
IN China, you know, the emperor is a Chinese, and all those
about him are Chinamen also. The story I am going to tell you happened
a great many years ago, so it is well to hear it now before it is
forgotten. The emperor's palace was the most beautiful in the world.
It was ...