Skip to content
The nightingaleH. C. Andersen

The nightingale

by OpenStories

Original author: H. C. Andersen

CompletedPublished Updated

"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.

The nightingale, by H. C. Andersen. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #71096.

  • 3,715words
  • 1chapters
  • 0stars
  • 0bookmarks
  • 3hits
Start reading