It is more precious than emeralds, and dearer than fine opals. “What I sing of, he suffers: what is joy to me, to him is pain. She will have no heed of me, and my heart will break.” “A true lover indeed,” said the Nightingale. But there is no red rose in my garden, so I shall sit lonely, and she will pass me by. If I bring her a red rose, I shall hold her in my arms, and she will lean her head upon my shoulder, and her hand will be clasped in mine.
If I bring her a red rose she will dance with me till dawn. His hair is dark as the hyacinth-blossom, and his lips are red as the rose of his desire but passion has made his face like pale ivory, and sorrow has set her seal upon his brow.” “The Prince gives a ball to-morrow night,” murmured the young Student, “and my love will be of the company. “Night after night have I sung of him, though I knew him not: night after night have I told his story to the stars, and now I see him. ONCE upon a time, long, long ago and far, far away, a nightingale sat in her nest watching and listening to the people below… A young man was lamenting “She said that she would dance with me if I brought her red roses,” cried the young Student “but in all my garden there is no red rose.” This got the nightingale wondering…… “Here at last is a true lover,” said the Nightingale. ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 364 In this 364th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children's Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Fairy Tale "THE NIGHTINGALE AND THE ROSE”. In addition, there are those who are not so familiar: The Star Child, The Young King, and The Devoted Friend. Humour, pathos, delightful little characters abound in the stories of The Nightingale and the Rose who keeps the Happy Prince company despite approaching winter The Selfish Giant, who doesn't want children playing in his garden, and The Remarkable Rocket. Oscar Wilde's collection of fairy stories are among the greatest and most poignant classics for children and adults alike. The nightingale visits all the rose-trees in the garden, and one of the white roses tell her that there's a way to produce a red rose, but only if the nightingale is prepared to sing the sweetest song for the rose all night, and sacrifice her life to do so. How is this book unique? Font adjustments & biography included Unabridged (100% Original content) Formatted for e-reader Illustrated About The Nightingale and the Rose by Oscar Wilde A nightingale overhears a student complaining that his professor's daughter will not dance with him, as he is unable to give her a red rose.
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