I read this book “The Emperor and the Nightingale” The main character is the Emperor of China. He always wanted the best of everything. And he had a lot of treasure. One day he heard the little brown bard singing. It was nightingale. He loved it very much. He caught it and put in the silver cage. Every day it sang and the Emperor was glad. One day the Emperor of Japan came there and heard its singing. After he went back Japan, beautiful bird arrived. It was made of gold and jewels. It is made in Japan. The Emperor was very happy. He had eyes for nothing else. He forgot real Nightingale. It flew away… The Emperor heard Gold Nightingale’s singing every time but the Gold Nightingale broke. The Emperor looked for Nightingale. But no one could find it. Then he became sick. He was close to death. Suddenly the real Nightingale came to him!! As it sang, he began to get better. It is always made much of. The Emperor loved it again. I didn’t know Andersen wrote this story. I had thought that he wrote Western story only, didn’t wrote Asian story. I was surprised at entrance of Japanese Emperor. There might be image that Japanese is good with fingers. I want to hear the Nightingale’s singing.
Andersen, H. (2007). The Emperor and the Nightingale. London: usborne Publishing Ltd.
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