Fairy Tales Series : The Nightingale

The powerful Emperor of China thinks he knows about all the greatest things in his empire. But then a famous explorer discovers the wonderful nightingale bird in the Emperor's forest. The emperor was very annoyed, so he orders his men to bring the bird to the palace. The nightingale sings so sweetly for the Emperor that the man becomes enchanted by the dullcoloured bird. Later, after the nightingale is replaced by a gold, machanical bird, the Emperor finally learns the volue of a song that is sung freely, from the heart.

This new version of the famous tale has been carefully edited and adapted for very young readers. Lively, colourful pictures make it a truly wonderful advenure in reading.