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1、The Nightingale 夜莺TheEmperorofChinaisaChinaman,asyoumostlikelyknow,andeveryonearoundhimisaChinamantoo.It'sbeenagreatmanyyearssincethisstoryhappenedinChina,butthat'sallthemorereasonfortellingitbeforeitgetsforgotten.TheEmperor'spalacewasthewonderoftheworl
2、d.Itwasmadeentirelyoffineporcelain,extremelyexpensivebutsodelicatethatyoucouldtouchitonlywiththegreatestofcare.Inthegardentherarestflowersbloomed,andtotheprettiestonesweretiedlittlesilverbellswhichtinkledsothatnoonecouldpassbywithoutnoticingthem.Yes,all
3、thingswerearrangedaccordingtoplanintheEmperor'sgarden,thoughhowfarandwideitextendednoteventhegardenerknew.Ifyouwalkedonandon,youcametoafineforestwherethetreesweretallandthelakesweredeep.Theforestrandowntothedeepbluesea,soclosethattallshipscouldsailunder
4、thebranchesofthetrees.Inthesetreesanightingalelived.Hissongwassoravishingthateventhepoorfisherman,whohadmuchelsetodo,stoppedtolistenonthenightswhenhewentouttocasthisnets,andheardthenightingale."Howbeautifulthatis,"hesaid,buthehadhisworktoattendto,andhew
5、ouldforgetthebird'ssong.Butthenextnight,whenheheardthesonghewouldagainsay,"Howbeautiful."FromallthecountriesintheworldtravelerscametothecityoftheEmperor.Theyadmiredthecity.Theyadmiredthepalaceanditsgarden,butwhentheyheardthenightingaletheysaid,"Thatisth
6、ebestofall."Andthetravelerstoldofitwhentheycamehome,andmenoflearningwrotemanybooksaboutthetown,aboutthepalace,andaboutthegarden.Buttheydidnotforgetthenightingale.Theypraisedhimhighestofall,andthosewhowerepoetswrotemagnificentpoemsaboutthenightingalewhol
7、ivedintheforestbythedeepsea.Thesebookswentalltheworldover,andsomeofthemcameeventotheEmperorofChina.Hesatinhisgoldenchairandread,noddinghisheadindelightoversuchglowingdescriptionsofhiscity,andpalace,andgarden.Butthenightingaleisthebestofall.Hereaditinpri
8、nt."What'sthis?"theEmperorexclaimed."Idon'tknowofanynightingale.Cantherebesuchabirdinmyempire-inmyowngarden-andInotknowit?TothinkthatIshouldhavetolearnofitoutofabook."ThereuponhecalledhisLord-in-Waiting,whowassoexaltedthatwhenany