El Ruisenor/the Emperor and the Nightingale

Description:

Though the emperor banishes the nightingale in preference for a jeweled mechanical imitation, the little bird remains faithful and returns years later when the emperor is near death and no one else can help him.

subjects: Fairy tales,  Fiction,  Nightingale,  Nightingales,  Children's stories, Danish,  Translations into Russian,  Translations into English,  Juvenile fiction,  Cuentos de hadas,  Ficción juvenil,  Juvenile literature,  Ruiseñores,  Danish literature,  Children's literature, Danish,  Literature and fiction, juvenile,  Nightingale in fiction,  Nightingales in fiction,  Monasticism and religious orders for women,  Vocation (in religious orders, congregations, etc.),  Children's fiction,  Birds, fiction,  Readers,  Picture books,  Picture books for children,  Pictorial works,  Kings and rulers,  Rossignol philomèle,  Ouvrages illustrés,  Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse,  Nightmares, fiction,  Fossils

People: H. C. Andersen (1805-1875)

Places: Denmark

Times: 19th century