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The Imperial Nightingale
Hans Christian Andersen
Emperor's Nightingale, The
by Dan Totheroh
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Based on the Hans Christian Andersen story.
The Chinese Emperor acquires a nightingale and places it in a golden cage.
Then he receives a mechanical nightingale and it replaces the live one in his affection.
When the Emperor falls deathly ill, the mechanical bird breaks down.
The real bird appears at his window and sings so sweetly that Death is vanquished.
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Publisher Samuel French
Year 1980
Pages 44
Language English
ISBN-13 9780573652073
ISBN-10 0573652074
Emperor's Nightingale, The is a American comedy play written by Dan Totheroh and published by Samuel French (1980).
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