The Student's lament is overheard by the Nightingale. He cries over how he is certain to lose the love of the Professor's daughter forever. Unfortunately for the student, there are no red roses in his garden. The Professor's daughter has promised to dance with the Student at the ball but only on the condition that he gives her a red rose first. 1888 illustration by the British artist George Percy Jacomb-Hood.Ī ball is to be held by the Prince. The Nightingale and the Student among the roses. There have been five different operatic adaptations of the story and four different ballets based on the work. However, the birds' sacrifice proves to be in vain. Taking pity on the student, the nightingale sacrifices her life in order to procure a red rose for the young man. The young woman threatens to abandon the student unless he gives her a red rose. The story's plot is set in motion when a nightingale overhears a young student express his fears about losing the young woman he loves forever. It was first published in 1888 in the anthology The Happy Prince and Other Tales, which, as well as its title story, also includes " The Selfish Giant", " The Devoted Friend' and " The Remarkable Rocket". "The Nightingale and the Rose" is a short tragic fantasy story for children by the Irish author Oscar Wilde. A nightingale photographed in Offenbach am Main, Germany in 2007.
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