The Nightingale
IN China,you must know,the Emperor is a Chinaman,and all whom he has about him are Chinamen too.It happened a good many years ago,but that’s just why it’s worth while to hear the story,before it is forgotten.The Emperor’s palace was the most splendid in the world; it was made entirely of porcelain,very costly,but so delicate and brittle that one had to take care how one touched it.In the garden were to be seen the most wonderful flowers,and to the costliest of them silver bells were tied,which sounded,so that nobody should pass by without noticing the flowers.Yes,everything in the Emperor’s garden was admirably