In a nest, in a tree, in a garden a nightingale① sang. Her song was
beautiful: she sang of love and happiness. One day she saw a young student
in the garden.
"She says she will dance with me if I give her a red rose," said the Student,
"but in my garden there is no red rose." And when he said this his eyes filled
with tears. "Every day I study philosophy② and I read all the things that
wise men say about happiness. Now my happiness depends on③ a red rose!"
The Nightingale heard this and said to herself, "Finally, here is a true lover.
Every night I sing of love and this young man suffers for love."
The Student continued: "I love the Professor's daughter and tomorrow
there is a ball at the Prince's palace. My love will be there. If I take her a red
rose she will dance with me. If I have no red rose she will not speak to me."
The young student looked around the garden. There were yellow roses and
white roses but no red roses. "Poor me," he said. "I need one red rose but I
cannot see any in this garden."
"Ah," said the Nightingale, "Love is a wonderful thing: it is more precious
than emeralds④, opals⑤ and pearls, you cannot buy love in the market place
with gold coins."
"The musicians will play their violins and my love will dance to their
music. But she will not dance with me. I have no red rose to give her." The Student fell onto the grass and started to cry.
A butterfly heard him and asked, "Why is he crying?"
A daisy asked her friend, "Why is he crying?"
"Why is he crying?" said a little green lizard.
"He is crying for a red rose," said the Nightingale.
"A red rose?" they all replied. "That's ridiculous①!"
The other animals laughed but the Nightingale understood. She watched
the student sadly and thought of the mystery② of love.
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