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Mar 2023
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Hans Christian Andersen - The Nightingal...

Katrina Hao
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This is a simple story for kids. The story is "The Nightingale" by Hans Christian Andersen. This story is about friends. The nightingale is a bird and sings a beautiful song for the emperor. But the emperor doesn't want to listen to the nightingale -- he wants to listen to a toy bird. Then the emperor is sick. How can the nightingale help the emperor? Watch and read on Youtube: https://youtu.be/rm2FX5hHSvg

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