The nightingale hears a student crying because the girl he loves will only dance with him if he brings a red rose. It is winter so flowers are not blooming. The nightingale takes pity on the student and searches for a way to get him a rose. She finds a rose bush that says its veins are frozen but a rose can be created if the nightingale presses against a thorn all night and sings, with her blood flowing into the petals to make it red. The nightingale agrees to sacrifice herself to help the lovesick student.
The nightingale hears a student crying because the girl he loves will only dance with him if he brings a red rose. It is winter so flowers are not blooming. The nightingale takes pity on the student and searches for a way to get him a rose. She finds a rose bush that says its veins are frozen but a rose can be created if the nightingale presses against a thorn all night and sings, with her blood flowing into the petals to make it red. The nightingale agrees to sacrifice herself to help the lovesick student.
The nightingale hears a student crying because the girl he loves will only dance with him if he brings a red rose. It is winter so flowers are not blooming. The nightingale takes pity on the student and searches for a way to get him a rose. She finds a rose bush that says its veins are frozen but a rose can be created if the nightingale presses against a thorn all night and sings, with her blood flowing into the petals to make it red. The nightingale agrees to sacrifice herself to help the lovesick student.
Oscar Wilde Oscar Wilde is a very famous Irish writer and poet. His stories are rich with descriptive details and impressive images. The present story pictures the supreme sacrifice of a nightingale that proves futile. A student is madly in love with his professors daughter. He wishes to dance with the girl at a ball. But the girl says that she will dance with him only if he gets her a red rose. It is winter and the student is unable to find a single red rose. He declares that his heart would break with grief. A nightingale listens to the outburst of the student and takes pity on him. She is able to understand his sorrow. A little green lizard, a butterfly and a daisy too see the student crying and wonder what the reason is. Just when the nightingale tells them the story of the student, they laugh aloud and poke fun at him. They find it ridiculous that the student is crying for a rose. , The nightingale decides to help the student. But she is unable to find a tree which bears red roses. Finally she locates one. The rose-tree says that the severe cold had frozen its veins and broken its branches. It would not be able to bear flowers. However, there is a way. The nightingale would have to sing sweetly all through the night, with her breast pressed against a thorn. Out of the music would be created a rose. The blood of the nightingale would flow through the petals and give it a red colour. The nightingale thus would have to give up her life if she wanted the rose. The nightingale readily agrees to sacrifice her life for the sake of the student. A nightingale listens to the outburst of the student and takes pity on him. The student needs a red rose to prove his love. The nightingale is convinced that the student is a true lover and decides to help him.