The Nightingale and the Rose

An abridged version of Oscar Wilde's The Nightingale and the Rose.

Intermediate

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"She said that she would dance with me if I brought her red roses," cried the Student. "But in all my garden, there is no red rose."
From her nest, the Nightingale heard him.
"Here is a true lover," said the Nightingale.
"The Prince gives a ball tomorrow night," murmured the Student. "If I bring her a red rose, she will dance with me."