Then he called one of his lords-in-waiting, who was so high-bred, that when any in an inferior rank to himself spoke to him, or asked him a question, he would answer, “Pooh, which means nothing.
“There is a very wonderful bird mentioned here, called a nightingale, said the emperor; “they say it is the best thing in my large kingdom. Why have I not been told of it?
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“I have never heard the name, replied the cavalier; “she has not been presented at court.
“It is my pleasure that she shall appear this evening. said the emperor; “the whole world knows what I possess better than I do myself.
“I have never heard of her, said the cavalier; “yet I will endeavor to find her.
But where was the nightingale to be found? The nobleman went up stairs and down, through halls and passages; yet none of those whom he met had heard of the bird. So he returned to the emperor, and said that it must be a fable, invented by those who had written the book. “Your imperial majesty, said he, “cannot believe everything contained in books; sometimes they are only fiction, or what is called the black art.
“But the book in which I have read this account, said the emperor, “was sent to me by the great and mighty emperor of Japan, and therefore it cannot contain a falsehood. I will hear the nightingale, she must be here this evening; she has my highest favor; and if she does not come, the whole court shall be trampled upon after supper is ended.
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