Swedish · Beginner

Näktergalen

Name: Näktergalen
Author: Hans Christian Andersen

Adapted from The Nightingale

By Hans Christian Andersen

An emperor discovers the song of a living nightingale, then learns its value after replacing it with a machine.

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Porslinspalatset

The porcelain palace

För länge sedan bodde en kejsare i Kina. Hans palats var byggt av dyrt porslin, och man fick vara försiktig så att inget gick sönder. På blommorna i hans trädgård satt små silverklockor. När de ringde lade alla som gick förbi märke till blommorna. Trädgården var så stor att inte ens trädgårdsmästaren visste var den slutade.

Long ago, an emperor lived in China. His palace was built of expensive porcelain, and people had to be careful not to break anything. Small silver bells were attached to the flowers in his garden. When they rang, everyone who passed by noticed the flowers. The garden was so large that not even the gardener knew where it ended.

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