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1、TheNightingaleandtheRoseOscarWilde"ShesaidthatshewoulddancewithmeifIbroughtherredroses,"criedtheyoungStudent;"butinallmygardenthereisnoredrose."FromhernestintheoaktreetheNightingaleheardhim,andshelookedoutthroughtheleaves,andwondered."Noredroseinallm
2、ygarden!"hecried,andhisbeautifuleyesfilledwithtears."Ah,onwhatlittlethingsdoeshappinessdepend!Ihavereadallthatthewisemenhavewritten,andallthesecretsofphilosophyaremine,yetforwantofaredroseismylifemadewretched.""Hereatlastisatruelover,"saidtheNighting
3、ale."NightafternighthaveIsungofhim,thoughIknewhimnot:nightafternighthaveItoldhisstorytothestars,andnowIseehim.Hishairisdarkasthehyacinth-blossom,andhislipsareredastheroseofhisdesire;butpassionhasmadehisfacelikepaleivory,andsorrowhassethersealuponhisb
4、row.""ThePrincegivesaballto-morrownight,"murmuredtheyoungStudent,"andmylovewillbeofthecompany.IfIbringheraredroseshewilldancewithmetilldawn.IfIbringheraredrose,Ishallholdherinmyarms,andshewillleanherheaduponmyshoulder,andherhandwillbeclaspedinmine.Bu
5、tthereisnoredroseinmygarden,soIshallsitlonely,andshewillpassmeby.Shewillhavenoheedofme,andmyheartwillbreak.""Hereindeedisthetruelover,"saidtheNightingale."WhatIsingof,hesuffers--whatisjoytome,tohimispain.SurelyLoveisawonderfulthing.Itismorepreciousth
6、anemeralds,anddearerthanfineopals.Pearlsandpomegranatescannotbuyit,norisitsetforthinthemarketplace.Itmaynotbepurchasedofthemerchants,norcanitbeweighedoutinthebalanceforgold.""Themusicianswillsitintheirgallery,"saidtheyoungStudent,"andplayupontheirstr
7、ingedinstruments,andmylovewilldancetothesoundoftheharpandtheviolin.Shewilldancesolightlythatherfeetwillnottouchthefloor,andthecourtiersintheirgaydresseswillthrongroundher.Butwithmeshewillnotdance,forIhavenoredrosetogiveher";andheflunghimselfdownonthe
8、grass,andburiedhisfaceinhishands,andwept."Whyisheweeping?"askedalittleGreenLizard,asheranpasthimwithhistailintheair."Why,indeed?"saidaButterfly,whowasflutteringaboutafterasunbeam."Why,indeed?"whisperedaDaisytohisneighbor,inasoft,lowvoice."Heisweeping