'You heavenly little bird, I know you! I banished you from my kingdom, and yet you have charmed the evil things away from my bed by your song, and even Death away from my heart! How can I ever repay you?'
a. Why do you think the bird had left the kingdom? What had taken its place and what did it sing?
b. Describe the creature which had taken its place.
c. What were the evil faces surrounding the bed of the emperor?
d. How had the nightingale banished Death from the emperor's heart?