The Jade Story Book; Stories from the Orient

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The Jade Story Book; Stories from the Orient

by Penrhyn Wingfield Coussens

EN·~6 hours·35 chapters

Chapters

35 total

PREFACE

1:54

THE JADE STORY BOOK

0:01

HOW THE BIRDS SAVED THE EMPEROR’S LIFE

13:45

THE FAITHFUL RAJPOOT

6:06

THE TALE OF TWO MERCHANTS OF EGYPT AND BAGDAD

6:23

PUNCHKIN

22:59

PRINCESS MOONLIGHT

15:22

THE FOX AND THE CRAFTY CRAB

2:52

INGRATITUDE

7:07

THE PAPER BAG

6:43

Description

In a glittering palace of porcelain, an emperor learns of a legendary nightingale praised by travelers from distant lands. Though his gardens brim with exotic flowers and golden bells, the bird’s song remains a mystery to him, whispered only in the pages of foreign scholars. Intrigued and determined, he commands his First Lord to bring the elusive creature to his court, warning of dire consequences should the task fail.

The First Lord scours the sprawling palace, questioning every servant, yet none have ever heard of the famed bird. As rumors of the nightingale’s enchanting melody spread, the search becomes a race against time, pushing the court’s officials to confront the thin line between fact and fiction. Listeners will be drawn into a world where curiosity, loyalty, and the whisper of a song may hold the key to the emperor’s fate, all set against the lush backdrop of an ancient Eastern realm.

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Language

en

Duration

~6 hours (356K characters)

Series

The jewel series

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Charlene Taylor and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)

Release date

Jul 31, 2021

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

PW

Penrhyn Wingfield Coussens

1873–1944

Best known for gathering stories and reading guides for young readers, this early-20th-century writer helped shape how children’s books were shared and recommended. His work ranges from folktale collections to practical book lists for families, teachers, and librarians.

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