Once upon a time, there was a Chinese emperor who loved beautiful things.
从前，有一位中国皇帝，他非常喜爱美丽的事物。
He heard of a nightingale that sang so beautifully that it made people weep with joy.
他听说有只夜莺歌声美妙，能让人听得泪流满面。
The emperor ordered the nightingale to come and sing for him, and when the bird sang, the whole court was enchanted.
皇帝命令夜莺来为他歌唱，夜莺的歌声让整个宫廷的人都陶醉其中。
But the emperor became selfish and wanted the bird to remain in his palace forever.
但皇帝变得自私，想要夜莺永远留在宫里。
He placed the nightingale in a golden cage and ordered the bird to sing whenever he wanted.
他把夜莺放进了金笼子，并命令它随时为他歌唱。
At first, the nightingale sang gladly, but soon grew tired and sad in captivity.
起初，夜莺愉快地歌唱，但很快它在囚禁中变得疲惫和悲伤。
Then one day, the emperor received a beautiful mechanical bird as a gift.
有一天，皇帝收到了一个美丽的机械鸟作为礼物。
This bird could sing, but it was just an imitation of the real nightingale.
这只鸟会唱歌，但它只是夜莺的仿制品。
Over time, the emperor became obsessed with the mechanical bird, neglecting the real nightingale.
随着时间的推移，皇帝变得迷恋机械鸟，忽视了真正的夜莺。
Eventually, the real nightingale flew away.
最终，真正的夜莺飞走了。
One day, the emperor fell ill, and no one could cure him, not even the mechanical bird.
有一天，皇帝生病了，没有人能治愈他，甚至连机械鸟也无能为力。
The nightingale returned to sing for the emperor and healed him with its sweet song.
夜莺回来为皇帝歌唱，用它甜美的歌声治愈了他。
Moral: The true and natural is often more valuable than the artificial or superficial.
寓意：真正的和自然的往往比人工的或表面的更有价值。
