"Thumbelina" : In Hans Christian Andersen's classic tale, a tiny baby girl is snatched from her adopted family by an ugly toad but escapes to find happiness with the king of the flower angels. "The Emperor and the Nightingale" : In ancient China, the Emperor and his court are enchanted by the singing of a beautiful nightingale but when the Emperor receives an artificial bird encrusted in jewels will he forget what the real treasure is?
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