Thorn Birds What was the fable-type short story about the bird that stabbed itself with a thorn to make a rose more red...

Question by jaesteelo: What was the fable-type short story about the bird that stabbed itself with a thorn to make a rose more red…
The bird stabbed itself for the color so that this boy would win the affection of a girl. In the end, the bird dies, and the girl throws the rose into the street. I wanted to remember what it was because I remember it really affected me when I was little.

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Answer by bookish
There’s a folktale about how the robin got its red breast that involves a thorn.
Your story sounds like something Hans Christian Andersen would come up with. I’ll try to check on that.
Edit: I got it! It’s “The Nightingale and the Rose” by Oscar Wilde. Here’s a link to the story: http://www.eastoftheweb.com/short-stories/UBooks/NigRos.shtml

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