Once upon a time, there lived Mother Nature and her four daughters: Summer, Autumn, Winter, and Spring.
Spring was the youngest of the sisters, the merriest and most beautiful. Her dress was sewn from young green leaves and delicate spring flowers. With her arrival, everything around awakened: trees, birds, and animals. Life began to flourish.
But one evil sorcerer disliked Spring. He loved her sisters: hot Summer, golden Autumn, and snowy Winter. The sorcerer decided to capture Spring's herald—the nightingale—so that Spring would lose her way and not come to replace Winter.
The sorcerer began crafting an icy cage for the nightingale, and once he finished, he set out to catch the bird.
Early in the morning, the nightingale flew out of its warm nest to sing a clear song and awaken the bright sun, calling for Spring.
The sorcerer seized the singer and locked him in the cage. Without hearing the nightingale, the sun did not emerge from behind the clouds and did not illuminate the earth with its rays. And Spring did not awaken either.
But how the children longed for Spring! Everyone was tired of Winter and desperately wanted warmth and greenery.
The children realized that the nightingale wasn't singing for some reason, which is why Spring wasn't coming to visit. The children asked a certain Master to make them pipes on which they could play the nightingale's song.
This Master loved Spring dearly and, without hesitation, created magical pipes. The children began to play, the sun heard the familiar melody and emerged from behind the clouds.
Spring arrived! The snow began to melt, streams started flowing. The rays of the warm sun reached even the sorcerer's dwelling. The icy cage melted, and the nightingale flew free. And no one ever saw the Sorcerer again.
