Ruthie is similar to the nightingale from the fairy tale "The Nightingale" because they both whistle beautifully.
Ruthie is an adult woman who maintains childish behaviors and enjoys playing with children. In one of these games, we can see her teaching children to whistle. All the people who hear the whistle are amazed, as Ruthie whistles in a very pleasant and beautiful way.
However, Ruthie is ignored in the house where she lives, because her mother is very impatient and doesn't like the way Ruthie behaves.
These traits allow Ruthie to resemble the Nightingale in the fairy tale "The Nightingale". Since this character was banished from the kingdom and ignored for many years by its inhabitants.
However, on the day that the governor, who was very ill, wished to hear it sing, as he whistled so beautifully, he was obliged to return to the kingdom.
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