Nutcracker and the Mouse King
Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann (1816)
THE DAY OF CHRISTMAS
In December 24, the middle room, and more who gave the show were strictly prohibited for children's medical consultant Stahlbaum. Fritz and Mary were sitting side by the other in a corner of the back room. The evening twilight was already down, and they felt a certain fear in not seeing bring light as was usual at this time of day. Fritz told, speaking very low to her younger sister (she was seven years old), he heard a knock and come and go in the bedroom, and also that there was no long a little man, holding a tape in hand, crept down the stairs.
- For sure, "added he," this little man is the godfather Drosselmeier.
Then little Mary clapped her little hands against each other and cried joyfully:
- Ah! godfather Drosselmeier has made us a beautiful thing!
The adviser to the High Court of Justice, Drosselmeier was not beautiful. It was small and thin, his face wrinkled and he wore a large black patch over his right eye, and he was bald, which required him to wear a beautiful white wig, but made of glass with a wonderful art.
In addition, the sponsor was a very clever man, who got along very well in watchmaking, and was himself watches as needed. So when One of the finest clocks in the house Stahlbaum was ill and would not sing, then the godfather Drosselmeier. He took off his wig, glass, removed his coat yellowish, encircled a blue apron, and plunged into the springs of sharp instruments that hurt the little Mary, but he did nothing wrong at the clock, on the contrary, she was beginning to animated, and soon she began to scold, beat and sing joyfully, causing a great pleasure.
When he came, the sponsor always brought some nice things in his pocket for the children, sometimes a puppet who turned his eyes and bowing very comical sometimes a snuffbox which sprang a little bird or something like that. But Christmas Day was always something artistically beautiful work done by him, which cost him a lot of work, and that parents carefully preserved after he had donated.
- Ah! godfather Drosselmeier has made some nice thing for us! repeated the little Marie.
But Fritz said
- This is a citadel in which soldiers lovely walk and exercise, and then other soldiers have come himself into it, and those inside draw bravely cannon, making a big fuss.
- No! no! Mary interrupted, the godfather Drosselmeier told me about a large garden where there is a large lake, and swim in this lake beautiful swans, with gold necklaces, and they sing the most beautiful songs. Then a girl comes out of the garden, and she calls the swans on the lake, and gives them the right to eat frangipane.
- The swans do not eat marzipan, Fritz said a little harshly, and the godfather Drosselmeier however, can not do a big garden. By the fact that we keep his little toys, we always included them, I prefer the ones we give mom and dad : We let them, and we do what we want.
Then the kids asked what we could give them this time.
- Miss Trudchen (his big doll), "Marie said, is much changed, it is a mistake ... Every time she falls to the floor, which makes it ugly stains on the face, and it is impossible now considering cleaning her dress. I thought the rumble is a waste of time!
- My team, "said Fritz, needs a good horse, and my troops are completely lacking in cavalry and dad knows that. The children were aware
not their parents had bought them some nice gifts, and their older sister, Louise, told them it was the holy Christ himself who gives children by the hands of their good parents, which may cause them a real joy he knew better what could suit them, and why it should not expect any form of desires, but reverently and quietly wait for the gifts, which they were being distributed.
Little Marie had remained pensive, but Fritz murmured softly:
- I want to have a horse yet and Hussars! The darkness was
quite came. Fritz and Mary, pressed against each other, dared not speak. They seemed to hear a slight rustle of wings around them, and also a beautiful music that resounded in the distance. A bright light came scratching the wall, and then Fritz and Mary realized that the Christ child was flying on clouds of bright light to visit other children happy. At the same instant they heard a bell ringing Argentina.
Klingling! klingling! The doors opened and he sprang from the great room so light that children remained motionless in the doorway, pushing a cry of admiration. But mom and dad went towards the door, and took their children by the hand, saying:
- Come, come, dear children, and see what Christ has given you holy.
Photo credit: The Nutcracker by Scott Beale / Laughing Squid (2008) - Some rights reserved
Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann (1816)
THE DAY OF CHRISTMAS
In December 24, the middle room, and more who gave the show were strictly prohibited for children's medical consultant Stahlbaum. Fritz and Mary were sitting side by the other in a corner of the back room. The evening twilight was already down, and they felt a certain fear in not seeing bring light as was usual at this time of day. Fritz told, speaking very low to her younger sister (she was seven years old), he heard a knock and come and go in the bedroom, and also that there was no long a little man, holding a tape in hand, crept down the stairs.
- For sure, "added he," this little man is the godfather Drosselmeier.
Then little Mary clapped her little hands against each other and cried joyfully:
- Ah! godfather Drosselmeier has made us a beautiful thing!
The adviser to the High Court of Justice, Drosselmeier was not beautiful. It was small and thin, his face wrinkled and he wore a large black patch over his right eye, and he was bald, which required him to wear a beautiful white wig, but made of glass with a wonderful art.
In addition, the sponsor was a very clever man, who got along very well in watchmaking, and was himself watches as needed. So when One of the finest clocks in the house Stahlbaum was ill and would not sing, then the godfather Drosselmeier. He took off his wig, glass, removed his coat yellowish, encircled a blue apron, and plunged into the springs of sharp instruments that hurt the little Mary, but he did nothing wrong at the clock, on the contrary, she was beginning to animated, and soon she began to scold, beat and sing joyfully, causing a great pleasure.
When he came, the sponsor always brought some nice things in his pocket for the children, sometimes a puppet who turned his eyes and bowing very comical sometimes a snuffbox which sprang a little bird or something like that. But Christmas Day was always something artistically beautiful work done by him, which cost him a lot of work, and that parents carefully preserved after he had donated.
- Ah! godfather Drosselmeier has made some nice thing for us! repeated the little Marie.
But Fritz said
- This is a citadel in which soldiers lovely walk and exercise, and then other soldiers have come himself into it, and those inside draw bravely cannon, making a big fuss.
- No! no! Mary interrupted, the godfather Drosselmeier told me about a large garden where there is a large lake, and swim in this lake beautiful swans, with gold necklaces, and they sing the most beautiful songs. Then a girl comes out of the garden, and she calls the swans on the lake, and gives them the right to eat frangipane.
- The swans do not eat marzipan, Fritz said a little harshly, and the godfather Drosselmeier however, can not do a big garden. By the fact that we keep his little toys, we always included them, I prefer the ones we give mom and dad : We let them, and we do what we want.
Then the kids asked what we could give them this time.
- Miss Trudchen (his big doll), "Marie said, is much changed, it is a mistake ... Every time she falls to the floor, which makes it ugly stains on the face, and it is impossible now considering cleaning her dress. I thought the rumble is a waste of time!
- My team, "said Fritz, needs a good horse, and my troops are completely lacking in cavalry and dad knows that. The children were aware
not their parents had bought them some nice gifts, and their older sister, Louise, told them it was the holy Christ himself who gives children by the hands of their good parents, which may cause them a real joy he knew better what could suit them, and why it should not expect any form of desires, but reverently and quietly wait for the gifts, which they were being distributed.
Little Marie had remained pensive, but Fritz murmured softly:
- I want to have a horse yet and Hussars! The darkness was
quite came. Fritz and Mary, pressed against each other, dared not speak. They seemed to hear a slight rustle of wings around them, and also a beautiful music that resounded in the distance. A bright light came scratching the wall, and then Fritz and Mary realized that the Christ child was flying on clouds of bright light to visit other children happy. At the same instant they heard a bell ringing Argentina.
Klingling! klingling! The doors opened and he sprang from the great room so light that children remained motionless in the doorway, pushing a cry of admiration. But mom and dad went towards the door, and took their children by the hand, saying:
- Come, come, dear children, and see what Christ has given you holy.
Photo credit: The Nutcracker by Scott Beale / Laughing Squid (2008) - Some rights reserved
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