When her brother, Fritz, breaks the toy, Marie is heartbroken and vows to nurse him back to health. On Christmas Eve, Marie is given a Nutcracker by her father. However, the story has stayed, more or less, the same over the years. There are some gruesome images during the battle between the Nutcracker and the seven-headed Mouse King. There are so many versions of this story out there that it’s easy to forget how dark the original tale is.
I figured it was worth finally checking it out. Although, I’ve had this gorgeous illustrated copy for years. I don’t think I’ve ever read the original version of The Nutcracker by German writer E.T.A.
To get something finished for today’s post, I decided to pick up another short one. Meaning all of the books that are over 200 or so pages just seem super long. It’s my own fault really because who has time for much reading at the moment? I just always seem to have something to do. So, yet again, my Christmas reading hasn’t gone to plan.
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