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The Story of Nutcracker | |||||||||||||||
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This is my own condensed version of the classic two-act tale. Clara's family is holding a Christmas party at their home. Clara, her mother, her father, and her brother named Fritz greet their guests as they enter. There is dancing and of course presents during the night. An unexpected guest arrives near the end of the evening. His name is Drouselmyer and he is Clara's uncle. They welcome him and he performs several magic tricks for the group. One of his tricks is bringing magical dolls to life so that they dance for the guests. Afterward, he gives Clara a very special gift, a nutcracker. Two of the boys fight over the nutcracker and break it, but Drouselmyer repairs the doll. The guests leave and Clara falls asleep with the nutcracker in her arms. While she sleeps, Clara dreams that mice begin to scurry around. She wakes up several years older and watches the mice. Then, toy soldiers come out and battle the mice. The mouse king arrives but is challenged by the nutcracker prince, her nutcracker that came to life! They engage in a long battle, and the mouse king is finally defeated when Clara hits him with one of her shoes. At this point, the mice hurry away and Clara and her nutcracker prince begin to dance together. The prince takes her to his world, and passes through the elegant World of Snow into the Land of Sweets. Clara is welcomed and different groups present her with gifts and dance for her entertainment. She meets the Flowers, Reeds, Chinese, Arabian, Spanish, and of course, the Sugarplum Fairy. The story ends as all of her new friends wave good-bye and Clara slowly slips out of her dream back to her home, and the nutcracker still in her arms. |
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