Nutcracker

Author: Xu Shunfeng (compiler), Jin Guiyu (illustrator)
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Publish Date: 2007-01-01
Features: In a joyful Christmas atmosphere, a girl named Mary lives happily with her dad, mom, and brother. At this time, a priest gifts Mary's family a nutcracker as a Christmas present. Accidentally, her brother, Prits, breaks the nutcracker. After the Christmas party, Mary takes the nutcracker to her bedroom to care for it. But suddenly, a group of mice and puppets start fighting. The nutcracker, as their leader, leads his companions into battle. Mary hides and watches the fight from afar. Seeing the nutcracker in danger, she throws her shoe toward the Mouse King. In the end, the nutcracker defeats the Mouse King and takes Mary to the magical puppet land. In the puppet land, with a castle made of cookies, everyone is waiting for the nutcracker and Mary, and they have prepared a grand party to welcome them. Is all of this a dream Mary had? Upon waking, Mary confesses her love to the nutcracker. The nutcracker breaks the curse and regains his handsome appearance. He then takes Mary away in a horse-drawn carriage.