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賰爻丕乇丞 丕賱亘賳丿賯
賰爻丕乇丞 丕賱亘賳丿賯 丨賰丕賷丞 毓噩丕卅亘賷丞 賵匕丕毓鬲 卮賴乇鬲賴丕 丕賱丌賮丕賯 賵賯丕賲
亘鬲乇噩賲鬲賴丕 賲丨賲丿 亘賳毓亘賵丿貙 賵賴賷 乇賵丕賷丞 毓丕賲乇丞 亘丕賱兀賵氐丕賮 丕賱爻丕丨乇丞
賵丕賱鬲賳丕賲賷丕鬲 丕賱爻乇丿賷丞 丕賱卮丕卅賯丞 貙 乇賵丕賷丞 鬲氐賵乇 賲丕 賷賯丿乇 毓賱賷賴 丕賱丨亘
賲賳 鬲丨賵賷賱 賲氐丕卅乇 丕賱兀卮禺丕氐 賵賲賳 鬲兀孬乇 毓賱賶 賲噩乇賶 丕賱兀丨丿丕孬貙
賵鬲噩爻丿 賲丕 賷爻鬲胤賷毓 賰丕鬲亘 賲鬲毓丿丿 丕賱賲賵丕賴亘 兀賳 賷囟賷賮賴 亘禺賷丕賱賴
丕賱亘丕乇毓 賵鬲賵丕賱賷丿丕鬲賴 丕賱賯氐氐賷丞 賵丕賱卮毓乇賷丞 毓賱賶 賳氐 賰丕鬲亘 丌禺乇貙
賲賳 禺賱丕賱 乇丨賱丞 兀爻乇丞 毓亘乇 賲賲賱賰丞 丕賱丿賲賶 賷噩鬲丕夭 賮賷賴丕 丕賱丨亘賷亘丕賳
睾丕亘丕鬲 亘丿賷毓丞 丕賱鬲賰賵賷賳 賵賷賯丕亘賱丕賳 兀賯賵丕賲丕賸 毓噩賷亘丞貙 賵亘毓丿 兀賳 鬲毓賵丿
賱賴匕丕 丕賱卮丕亘 芦賰爻丕乇丞 丕賱亘賳丿賯 禄 丨賷丕鬲賴 賵賷鬲禺匕 卮賰賱丞 丕賱丌丿賲賷 亘賯賵丞
丕賱丨亘 賵丨丿賴貙 賮賷鬲夭賵噩 賲丕乇賶 賮賷 賳賴丕賷丞 丕賱賲胤丕賮 亘毓丿 兀賳 兀賳賯匕鬲賴
賲賳 賲爻禺鬲賴. 爻賷鬲賮賴賲 丕賱賯購乇賾丕亍 廿賳賴 毓賳丿賲丕 賳賯賵賲 亘鬲賱賰 丕賱乇賾丨賱丞 賮廿賳賾賳丕
賷氐毓亘 毓賱賷賳丕 兀賳 賳賳爻賶 匕賰乇丕賴丕.
亘鬲乇噩賲鬲賴丕 賲丨賲丿 亘賳毓亘賵丿貙 賵賴賷 乇賵丕賷丞 毓丕賲乇丞 亘丕賱兀賵氐丕賮 丕賱爻丕丨乇丞
賵丕賱鬲賳丕賲賷丕鬲 丕賱爻乇丿賷丞 丕賱卮丕卅賯丞 貙 乇賵丕賷丞 鬲氐賵乇 賲丕 賷賯丿乇 毓賱賷賴 丕賱丨亘
賲賳 鬲丨賵賷賱 賲氐丕卅乇 丕賱兀卮禺丕氐 賵賲賳 鬲兀孬乇 毓賱賶 賲噩乇賶 丕賱兀丨丿丕孬貙
賵鬲噩爻丿 賲丕 賷爻鬲胤賷毓 賰丕鬲亘 賲鬲毓丿丿 丕賱賲賵丕賴亘 兀賳 賷囟賷賮賴 亘禺賷丕賱賴
丕賱亘丕乇毓 賵鬲賵丕賱賷丿丕鬲賴 丕賱賯氐氐賷丞 賵丕賱卮毓乇賷丞 毓賱賶 賳氐 賰丕鬲亘 丌禺乇貙
賲賳 禺賱丕賱 乇丨賱丞 兀爻乇丞 毓亘乇 賲賲賱賰丞 丕賱丿賲賶 賷噩鬲丕夭 賮賷賴丕 丕賱丨亘賷亘丕賳
睾丕亘丕鬲 亘丿賷毓丞 丕賱鬲賰賵賷賳 賵賷賯丕亘賱丕賳 兀賯賵丕賲丕賸 毓噩賷亘丞貙 賵亘毓丿 兀賳 鬲毓賵丿
賱賴匕丕 丕賱卮丕亘 芦賰爻丕乇丞 丕賱亘賳丿賯 禄 丨賷丕鬲賴 賵賷鬲禺匕 卮賰賱丞 丕賱丌丿賲賷 亘賯賵丞
丕賱丨亘 賵丨丿賴貙 賮賷鬲夭賵噩 賲丕乇賶 賮賷 賳賴丕賷丞 丕賱賲胤丕賮 亘毓丿 兀賳 兀賳賯匕鬲賴
賲賳 賲爻禺鬲賴. 爻賷鬲賮賴賲 丕賱賯購乇賾丕亍 廿賳賴 毓賳丿賲丕 賳賯賵賲 亘鬲賱賰 丕賱乇賾丨賱丞 賮廿賳賾賳丕
賷氐毓亘 毓賱賷賳丕 兀賳 賳賳爻賶 匕賰乇丕賴丕.
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First published January 1, 1845
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Alexandre Dumas
9,432听books11.8k听followersThis note regards Alexandre Dumas, p猫re, the father of Alexandre Dumas, fils (son). For the son, see Alexandre Dumas fils.
Alexandre Dumas, p猫re (French for "father", akin to Senior in English), born Dumas Davy de la Pailleterie, was a French writer, best known for his numerous historical novels of high adventure which have made him one of the most widely read French authors in the world. Many of his novels, including The Count of Monte Cristo, The Three Musketeers, and The Vicomte de Bragelonne were serialized. Dumas also wrote plays and magazine articles, and was a prolific correspondent.
Dumas was of Haitian descent and mixed-race. His father, General Thomas-Alexandre Dumas Davy de la Pailleterie, was born in the French colony of Saint-Domingue (present-day Haiti) to Alexandre Antoine Davy de la Pailleterie, a French nobleman, and Marie-Cessette Dumas, a black slave. At age 14 Thomas-Alexandre was taken by his father to France, where he was educated in a military academy and entered the military for what became an illustrious career.
Dumas's father's aristocratic rank helped young Alexandre Dumas acquire work with Louis-Philippe, Duke of Orl茅ans, then as a writer, finding early success. He became one of the leading authors of the French Romantic Movement, in Paris.
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Alexandre Dumas, p猫re (French for "father", akin to Senior in English), born Dumas Davy de la Pailleterie, was a French writer, best known for his numerous historical novels of high adventure which have made him one of the most widely read French authors in the world. Many of his novels, including The Count of Monte Cristo, The Three Musketeers, and The Vicomte de Bragelonne were serialized. Dumas also wrote plays and magazine articles, and was a prolific correspondent.
Dumas was of Haitian descent and mixed-race. His father, General Thomas-Alexandre Dumas Davy de la Pailleterie, was born in the French colony of Saint-Domingue (present-day Haiti) to Alexandre Antoine Davy de la Pailleterie, a French nobleman, and Marie-Cessette Dumas, a black slave. At age 14 Thomas-Alexandre was taken by his father to France, where he was educated in a military academy and entered the military for what became an illustrious career.
Dumas's father's aristocratic rank helped young Alexandre Dumas acquire work with Louis-Philippe, Duke of Orl茅ans, then as a writer, finding early success. He became one of the leading authors of the French Romantic Movement, in Paris.
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July 13, 2022
Una historia, dentro de una historia, dentro de una historia, dentro de una historia, e incre铆blemente funciona muy bien.
Es curioso c贸mo alguien puede tener una idea completamente diferente de lo que est谩 a punto de leer, y que al terminar esa idea sea sustituida por otra, de cierta forma, mejor construida y elaborada de la que se ten铆a en mente. Esto justo me pas贸 al leer Historia de un cascanueces, una adaptaci贸n hecha por Alexandre Dumas del cl谩sico cuento de Hoffmann, y que adem谩s fue su historia 鈥攜 no la de Hoffmann como yo cre铆a鈥� la que se tom贸 para ser adaptada a su vez en el ballet en dos actos compuesto por Chaikovski.
En mi caso, no ten铆a ni idea de la historia ni de lo que ser铆a la trama en s铆, ya que ni he visto el ballet (tan solo hab铆a escuchado la m煤sica compuesta por el mismo Chaikovski) y ni he le铆do el cuento original alem谩n. Pero bueno, despu茅s de pens谩rmelo dos veces decid铆 que quer铆a leer algo escrito por Dumas (padre) antes de aventurarme m谩s tarde este a帽o con su obra maestra, El conde de Montecristo, y qu茅 buena experiencia me llev茅 tras terminar esta obra.
Como dije al principio, estamos frente a una mu帽eca rusa muy bien escrita y elaborada, 谩gil de leer 鈥攕i les digo que lo le铆 en una noche es porque no pude parar鈥�, y con unas descripciones muy fant谩sticas casi al final de la historia, la cual podr铆a considerar mi parte favorita junto con el conocer la historia del cascanueces, sus or铆genes en pocas palabras.
Al ser un libro escrito para ni帽os, debo advertir que hay muchas cosas que no tienen sentido o explicaci贸n l贸gica, lo que hay que hacer es dejarse llevar por la prosa de Dumas y recordar que dicha explicaci贸n no se necesita al entender el contexto en el que se desarrolla la historia. Asimismo, el hecho de que est茅 ambientado en Navidad lo hace ser un relato acogedor, ideal para cualquier 茅poca del a帽o pero sobre todo para la navide帽a, propiamente.
Mi recomendaci贸n es que si no han le铆do nada del autor como fue en mi caso, podr铆an empezar con esta corta historia que les tomar谩 nada terminar; por otro lado, tambi茅n lo recomiendo para pasar un rato agradable y, por qu茅 no, lleno de magia y fantas铆a.
鈥淎h铆 ten茅is, hijos m铆os, la historia de la nuez Crackatook y de la princesa Pirlipat, tal como la relat贸 el padrino Drosselmeyer a Marie, y ahora ya sab茅is por qu茅, cuando se habla de una cosa dif铆cil, se suele decir: es una nuez dura de partir.鈥�
Es curioso c贸mo alguien puede tener una idea completamente diferente de lo que est谩 a punto de leer, y que al terminar esa idea sea sustituida por otra, de cierta forma, mejor construida y elaborada de la que se ten铆a en mente. Esto justo me pas贸 al leer Historia de un cascanueces, una adaptaci贸n hecha por Alexandre Dumas del cl谩sico cuento de Hoffmann, y que adem谩s fue su historia 鈥攜 no la de Hoffmann como yo cre铆a鈥� la que se tom贸 para ser adaptada a su vez en el ballet en dos actos compuesto por Chaikovski.
En mi caso, no ten铆a ni idea de la historia ni de lo que ser铆a la trama en s铆, ya que ni he visto el ballet (tan solo hab铆a escuchado la m煤sica compuesta por el mismo Chaikovski) y ni he le铆do el cuento original alem谩n. Pero bueno, despu茅s de pens谩rmelo dos veces decid铆 que quer铆a leer algo escrito por Dumas (padre) antes de aventurarme m谩s tarde este a帽o con su obra maestra, El conde de Montecristo, y qu茅 buena experiencia me llev茅 tras terminar esta obra.
Como dije al principio, estamos frente a una mu帽eca rusa muy bien escrita y elaborada, 谩gil de leer 鈥攕i les digo que lo le铆 en una noche es porque no pude parar鈥�, y con unas descripciones muy fant谩sticas casi al final de la historia, la cual podr铆a considerar mi parte favorita junto con el conocer la historia del cascanueces, sus or铆genes en pocas palabras.
Al ser un libro escrito para ni帽os, debo advertir que hay muchas cosas que no tienen sentido o explicaci贸n l贸gica, lo que hay que hacer es dejarse llevar por la prosa de Dumas y recordar que dicha explicaci贸n no se necesita al entender el contexto en el que se desarrolla la historia. Asimismo, el hecho de que est茅 ambientado en Navidad lo hace ser un relato acogedor, ideal para cualquier 茅poca del a帽o pero sobre todo para la navide帽a, propiamente.
Mi recomendaci贸n es que si no han le铆do nada del autor como fue en mi caso, podr铆an empezar con esta corta historia que les tomar谩 nada terminar; por otro lado, tambi茅n lo recomiendo para pasar un rato agradable y, por qu茅 no, lleno de magia y fantas铆a.
鈥淎h铆 ten茅is, hijos m铆os, la historia de la nuez Crackatook y de la princesa Pirlipat, tal como la relat贸 el padrino Drosselmeyer a Marie, y ahora ya sab茅is por qu茅, cuando se habla de una cosa dif铆cil, se suele decir: es una nuez dura de partir.鈥�
November 30, 2021
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賴匕賴 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 丕賱氐睾賷乇丞 匕丕鬲 丕賱睾賱丕賮 丕賱毓卮亘賷 賰丕賳 兀賵賱 賲丕 賱賮鬲 賳馗乇賷 賲賳 囟賲賳 廿氐丿丕乇丕鬲 賲卮乇賵毓 賰賱賲丞 賱賱鬲乇噩賲丞 丨賯賷賯丞 賱丕 兀毓乇賮 賲丕 賴賷 丨賰丕賷丞 丕賱賰爻丕乇丞 賵廿賳 賰賳鬲 兀毓乇賮 鬲卮丕賷賰賵賮爻賰賷 賲賳 禺賱丕賱 亘毓囟 賲賯丕胤毓 丕賱亘丕賱賷賴 賵賱丕 兀毓乇賮 廿賳 賰丕賳鬲 賴賳丕賰 鬲乇噩賲丕鬲 毓乇亘賷丞 爻亘賯鬲 賴匕賴 丕賱賳爻禺丞 賵亘賯賷鬲 丕賱丨賰丕賷丞 賲亘賴賲丞 鬲丨鬲丕噩 賱兀賳 鬲賰鬲賲賱 賲賲丕 兀孬丕乇 賮囟賵賱賷 賵卮噩毓賳賷 毓賱賶 丕賱廿賯鬲賳丕亍 賵丕賱賯乇丕亍丞
賷賴丿賷 丕賱毓乇丕亘 丿乇賵爻賱賲丕賷乇 丕賱胤賮賱丞 賲丕乇賷 賱毓亘丞 賰爻丕乇丞 丕賱亘賳丿賯 賮賷 賷賵賲 賲賳 兀賷丕賲 毓賷丿 丕賱賲賷賱丕丿 賱鬲氐亘丨 賴匕賴 丕賱丨賰丕賷丞 乇賲夭丕 賲賳丕爻亘丕 賱賱鬲毓亘賷乇 毓賳 爻丨乇 鬲賱賰 丕賱賱賷賱丞 貙 鬲賯毓 賲丕乇賷 賮賷 睾乇丕賲 賴匕丕 丕賱乇噩賱 丕賱賲爻賰賷賳 賰爻丕乇丞 丕賱亘賳丿賯 丕賱賱毓亘丞 丕賱賯亘賷丨丞 亘丿賱丕 賲賳 丕賱兀賲賷乇 丕賱賵爻賷賲 .. 賵丨賷賳 賷匕賴亘 丕賱噩賲賷毓 賱賱賳賵賲 鬲丿禺賱 賲丕乇賷 毓賵丕賱賲 亘丿賷毓丞 賲賳 丕賱爻丨乇 賵丕賱禺賷丕賱 賮賷 毓丕賱賲 賲賳 丕賱賱丕賵毓賷 賵丕賱兀丨賱丕賲 .. 賮鬲鬲丨賵賱 丕賱賱毓亘丞 廿賱賶 丨賯賷賯丞 賵丕賱爻丨乇 賷噩乇賴丕 賱賲鬲丕亘毓丞 賲毓乇賰丞 卮乇爻丞 亘賷賳 賲賱賰 丕賱賮卅乇丕賳 賵賰爻丕乇丞 丕賱亘賳丿賯
賴賳丕賰 賯氐丞 兀禺乇賶 賮賷 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 賷丨賰賷賴丕 乇丕賵賷 丕賱賯氐丞 丕賱賲丨丕胤 亘丕賱兀胤賮丕賱 賵丕賱匕賷賳 兀噩亘乇賵賴 毓賱賶 丕賱賯氐 賵賴賷 賯氐丞 鬲乇鬲亘胤 亘卮賰賱 賲丕 亘賯氐丞 賰爻丕乇丞 丕賱亘賳丿賯 廿賱丕 廿賳 丕賱賯氐鬲賷賳 鬲氐亘丕賳 賮賷 賯賷賲 賵丕丨丿丞 賵賴賷 賴夭賷賲丞 丕賱卮乇 賵丕賱鬲丨乇乇 賲賳 賲禺丕賵賮 丕賱胤賮賵賱丞 ..
丕賱噩夭亍 丕賱丌禺乇 賲賳 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 丨賷賳 賷兀禺匕 賰爻丕乇丞 丕賱亘賳丿賯 賲丕乇賷 廿賱賶 睾丕亘丞 丕賱賲乇亘賶 賵賳賵丕賮賷乇 丕賱卮賰賵賱丕鬲丞 賵賯氐乇 噩丿乇丕賳賴 賲賳 丕賱亘賳賮爻噩 賵丕賱賳乇噩爻 賵賳賴乇 賲賳 賲丕亍 丕賱夭賴乇 丕賱賲毓胤乇 賵賴賳丕 賷氐亘丨 亘廿賲賰丕賳賰 兀賳 鬲爻乇丨 賮賷 禺賷丕賱賰 賱兀亘毓丿 丨丿 賮賷 賴匕丕 丕賱毓丕賱賲 丕賱爻丨乇賷 丕賱亘丿賷毓
丕賱賯氐丞 鬲賯毓 兀丨丿丕孬賴丕 賮賷 毓丕賱賲 丕賱兀賱毓丕亘
toy story 匕賱賰 丕賱毓丕賱賲 丕賱爻丨乇賷 丕賱匕賷 賷亘賴噩 丕賱兀胤賮丕賱 賵賷匕賴賱賴賲 賰賭賭
賵賯丿 賰鬲亘賴丕 賮賷 丕賱兀爻丕爻 丕賱兀賱賲丕賳賷 賴賷乇賲丕賳 賵兀毓丕丿 賰鬲丕亘鬲賴丕 亘丕賱賮乇賳爻賷丞 廿賱賰爻賳丿乇 丿賵賲丕 亘賱睾丞 賲亘爻胤丞 賱賷亘毓孬 賲賳 噩丿賷丿 丕賱亘賴噩丞 賵丕賱爻毓丕丿丞 賮賷 賳賮賵爻 丕賱兀胤賮丕賱
丕卮鬲賴乇鬲 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 亘爻亘亘 乇賯氐丞 丕賱亘丕賱賷賴 賵丕賱兀賵亘乇丕 丕賱毓馗賷賲丞 丕賱鬲賷 丕噩鬲賲毓鬲 毓賱賶 賷丿 丕賱賲賱丨賳 丕賱乇賵爻賷 鬲卮丕賷賰賵賮爻賰賷 賵賲丕夭丕賱鬲 鬲丨馗賶 丨鬲賶 賵賯鬲賳丕 丕賱丨丕賱賷 亘卮毓亘賷丞 賵噩賲丕賴賷乇賷丞 賰亘賷乇丞 賵鬲孬賷乇 賮囟賵賱 賲氐賲賲賷 乇賯氐丕鬲 丕賱亘丕賱賷丞 賱毓乇囟賴丕 亘乇丐賶 賲禺鬲賱賮丞
乇賵丕賷丞 馗乇賷賮丞 鬲氐賱丨 賱賱賳丕卮卅丞
August 15, 2020
噩賲丕賱 丕賱兀丿亘 丕賱賰賱丕爻賷賰賷 賴賵 賮賷 亘胤亍 廿賷賯丕毓 兀丨丿丕孬賴.
賵廿匕丕 賰丕賳 賴匕丕 丕賱兀丿亘 賲賵噩賴丕賸 賱賱兀胤賮丕賱 兀賵 丕賱賳丕卮卅丞 賮廿賳賴 賷氐亘丨 乇丨賱丞 禺賷丕賱賷丞 鬲丨賲賱賳丕 毓賱賶 賲丨賮丞 丕賱亘乇丕亍丞 廿賱賶 丕賱賲丿賳 丕賱賮丕囟賱丞 丨賷孬 賷爻賵丿 丕賱爻賱丕賲 賵賷賳鬲氐乇 丕賱丨賯 賵賷鬲夭賵噩 丕賱兀賲乇丕亍 丕賱卮噩毓丕賳 兀賲賷乇丕鬲賴賲 丕賱賱賵丕鬲賷 賰賳 噩夭亍丕賸 賲賳 丨賰丕賷丕鬲 亘胤賵賱丕鬲賴賲.
賵賱丕 兀馗賳 亘兀賳 兀賷 賯丕乇卅 賲賴賲丕 亘賱睾 亘賴 丕賱毓賲乇 賵鬲毓丿丿鬲 賯乇丕亍丕鬲賴 賱賳 賷賯毓 兀賲丕賲 廿丨丿賶 賴匕賴 丕賱賯氐氐 賮乇賷爻丞 丨賳賷賳賴 廿賱賶 兀丨賱丕賲 胤賮賵賱鬲賴 丨賷孬 賰丕賳鬲 兀賯氐賶 兀賲賳賷丕鬲賳丕 兀賳 賳鬲賯賲氐 卮禺氐賷丕鬲 兀亘胤丕賱 丕賱賯氐氐 丕賱鬲賷 賳賯乇兀賴丕 兀賵 賳鬲丕亘毓賴丕 毓賱賶 卮丕卮丞 丕賱鬲賱賮丕夭貙 賵賰匕賱賰 兀賳 賳賱噩 氐賮丨丕鬲 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 兀賵 賳禺鬲乇賯 丕賱卮丕卮丞 賱賰賷 賳爻丕賳丿賴賲 賵賳禺賵囟 廿賱賶 噩丕賳亘賴賲 兀毓賳賮 丕賱賲睾丕賲乇丕鬲 賮賷 爻亘賷賱 廿丨賯丕賯 丕賱丨賯 賵胤乇丿 丕賱兀卮乇丕乇 賵賴夭賷賲鬲賴賲.
賰爻丕乇丞 丕賱亘賳丿賯 卮賷亍 噩賲賷賱 賲賳 胤賮賵賱鬲賷貙 賱丕 兀匕賰乇 賲賳賴 廿賱丕 賲卮賴丿丕賸 毓賱賶 卮丕卮丞 丕賱鬲賱賮夭賷賵賳 丨賷孬 賷賯賮 丕賱賰爻丕乇丞 丕賱卮噩丕毓 亘丕爻鬲毓丿丕丿 兀爻賮賱 卮噩乇丞 毓賷丿 丕賱賲賷賱丕丿.
賱匕丕 賮毓賳丿賲丕 賵噩丿鬲 賳爻禺丞 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 賱賲 兀鬲乇丿丿 賮賷 丕賯鬲賳丕卅賴丕貙 禺丕氐丞 賵兀賳賴丕 爻鬲睾丿賵 亘廿匕賳 丕賱賱賴 廿丨丿賶 賯乇丕亍丕鬲 兀胤賮丕賱賷 丕賱卮賷賯丞 亘毓丿 爻賳賵丕鬲 賯賱賷賱丞.
賵廿匕丕 賰丕賳 賴匕丕 丕賱兀丿亘 賲賵噩賴丕賸 賱賱兀胤賮丕賱 兀賵 丕賱賳丕卮卅丞 賮廿賳賴 賷氐亘丨 乇丨賱丞 禺賷丕賱賷丞 鬲丨賲賱賳丕 毓賱賶 賲丨賮丞 丕賱亘乇丕亍丞 廿賱賶 丕賱賲丿賳 丕賱賮丕囟賱丞 丨賷孬 賷爻賵丿 丕賱爻賱丕賲 賵賷賳鬲氐乇 丕賱丨賯 賵賷鬲夭賵噩 丕賱兀賲乇丕亍 丕賱卮噩毓丕賳 兀賲賷乇丕鬲賴賲 丕賱賱賵丕鬲賷 賰賳 噩夭亍丕賸 賲賳 丨賰丕賷丕鬲 亘胤賵賱丕鬲賴賲.
賵賱丕 兀馗賳 亘兀賳 兀賷 賯丕乇卅 賲賴賲丕 亘賱睾 亘賴 丕賱毓賲乇 賵鬲毓丿丿鬲 賯乇丕亍丕鬲賴 賱賳 賷賯毓 兀賲丕賲 廿丨丿賶 賴匕賴 丕賱賯氐氐 賮乇賷爻丞 丨賳賷賳賴 廿賱賶 兀丨賱丕賲 胤賮賵賱鬲賴 丨賷孬 賰丕賳鬲 兀賯氐賶 兀賲賳賷丕鬲賳丕 兀賳 賳鬲賯賲氐 卮禺氐賷丕鬲 兀亘胤丕賱 丕賱賯氐氐 丕賱鬲賷 賳賯乇兀賴丕 兀賵 賳鬲丕亘毓賴丕 毓賱賶 卮丕卮丞 丕賱鬲賱賮丕夭貙 賵賰匕賱賰 兀賳 賳賱噩 氐賮丨丕鬲 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 兀賵 賳禺鬲乇賯 丕賱卮丕卮丞 賱賰賷 賳爻丕賳丿賴賲 賵賳禺賵囟 廿賱賶 噩丕賳亘賴賲 兀毓賳賮 丕賱賲睾丕賲乇丕鬲 賮賷 爻亘賷賱 廿丨賯丕賯 丕賱丨賯 賵胤乇丿 丕賱兀卮乇丕乇 賵賴夭賷賲鬲賴賲.
賰爻丕乇丞 丕賱亘賳丿賯 卮賷亍 噩賲賷賱 賲賳 胤賮賵賱鬲賷貙 賱丕 兀匕賰乇 賲賳賴 廿賱丕 賲卮賴丿丕賸 毓賱賶 卮丕卮丞 丕賱鬲賱賮夭賷賵賳 丨賷孬 賷賯賮 丕賱賰爻丕乇丞 丕賱卮噩丕毓 亘丕爻鬲毓丿丕丿 兀爻賮賱 卮噩乇丞 毓賷丿 丕賱賲賷賱丕丿.
賱匕丕 賮毓賳丿賲丕 賵噩丿鬲 賳爻禺丞 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 賱賲 兀鬲乇丿丿 賮賷 丕賯鬲賳丕卅賴丕貙 禺丕氐丞 賵兀賳賴丕 爻鬲睾丿賵 亘廿匕賳 丕賱賱賴 廿丨丿賶 賯乇丕亍丕鬲 兀胤賮丕賱賷 丕賱卮賷賯丞 亘毓丿 爻賳賵丕鬲 賯賱賷賱丞.
November 30, 2021
兀爻胤賵乇丞 賰爻賾丕乇丞 丕賱亘賳丿賯
廿賳賴丕 丕賱丨賰丕賷賴 丕賱鬲賷 賱胤丕賱賲丕 兀丨亘亘鬲賴丕 丨賷賳賲丕 賰賳鬲購 胤賮賱賴
賰賳鬲 兀丨乇氐 毓賱賶 賲卮丕賴丿鬲賴丕 丨賷賳賲丕 賰丕賳鬲 鬲購毓乇囟 毓賱賶 賯賳丕丞 " 丿亘賷 丕賱兀賵賱賶 "
賱丕夭賱鬲購 兀鬲匕賰乇 鬲賱賰 丕賱兀賷丕賲 賰兀賳賴丕 丨丿孬鬲 亘丕賱兀賲爻 貙 賵 賰賷賮 賱賷 兀賳 賱丕 兀鬲匕賰乇賴丕 賵 賯丿 賰賳鬲 兀丨亘 賴匕賴 丕賱丨賰丕賷賴 丨亘丕賸 噩賲丕賾 廿賳賴丕 噩夭亍丕賸 賲賳 匕賰乇賷丕鬲賷 丕賱噩賲賷賱賴 ...
兀丨亘亘鬲 兀賳 兀毓賵丿 廿賱賶 賯乇丌亍鬲賴丕 亘毓丿 賰賱 賴匕賴賽 丕賱爻賳賵丕鬲..
賱賯丿 賲乇 夭賲賳賹 胤賵賷賱 廿賱丕賾 兀賳賴丕 賱賲 鬲賮賯丿 乇賵賳賯賴丕 毓賳丿賷 貙 賱丕夭丕賱鬲 賲賳 兀噩賲賱 丕賱丨賰丕賷丕鬲 丕賱鬲賷 賯乇兀鬲賴丕
賱丕 夭賱鬲購 兀丨亘賴丕 賵 兀丨亘亘鬲賴丕 丕賱丌賳 兀賰孬乇 賲賳 匕賷 賯亘賱 ..
廿賳賴丕 丕賱丨賰丕賷賴 丕賱鬲賷 賱胤丕賱賲丕 兀丨亘亘鬲賴丕 丨賷賳賲丕 賰賳鬲購 胤賮賱賴
賰賳鬲 兀丨乇氐 毓賱賶 賲卮丕賴丿鬲賴丕 丨賷賳賲丕 賰丕賳鬲 鬲購毓乇囟 毓賱賶 賯賳丕丞 " 丿亘賷 丕賱兀賵賱賶 "
賱丕夭賱鬲購 兀鬲匕賰乇 鬲賱賰 丕賱兀賷丕賲 賰兀賳賴丕 丨丿孬鬲 亘丕賱兀賲爻 貙 賵 賰賷賮 賱賷 兀賳 賱丕 兀鬲匕賰乇賴丕 賵 賯丿 賰賳鬲 兀丨亘 賴匕賴 丕賱丨賰丕賷賴 丨亘丕賸 噩賲丕賾 廿賳賴丕 噩夭亍丕賸 賲賳 匕賰乇賷丕鬲賷 丕賱噩賲賷賱賴 ...
兀丨亘亘鬲 兀賳 兀毓賵丿 廿賱賶 賯乇丌亍鬲賴丕 亘毓丿 賰賱 賴匕賴賽 丕賱爻賳賵丕鬲..
賱賯丿 賲乇 夭賲賳賹 胤賵賷賱 廿賱丕賾 兀賳賴丕 賱賲 鬲賮賯丿 乇賵賳賯賴丕 毓賳丿賷 貙 賱丕夭丕賱鬲 賲賳 兀噩賲賱 丕賱丨賰丕賷丕鬲 丕賱鬲賷 賯乇兀鬲賴丕
賱丕 夭賱鬲購 兀丨亘賴丕 賵 兀丨亘亘鬲賴丕 丕賱丌賳 兀賰孬乇 賲賳 匕賷 賯亘賱 ..
December 25, 2021
I never thought about a backstory to the Nutcracker ballet. I took it for granted that it was written for the ballet, which shows how much I paid attention to the write-ups. As I loved the music from it, I didn't delve much into its history. It was originally written by Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hofffman, a Prussian fiction writer, and consisted of four volumes.
This tale by Alexandre Dumas (of and fame), was adapted for younger readers, and is much shorter and can be read in one sitting if you have the time. Adults would probably appreciate the fantasy elements and surrealism just as much as children. If you are a fan of this particular Christmas tradition, you will not be disappointed.
This tale by Alexandre Dumas (of and fame), was adapted for younger readers, and is much shorter and can be read in one sitting if you have the time. Adults would probably appreciate the fantasy elements and surrealism just as much as children. If you are a fan of this particular Christmas tradition, you will not be disappointed.
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October 8, 2019賱丕 賳爻鬲胤賷毓 丕賳 賳賯賵賲 亘鬲賯賷賷賲 匕賰乇賷丕鬲 胤賮賵賱鬲賳丕.
賱賰賳賴丕 賲賲鬲毓丞 賵 賱胤賷賮丞 賵 禺賷丕賱賷丞
丕丨爻賳 丕爻鬲乇丕丨丞 亘毓丿 賰鬲丕亘賷 丕賱賳賮爻賷 兀禺賷乇
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8/辞肠迟辞产谤别/19馃尮
賱賰賳賴丕 賲賲鬲毓丞 賵 賱胤賷賮丞 賵 禺賷丕賱賷丞
丕丨爻賳 丕爻鬲乇丕丨丞 亘毓丿 賰鬲丕亘賷 丕賱賳賮爻賷 兀禺賷乇
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8/辞肠迟辞产谤别/19馃尮
June 9, 2020
廿賱賷 賰賱 賲賳 丕卮鬲丕賯 賱廿丨爻丕爻 丕賱亘乇丕亍丞 賵丕賱胤賮賵賱丞 賮賱鬲賯乇兀 賰爻丕乇丞 丕賱亘賳丿賯 ..
鬲鬲賱賯賶 賲丕乇賷 丕賱氐睾賷乇丞 賴丿賷丞 毓賷丿 丕賱賲賷賱丕丿 賰爻丕乇丞 亘賳丿賯 毓賱賶 賴賷卅丞 卮丕亘 睾乇賷亘 丕賱卮賰賱 賵賱賰賳賴丕 賱賷爻鬲 亘丕賱賴丿賷丞 丕賱毓丕丿賷丞 賮賮賷賴丕 爻丨乇 睾丕賲囟 孬賲 賲丕 賱亘孬鬲 兀賳 鬲毓賱賯鬲 亘賴 賵 兀丨丕胤鬲賴 亘乇毓丕賷鬲賴丕 賵丕賰鬲卮賮鬲 爻乇賴 賵爻丕毓丿鬲 毓賱賶 賰爻乇 丕賱鬲毓賵賷匕丞 丕賱賲賱賯丕丞 毓賱賷賴 賲賳 賲丿丕賲 賮兀乇賵賳 賵丕賳賯丕匕賴 賲賳 丕亘賳賴丕 丕賱賲賱賰 丕賱賮兀乇 氐丕丨亘 丕賱乇丐賵爻 丕賱爻亘毓 ..
賵賲賳 亘毓丿賴丕 賳匕賴亘 賮賷 乇丨賱丞 賲毓 賲丕乇賷 賵賰爻丕乇丞 丕賱亘賳丿賯 廿賱賷 賲賲賱賰丞 丕賱丿賲賷 丨賷孬 賰賱 卮賷亍 乇丕卅毓 賵賱賷爻 賱賴 賲孬賷賱 賮賷 丕賱毓丕賱賲 賲賳 兀賳賴丕乇 賵賵丿賷丕賳 賵亘丨賷乇丕鬲 賵賲亘丕賳賷 賵丨鬲賶 卮毓亘賴丕 丕賱賲亘鬲賴噩 丿丕卅賲丕..
丕賱賯氐丞 賮賷 丕賱兀氐賱 丕亘鬲賰乇賴丕 丕賱賰丕鬲亘 廿乇賳爻鬲 鬲賷賵丿賵乇 兀賲丕丿賷賵爻 賴賵賮賲丕賳 賵丕卮鬲賴乇鬲 兀賰孬乇 亘毓丿 賲丕 鬲賲 鬲乇噩賲鬲賴丕 廿賱賶 丕賱賮乇賳爻賷丞 賵丕爻鬲賵丨賷 賲賳賴丕 丕賱毓亘賯乇賷 鬲卮丕賷賰賵賮爻賰賷 兀賱丨丕賳 亘丕賱賷賴 賷丨賲賱 賳賮爻 丕賱丕爻賲 賰爻丕乇丞 丕賱亘賳丿賯 丕賱鬲賷 毓乇囟鬲 賱兀賵賱 賲乇丞 賮賷 爻丕賳 亘胤乇爻亘賵乇睾 賵毓賳丿賲丕 胤賵乇 丨亘賰鬲賴丕 丕賱賰丕鬲亘 兀賱賰爻丕賳丿乇 丿賵賲丕 賵丨賵賱賴丕 賱乇賵丕賷丞 賲賱賷卅丞 亘丕賱噩賲丕賱 賵丕賱兀賵氐丕賮 丕賱爻丕丨乇丞 ..
丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 爻鬲兀禺匕 亘賷丿賰 廿賱賶 毓丕賱賲 丕賱胤賮賵賱丞 賵丕賱丨亘 賵丕賱噩賲丕賱 丨賷孬 賱丕 賷賵噩丿 丨丿賵丿 賱賱禺賷丕賱 賮爻鬲毓亘乇 爻賴賱 丕賱爻賰乇 丕賱賲氐賮賶 丨賷孬 丕賱乇賵丕卅丨 丕賱毓胤乇丞 賵兀卮噩丕乇 賲賳 丕賱兀丨噩丕乇 丕賱賰乇賷賲丞 賵爻鬲賲乇 毓賱賷 兀賳賴丕乇 丕賱亘乇鬲賯丕賱 賵卮乇丕亘 丕賱賱賵夭 賵丕賱賱賷賲賵賳 賵爻鬲亘丨乇 賮賷 賳賴乇 丕賱賵乇丿 賮賷 賲乇賰亘 賲氐賳賵毓丞 賲賳 丕賱賯賵丕賯毓 鬲賯賵丿賴丕 丿賱丕賮賷賳 匕賴亘賷丞 丨鬲賷 鬲氐賱 廿賱賷 丕賱毓丕氐賲丞 賲丿賷賳丞 丕賱賲乇亘賷 賵爻賰丕賳賴丕 丕賱賲亘鬲賴噩賷賳 ..
丕賱廿亘丿丕毓 丕賱丨賯賷賯賷 賴賷 兀賳賰 賱賳 鬲噩丿 氐毓賵亘丞 賮賷 鬲禺賷賱 賰賱 賴匕賴 丕賱毓噩丕卅亘 亘賱 賵丕賱鬲賲賳賷 賮賷 兀賳 鬲乇丕賴丕 賮賷 賷賵賲 賲賳 丕賱兀賷丕賲 賮毓賱賶 丕賱乇睾賲 賲賳 丕賱賵丕賯毓賷丞 丕賱爻賵丿丕賵賷丞 丕賱賲丨賷胤丞 亘賳丕 賮賷 賴匕賴 丕賱兀賷丕賲 爻賷賳噩丨 兀賱賰爻丕賳丿乇 丿賵賲丕 賮賷 丕賷賯丕馗 丕賱胤賮賱 丕賱賳丕卅賲 亘丿丕禺賱賰 亘賵丕爻胤丞 乇丕卅毓鬲賴 賰爻丕乇丞 丕賱亘賳丿賯 ..
賯氐丞 兀孬亘鬲鬲 兀賳 亘丕賱丨亘 賵丕賱亘乇丕亍丞 賷賲賰賳 兀賳 鬲鬲丨賵賱 賲氐丕卅乇 丕賱兀卮禺丕氐 ..
丕爻鬲賲鬲毓賵丕 ..
丿賲鬲賲 賯乇丕亍 ..鉂わ笍鉂わ笍鉂わ笍
鬲鬲賱賯賶 賲丕乇賷 丕賱氐睾賷乇丞 賴丿賷丞 毓賷丿 丕賱賲賷賱丕丿 賰爻丕乇丞 亘賳丿賯 毓賱賶 賴賷卅丞 卮丕亘 睾乇賷亘 丕賱卮賰賱 賵賱賰賳賴丕 賱賷爻鬲 亘丕賱賴丿賷丞 丕賱毓丕丿賷丞 賮賮賷賴丕 爻丨乇 睾丕賲囟 孬賲 賲丕 賱亘孬鬲 兀賳 鬲毓賱賯鬲 亘賴 賵 兀丨丕胤鬲賴 亘乇毓丕賷鬲賴丕 賵丕賰鬲卮賮鬲 爻乇賴 賵爻丕毓丿鬲 毓賱賶 賰爻乇 丕賱鬲毓賵賷匕丞 丕賱賲賱賯丕丞 毓賱賷賴 賲賳 賲丿丕賲 賮兀乇賵賳 賵丕賳賯丕匕賴 賲賳 丕亘賳賴丕 丕賱賲賱賰 丕賱賮兀乇 氐丕丨亘 丕賱乇丐賵爻 丕賱爻亘毓 ..
賵賲賳 亘毓丿賴丕 賳匕賴亘 賮賷 乇丨賱丞 賲毓 賲丕乇賷 賵賰爻丕乇丞 丕賱亘賳丿賯 廿賱賷 賲賲賱賰丞 丕賱丿賲賷 丨賷孬 賰賱 卮賷亍 乇丕卅毓 賵賱賷爻 賱賴 賲孬賷賱 賮賷 丕賱毓丕賱賲 賲賳 兀賳賴丕乇 賵賵丿賷丕賳 賵亘丨賷乇丕鬲 賵賲亘丕賳賷 賵丨鬲賶 卮毓亘賴丕 丕賱賲亘鬲賴噩 丿丕卅賲丕..
丕賱賯氐丞 賮賷 丕賱兀氐賱 丕亘鬲賰乇賴丕 丕賱賰丕鬲亘 廿乇賳爻鬲 鬲賷賵丿賵乇 兀賲丕丿賷賵爻 賴賵賮賲丕賳 賵丕卮鬲賴乇鬲 兀賰孬乇 亘毓丿 賲丕 鬲賲 鬲乇噩賲鬲賴丕 廿賱賶 丕賱賮乇賳爻賷丞 賵丕爻鬲賵丨賷 賲賳賴丕 丕賱毓亘賯乇賷 鬲卮丕賷賰賵賮爻賰賷 兀賱丨丕賳 亘丕賱賷賴 賷丨賲賱 賳賮爻 丕賱丕爻賲 賰爻丕乇丞 丕賱亘賳丿賯 丕賱鬲賷 毓乇囟鬲 賱兀賵賱 賲乇丞 賮賷 爻丕賳 亘胤乇爻亘賵乇睾 賵毓賳丿賲丕 胤賵乇 丨亘賰鬲賴丕 丕賱賰丕鬲亘 兀賱賰爻丕賳丿乇 丿賵賲丕 賵丨賵賱賴丕 賱乇賵丕賷丞 賲賱賷卅丞 亘丕賱噩賲丕賱 賵丕賱兀賵氐丕賮 丕賱爻丕丨乇丞 ..
丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 爻鬲兀禺匕 亘賷丿賰 廿賱賶 毓丕賱賲 丕賱胤賮賵賱丞 賵丕賱丨亘 賵丕賱噩賲丕賱 丨賷孬 賱丕 賷賵噩丿 丨丿賵丿 賱賱禺賷丕賱 賮爻鬲毓亘乇 爻賴賱 丕賱爻賰乇 丕賱賲氐賮賶 丨賷孬 丕賱乇賵丕卅丨 丕賱毓胤乇丞 賵兀卮噩丕乇 賲賳 丕賱兀丨噩丕乇 丕賱賰乇賷賲丞 賵爻鬲賲乇 毓賱賷 兀賳賴丕乇 丕賱亘乇鬲賯丕賱 賵卮乇丕亘 丕賱賱賵夭 賵丕賱賱賷賲賵賳 賵爻鬲亘丨乇 賮賷 賳賴乇 丕賱賵乇丿 賮賷 賲乇賰亘 賲氐賳賵毓丞 賲賳 丕賱賯賵丕賯毓 鬲賯賵丿賴丕 丿賱丕賮賷賳 匕賴亘賷丞 丨鬲賷 鬲氐賱 廿賱賷 丕賱毓丕氐賲丞 賲丿賷賳丞 丕賱賲乇亘賷 賵爻賰丕賳賴丕 丕賱賲亘鬲賴噩賷賳 ..
丕賱廿亘丿丕毓 丕賱丨賯賷賯賷 賴賷 兀賳賰 賱賳 鬲噩丿 氐毓賵亘丞 賮賷 鬲禺賷賱 賰賱 賴匕賴 丕賱毓噩丕卅亘 亘賱 賵丕賱鬲賲賳賷 賮賷 兀賳 鬲乇丕賴丕 賮賷 賷賵賲 賲賳 丕賱兀賷丕賲 賮毓賱賶 丕賱乇睾賲 賲賳 丕賱賵丕賯毓賷丞 丕賱爻賵丿丕賵賷丞 丕賱賲丨賷胤丞 亘賳丕 賮賷 賴匕賴 丕賱兀賷丕賲 爻賷賳噩丨 兀賱賰爻丕賳丿乇 丿賵賲丕 賮賷 丕賷賯丕馗 丕賱胤賮賱 丕賱賳丕卅賲 亘丿丕禺賱賰 亘賵丕爻胤丞 乇丕卅毓鬲賴 賰爻丕乇丞 丕賱亘賳丿賯 ..
賯氐丞 兀孬亘鬲鬲 兀賳 亘丕賱丨亘 賵丕賱亘乇丕亍丞 賷賲賰賳 兀賳 鬲鬲丨賵賱 賲氐丕卅乇 丕賱兀卮禺丕氐 ..
丕爻鬲賲鬲毓賵丕 ..
丿賲鬲賲 賯乇丕亍 ..鉂わ笍鉂わ笍鉂わ笍
December 28, 2019
丕賱丨亘賾貙 亘賯賵鬲賴貙 亘賲賯丿賵乇賴 兀賳 賷賳賯匕賳丕...
丕賱丌賳爻丞 丕賱氐睾賷乇丞 丕賱噩賲賷賱丞 賲丕乇賷 兀賳賯匕鬲 亘賯賵丞 丨亘賴丕 丕賱丨賯賷賯賷 卮丕亘 賰爻丕乇丞 丕賱亘賳丿賯 賵丨乇乇鬲賴 賲賳 兀爻乇 丕賱爻丨乇 丕賱匕賷 兀購賱賯賶 毓賱賷賴貙 賲賳丨鬲賴 丕賱廿賴鬲賲丕賲 賵丕賱丿毓賲 賵丕賱鬲胤賲賷賳 賵丕賱兀賲丕賳貙 賵賲賳丨鬲 匕乇丕毓賴 丕賱賯賵丞 賰賷 賷丨丕乇亘!貙 賰兀賳賴丕 賰丕賳鬲 賲賱丕賰賴 丕賱丨丕乇爻.
賰丕賳鬲 賲爻鬲毓丿丞 賱賱賯賷丕賲 亘兀賷 卮賷亍 賲賳 兀噩賱 廿賳賯丕匕賴貙 賵囟丨鬲 賲賳 兀噩賱賴 毓賳 胤賷亘 禺丕胤乇 亘丨賱賵賷丕鬲 丕賱賱賵夭 賵丕賱丿賲賶 丕賱賲氐賳賵毓丞 賲賳 丕賱爻賰乇 賵丕賱亘爻賰賵賷鬲.
乇兀鬲 賮賷賴貙 賵賴賵 賲噩乇丿 賰爻丕乇丞 亘賳丿賯貙 賲丕 賱賲 賷乇賴 丕賱丌禺乇賵賳貙 賵丌賲賳鬲 亘賵噩賵丿賴 乇睾賲 鬲賰匕賷亘 賰賱 賲賻賳听丨賵賱賴丕 賱賴丕貙 賵賰丕賳賵丕 氐丕丿賯賷賳...
賮賴賲 賱賲 賷乇賵賴 兀亘丿賸丕 亘兀毓賷賳賴賲貙 賮賱賲 賷卮毓乇賵丕 亘賴貙 賱賰賳賴丕 賴賷 賵丨丿賴丕 賲賻賳 乇兀鬲賴 亘賯賱亘賴丕貙 賮卮毓乇鬲 亘賴貙 賵賲賳丨鬲賴 賲賰丕賳賸丕 賮賷 丕賱丨賷丕丞.
丨賰丕賷丞 賲丕乇賷 賵賰爻丕乇丞 丕賱亘賳丿賯貙 丕丨鬲賮丕亍 亘丕賱丨亘賾 丕賱丨賯賷賯賷貙 丕賱丨亘賾 丕賱匕賷 賷賳賯匕貙 丕賱丨亘賾 丕賱匕賷 賷賯亘賱 亘丕賱丌禺乇 乇睾賲 毓賷賵亘賴 丕賱鬲賷 乇賮囟賴 亘爻亘亘賴丕 賲賻賳 賰丕賳賵丕 賲賳 丕賱賲賮鬲乇囟 兀賳 賷賯亘賱賵丕 亘賴 乇睾賲 賰賱 卮賷亍貙 丕賱丨亘賾 丕賱匕賷 亘賯賵鬲賴 賵亘賱賲爻鬲賴 丕賱丨丕賳賷丞 丕賱爻丨乇賷丞 賷毓賷丿 賱賱廿賳爻丕賳 亘乇賷賯 丕賱丨賷丕丞貙 賵賷賲賳丨賴 丕賱兀賲賱 賵丕賱乇睾亘丞 賮賷 丕賱丨賷丕丞貙 亘賱 賷賲賳丨賴 丕賱賯賵丞 毓賱賶 丕賱丨乇亘 賲賳 兀噩賱 丕賱丨賷丕丞. 賵丕丨鬲賮丕亍 亘丕賱鬲囟丨賷丕鬲 丨鬲賶 賵賱賵 賰丕賳鬲 亘爻賷胤丞 賰鬲囟丨賷丞 賲丕乇賷貙 賱賰賳 賮賯胤 賷賰賮賷 兀賳 鬲賰賵賳 賲賳 賯賱亘 賲禺賱氐 賰賯賱亘賴丕 丕賱胤賷亘.
丨賰丕賷丞 禺賷丕賱賷丞 噩賲賷賱丞 亘胤毓賲 丕賱亘賳丿賯 丕賱睾賳賷貙 丨賱賵丞 賰丨賱賵賷丕鬲 丕賱賱賵夭 丕賱賲睾賲賵乇丞 賮賷 丕賱毓爻賱 丕賱賲氐賮賶 亘丕賱丨亘賾 賵丕賱丨夭賳 賵丕賱賮乇丨.
27.12.2019
丕賱丌賳爻丞 丕賱氐睾賷乇丞 丕賱噩賲賷賱丞 賲丕乇賷 兀賳賯匕鬲 亘賯賵丞 丨亘賴丕 丕賱丨賯賷賯賷 卮丕亘 賰爻丕乇丞 丕賱亘賳丿賯 賵丨乇乇鬲賴 賲賳 兀爻乇 丕賱爻丨乇 丕賱匕賷 兀購賱賯賶 毓賱賷賴貙 賲賳丨鬲賴 丕賱廿賴鬲賲丕賲 賵丕賱丿毓賲 賵丕賱鬲胤賲賷賳 賵丕賱兀賲丕賳貙 賵賲賳丨鬲 匕乇丕毓賴 丕賱賯賵丞 賰賷 賷丨丕乇亘!貙 賰兀賳賴丕 賰丕賳鬲 賲賱丕賰賴 丕賱丨丕乇爻.
賰丕賳鬲 賲爻鬲毓丿丞 賱賱賯賷丕賲 亘兀賷 卮賷亍 賲賳 兀噩賱 廿賳賯丕匕賴貙 賵囟丨鬲 賲賳 兀噩賱賴 毓賳 胤賷亘 禺丕胤乇 亘丨賱賵賷丕鬲 丕賱賱賵夭 賵丕賱丿賲賶 丕賱賲氐賳賵毓丞 賲賳 丕賱爻賰乇 賵丕賱亘爻賰賵賷鬲.
乇兀鬲 賮賷賴貙 賵賴賵 賲噩乇丿 賰爻丕乇丞 亘賳丿賯貙 賲丕 賱賲 賷乇賴 丕賱丌禺乇賵賳貙 賵丌賲賳鬲 亘賵噩賵丿賴 乇睾賲 鬲賰匕賷亘 賰賱 賲賻賳听丨賵賱賴丕 賱賴丕貙 賵賰丕賳賵丕 氐丕丿賯賷賳...
賮賴賲 賱賲 賷乇賵賴 兀亘丿賸丕 亘兀毓賷賳賴賲貙 賮賱賲 賷卮毓乇賵丕 亘賴貙 賱賰賳賴丕 賴賷 賵丨丿賴丕 賲賻賳 乇兀鬲賴 亘賯賱亘賴丕貙 賮卮毓乇鬲 亘賴貙 賵賲賳丨鬲賴 賲賰丕賳賸丕 賮賷 丕賱丨賷丕丞.
丨賰丕賷丞 賲丕乇賷 賵賰爻丕乇丞 丕賱亘賳丿賯貙 丕丨鬲賮丕亍 亘丕賱丨亘賾 丕賱丨賯賷賯賷貙 丕賱丨亘賾 丕賱匕賷 賷賳賯匕貙 丕賱丨亘賾 丕賱匕賷 賷賯亘賱 亘丕賱丌禺乇 乇睾賲 毓賷賵亘賴 丕賱鬲賷 乇賮囟賴 亘爻亘亘賴丕 賲賻賳 賰丕賳賵丕 賲賳 丕賱賲賮鬲乇囟 兀賳 賷賯亘賱賵丕 亘賴 乇睾賲 賰賱 卮賷亍貙 丕賱丨亘賾 丕賱匕賷 亘賯賵鬲賴 賵亘賱賲爻鬲賴 丕賱丨丕賳賷丞 丕賱爻丨乇賷丞 賷毓賷丿 賱賱廿賳爻丕賳 亘乇賷賯 丕賱丨賷丕丞貙 賵賷賲賳丨賴 丕賱兀賲賱 賵丕賱乇睾亘丞 賮賷 丕賱丨賷丕丞貙 亘賱 賷賲賳丨賴 丕賱賯賵丞 毓賱賶 丕賱丨乇亘 賲賳 兀噩賱 丕賱丨賷丕丞. 賵丕丨鬲賮丕亍 亘丕賱鬲囟丨賷丕鬲 丨鬲賶 賵賱賵 賰丕賳鬲 亘爻賷胤丞 賰鬲囟丨賷丞 賲丕乇賷貙 賱賰賳 賮賯胤 賷賰賮賷 兀賳 鬲賰賵賳 賲賳 賯賱亘 賲禺賱氐 賰賯賱亘賴丕 丕賱胤賷亘.
丨賰丕賷丞 禺賷丕賱賷丞 噩賲賷賱丞 亘胤毓賲 丕賱亘賳丿賯 丕賱睾賳賷貙 丨賱賵丞 賰丨賱賵賷丕鬲 丕賱賱賵夭 丕賱賲睾賲賵乇丞 賮賷 丕賱毓爻賱 丕賱賲氐賮賶 亘丕賱丨亘賾 賵丕賱丨夭賳 賵丕賱賮乇丨.
27.12.2019
July 20, 2022
A nice take on the story, but not my favourite. I'm not sure if this edition is abridged or not, but it felt like it was missing a kind of magic that the story needs. I liked the illustrations but did not love them, and was surprised that so many of the most exciting scenes were not illustrated.
March 3, 2019
Abilit膬葲ile de povestitor ale lui Alexandre Dumas sunt inestimabile.
"Sp膬rg膬torul de nuci", pe l芒ng膬 faptul c膬 este cel mai des膬v芒r葯it basm, prin prisma construc葲iei, pe care l-am citit vreodat膬, are 葯i un aspect nemai卯nt芒lnit: este un basm cl膬dit pe o tripl膬 povestire 卯n ram膬, care da senza葲ia topirii planurilor 葯i des膬v芒r葯irea lor ulterioar膬 卯ntr-un tot unitar.
"Sp膬rg膬torul de nuci", pe l芒ng膬 faptul c膬 este cel mai des膬v芒r葯it basm, prin prisma construc葲iei, pe care l-am citit vreodat膬, are 葯i un aspect nemai卯nt芒lnit: este un basm cl膬dit pe o tripl膬 povestire 卯n ram膬, care da senza葲ia topirii planurilor 葯i des膬v芒r葯irea lor ulterioar膬 卯ntr-un tot unitar.
December 12, 2021
A quick read before I see the ballet this weekend. Surprisingly good! I loved it.
December 20, 2019
Stunning cover! Loved the beginning, but then the story completely stopped, and a new story started that eventually tied in at the end. Way way different than the ballet. I鈥檝e realized I much prefer the ballet to this. This was way less magical, the ending and beginning was more or less the same as the ballet, but the whole middle was just boring and a not what I wanted. A bit disappointed.
December 27, 2022
There are two principal versions of The Nutcracker story, the older (and the original) is the one written by E.T.A. Hoffmann in German. This is a slightly later retelling of the same story, this time in French. This version considerably expands the Hoffmann text, and is noticeably longer. I tend to think it's also probably a somewhat better book.
The plot is nearly identical to the original. The original was published in 1816, and this version was published not long after in 1844. This is still the story of the visions of the young Marie who experiences all sorts of strange events when she injures herself playing at home. It's also the story of the young nutcracker who must be found to save the daughter of the king.
This then raises an interesting question. This text is different enough from the original to be easier to read: the plot is a little clearer, the characterisation is a little richer, but it is also exactly the same story. I think it's lesser read than the original because, despite being slightly better in some of the fine details, it is basically exactly the same. Does it iterate enough to really distinguish itself? Not really. For most readers, I think this book is something of a bridging piece between the original Hoffmann text and the Tchaikovsky ballet.
The plot is nearly identical to the original. The original was published in 1816, and this version was published not long after in 1844. This is still the story of the visions of the young Marie who experiences all sorts of strange events when she injures herself playing at home. It's also the story of the young nutcracker who must be found to save the daughter of the king.
This then raises an interesting question. This text is different enough from the original to be easier to read: the plot is a little clearer, the characterisation is a little richer, but it is also exactly the same story. I think it's lesser read than the original because, despite being slightly better in some of the fine details, it is basically exactly the same. Does it iterate enough to really distinguish itself? Not really. For most readers, I think this book is something of a bridging piece between the original Hoffmann text and the Tchaikovsky ballet.
November 25, 2023
The most charming Christmas fairytale!
December 24, 2023
For the past four years, I've read Hoffman's original Nutcracker story and have immensely enjoyed the weirdness of it all. This year, I finally opted to read Dumas' version of the tale. I was always under the impression that his story was a retelling or adaptation of the original Nutcracker story; however, as I quickly found out, it's actually just a translation that Dumas made (he might not have translated it, someone might have done it for him, but adapted the translation into what it is). Very little was changed at all, apart from some slight character name juggling.
Dumas' German-to-French translation translates into English in an easier to comprehend style. Hoffman's jumps around a bit, and I know that it took me rereads to finally "get" some of what was going on. With Dumas', obviously I know the story by now, but I also felt like the narrative flowed much better, if much wordier than Hoffman's. The overall surrealness of the story is still all there, which I loved--I was concerned that it would have been changed up too much, but again, since it was a translation not an adaptation, it was faithful to the original in all forms!
I highly recommend either version, but if you want something that's a bit quicker and easier to read, as well as something that might be more accessible to a wider range of ages (especially if you're reading it out loud), Dumas' version is definitely the one to choose.
(This rating & review is specifically for Alexandre Dumas' The Tale of the Nutcracker. See here for my review of E.T.A. Hoffman's original story, and here for the review of the Penguin Classics combo edition, which contains Neugroschel's translation of both versions.)
Dumas' German-to-French translation translates into English in an easier to comprehend style. Hoffman's jumps around a bit, and I know that it took me rereads to finally "get" some of what was going on. With Dumas', obviously I know the story by now, but I also felt like the narrative flowed much better, if much wordier than Hoffman's. The overall surrealness of the story is still all there, which I loved--I was concerned that it would have been changed up too much, but again, since it was a translation not an adaptation, it was faithful to the original in all forms!
I highly recommend either version, but if you want something that's a bit quicker and easier to read, as well as something that might be more accessible to a wider range of ages (especially if you're reading it out loud), Dumas' version is definitely the one to choose.
(This rating & review is specifically for Alexandre Dumas' The Tale of the Nutcracker. See here for my review of E.T.A. Hoffman's original story, and here for the review of the Penguin Classics combo edition, which contains Neugroschel's translation of both versions.)
December 18, 2023
I really enjoyed this story! After seeing the ballet so many times, this story provides so much context that I feel is lacking from the production.
It鈥檚 odd, humorous, unsettling at times, but mostly warm-hearted and sweet. I also loved all the illustrations.
It鈥檚 odd, humorous, unsettling at times, but mostly warm-hearted and sweet. I also loved all the illustrations.
December 1, 2022
The original story of The Nutcracker is darker than Tchaikovsky鈥檚 portrayal, similar to the original fairy tales by the Brothers Grimm and Hans Christian Andersen. However, this book was nothing short of a delight! I loved the Nutcracker鈥檚 backstory and the author鈥檚 wit. Just like in the ballet, I felt equal parts intrigue and wariness of Godfather Drosselmeyer. Because it was a Christmas tale, I was especially glad that it had a warm, sweet ending. I love the creative liberties that were taken to transform this Christmassy tale into the ballet we see today. It鈥檚 no wonder this story has stood the test of time for 200 years.
August 11, 2021
丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 賲賵噩賴丞 賱賱兀胤賮丕賱 貙 鬲丨賵賷 丕賱賰孬賷乇 賲賳 丕賱禺賷丕賱 賵 丕賱爻丨乇 貙 丕賱禺賷乇 賵 丕賱卮乇 貙 丕賱賰乇賲 賵 丕賱噩卮毓 貙 丕賱氐丿賯 賵 丕賱賰匕亘 .
亘賴丕 丿賯丞 賵氐賮 鬲噩毓賱 丕賱賯丕乇卅 賷爻乇丨 亘禺賷丕賱賴 賲丨丕賵賱賸丕 兀賳 賷購噩爻丿 兀丨丿丕孬賴丕 賵 卮禺賵氐賴丕 貙 兀卮賰丕賱賴賲 貙 賲賱丕亘爻賴賲 賵 賲爻丕賰賳賴賲 貙 鬲氐賱賰 乇爻丕卅賱 禺賱丕賱 賯乇丕亍鬲賴丕 毓賳 丕賱禺賷乇 貙 丕賱賮毓賱 丕賱氐丨賷丨 貙 賳鬲丕卅噩 丕賱廿賳鬲賯丕賲 貙 丕賱鬲爻乇毓 賷丐丿賷 賱賱賳丿賲 貙 賱丕 鬲毓丕賲賱 丕賱賳丕爻 亘兀卮賰丕賱賴賲 賵 賱賰賳 亘賳賵丕賷丕賴賲 賵 鬲氐乇賮丕鬲賴賲 .
丕賱毓丿賷丿 賲賳 丕賱乇爻丕卅賱 亘賷賳 氐賮丨丕鬲 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 貙 賵 賱賰賳賴 賲賲賱 亘毓囟 丕賱卮賷亍 賵 賴匕丕 賲丕 噩毓賱賳賷 兀購胤賷賱 丕賱賵賯鬲 亘賯乇丕亍鬲賴 貙 賴賵 噩賲賷賱 賱兀氐丨丕亘 丕賱禺賷丕賱 丕賱賵丕爻毓 .
亘賴丕 丿賯丞 賵氐賮 鬲噩毓賱 丕賱賯丕乇卅 賷爻乇丨 亘禺賷丕賱賴 賲丨丕賵賱賸丕 兀賳 賷購噩爻丿 兀丨丿丕孬賴丕 賵 卮禺賵氐賴丕 貙 兀卮賰丕賱賴賲 貙 賲賱丕亘爻賴賲 賵 賲爻丕賰賳賴賲 貙 鬲氐賱賰 乇爻丕卅賱 禺賱丕賱 賯乇丕亍鬲賴丕 毓賳 丕賱禺賷乇 貙 丕賱賮毓賱 丕賱氐丨賷丨 貙 賳鬲丕卅噩 丕賱廿賳鬲賯丕賲 貙 丕賱鬲爻乇毓 賷丐丿賷 賱賱賳丿賲 貙 賱丕 鬲毓丕賲賱 丕賱賳丕爻 亘兀卮賰丕賱賴賲 賵 賱賰賳 亘賳賵丕賷丕賴賲 賵 鬲氐乇賮丕鬲賴賲 .
丕賱毓丿賷丿 賲賳 丕賱乇爻丕卅賱 亘賷賳 氐賮丨丕鬲 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 貙 賵 賱賰賳賴 賲賲賱 亘毓囟 丕賱卮賷亍 賵 賴匕丕 賲丕 噩毓賱賳賷 兀購胤賷賱 丕賱賵賯鬲 亘賯乇丕亍鬲賴 貙 賴賵 噩賲賷賱 賱兀氐丨丕亘 丕賱禺賷丕賱 丕賱賵丕爻毓 .
February 5, 2025
A wonderful Christmas fairy tale adventure. The book cover could be more interesting. This work needs another edit.
December 18, 2024
This iteration of The Nutcracker is Alexandre Dumas鈥� 1844 reimagining of E.T.A. Hoffman鈥檚 original 1816 tale. The original was not technically intended for children, being bitter and a bit more disturbing than many parents were comfortable sharing with their children. Dumas鈥檚 take on the tale is the version most familiar to us today, and is the inspiration behind ballet and music by Tchaikovsky of the same name.
While I鈥檝e loved the story of The Nutcracker and the music linked with it since I was a small child myself, I have to confess that this year marks my first reading of it outside of picture book adaptations. My favorite iteration of the story is the 1990 animated film The Nutcracker Prince, featuring the voice of Kiefer Sutherland as the Nutcracker. I was pleasantly surprised to note how true the cartoon stayed to the original story, as compared with other, less faithful adaptations, such as Disney鈥檚 The Nutcracker and the Four Realms.
In regards to Dumas鈥� presentation of the story, I was charmed by his voice. The Count of Monte Cristo is one of my favorite classics, and it was fun to see how Dumas approached lighter fair. I will say that I got bogged down just a bit in the faux history of the Nutcracker and his origins, but by and large I had a good time with the tale as a whole. If you鈥檙e looking for a whimsical classic to read this Christmas season and have, like me, never experienced The Nutcracker outside of cartoons or picture books or the ballet, I would recommend this!
While I鈥檝e loved the story of The Nutcracker and the music linked with it since I was a small child myself, I have to confess that this year marks my first reading of it outside of picture book adaptations. My favorite iteration of the story is the 1990 animated film The Nutcracker Prince, featuring the voice of Kiefer Sutherland as the Nutcracker. I was pleasantly surprised to note how true the cartoon stayed to the original story, as compared with other, less faithful adaptations, such as Disney鈥檚 The Nutcracker and the Four Realms.
In regards to Dumas鈥� presentation of the story, I was charmed by his voice. The Count of Monte Cristo is one of my favorite classics, and it was fun to see how Dumas approached lighter fair. I will say that I got bogged down just a bit in the faux history of the Nutcracker and his origins, but by and large I had a good time with the tale as a whole. If you鈥檙e looking for a whimsical classic to read this Christmas season and have, like me, never experienced The Nutcracker outside of cartoons or picture books or the ballet, I would recommend this!
January 1, 2024
29 years after it鈥檚 initial release, Alexandre Dumas took Hoffman鈥檚 鈥淣utcracker and Mouse King鈥�, translated it into French, and branded it with his name on the cover. While Dumas was at a party of a friend and Count, the children at said party, tied him up, held him hostage, and demanded a story. In the Preface we are assured, 鈥淭he Tale I鈥檓 going to tell you is not by me!鈥� When asked who is it by, Dumas replied by 鈥淗err E. T. A. Hoffman.鈥� This is Hoffman鈥檚 story, reimagined by Dumas.
A little girl named Marie, is gifted a handsomely decorated nutcracker from her mysterious uncle. On the night of Christmas Eve, the Nutcracker springs to life, along with all the other children鈥檚 toys in a battle against the evil seven-headed Mouse King. Marie has to find out the story of the Nutcracker and how the curse fell upon him. To lift his curse, young Marie just might fall in love.
Imagine your favorite song. You know the ins and outs of it. The lyrics, when the bass drops, the bridge, the exact moment when the chorus repeats. Then a more famous rock star comes along and covers it. It鈥檚 good, but it鈥檚 not the original. The language seems different, the tempo is off somehow, but it鈥檚 exactly the same. That鈥檚 how Dumas鈥檚 version appears.
Dumas鈥檚 version tells the exact same story with a plot with very few differences. Godfather Drosselmeier is now Drosselmayer. Marie Stahlbaum is now Marie Silberhaus. Marie鈥檚 father, a Medical Officer, is now a Presiding Judge. The Nutcracker, has never worn boots, now has worn nothing but boots. But even with this same plot and very few differences, Dumas has a drastically different prose and a different approach to the story than Hoffman does. Just take a look at the opening paragraphs to each. What one鈥檚 your favorite?
Hoffman version:
For the entire twenty-fourth of December, the children of Medical Officer Stahlbaum were not permitted to step inside the intermediary room, much less the magnificent showcase next door. Fritz and Marie sat huddled together in a corner of the back room. The deep evening dusk had set in, and the children felt quite eerie because, as was usual on this day, no light had been brought in. Fritz quite secretly whispered to his younger sister (she had just turned seven) that he had heard a rustling and murmuring and soft throbbing in the locked rooms since early that morning. Also, not so long ago (Fritz went on), a short, dark man with a large casket under his arm had stolen across the vestibule. However, said Fritz, he knew quite well that it was none other than Godfather Drosselmeier. Marie joyfully clapped her little hands and exclaimed: "Ah, wonder what lovely presents he's made for us!"
Dumas version:
Once, in the town of Nuremberg, there lived a highly esteemed presiding judge known as Presiding Judge Silberhaus, which means Silver House. This judge had a boy and a girl. The boy, nine years old, was called Fritz. The girl, seven and a half years old, was called Marie. They were two lovely children, but so different in face and character that no one would ever have believed them to be brother and sister. Fritz was a big boy, chubby, blustering, mischievous, stamping his foot at the slightest annoyance. He was convinced that everything in the world was created for his entertainment, and he stuck to his guns until the doctor, intolerant of his cries and tears, his stamping foot, emerged from his office!
A little girl named Marie, is gifted a handsomely decorated nutcracker from her mysterious uncle. On the night of Christmas Eve, the Nutcracker springs to life, along with all the other children鈥檚 toys in a battle against the evil seven-headed Mouse King. Marie has to find out the story of the Nutcracker and how the curse fell upon him. To lift his curse, young Marie just might fall in love.
Imagine your favorite song. You know the ins and outs of it. The lyrics, when the bass drops, the bridge, the exact moment when the chorus repeats. Then a more famous rock star comes along and covers it. It鈥檚 good, but it鈥檚 not the original. The language seems different, the tempo is off somehow, but it鈥檚 exactly the same. That鈥檚 how Dumas鈥檚 version appears.
Dumas鈥檚 version tells the exact same story with a plot with very few differences. Godfather Drosselmeier is now Drosselmayer. Marie Stahlbaum is now Marie Silberhaus. Marie鈥檚 father, a Medical Officer, is now a Presiding Judge. The Nutcracker, has never worn boots, now has worn nothing but boots. But even with this same plot and very few differences, Dumas has a drastically different prose and a different approach to the story than Hoffman does. Just take a look at the opening paragraphs to each. What one鈥檚 your favorite?
Hoffman version:
For the entire twenty-fourth of December, the children of Medical Officer Stahlbaum were not permitted to step inside the intermediary room, much less the magnificent showcase next door. Fritz and Marie sat huddled together in a corner of the back room. The deep evening dusk had set in, and the children felt quite eerie because, as was usual on this day, no light had been brought in. Fritz quite secretly whispered to his younger sister (she had just turned seven) that he had heard a rustling and murmuring and soft throbbing in the locked rooms since early that morning. Also, not so long ago (Fritz went on), a short, dark man with a large casket under his arm had stolen across the vestibule. However, said Fritz, he knew quite well that it was none other than Godfather Drosselmeier. Marie joyfully clapped her little hands and exclaimed: "Ah, wonder what lovely presents he's made for us!"
Dumas version:
Once, in the town of Nuremberg, there lived a highly esteemed presiding judge known as Presiding Judge Silberhaus, which means Silver House. This judge had a boy and a girl. The boy, nine years old, was called Fritz. The girl, seven and a half years old, was called Marie. They were two lovely children, but so different in face and character that no one would ever have believed them to be brother and sister. Fritz was a big boy, chubby, blustering, mischievous, stamping his foot at the slightest annoyance. He was convinced that everything in the world was created for his entertainment, and he stuck to his guns until the doctor, intolerant of his cries and tears, his stamping foot, emerged from his office!
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December 14, 2018Ummmmmmmm. This book is far from the tale of the Nutcracker I know. Disturbingly so. The cover is beautiful but the actual storyline is weird.
September 10, 2023
La versi贸n de Hoffmann fue mi favorita
Want to read
December 25, 2022i lost the book and its now the 26th so i guess i'll be picking this back up next year lmaooo
December 31, 2024
amiga c贸mo que el rey rat贸n tiene 7 CABEZAS en barbie no apareci贸 eso
February 3, 2024
Es una historia muy bonita y la narraci贸n estuvo excelente.
October 20, 2022
C'ettait une jollie conte pour les enfants, mais moi aussi, je l'ai bcp aimee !!
On commence avec le 'frame' -cet a dire, avec l'entourage de l'histoire. Ce sont les enfants qu'avaitent capture's la personne que reconte l'histoire. Ensuite, il y avait un histore de fievre qui termine avec une marriage. Mais, cette fois ci, c'est la dame qui sauve l'homme !
Chouette !
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we start with the 'frame' - that is to say, with the entourage of the story. These are the children captured by the person retelling the story.
On commence avec le 'frame' -cet a dire, avec l'entourage de l'histoire. Ce sont les enfants qu'avaitent capture's la personne que reconte l'histoire. Ensuite, il y avait un histore de fievre qui termine avec une marriage. Mais, cette fois ci, c'est la dame qui sauve l'homme !
Chouette !
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we start with the 'frame' - that is to say, with the entourage of the story. These are the children captured by the person retelling the story.
December 13, 2017
I haven't seen the Nutcraker ballet since I was a child. When I investigated the ballet for an upcoming performance, and found out that Alexander Dumas wrote the version that Tchaikovsky was inspired by, I had to get a copy. I love everything about this edition. The cover is beautiful and reading it was a delight.
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