Nutcracker and Mouse-king . said the mother, that your story will not be frightful, as thosethat you narrate usually are. By no means, dearest madam, repliedDrosselmeier, on the contrary, what I have thistime the honor to relate is droll and merry. 56 NUTCRACKER AND MOUSE-KING. Begin, begin then, dear Godfather! criedthe children, and the Counsellor began asfollows. THE STORY OF THE HARD NUT. Pielepats mother was the wife of a king, andtherefore a queen, and Pirlipat straightway atthe moment of her birth a true princess. Theking was beside himself with joy, when he sawhis beautiful daughter, a
Nutcracker and Mouse-king . said the mother, that your story will not be frightful, as thosethat you narrate usually are. By no means, dearest madam, repliedDrosselmeier, on the contrary, what I have thistime the honor to relate is droll and merry. 56 NUTCRACKER AND MOUSE-KING. Begin, begin then, dear Godfather! criedthe children, and the Counsellor began asfollows. THE STORY OF THE HARD NUT. Pielepats mother was the wife of a king, andtherefore a queen, and Pirlipat straightway atthe moment of her birth a true princess. Theking was beside himself with joy, when he sawhis beautiful daughter, as she lay in the shouted aloud, danced, jumped about irponone leg, and cried again and again, Ha! ha !was there ever any thing seen more beautifulthan my little Pirlipat? Thereupon all theministers, generals, presidents and staff officersjumped about upon one leg like the king, andcried aloud, No, never! And it was so, intruth, for as long as the world has been stand-ing, a lovelier child was never born, than this. -JOCfLY/V. SCSTORY OF THE HARD NUT. NUTCRACKER AND MOUSE-KING. 57 very Princess Pirlipat. Her little face seemedmade of lilies and roses, delicate white and red;her eyes were of living sparkling azure, and itwas charming to see how her little locks curledin bright golden ringlets. Besides this, Pirlipathad brought into the world two rows of littlepearly teeth, with which two hours after herbirth, she bit the high chancellors finger, as hewas examining her features too closely, so thathe screamed out, Oh, Gemini! Others assertthat he screamed out, Oh, Crickee 1 but on thispoint authorities are at the present day , little Pirlipat bit the high chancellorsfinger, and the enraptured land knew now thatsome sense dwelt in Pirlipats beautiful has been said, all were delighted. The queenalone was very anxious and uneasy, and no oneknew wherefore, but every body remarked withsurprise, the care with which she watched Pirli-pats cradle. Besides tha
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