. The black aunt. Stories and legends for children . the dwarfs were delightedwith their beautiful queen who could sing such pretty songs. 8 FIFTH CHAPTER. HOW NUTCRACKER, THE BANISHED KING OF THE DWARFS, WANDERED AROUT THE FOREST AND FELL INTO GREAT STRAIGHTS, RUT AT LAST WAS DELIVERED OUT OF THEM. V hile Sugardolly was thus peacefully ruling over the dwarfs, Nutcracker climbed from one tree to another andcracked and ate all the nuts he could find. As long a£the Summer lasted and plenty of nuts hung upon thetrees, he had a fine time of it and was happy that hewas no longer king, for he could
. The black aunt. Stories and legends for children . the dwarfs were delightedwith their beautiful queen who could sing such pretty songs. 8 FIFTH CHAPTER. HOW NUTCRACKER, THE BANISHED KING OF THE DWARFS, WANDERED AROUT THE FOREST AND FELL INTO GREAT STRAIGHTS, RUT AT LAST WAS DELIVERED OUT OF THEM. V hile Sugardolly was thus peacefully ruling over the dwarfs, Nutcracker climbed from one tree to another andcracked and ate all the nuts he could find. As long a£the Summer lasted and plenty of nuts hung upon thetrees, he had a fine time of it and was happy that hewas no longer king, for he could go where he pleasedand crack as many nuts as he desired. But when thenuts grew scarcer and scarcer he often had to battle withthe squirrels, for they wanted to keep all the nuts forthemselves. One day Nutcracker had found the nest of asquirrel where the squirrel had laid up his winter stockof nuts. He was eating away at them with high satis-faction when the owner came home and fell upon himtooth and nail He defended himself with all his might 431. and as he had sharp teeth as well as the squirrel, theybit each other very smartly, till at last Nutcracker suc-ceeded in choking the squirrel to death. Then he took olfthe squirrels skin and put it on himself as a little mantle,forit began to be cold and he was sometimes near freezing. After this Nutcracker met with hard times. Thesquirrels had carried all the nuts to their nests and hedid not dare to show himself because a gossiping blue 9* 4 32 jay had seen him choke the squirrel and had told thestory all over the forest. -Wherever the squirrels sawhim they fell upon him and bit him and scratched himout of revenge and because it vexed them to see himwith the squirrels skin on. In this extremity he oftenthought of the time when he was king of the cKtarfs andhow happy he might be there now if he had been moremoderate and kind to his subjects. He thought too quiteoften of Susardollv and would e;ladlv have been with herin the house of
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