Nutcracker and the Mouse King

"e;Beyond the sugar plums lies a world of clockwork wonders and ancient curses."e;On Christmas Eve, young Marie Stahlbaum witnesses her new Nutcracker come to life to lead an army of toy soldiers against the seven-headed Mouse King. But this is no simple bedtime story. In Hoffmann's original masterpiece, we discover the tragic "e;History of the Hard Nut,"e; the secret of the Princess Pirlipat, and...