![]() ![]() All this was very pretty, but the prettiest of all was a tiny little lady, who stood at the open door of the castle she, also, was made of paper, and she wore a dress of clear muslin, with a narrow blue ribbon over her shoulders just like a scarf. ![]() ![]() Swans, made of wax, swam on the lake, and were reflected in it. In front of the castle a number of little trees surrounded a piece of looking-glass, which was intended to represent a transparent lake. Through the small windows the rooms could be seen. The table on which the tin soldiers stood, was covered with other playthings, but the most attractive to the eye was a pretty little paper castle. The soldiers were all exactly alike, excepting one, who had only one leg he had been left to the last, and then there was not enough of the melted tin to finish him, so they made him to stand firmly on one leg, and this caused him to be very remarkable. They were given him for a birthday present, and he stood at the table to set them up. The first thing in the world they ever heard were the words, "Tin soldiers!" uttered by a little boy, who clapped his hands with delight when the lid of the box, in which they lay, was taken off. They shouldered arms and looked straight before them, and wore a splendid uniform, red and blue. THERE were once five-and-twenty tin soldiers, who were all brothers, for they had been made out of the same old tin spoon. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |