“Maria learns the backstory of the Nutcracker’s curse. The tale reveals how the Princess Pirlipat was cursed by Queen Mouserings and how only a Nutcracker who cracks the hardest nut “Crackatuck” can break the spell.”
Chapter Seven: The Story of the Hard Nut from The Nutcracker and the Mouse King
The Nutcracker and the Mouse King by E.T.A Hoffman is public domain.
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