The Little Tin Soldier | Illustrated Stories

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A little boy, doubtless put up to it by that ill-intentioned Jack-in-the-box, threw him into the fireplace.The little tin soldier and the ballerina into the fireAs he slowly melted away in the heat of the fire, he was rejoined by his beloved ballerina, for a gust of wind had carried her into the flames too.

The next day, all that was left of them in the fireplace was a little tin heart incrusted with a little sequin that sparkled like a thousand stars...

THE END

By Hans Christian Andersen (1838). Revised by L. Jaillon. All rights reserved Elfinet Sarl. Pictures: Regissercom © Dreamstime. Royalty Free Music: miksmusic © audiojungle

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