Firm tin soldier

Once upon a time there were twenty-five tin soldiers, cast from an old tin spoon. Their uniforms were half red and half blue, and they carried Mauser rifles on their shoulders.

　　The tin soldiers all looked exactly the same, but one was a little different: he had only one leg, because he was cast last, and there was not enough melted tin. However, he was still able to stand firm.

　　The tin soldiers were all packed in a box, and they were given to a small child as a birthday present. The child put them on a table with many other toys on it. Among them, the most striking is a beautiful palace made of paper.

　　It was in this palace that the one-legged little tin soldier saw the woman in his life - a beautiful lady made of paper. She was wearing a beautiful cloth skirt with blue ribbons floating over her shoulders. The lady was a dancer, she stretched out her hands and raised one leg very high. The tin soldier thought she was like himself, with only one leg!

　　The editor learned that the tin soldier fell in love with this beautiful girl at first sight. Although she lived in a splendid palace and he lived in a box with his twenty-four brothers, he still wanted to know her. So he lay down behind a snuff bottle on the table, and from that angle, he could see her.

　　Night came. The other tin soldiers went into the box, and the family went to bed. At this time, the dolls became lively, they "visited" each other, made "wars", or held "balls".

　　At this time, only two people did not leave their places: one was the tin soldier, and the other was the little dancer. She stood upright on her toes, her arms outstretched, while he stood steadily, his eyes never leaving her.

　　Suddenly the clock struck twelve, and with a "touch", the lid of the snuff bottle was lifted; but there was no snuff in it, but a little black elf.

　　"Tin Soldier!" said the elf, "please keep your eyes honest!" But the tin soldier pretended not to hear. "Well, you will see tomorrow!" said the elf.

　　The next morning, when the children got up, they moved the tin soldiers to the windowsill. At this time, I don't know if it was the elves who did it, the window suddenly opened, and the tin soldiers fell out at once.

　　Then, the tin soldier went through an adventure.

　　The editor learned that the children and nanny at home came down to look for him, but they did not find him; the little tin soldier fell on the ground outside, and it was raining at this time. The two children passing by saw the tin soldier, so they mischievously put him into the paper boat and let him "sail" along the current.

　　The paper boat followed the current into the sewer. In the sewer, he encountered a big mouse that prevented him from passing, and followed the current into a canal. The huge current submerged the boat, and the tin soldier was immersed in the water. In the torrent, he thought about the girl who could dance with the paper man... The tin soldier sank to the bottom. At this moment, a big fish swallowed him. How dark is the belly of the fish! But the little tin soldier was firm, and he carried his Mauser bravely.

　　After an unknown amount of time, the fish suddenly became quiet. Then, a light came in. It turned out that the fish had been caught and sent to the market, and then sold and brought into the kitchen. At this moment, the maid cut open the belly of the fish with a knife and saw the little tin soldier.

　　The editor learned that they put him on the table - how amazing! The Tin Soldier found himself back in the room he used to be. He saw everything he knew, and that beautiful palace and lovely dancers!

　　After an adventure, their relationship changed - the two of them looked at each other, neither of them talking.

　　However, the ordeal was not over. A child walked over and couldn't help but throw the tin soldier into the furnace. The fire was burning beside the tin soldier, and the brilliance on his body disappeared and gradually began to melt... However, he still looked at the girl, and the girl also looked at him.

　　A gust of wind blew, and the paper girl flew to the stove, flew to the side of the tin soldier, and turned into a flame.

　　The next day, when the maid poured out the ashes, she found that the tin soldier had become a small tin heart, and all the dancer had left was the gold foil chicken heart.