Andrewson makes smart choices with her adaptation, refocusing the story on passionate and empathetic Marie, who has the most personality of all the fairy tale–esque characters. A finale that inextricably weaves these two stories together leaves readers to determine for themselves the line between fantasy and reality. Each night, Marie makes a sacrifice to the terrifying mouse king, who demands payment for sparing her beloved nutcracker.
Marie falls ill after she rescues him, and each day of her recovery, Drosselmeier spins a bedside tale of a princess cursed to transform into a human nutcracker and the astronomer’s son who saves her by embodying the curse himself.
That night, she stumbles upon Drosselmeier performing a magic ritual that brings a huge, fuchsia mouse king into her home to finish a long-fought battle with her toys, led by her beloved-and now quite alive-nutcracker. Marie quickly discovers a human-shaped nutcracker under the Christmas tree and immediately becomes enamored. Hoffmann’s Christmas classic.Įvery Christmas Eve, mysterious Godfather Drosselmeier brings Marie Stahlbaum and her brother, Fritz, handmade gifts. A retelling breathes new life into E.T.A.
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