Page 18 - Nuts to You - The Nutcracker Retold

know what I mean.) Franz is such a delight to the eyes that he has captured the attention of the Princess of the realm, who is really a child from Hamelin.
The self-ordained princess, Pirlipat, (sister of Clara, who is definitely not a princess) demands that Franz bring her freshly-cracked nuts every morning, every noon-time and every evening – just so she can feast her eyes upon him.
Yum!
And so, the days come and the days go, and the Sweeties dote on Franz, while out of earshot of course, they affectionately mock the nutty old man who, alone in his tower, dreams of finding a magic Nut.
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