Page 205 - Nuts to You - The Nutcracker Retold

which shook the snow, and it all fell to their feet, leaving the three hide-a-ways exposed – surprised and worried that the Mouse Queen had heard it all and was at that very moment on her way back to “get them!”
It took them a minute to recover, another minute to move, and another minute of nervous laughter before they could really feel like they had escaped.
For now.
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