
He was a really strange man, Herr Drosselmeyer. The godfather of Marie was Herr Drosselmeyer. What a find they made! There were large cuddly animal toys, beautiful porcelain dolls, and bright brass trumpets. The kids tore away the colourful paper of the gifts as soon as it was time to unwrap them. One year, Marie's father and mother had a party on Christmas Eve. But Marie loved Christmas more than anything else. Marie enjoyed dancing, drawing, and playing games.

There was a little girl named Marie who lived in a not too distant region. His works had a significant impact on the rise of the psychological novel in the second half of the nineteenth century. Hoffmann had an impact much beyond the relatively restricted field of the Gothic novel. Hoffmann, which tells the story of a girl who meets a nutcracker that comes to life on Christmas Eve and engages in combat with the wicked Mouse King.

The Nutcracker is partially based on the fairy tale The Nutcracker and the Mouse King by E.T.A.
