5 Classic Christmas Stories

5 CLASSIC CHRISTMAS STORIES features five popular and heartwarming holiday stories, including THE NUTCRACKER AND THE MOUSE KING, THE GIFT OF THE MAGI, THE ELVES AND THE SHOEMAKER, THE LITTLE MATCH GIRL, and ‘TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS. 1. THE NUTCRACKER AND THE MOUSE KING by E. T. A. Hoffmann “The Nutcracker and the Mouse King” tells the story of a girl named Marie who receives a wooden nutcracker on Christmas Eve, which comes alive to battle the evil, seven-headed Mouse King and his army of mice. A surprise ending leads Marie to a magical kingdom of dolls. CHAPTER 1—The Day Before CHAPTER 2—The Gifts CHAPTER 3—The Surprise CHAPTER 4—Magic CHAPTER 5—The Battle of the Sugar Bullets CHAPTER 6—The Pleasant Surprise CHAPTER 7—The Fairy Tale of the Hard Nut CHAPTER 8—Continuation of The Fairy Tale of the Hard Nut CHAPTER 9—Conclusion of The Fairy Tale of the Hard Nut CHAPTER 10—The Victory CHAPTER 11—The Kingdom Of The Dolls CHAPTER 12—The Candy Capital CHAPTER 13—Conclusion 2. THE GIF