📝 Description
Characters & Their Appearance
🪖 Tin Soldier – A shiny, silver toy soldier with a red and blue uniform, tall black boots, and only one leg. His expression is calm and brave, always standing straight.
🎀 Paper Ballerina – A delicate paper doll with a pink tutu, blonde hair in a bun, and arms extended in a graceful pose. She stands on one leg like the tin soldier.
👾 Jack-in-the-box Goblin – A creepy toy with a green face, bulging eyes, and sharp teeth, hiding inside a colorful box with a spring.
🐟 Fish – A large river fish with shiny scales and a curious expression that accidentally swallows the tin soldier.
🧒 Little Boy – A cheerful child with messy hair and a love for toys. He owns the soldier and the ballerina.
📜 Script
Narrator:
In a box of twenty-five tin soldiers, one stood out. He had only one leg, but he was the bravest of them all 🪖.
He was placed on a table with many toys, but one caught his eye—a beautiful ballerina 🎀 made of paper, standing tall and still, balanced on one leg.
🪖 Tin Soldier (thinking): “She’s just like me… standing strong on one leg.”
Narrator:
But not all the toys liked their quiet bond. A goblin popped from a jack-in-the-box 👾 with a sneer.
👾 Goblin: “Stay away from her! She is not yours!”
Narrator:
That night, something strange happened. The soldier was pushed out the window and landed on the street. Rain poured, and he was swept into a drain.
He floated in a paper boat through the sewers, brave and still. A rat stopped him, demanding a toll, but the soldier had no fear.
🪖 Tin Soldier: “I go where duty takes me.”
Narrator:
Soon, a giant fish 🐟 swallowed him whole! But fate had other plans—the fish was caught and sold. When the cook cut it open…
👩🍳 Cook: “What’s this? A tin soldier!”
Narrator:
He was returned to the same home. There she was—the ballerina, still on her one leg. Their eyes met again.
But joy didn’t last long. The jealous goblin caused a fire. Flames danced, and both the soldier and ballerina were caught in it.
Narrator:
When the ashes cooled, only a tiny tin heart and the ballerina’s ribbon remained 💔.
Their bodies were gone, but their love and courage stayed forever 🪖❤️🎀.
📚 Vocabulary
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Balanced – staying steady without falling.
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Sneer – a rude or mocking smile.
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Sewer – an underground passage for water.
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Toll – a fee for passage.
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Ashes – the powdery remains after something is burned.
💬 Useful Expressions
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“I go where duty takes me.” – Showing loyalty and bravery.
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“Their eyes met again.” – A moment of silent connection.
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“Only a tiny tin heart and a ribbon remained.” – Symbol of undying love and sacrifice.
❓ Comprehension Questions
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Why did the tin soldier have only one leg?
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What made the tin soldier admire the ballerina?
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How did the goblin try to separate them?
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What adventures did the tin soldier face after falling out the window?
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What was left after the fire in the end?