Preview: Season 51, The Nutcracker and the Mouse King
The Sleepy Bookshelf
Slumber Studios
4.6 • 3.9K Ratings
🗓️ 18 December 2023
⏱️ 4 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | Good evening and welcome to the sleepy book shelf. |
| 0:06.7 | This season we'll be reading you a holiday favorite, |
| 0:11.6 | the Nutcracker and the Mouse King by E.T. A Hoffman. |
| 0:19.9 | We know our listeners are as unique as our novels and lucky for you our bookshelf is varied |
| 0:27.1 | with lots of different types of stories to lull you into a deep sleep. The following is a preview to give you an idea of what to expect |
| 0:38.4 | from this season. The Nutcracker in the Mouse King was originally written in German by author E.T.A. Hoffman in 1816. |
| 0:52.0 | This version was translated by Louisa Francisco Enking. |
| 0:59.7 | It follows a young girl named Marie as she embarks on a dreamy and magical Christmas adventure. |
| 1:07.0 | During the holidays, her mysterious Godfather comes to visit and brings her a new toy, an unassuming nutcracker. |
| 1:19.6 | The toy comes to life one night, and Marie must help him defeat an army of mice led by the fearsome |
| 1:29.0 | mouse king. When the battle is over, the Nutcracker turned Prince, |
| 1:37.0 | takes her on a journey to the land of dolls, |
| 1:40.8 | where she sees fantastical things she's only ever dreamed of. |
| 1:45.0 | If you've never read the story, you might be familiar with the |
| 1:51.0 | the famous ballet that's performed in theatres around the world every Christmas |
| 1:56.5 | season. Hoffman's original story was adapted by the famous French writer Alexander Dumas who penned several |
| 2:07.3 | classics including the Count of Monte Cristo. Dumas's, which features a girl named Clara, was used for the ballet, with music by Russian |
| 2:19.9 | composer Piota Iliichilichikovsky. |
| 2:26.5 | We hope you will join us for this season. |
| 2:30.0 | However, if you decide that the Nutcracker and the Mouse King isn't your cup of tea, |
| 2:36.2 | feel free to explore the rest of the book shelf. |
| 2:40.0 | We're sure you'll find something to help guide you into a rest full sleep. |
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