文档介绍：THE BRAVE TIN SOLDIER.
THERE were once five and twenty tin soldiers, who were all
brothers, for they had been made out of the same old tin spoon.
They shouldered arms and looked straight before them, and wore a
splendid uniform, red and blue. The first thing in the world they
ever heard were the words, "Tin soldiers! " uttered by a little boy,
who clapped his hands with delight when the lid of the box, in
which they lay, was taken off. They were given him for a birthday
present, and he stood at the table to set them up. The soldiers were
all exactly alike, excepting one, who had only one leg; he had
been left to the last, and then there was not enough of the melted
tin to finish him, so they made him to stand firmly on one leg, and
this caused him to be very remarkable. The table on which
the tin soldiers stood, was covered with other playthings, but the
most attractive to the eye was a pretty little paper castle. Through
the small windows the rooms could be seen. In front of the castle a
number of little trees surrounded a piece of looking glass, which
was intended to represent a transparent lake. Swans, made of wax,
swam on the lake, and were reflected in it. All this was very pretty,
but the prettiest of all was a tiny little lady, who stood at the open
door of the castle; she, also, was made of paper, and she wore a
dress of clear m