In front of the castle stood some little trees surrounding a tiny mirror which looked like a lake. There were many other playthings on the table on which they were being set out, but the nicest of all was a pretty little castle made of cardboard, with windows through which you could see into the rooms. Each soldier was exactly like the other in shape, except just one, who had been made last when the tin had run short but there he stood as firmly on his one leg as the others did on two, and he is the one that became famous. The first words that they heard in this world, when the lid of the box in which they lay was taken off, were: ‘Hurrah, tin-soldiers!’ This was exclaimed by a little boy, clapping his hands they had been given to him because it was his birthday, and now he began setting them out on the table. Their uniform was red and blue, and they shouldered their guns and looked straight in front of them. There were once upon a time five-and twenty tin-soldiers-all brothers, as they were made out of the same old tin spoon. You should visit Browse Happy and update your internet browser today! The embedded audio player requires a modern internet browser.
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