i'm sure many of you know of the story of the tin soldier. a hans christian anderson classic. i was recently reintroduced to said tale, but a slightly different version from the one i am used to.
boy (without leg) meets girl (with leg under tutu). - so far so good.
boy falls out window and is found by some boys. - still lo stesso.
boys make boat and send the soldier down the river to the sewer. - right.
soldier gets eaten by fish and sold to the very same household he came from. - the same!
and THEN.....the soldier is reunited with his one-legged love and they live happily ever after! NO. that is the story i knew only too well. in fact, disney included the story in fantasia 2000 with that very ending.
the REAL ending to the story is: the soldier gets blown into the fire when the window is opened. the ballerina f
alls right after him and the two burn up together in the fire, leaving only a tin heart and the flowers from the ballerina's tutu.why on earth did we change the ending? it is so sad, yet gratifying at the same time. we love our happy endings in the U.S. and i agree, they are wonderful...but hans wrote the ending this way for a reason! i'm gonna spread the word of the REAL ending, and i hope you all appreciate it as much as i do.
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I don't know that the kids would enjoy it.
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