#nutcracker and mouse king and the tale of the nutcracker

[readtilyoudie]

what Hoffmann keeps insisting in all his fairy tales and fantasies is that, if adults do not nourish the imagination in their children, the children will lose sight of their potential, and their imagination will take its revenge later by abandoning them in a banal, lifeless world. 

Nutcracker and Mouse King and The Tale of the Nutcracker by E.T.A. Hoffmann

[zal-cryptid]

If I may ask a question...Are there any other "living" things on the island besides the toyfolk?

There was an invasion of mice back in the 1810s, but the Nutcracker army fought them off. Where they went is uncertain, but they are around somewhere.

Since then, the Krampus has reminded neighboring realms (such as the Snow Queendom and Sweetland) that the island belongs to him. Krampus and his dark elves don't actually live on there, but instead dwell in the Underdark beneath the North Pole.

[rotomartsblog]

There’s a character in the books called Nathan Nutcracker and I wanted to make a design for him because I think Cedar deserves a friend who can relate to her

[dynamobooks]

E. T. A. Hoffmann: Nutcracker and Mouse King (1816) / Alexandre Dumas: The Tale of the Nutcracker (1844)

[carolina-star]

The Nutcraker 1892 the (russian) ballet version because i Love ballet.

But if you're curious the original book is "the Nutcraker and the mouse King" 1816 by E.T.A. Hoffman.

Ink and gouache

[thelastofthebookworms]

My tag for this series is 'fairy tales'.

[souplups]

i've often been told (by professors and peers) that my poetry is good but also utterly incomprehensible and i am always telling myself i will get better about it but all i want to do is write with obscure references!!

[moondustbooks]

Oh the weather outside is frightful, but so long as the books are delightful … let it snow, let it snow, let it snow. ❄️

[mskrianna]

⠀⠀ ❛ Если только у тебя есть глаза, ты всюду увидишь сверкающие цукатные рощи, прозрачные марципановые замки — словом, всякие чудеса и диковинки ❜

[karivem]

The Nutcracker and the Mouse King is the Perfect Christmas Fairy Tale 🐭🍬🎄 Book Review

[ptiza-sinitza]

'THE NUTCRACKER' LOOKBOOK

The Nutcracker - a perfect story for winter and give magical wibes every time i watch ballet or re-read Hoffmann's tale. It's my last 2023 post - so i tried to bring so me magic and ballet aesthetic

MOUSE KING LOOK

hair by @javitrulovesims, ruff collar by @strangestorytellersims, rat on head and hand by @kismet-sims, cape by @vintagesimstress, costume by @satterlly, ballet flats by @astya96cc, tail acc by @notegain, whiskers by @s-club-tbr, talons by @sewersims

MARIE LOOK

hair by @thekunstwollen hair ribbon by @zouyousims, dress by @joancampbell-jcb, plush bunny toy by moo2shelly, ballet flats by @astya96cc, frill top as acc by @charonlee, tights by @magic-bot, earrings by @rimings

NUTCRACKER LOOK

hair by @javitrulovesims, strand acc. by @enriques4, rose hair acc by @the-melancholy-maiden, guard military uniform & sword by @simnasimsworld, half mask, by @becky-sims, ballet flats by @astya96cc

SUGAR PLUM FAIRY LOOK

hair by @joliebean, strand acc. by @enriques4, 'kokoshnik' tiara by @simsonico, flower pins by @kikiw-sims, top by @bluerose-sims puff sleeves by @dream-girl, ballerina skirt by marigold satin shoes by @joliebean, face pearls by @christopher067, tights by @cool-content-star, wings* by sadlydulcet

XMAS GLAM CAS BAKCGROUND - @pilarleon

Big thanks and love to all CC creators!

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all. My best wishes

*(sadlydulcet) set #26 wings [necklace] - file name

[excentricanthropologist]

Copia: Okay ghouls, it's my turn to pick what we're watching for movie night, and you know that that means: We're watching The Great Mouse Detective. We're watching The Secret of NIMH. We're watching Stuart Little. We're watching The Rescuers. We're watching The Rescuers Down Under. We're watching The Tale of Desperaux. We're watching An American Tail. We're watching An American Tail 2: Feivel Goes West. We're watching Flushed Away. We're watching Ratatouille. We're NOT watching Ratatouille: The Musical because Disney didn't ask me to be in it. We ARE watching the version of Ratatouille: The Musical that I made where I play every character. We're watching Encanto, but only the parts where there are rats on screen. We're watching both versions of Charlotte's Web, but only the scenes with Templeton. We're watching Pizza Rat. We're watching Chicago rat hole TikTok compilations. We're watching that video with the giant rat that makes all of the rules. We're gonna go out and see a production of The Nutcracker but we're gonna leave right before they kill the Mouse King. And finally, we're gonna watch the Rats music video.

Ghouls: That's cool. Have you ever been tested for autism?

[yazthebookish]

“I believe there are far more possibilities than happily ever after or tragedy. Every story has the potential for infinite endings.”

Evangeline as Clara, Jacks as the Nutcracker, and Apollo as the Mouse King inspired by the beloved tale of the Nutcracker and the Mouse King 🏹🩷

Commissioned with goldenmushroom_

[entropysanyt]

FAVORITE PUBLIC DOMAIN LITERATURE GOGOGOGO

[wolfy-star1401]

Characters Agere Headcanons :

- Professor Ratigan : Caregiver

- Basil of Baker Street : Age regressor

- Mouse king ( from Barbie in the Nutcracker ) : Flip

- Pimm the bat : sibling Cg

- " Honest " John worthington Foulfellow : Age regressor

- Gideon the Cat : kitten regressor

- Botticelli Remorso ( from the tale of despereaux movie ) : Trauma Caregiver

- Roscuro : Big Brother Flip ( regressor lean )

- Rob/ Dr. Wrecker ( from the Amazing world of Gumball ) : Trauma Regressor

- Gumball : Toddler Regressor

- Darwin : kid Regressor

- Anais : big Sister Cg

- Mr. Small : Papa Cg

- Reformed! Jane Kangaroo ( from Horton hears a who ) : Mama Cg

[marine-indie-gal]

Been awhile since I haven't drawn any Tabaluga lately, not since that I've finally got a chance to watch the Kristin Fairlie version online since I first found the Mackenzie Ziegler version from it's Alternate Stupid Title, "Ice Princess Lilly" only to fool a lot of people into thinking it was a Frozen knock-off from a Regular Old Dollar Store. Though it's still not a big surprise from Me for the US to give out some CGI Movie Adaptations of Kids Shows from an Old Decade under their own Cheap Titles like "Here Comes The Grump" to "A Wizard's Tale" and even "The Magic Roundabout" to "Doogal" (seriously, the last one sucked ass. Even though I haven't had a chance to watch the British version, I heard a lot of good things about the OG version of that Other Adaptation much better than how Weinstein butchered it with their own Pop Culture references).

So I had a small talk with my Friend, @djinarocks of how we loved Tabaluga and how that Arktos is one of our Favorite Villains of Musical Theatres (compare to Von Rothbart from "Swan Lake" and even The Mouse King from "The Nutcracker") after I introduced her to this German Franchise.

While that both Me and My Friend love Obscure Media a whole lot, we both ship Tabaluga/Lilli together as a Romeo and Juliet like pairing (since these Two Elemental Kids did reminded Me a lot of that Other Elemental Romeo and Juliet Movie made by Sanrio (not to be confused with the Pixar one that is)). During in one of our conversations, we talked about on how we wondered if Lilli didn't leave Iceland and started her own New Life up in Space if Arktos did raised her and treated her as his own Actual Heir (something as if his own Mother would've liked to have Grandchildren if the Son were to pass the Whole "Dictator" thing to his own Children like a Family Thing).

If you're one of the Fans who both love the Musical and the Show other than the Movie, you'd probably would know that Arktos created Her, only to lure Tabaluga in for exchange of his Fire (in which the 2018 Adaptation did by its own self, but without the Whole "Give Your Own Fire to Me" thing and replace it into having "One Last Hero to be Killed" scenario that made Arktos into a much more Sinister Creepy Dragon Genocidal Monster as an Akin Contrast to the OG Arktos). But since Me and My Friend had this "Thought" if Lilli didn't leave Iceland, what if Arktos had a different way with her? Something like raising a Heir and make them a Future Dictator for your own Country. If anything, that could've had make Lilli give her so much more character other than just a "Love Interest" (akin to the Movie's Lilli as well).

Basically, Arktos creates Lilli through Sculpture (but it goes different than the last one than in the show through a twist), instead of creating a Trap for Dragon Bait, he actually creates Lilli as a single heir of his own so that way she'd beat Tabaluga to rule all over the lands one day. After trying to wind her up with a Wind-Up Key, Arktos thought of a better solution by breathing her into Life to make her Real. He names his own Daughter, "Lilli" because after researching through a Book about Humans, he mispronounced the name "Lilith" (The First Wife of Adam) into "Lilli" and mistaken Her as Eve (Adam's True Wife) (because that's clearly how he created her according to some of the Musical's lore from what I can remember). Although while Tabaluga was deeply in love with Arktos' Humanoid Daughter, Arktos forbid their own love and didn't want to be a Father-In-Law to his own Arch-Nemesis (whose the Son of his First Enemy).

Teaching his own Child everything about Iceland Life, Lilli was somehow fascinated by the World of Greenland and wanted to explore around Other Countries instead invading to in which, She and Her Father have a Huge Conflict about. Unlike the Movie's Lilli, this AU Lilli has more personality than the one in the show of her single appearance; She is more Meek and Shy with a Quiet Personality but is still Curious about the Entire World that she demands to ask a Whole Lot of Questions (even if her Father dares to answer one of them). Despite their own disagreements, Arktos loved his own Daughter deeply similar to how his own Mother passed on her Son's Spoiled Love to Another (even James would still have to be Lilli's own Manny whenever his Penguin Butler would have to keep an eye on her whenever the Father's not around).

When Tabaluga got over his own crush for her after their first meeting, he basically decided on how to teach Lilli to be more "Independent" whenever she'd come and visit Greenland (either with or without her own Father), even with the help of her own Friends. Although that while most of the Greenlanders didn't like Lilli at first, the Ice Princess then expand more of her Kindness to her Surroundings as throughout her own Arc between Seasons 2-3, She and Tabaluga develop more of their Romance (instead of having a Rushed One). After the Frozen Defeat of Arktos, Lilli then decides for her own life that it is best to join her own Boyfriend and become the Rulers of both their own Lands after a Long Journey ahead of having Each of The Four Seasons be released every year as they start their own New Life together, thus, ending their own Families' hate feud.

I've probably should've had put this in my version of Tabaluga but oh well, at least this is probably from a Simple AU where if Lilli did had more Character than just being the Main Character's Love Interest. 🤷‍♀️

BTW, when I finally got a chance to watch the First English Dub Movie online, I was so Happy that I got a chance to seeing the Scene where Tabaluga and Lilli sing their own Love for Each Other from one of the Musicals and let me tell you it was sooooooo Adorable to see Tabaluga and Lilli's love for each other, which makes my Love for the Both of Them even more 🥰

And while that I still haven't checked out the Rest of the Musicals and their Songs (since I still can't understand German as Someone who wishes to learn more about Any Foreign Language for the Same Person who watches Foreign Cartoons all the time), I did try out the Original versions for "Devil In White" and "I'm Feeling You" as I still need to practice more of my own Tabaluga homework. XP

I was also afraid on how I would deal with my own first time drawing with Canon Arktos after doing my own version of Him (since his Left Arm was a bit hard for Me), but I think I nailed it after trying to draw out their own Canon Designs from the Franchise.

Arktos and Lilli (c) Peter Maffay, Rolf Zuckowski, and Gregor Rottschalk.