Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann's bizarre tales fascinate more than one generation of readers. In his fantastic tales, the nutcracker Nutcracker comes to life and fights unequally against mouse tyranny. Three golden hairs, given by a fairy, allow the ugly hunchback Zahes to mislead people, to manipulate them. Student Anselm entered the magical world of poetic fantasies, married the blue-eyed serpent Serpentine and they lived in Atlantis. Hoffman's tales are stunningly fantasy, satirically saturated, imbued with romantic feelings. Content: The owner of fleas The Nutcracker and the Mouse King Master Martin Cooper and his family Baby Zahes, nicknamed Cinnabar Golden pot

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