Two boys were collecting hazel nuts in the woods. They wanted to eat the nuts but could not crack open the nuts with their teeth. Just then, a very tiny man came up to them and offered, “I can crack open the nuts for you. But will you give me some of your nuts in return?” The boys agreed. They were amazed to see how he cracked the nuts. He played the nuts in his jaws one at a time and simply crushed them! After cracking quite a number of nuts for the boys, the man asked for his share. Now, one boy was naughty and refused to give him the nuts. The dwarf got very angry and said, “If you do not keep your promise, I will break your teeth!” “Wait!” said the other boy, “Don’t harm my friend. Here, you can have all my nuts.” The naughty boy realized his friend’s value and felt ashamed of his behavior. He gave the dwarf some of his nuts and hugged his friend happily.
Friends and the Nutcracker
