The lead soldier. Stories for children

The brothers Grimm have an extensive collection of children's stories, among which El soldadito de Plomo , a story of love and adventure that children love while being moved by them. Como And how could it be less, this beautiful story is also in the selection of classic stories of Guiainfantil , whe

The brothers Grimm have an extensive collection of children's stories, among which El soldadito de Plomo, a story of love and adventure that children love while being moved by them. Como And how could it be less, this beautiful story is also in the selection of classic stories of

Guiainfantil , where you can find a variety oftraditional short stories to read along with your children. Story of the Brothers Grimm. The lead soldier

Jorgito

obtained good grades and received a box of toys as a prize with trains, a harlequin, a dancer and lead soldiers. With sadness, Jorgito realized that

one of his soldiers was missing a leg , but he wanted it more because it indicated that he had lost it heroically in a battle. One day at night and when everyone was asleep, the bugle of toys sounded and one by one they began to come alive.The lead soldier wanted to be closer to the dancer doll he did not stop smiling at him, but the evil black harlequin interposed between them trying to avoid his closeness. And so much was his grudge that when he opened the window he managed to get a strong wind to blow through the air to the soldier who could barely stand with one leg. The dancer sobbed and the harlequin scoffed when he saw that the little soldier was falling into a pond

and that a vagabond was taking him away on a flimsy paper boat. But, far from feeling defeated, the brave little soldier of lead to perceive the crying of his beloved courage and brandishing his sword, decided to face the evil harlequin and those who did not want to see them together. The paper boat took the course of a sewer and in the middle of the darkness, sol the soldier could sense the presence of the enemy . This time it was an immense and voracious rat that tried to attack him, but thanks to the skilful maneuver of our hero, he was able to get away from the shore, while the hungry rodent shouted: "Damn lead soldier !, but if I do not I have been able to finish you, beyond you will take a bitter surprise. You do not get out of this, mutilated soldier, ha, ha, ha, ha ...! "

He ignored her and continued sailing in search of his beloved dancing doll.

But the threat of the rodent came true: the boat was carried away by the current that announced the presence of a river. The paper ship was wrecked, the little soldier sank very deep and

there a salmon swallowed it ap. Inside, a kind of earthquake threw him against the spine of the fish and was passed out. When I woke up I could not believe it: I was at Jorgito's house,where the salmon that had been caught by the father for dinner arrived

. The soldier ran in search of his beloved. They embraced happily and were going to get married, but the evil harlequin ran over the little soldier, sending him to the coals of the fireplace. Without thinking twice, the beautiful dancer went after him and something wonderful happened. Heaven called them and together they rose to be happy throughout their lives.

End Pedro Oliver.Editor of Guiainfantil.com