Chapter 7: Act 1
The ballet took place in a doll store so everyone was
expecting many dolls. When the curtains lifted slowly, everyone gasped. A
beautiful store appeared as if by magic. The once black background was now pink
and orange. There were dolls everywhere. They sat with their backs straight and
erect while their arms lightly rested on the armrest. Their legs were slightly
curved to the side and they stared, while smiling, out into space. The audience
were wondering how were people able to change the background so quickly when a
man dressed in a dark red suit walked in. He bowed and gestured to the store
behind him meaning I am the shopkeeper of
this store.
Chapter 8: Which One Is Which
The shopkeeper began to inspect every inch of his shop just
in case something was not perfect. He dusted the shelves and fixed the bows on
the heads of the dolls. Soon, two well-dressed families came strolling in.
The shopkeeper was delighted when he saw them and escorted
them into his shop. The father of the first family wore a tight blue suit with
little black buttons. He had a rounded hat, which matched his suit. His “wife”
wore a ridiculously poufy dress with poufy sleeves. She had a bonnet and a pair
of white gloves. The two girls had matching ruffled dresses and poufy sleeves like
their “mother”. The clothes told my sister and I that the first family was an
English Family.
The second family dressed differently. The father had a cane
with a black top hat. He wore a tailcoat with a white cuffed sleeved shirt underneath. The mother had a
French braid and she wore a less poufy dress. Her dress was separated in the
middle at her chest and was joined together with two ribbons forming crosses. The
young boy dressed like the father and the young girl dressed like the mother.
The clothes were French styled so my sister and I knew that was the Famille
Français or French
Family. My parents, on the other hand, were clueless
Chapter 9: Who Is That Doll?
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The dance started and we got quite a shock. The German doll
was very familiar. I remembered seeing a name that I knew under the category German
Doll…Erin! Suddenly it hit me. Of course! Erin was smiling as she took a step
when the music began. She instinctively stepped, leaped and spun. Like a leaf
flowing in the wind, she floated and always balanced on her toes while she
spun. The audience roared an applause. Erin was like a swan, bending her arms
gracefully, her back always straight and her head held high. The other dancers
tried to copy Erin’s moves and looked envious when Erin received another round
of applause. The two families looked more interested when the German Doll
stopped dancing and the children raced to the German Doll pushing and shoving
each other to reach her first while they pleaded their parents. The parents
sadly said no telling the children to look at other dolls.
Chapter 10: Oops, A Mistake
The shopkeeper brought out the Baby Doll and the Jester.
However, each time, the parents refused to buy the dolls. The shopkeeper
frantically showed the Clowns, the Strawberry Shortcake Dolls and the Roly-Poly
Dolls.
When the Roly-Poly Dolls came up, one of the dancers, who
was about three or four, accidently turned around and walked the opposite way
and back onto backstage. The shopkeeper caught the girl just in time before
she completely went off stage and steered her back to the line. Everyone chuckled
as they thought she was cute because she was so small and young. A different effect
would have occurred if an older child were to make the same mistake because
many people would think older children are smarter and have more experience
therefore they make less mistakes than younger children.
Chapter 11: The Fairy Doll
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The families still hadn’t bought any dolls yet and the
shopkeeper started to panic. Finally, he brought out his favorite and best doll,
the Fairy Doll. He pulled out a white box tied with a pink ribbon. The audience
was dying to see what was inside the box. The shopkeeper slowly pulled on the
ribbon letting it fall to the ground. Then he found the crack of the door and
slowly pulled the door open. There was a hush in the audience as they stared
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Inside was the Fairy Doll. She was wearing a pink glittering
tutu with a big pink satin bow on her head. She glided out of the box and she
began to dance. Everyone stared in amazement as the Fairy Doll easily balance
on her toes with her legs and back straight. She then spun 10 times and leaped.
The entire time, she was smiling. Everyone was attracted by that smile, which
was a natural and sweet smile full of happiness and brightness. She seemed lost
in a state of mind where she didn’t see the audience and danced for the sheer
joy of dancing. Everyone kept staring and instantly forgot about the other
dancers. When she finally stopped, the children squealed as they tried to make
her dance again. The English Family instantly fell in love with the Fairy Doll
and they bought her at once.
The assistant of the shopkeeper was upset that the Fairy Doll was sold because he too
loved the Fairy Doll. So in the middle of the night, when the two families left,
the shopkeeper went home with a wad of bills and the Fairy Doll was back in her
box, the assistant went to say goodbye to her. He stayed for a long time until
sleep took over and he fell into a deep sleep.
Continued in
Chapter 12: A Long Break
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