Literature
The Precious Doll
The Prince and the Precious Doll
By Karabas
Once upon a time there was a puppetmaster named Karabas. So
great was his skill and so fine was his art that when he made his puppets and
dolls he could craft into them the gift of thought and the gift of motion, so
that when they danced and acted on his stage they needed no strings or
clockwork or other tricks in order to perform.
Karabas' company had traveled for many years, and he had
made many, many puppets and dolls, but there was one that he loved best of all.
Her name was Anya and she was a beautiful jointed porcelain doll, the figure of
a woman but only the size of a child. S