Clara's Courage Bracelet

One of a kindSwords clashed and cannons boomed as the battle raged under the giant fir tree. The Rat King's army overwhelmed the Nutcracker, drove him into a corner and finally disarmed him. Seven chattering heads roared with laughter. They twitched their whiskers and flashed their eyes as they reared back for the final blow, when a tiny satin slipper pelted the Rat King with a thwack! He turned on his heel to find Clara charging him, her one remaining shoe brandished high, her face flushed with tearful rage. He sneered at the impudent child, and did not see the Nutcracker retrieve his sword. In one swift stroke he drove it into the Rat King's side. A flash of light, a puff of smoke, and all the rats had vanished with their monarch. Clara reached for her Nutcracker, but where his broad jaw and wooden teeth had been, there was a soft cheek, a warm smile beneath kind, shining eyes. The curse was lifted. The prince was free.Tiger eye assists in identifying opportunities and remaining focu