music box

“I made a story in my mind where the captain of the toy solders is in love with the music-box ballerina,” she says.

I intended to wind up the music-box again and felt for it on the corner, when I discovered that both the box and key were gone.

“Give us something from ‘Lucia’; we will listen,” he said, pointing to the music-box.

The music-box ceased to be musical and that brought them to a stop.