这个故事最出自一本德国童话故事集，作者是霍夫曼。后来它被改编为芭蕾舞剧胡桃夹子，成为经久不衰的经典剧目。

This story is originally from a German fairy tale collection, the author is E. A. T. Hoffmann. It was later adapted into the ballet The Nutcracker, an enduring classic.