Ballerina

The Ballerina is the secondary protagonist in the fairy tale of The Steadfast Tin Soldier by Hans Christian Andersen. The Tin Soldier falls in love with her thinking she has one leg. However, the Ballerina reveals she has two legs but accepts the Tin Soilder for only having one. Out of jealousy the Jack-In-the-Box throws the Tin Soldier out the window and imprisons the Ballerina in a glass cup. She is later released but the Ballerina is not flatter by the Jack-In-the-Box. The Tin Soldier later returns to the toy room. After one final battle between the Tin Soldier and Jack-In-the-Box the Ballerina reunites with the Tin Soldier.