voice testing

[thumbsize]

Wow! [Tiny, excited Thumbelina is all smiles, with a flushed face, and bright eyes.] Did you see it, Miss Mun? That picture moved! And the colors!

[She closes her eyes and wills herself to hold back the thrilled laughter threatening to escape. She covers her mouth with her hands, bashful, turning around. She lowers her hands.] Why--why aren't you excited? [A curious face lingers but then melts into a warm smile, and she twirls.] It was so beautiful and wonderful. When the princess took the prince's hand and led him into a waltz...

[She stops her twirling, wobbling a bit on one foot before finding balance with the other.] I want to dance like that someday with Cornelius. Wouldn't that be wonderful? [And now she starts swaying side to side, humming a soft, romantic tune.]

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[mouselike]

[A curious little girl in a mouse pelt is watching Thumbelina carefully.]

--you're my size!

[thumbsize]

[Turns with a swirl of skirts, and grins.] Oh my, I am! [She clasps her hands together.] Are you a fairy?

[mouselike]

[Scoots back, eyes widening in a flash of aggressive caution, mouse ears flaring as she tucks herself deeper in her pelt.]

No, I'm not! You're not a spirit, are you?

[thumbsize]

A spirit? [She frowns at the younger girl's aggressive look, arms going to her sides. She pulls her lips into a friendly smile.] Not at all! I'm just a girl. My name's Thumbelina.