As a lonely orphan, Nona Browning sees Sylvia Swann dance the Sugar Plum Fairy - and it ignites her own dreams! Sylvia helps Nona to walk - and even to dance. But when Nona has to leave the orphanage to work, it looks like her dancing days are over forever.
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