Characters
- Alan, nephew of Barnaby
- Jane, his sister
- Uncle Barnaby, a rich miser
- The Widow Piper, a widow with fourteen children
- Tom Tom, her eldest son
- Contrary Mary, her eldest daughter
- Little Bo-Peep
- Jack and Jill
- Peter
- Tommy Tucker
- Sallie Waters
- Little Miss Muffet
- Curly Locks
- Red Riding Hood
- Bobby Shaftoe
- Simple Simon
- Boy Blue
- Hilda, the Widow Piper's maid
- Grumio, apprentice to the Master Toymaker
- Gonzorgo, a ruffian
- Roderigo, his partner
- Inspector Marmaduke, of the Toyland Police
- The Master Toymaker
- The Spirit of the Pine
- The Spirit of the Oak
- The Moth Queen
- Gertrude, a peasant
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