바비 인형 and her little sister Kelly practice ballet steps, but Kelly cannot master them. Upset, Kelly gives up, but 바비 인형 tells her about Clara, a 메리다와 마법의 숲 girl. At Christmas, Clara receives a Nutcracker doll from her Aunt Elizabeth. Clara falls asleep in her parlor with it but the parlor is invaded 의해 a 쥐, 마우스 King and his army, searching for the Nutcracker. Nutcracker comes to life and fights, but when Clara tries to help she is shrunk. When the army retreats, thanks to Clara hurling her shoe at the 쥐, 마우스 King, Nutcracker tells her he only looks like a Nutcracker because of the 쥐, 마우스 King. Both victims of the evil king's magic, they have to find the Sugar 자두, 매 화 Princess, the most powerful faerie in Parthenia.