Mouse, Beatrix and the rest of humankind are shrunk down to six inches after a blue light flashes across the earth, and they must survive in their new place in the food chain as dark, uncivilized forces develop to destroy them all.
In this adaptation of the original 1816 German story, with elements from the ballet, Godfather Drosselmeier gives young Marie a nutcracker for Christmas, and she finds herself in a magical realm where she saves a boy from an evil curse.
After disturbing a dead man in his grave an Irish girl nearly pays with her life, but thanks to her cleverness and bravery she finds love and riches instead.