... were having their annual Christmas Eve celebration. There were also their children, Clara and Fritz, and guests who having a party. Clara received a special gift, a beautiful Nutcracker doll, from her godfather, Herr Drosselmeyer. After everyone was asleep, the Nutcracker comes to life. While the Rat King and the Nutcracker began their battle, huge mice attacked toy soldiers. The evil seized Clara. She ... ...

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