 In revenge, the Mouse Queen casts a spell on Pirlipat, causing her to become unusually ugly and grotesque, and Pirlipat becomes distraught.Drosselmeier was once again given the task of figuring out how to cure her.He eventually learned that the fabled Krakatooth Nut can cure her, on the condition that it is cracked open in the teeth of a young man who has never worn boots.