Juvenile Literature: Storytime Interactive Reading.
The Elves And The Shoemaker
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(By Brothers Grimm) A shoemaker, through no fault of his own, had become so poor that he had nothing left but enough leather for one last pair of shoes. That evening he cut the leather into pieces, ready to sew the shoes the next morning. Then, with a clear conscience, he went quietly to bed and fell asleep. In the morning, when he sat down at his workbench, there stood the two shoes — already finished! He was amazed. He picked them up to look more closely, and they were perfectly made. Every stitch was neat and even, as if a master craftsman had sewn them. Soon a customer came in, and the shoes pleased him so much that he paid more than the usual price. With that money, the shoemaker was able to buy leather for two pairs of shoes. He cut them out that evening, and the next morning — there they were again, already made! Customers came gladly and paid him well, so he bought leather for four pairs. The next morning, those four pairs were finished too. And so it went on: whatever he cut out in the evening was finished by morning. Before long he was doing well again, and in time he became quite wealthy. Now, one evening not long before Christmas, after the shoemaker had finished cutting his leather, he said to his wife, "What do you say we stay up tonight and find out who's been helping us?" His wife thought it was a fine idea. She lit a candle, and they hid themselves behind some clothes hanging in the corner of the room, and watched. At midnight, two tiny little men appeared. They sat right down at the shoemaker's table, picked up the cut leather, and began to stitch and sew and hammer with their small fingers, working so skillfully and so quickly that the shoemaker could hardly believe his eyes. They didn't stop until every pair was done and standing neatly on the table. Then they ran away as fast as they had come. The next morning the wife said, "Those little men have made us rich, and we really should show them we're grateful. They run around with nothing to wear — they must be freezing! I'll tell you what: I'll make them little shirts, coats, vests, and trousers, and knit them each a pair of stockings. And you can make them two little pairs of shoes." The shoemaker gladly agreed. When everything was ready, they laid the tiny clothes out on the table instead of cut leather, then hid to see what the little men would do. At midnight, the two came bounding in, ready to work. But instead of leather, they found the little outfits. At first they were surprised, but then they were overjoyed. They dressed themselves as fast as they could, smoothing down the pretty clothes and singing: "Now we are boys so fine to see, Why should we longer cobblers be?" Then they danced and skipped and leaped over chairs and benches, and finally danced right out the door. They never came back again, but as long as the shoemaker lived, everything went well for him, and all his work prospered. https://americanliterature.com/author/the-brothers-grimm/fairy-tale/the-elves-and-the-shoemaker [https://americanliterature.com/author/the-brothers-grimm/fairy-tale/the-elves-and-the-shoemaker]
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