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The Elves and the Shoemaker


Easy Reading

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No. of pages 56

Published: 1965

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The story of a poor shoemaker who works hard but does not prosper until he has only enough leather left to make one pair of shoes. During the night the shoes are made for him and they sell for a handsome profit so when his fortunes are restored he repays his benefactors.

 

This book is part of a book series called Easy Reading .

There are 56 pages in this book. This book was published 1965 by Penguin Books Ltd .

The Brothers Grimm, Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, were German professors whose collections of folk tales and fairy tales have been loved for generations.

This book contains the following story:

The Elves and the Shoemaker
In Grimms' The Elves and the Shoemaker a poor shoemaker has leather to make only one pair of shoes but many bills to pay. He cuts out the leather and leaves the shoes for sewing. The next morning the pieces have been transformed into an exquisite pair of shoes, so fine they sell for a fortune. This magic is repeated until he is quite wealthy. But his wife wishes to know where the beautiful shoes come from, and so the two stay up and spy. They discover that every night a band of elves visit and stitch the leather into gorgeous shoes. However the elves do not like to be seen, and having been discovered by the shoemaker never again return. But the shoemaker now has such a reputation that this is of no concern, as customers are plentiful and he is able to make a pretty good living on his own.

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