Other editions of book The Elves and the Shoemaker

In The Elves and the Shoemaker, a poor shoemaker prepares his last piece of leather to work on before turning in for bed. In the morning, he is amazed to find the shoes already made. Selling these to a grateful customer, his financial obligations are met, and he is able to buy enough leather for two more pairs. When these are completed overnight in a similar fashion, he stays awake to solve the mystery. Learning that a team of naked elves are responsible for the fine shoes, the shoemaker and his wife create tiny clothes for the elves to thank them. This popular tale has been adapted many times for film and TV.

Once upon a time, a shoemaker lived with his wife in a far away village. He worked day and night to make beautiful shoes. He was very poor. Nobody bought any shoes from him. The shoemaker felt very sad and prayed to God to send customers to him. But no one came. One day, when he was making shoes in his shop, a small boy came to him and said, “I have brought your wife’s message. She is very ill and wants you to come home immediately.” The shoemaker got worried and thanked the boy for giving him the message. He loved his wife very much and went home to see his wife. When the shoemaker reached home, he saw his wife in bed. She was very sick. She could not work. So, the shoemaker started doing all the household works and took good care of his wife. Now, he could not pay attention to his work. He spent most of the time at home with his wife. Being poor what shoemaker how could he manage money for food and his wife's medicine. Read the complete story from ebook.