helped by some magical creatures.
Once upon a time in a small town, lived a shoemaker and his wife. They worked very hard but earned very little. As time passed by, the couple grew poorer and poorer.
At last, the day came when the shoemaker was left with only one piece of leather. This leather was enough to make one pair of shoes.
He cut out a pair of shoes and left the pieces on his workbench.
"I shall make the shoes tomorrow," he said to his wife and went to sleep.
The next morning, the shoemaker said his prayers and went into his workshop. There, on his bench, he found a pair of shoes already made!
The poor man did not know what to say or think. He looked at the shoes. They were neatly made and were quite a masterpiece.
He rushed and called his wife to have a look.have never seen a pair of shoes so well-made." said the shoemaker's wife the shoemaker put the shoes its his window. He hoped that womense would come and athen
The same day a customer came in. The shoes Ditted hunt so well that he willingly paid aprice higher than usual
The shoemaker was happy. With the money, he was able to buy leather for two pairs of sboes
In the evening, the shoemaker cut out two pairs of shoes. He left them on his workbench, all ready to sew in the morning. Then, he went to bed
In the morning, the shoemaker went into his shops Thers, on his workbench, were two pairs of shoes. Later, a man came into the shop, and bought Aboth pairs. He paid the shoemaker twice the Zusual price
This happened for a few days. There, on his workbench, each day were pairs of shoes. neatly stitched.
One evening, about Christmas-time, the shoemaker and his wife were sitting near the fire and chatting
"Shall we stay up tonight, to see who it is that helps us?" he asked
"Yes, we should!" replied his wife.
So, the shoemaker and his wife went into the workshop. They lit a candle, and hid in a corner of the room behind a curtain, and waited. As soon as the clock struck twelve, the door creaked open.
The shoemaker and his wife were surprised to see two tiny elves, dressed in old clothes.
The elves ran to the workbench. They took up the pieces of leather, and began to stitch and sew and hammer. They weekend mostly and quickly without any break
When the shoes were ready, they arranged them sily on the weekbench. Then, they ran away QWARN
"These little cives have made us sch" said the shoemaker the next morning "We ought to be thankful to them"
"Yes, we should," said his wife. "They were wearing old clothes. Let's make new clothes and shoes for them."
"What a brilliant Seal" said the shoensaker.
The shoemaker and his wife started to work. The shoemaker made two pairs of tiny shoes. His wife made shirts, coats, jeans and two little caps.
When all the things were ready, they laid them on the bench. Then the shoemaker an his wife hid and waited.
At twelve olclock, the workshop door creaked open. The two elves came in and jumpet onto the workbench
Instead of the leather pieces, the elves found tiny clothes and shoes on the bench. They quickly dressed themselves in their new clothes. How happy they were!
They skipped and hopped, sang and chatted, and danced merrily,
The shoemaker and his wife never saw them again. But, they lived happily ever after.