The Elves and the Shoemaker
A shoemaker’s unfinished shoes are mysteriously completed overnight—who’s behind it?
Genres
What is The Elves and the Shoemaker about?
A poor shoemaker, struggling to make ends meet, discovers that his unfinished shoes are mysteriously completed overnight. Curious, he and his wife stay up to find two tiny elves diligently crafting the shoes. In gratitude, they sew clothes for the elves, who, delighted with the gifts, dance away and never return. The shoemaker's business flourishes thereafter.
Pages
32 pages
Reading age
Picture Book (2-7)
This edition
2003
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