Amboss Stone Gold 8-Piece Stainless Steel, Induction-Based Cookware Set

Excellent quality in use

Very antique.

excellent quality for the price

Great quality and style

The Elves and The Shoemaker by The Brothers Grimm The Elves and the Shoemaker is one of our Favorite Fairy Tales and Christmas Stories. FAQFlashcardsVocabulary WordsStudy Guide "The Elves and the Shoemaker" from Grimm's Goblins, 1876 Modern TextOriginal Text FIRST STORY 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 s