They both decided to repay the elves for their help. SHORT STORY FOR CHILDREN WRITTEN BY THE BROTHERS GRIMM. Soon after a purchaser came in, and as he was much pleased with the shoes, he paid more than the ordinary price for them, so that the shoemaker was able to buy leather for two pairs with the money. The Elves and The Shoemaker was featured as The Short Story of the Day on Sat, Dec 14, 2019 This story is featured in our selection of Children's Christmas Stories and Favorite Fairy Tales.

The s… Then he cut his leather out, all ready to make up the next day, meaning to rise early in the morning to his work.

Again he sold those in market. Late that night the shoemaker and his spouse laid out the new outfits and footwear on the workbench, along with two toys that the shoemaker had created for the Elves out of small pieces of firewood. After closing workshop, they didn’t go home. I am happy to read it to my little brother. He was left with last piece of leather to make shoes. The next day morning, he was surprised to see beautiful shoes out of his leather. In the twinkling of an eye, they had dressed up.

It is Christmas Eve tonight. Elves and Shoemaker Short Story – Short Inspirational Christmas Stories Leave a Comment / Christmas Stories For Kids / By aisha Once upon a cold Christmas month in a land far away there lived a shoemaker who was so poor that he was down to his last piece of leather. Great lesson on gratitude, reciprocal nature of life. There was a shoemaker and his wife and two elves. They clapped and jumped excitedly, and danced on the table, singing silly songs. This was brought back to memory by my pastor while she was on a prayer and breakthrough service. The shoemaker was very sad and disappointed about this. Below he could see his cottage, already far away, become smaller and smaller as the sleigh rose up and up into the night sky. When he go back home night was falling. Please download one of our supported browsers. Everything will soon be alright! The next day morning, the shoemaker and his wife opened the workshop. In turn, the shoemaker and his wife do a kind thing for the elves. And on they went, till the job was quite done, and the shoes stood ready for use upon the table.

Read by Natasha. In the middle of the night, they saw two happy elves entering the workshop through window. After thinking about how they feel, how do they try to help the elves? Empathy, Helping. About midnight in they came, dancing and skipping, hopped round the room, and then went to sit down to their work as usual; but when they saw the clothes lying for them, they laughed and chuckled, and seemed mightily delighted.

But his wife said, “No problem.

Once upon a cold Christmas month in a land far away there lived a shoemaker who was so poor that he was down to his last piece of leather. They rapped and tapped and hammered and stitched at … 2. Copyrights @2016: Kids Short Moral Stories, Elves and Shoemaker Short Story - Short Inspirational Christmas Stories. With the greatest speed they put on and smoothed down the pretty clothes, singing: Then they hopped and danced about, and leaped over chairs and tables and out at the door.

To console him his wife said, “Don’t worry too much! As soon as it was midnight, there came in two little naked dwarfs; and they sat themselves upon the shoemaker’s bench, took up all the work that was cut out, and began to ply with their little fingers, stitching and rapping and tapping away at such a rate, that the shoemaker was all wonder, and could not take his eyes off them. The Elves and the Shoemaker Story. Instead, they went to sleep. Required fields are marked *. The next day the wife said to the shoemaker.

My 12 yr old loved it. Once upon a time, a shoemaker lived with his wife behind his workshop. The door to the cottage, which was also shining with that curious miracle sparkle, all of a sudden flew open, and the two Elves danced out. At evening he cut out the shoes which he intended to begin upon the next morning, and since he had a good conscience, he lay down quietly, said his prayers, and fell asleep. 1.

So that night the shoemaker left some leather in his workbench as usual. In the morning when he had pHERE was once a shoemaker who, through no fault of his own, had become so poor that at last he had only leather enough left for one pair of shoes.

With the silver coin the shoemaker was able to buy one more piece of leather. The little elves hopped up onto the workbench and saw the clothes and shoes that had been left for them. What do they worry about the elves?

Cut pieces of leather were not turned into shoes. Thanks, This was a really good book I enjoy reading these books to my little sister. 1.

Kindness. What do you think this says about kindness? We should do best for those who helped us.

The shoemaker and his wife see that the elves have no clothes. Henceforward, they came back no more, but the shoemaker fared well as long as he lived, and had good luck in all his undertakings. HERE was once a shoemaker who, through no fault of his own, had become so poor that at last he had only leather enough left for one pair of shoes. The wife agreed, lighted a candle, and they hid themselves in the corner of the room behind the clothes which were hanging there. I’ll tell you what, I will make each of them a shirt, and a coat and waistcoat, and a pair of pantaloons into the bargain; and do you make each of them a little pair of shoes.’. There he sold those pair of shoes for good price, bought some more leather, household goods and returned to his workshop. The cold was colder and the blowing wind was windier compared to the previous night. Early next morning he found the four pairs finished, and so it went on; what he cut out at evening was finished in the morning, so that he was soon again in comfortable circumstances, and became a well-to-do man. He cut out the leather and then left it on the workbench. Thanks for sharing.