One evening at Christmas-time, the Shoemaker and his wife decided to stay up and find out who was doing the work, and at midnight saw two little elves who toiled away and then fled. The wife said to ...

In our exclusive excerpt of "The Elves and the Shoemakers: a Grimm Little Tale of Givers and Takers," the Shoemaker turns to the Cobbl-O-Matic, a machine that promises to manufacture shoes 10 ...

The trouble is, elves don't go around wanting to do good deeds. They have to be coaxed! One pair of perfecty-made shoes leads to another and, after Mr. Grimm tells Hans’ story to the royal court ...

in a brief sequence the children convey the delight and surprise of the shoemaker when he comes down the following morning to discover that someone has made a new pair of shoes for him. The elves ...

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Tristan Fewings/GettyImages In “The Elves and the Shoemaker,” the Brothers Grimm paint these stereotypically mischievous creatures in a positive light. The fairytale from 1812 follows a poor ...

From November 29-December 22, enjoy "THE ELVES AND THE SHOEMAKER". In this charming holiday-themed version of the traditional tale, Santa sends his elves to help the poor but kindly shoemaker and ...