a struggling shoemaker and his wife face hard times with no customers or money. One night, they decide to make one pair of shoes with their last leather, and to their surprise, magical elves come ...

working in pairs the children move through the shoe shop as the two Elves; they are tiny and the furniture in the shop seems enormous…they must also listen out for the shoemaker’s cat!

His business did well, and people came from miles around to buy his quality shoes. One evening at Christmas-time, the Shoemaker and his wife decided to stay up and find out who was doing the work, and ...

With fewer and fewer customers needing shoes, village shoemakers Bertram and Bettina and their faithful dog Woof are in quite a fix. Then, a trio of tiny wood elves arrives and cobbles the finest ...

Written in 1806 by the Brothers Grimm the tale was originally the first and longest story in a series of three fairy tales entitled The Elves. It follows a failing shoemaker at Christmas time, who one ...

This initiative, named Elves and the Shoemaker, is made possible through ... coats and, on Thursday, shoes for every kindergarten student. Sherry Miggin, from the Davis Education Foundation ...

Tristan Fewings/GettyImages In “The Elves and the Shoemaker,” the Brothers ... saved by altruistic elves who visit his shop at night and make his shoes for him while he sleeps.

and no one except a poor shoemaker will give the little boy shelter from the storm. That night, the elves come in with their equipment and material, and make a new supply of shoes for the old man.