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<v Speaker 1>A shoemaker, by no fault of his own, had become

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<v Speaker 1>so poor that at last he had nothing left but

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<v Speaker 1>leather for one pair of shoes. So in the evening

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<v Speaker 1>he cut out the shoes which he wished to make

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<v Speaker 1>the next morning, and as he had a good conscience,

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<v Speaker 1>he lay down quietly in his bed, commended himself to God,

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<v Speaker 1>and fell asleep. In the morning, after he had said

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<v Speaker 1>his prayers and was just going to sit down to work,

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<v Speaker 1>lo both shoes stood all finished on his table. He

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<v Speaker 1>was astounded and did not know what to say. He

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<v Speaker 1>took the shoes in his hands to examine them closer,

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<v Speaker 1>and they were so neatly made that there was no

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<v Speaker 1>one bed stitch in them, just as if they were

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<v Speaker 1>meant for a masterpiece. Soon after, a buyer came in,

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<v Speaker 1>and as the shoes pleased him well, he paid more

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<v Speaker 1>for them than was customary, and with the money the

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<v Speaker 1>shoemaker was able to purchase leather for two pairs of shoes.

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<v Speaker 1>He cut them out at night, and next morning was

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<v Speaker 1>about to set to work with fresh courage, but he

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<v Speaker 1>had no need to do so, for when he got

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<v Speaker 1>up they were already made, and buyers also were not

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<v Speaker 1>wanting who gave him money enough to buy leather for

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<v Speaker 1>four pairs of shoes. The following morning, too, he found

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<v Speaker 1>the four pairs made, and so it went on constantly.

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<v Speaker 1>What he cut out in the evening was finished by morning,

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<v Speaker 1>and so that he soon had his honest living again,

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<v Speaker 1>and at last became a wealthy man. Now it befell

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<v Speaker 1>that one evening, not long before Christmas, when the man

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<v Speaker 1>had been cutting out, he said to his wife, before

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<v Speaker 1>going to bed, what think you if we were to

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<v Speaker 1>stay up tonight to see who it is that lends

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<v Speaker 1>us this helping hand. The woman liked the idea and

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<v Speaker 1>lit a candle, and then they hid themselves in a

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<v Speaker 1>corner of the room behind some clothes which were hanging there,

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<v Speaker 1>and watched. When it was midnight, two pretty tiny, naked

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<v Speaker 1>little men came, sat down by the shoemaker's table, took

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<v Speaker 1>all the work which was cut out before them, and

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<v Speaker 1>began to stitch, sew, and hammer so skillfully and so

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<v Speaker 1>quickly with their little fingers that the shoemaker could not

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<v Speaker 1>turn away his eyes for astonishment. They did not stop

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<v Speaker 1>until all was done, and stood finished on the table,

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<v Speaker 1>and then they ran quickly away. Next morning, the woman said,

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<v Speaker 1>the little men have made us rich, and we really

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<v Speaker 1>must show that we are grateful for it. They run

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<v Speaker 1>about so much and have nothing on and must be cold.

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<v Speaker 1>I'll tell you what I'll do. I will make them

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<v Speaker 1>little shirts, coats, vests, and trousers, and knit them both

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<v Speaker 1>a pair of stockings. Do you make them two little

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<v Speaker 1>pairs of shoes? The man said, I shall be very

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<v Speaker 1>glad to do it. And one night, when everything was ready,

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<v Speaker 1>they laid their presence. Instead of cut out work all

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<v Speaker 1>together on the table, they concealed themselves to see how

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<v Speaker 1>the little men would behave. At midnight, they came bounding

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<v Speaker 1>in and wanted to get to work at once. But

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<v Speaker 1>as they did not find any leather cutout, only the

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<v Speaker 1>pretty little articles of clothing, they were at first astonished,

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<v Speaker 1>And then they showed intense delight. They dressed themselves with

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<v Speaker 1>the greatest rapidity, putting the pretty clothes on, and singing,

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<v Speaker 1>now we are both so fine to see, why should

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<v Speaker 1>we longer cobblers be? Then they danced and skipped and

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<v Speaker 1>leapt over chairs and benches. At last they danced out

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<v Speaker 1>the doors. From that time forward they came no more,

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<v Speaker 1>but as long as the Shoemaker lived, All went well

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<v Speaker 1>with him, and all his undertakings prospered. End of the

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<v Speaker 1>Elves and the Shoemaker by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm