840L,GRL L,1 copy

840L,GRL L,1 copy

840L,GRL L,1 copy

This is a tale of a shoemaker and his wife who were very poor with enough leather left to make one pair of shoes, the shoemaker cut the leather and went to bed. When he awoke, the shoes were perfectly made and he sold them for twice the money. This continued to happen night after night until the shoemaker and his wife became very rich. They decided to stay up and see how it was happening and discovered two little elves in ragged clothes. The shoemaker and his wife decided to make new shoes and clothing for the poor elves. The elves were overjoyed with the findings and never returned again--they all lived happily ever after! ( )

This story is a fairy tale. It is about elves who help the shoemaker build shoes. It is a classic fairy tale that every child should read. The art in the book is hand drawn illustrations. The reading level is for first graders. The curricular connection is that is is a fairy tale.