Shoemaker And The Elves (1971)

8 7 6 5 4 [Music] 3 now [Music] well once upon a time there was this shoe maker who was having a very hard time no customers no work to be done no money coming in things were very bad one afternoon the shoe go to the market for food for supper she asked for some money we haven't one cent said the Shoemaker what would they do all they had in the house was enough leather to make one pair of shoes well the wife said better to work than be idle I guess so said the shoe maker I'll cut up the leather and make a Bo [Music] tomorrow so they went to bed that night hungry and worried knowing that something magical was going to happen [Music] elves [Music] a [Music] [Applause] [Music] a [Music] I [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] a miracle and so well done the shoemaker's wife couldn't believe it then another miracle a customer the Shoemaker forgot all about the new shoes when the gentleman said he needed a heel nailed back on his left shoe [Music] [Music] mhm very nice [Music] well well money for food and for enough leather to make two pairs of shoes forgetting all about the mystery of the night before the Shoemaker cut the leather for two pairs of shoes that he himself would make the very next day do you suppose oh [Music] [Applause] [Music] yes it had happened again this time it wasn't quite so hard hard to believe the thing to do was sell the shoes at the market buy more leather cut it out and leave it on the workbench maybe this very nice Miracle would happen a third time [Music] [Music] yep four pairs of lovely shoes well the Shoemaker thought he'd certainly work hard all day every day cutting out leather as long as some magic hands turned them into shoes at night and they did and it went on and on and by now the Shoemaker and his wife were working late every night getting ready for those magic hands that were making the shoe maker a rich man one night the Shoemaker said to his wife let's stop now it's time to do what we said we'd do yes they were going to Peak [Music] well they were astonished and ashamed those little elves had done so much for them so they decided to do something in return the shoemaker's wife made pretty clothes for the elves to wear instead of just aprons and this time instead of pieces of leather they laid out the new clothes on the workbench of course they had to Peak again to see what would happen [Music] the elves danced with joy they were is so delighted with their new clothes [Music] they had danced right out of the window but they left messages embroidered on their old aprons [Music] long life and thank you dear [Music] people and happiness and peace for the rest of your lives and that's what happened the Shoemaker and his wife were happy and peaceful for the rest of their lives and the elves never came back [Music] oh [Music]