A long time ago, in a village, there live a shoemaker. The shoemaker and his wife. He is an old shoemaker. And he has a shop on the first floor of their house. It's an old shoe shop. It isn't a very good shop. It doesn't make much money.
One day he was making a shoe. He said to his wife, "One last pair of shoes. That's all I can make."
"It's late," says his wife. "Make them in the morning."
In the morning, they come down.
There's something on the table!
It's the shoes!
"Look!" cries the shoemaker. "Magic!"
He displayed the shoes in the window.
A beautiful lady sees them.
"Ah, Shoemaker," says the lady. "What beautiful shoes! I must buy them. Here are three gold coins."
"Three gold coins!" says the Shoemaker. "I can make more shoes now. Two more pairs. Thank you lady!" he says.
So the old Shoemaker goes out and he buys some more leather.
"I have some money," he says to man who sells leather. "Look! Three gold coins!"
The salesman gave him some leather and he went home.
He arrived home.
"Two more pairs of shoes," says the shoemaker. "I can make two more pairs now."
"It's late," says his wife. "Make them in the morning."
In the morning, they come down.
There's something on the table!
Two pairs of shoes.
"Look!" cries the shoemaker to his wife. "More magic!"
Again, he puts the shoes in the window.
A gentleman sees them.
"Ah, Shoemaker," says the man. "What beautiful shoes. I must them. Here are six gold coins."
"Six gold coins!" says the shoemaker. "I can make more shoes now. Three more pairs." he says happily.
So, he goes out and he buys some more leather.
"Look!" he says. "I have some money. Six gold coins!"
Then he went home with some leather on his hands.
"I can make three pairs of shoes," says the shoemaker to his wife.
"It's late," says his wife. "Make them in the morning."
And they went upstairs to sleep.
In the morning, they come down.
There's something on the table!
Three pairs of shoes.
"Look!" cries the shoemaker. "Magic again!"
They put the shoes on the window.
A family sees them.
"What beautiful shoes!" they say. "We must buy them. Here are nine gold coins."
"Nine gold coins!" says the shoemaker. "But... who is making all these shoes?" he said to his wife.
He bought some more leather again and put it on the table.
That night the shoemaker hides. He and his wife hide. And they wait. At midnight they see two little elves!
The little elves run in. They jump onto the table.
"Here's the leather!" they say. "Let's work! Let's make some beautiful shoes!"
All night they work. They work and work and work.
The shoemaker and his wife watch them.
In the morning the elves run away.
But there's something on the table.
Four beautiful pairs of shoes!
"Now we know," says the shoemaker. "We know who helps us."
"Yes," says his wife. "Two little elves. But what can we do for them?"
"I know," says the shoemaker. "Let's make some clothes for them."
"Oh, yes!" says his wife. "Yes!"
Night comes. They put the clothes in the box and leave it on the table. Then they hide.
At midnight, the little elves run in.
The elves see the box. And they open it.
"What's this?" they say. "Something for us? For us? Oh yes! It's something for us!"
They put on the new clothes and they dance. Dance, dance, dance!
The shoemaker and the his wife are very happy to see them wearing the clothes.
"Now it's time for s to go. Because they know! Because they know!" say the elves. "Goodbye Shoemaker!" they say.
The elves never come back.
But now the shoemaker makes good shoes.
He works hard.
Now his shop is a good shop.
And he his happy.
Note: The story is taken from the book Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs of Oxford University Press (www.oup.com/elt). Some sentences have been changed because some of the situations need pictures. So, it's much better if you can get your own book because of the beautiful and colorful pictures. Cd is also included in the book. What I do for my students is to let them listen to the story everyday before taking the lesson. And after a month, it's amazing that most of them can memorize most of the content of the book. Some can even memorize everything.
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