Children love stories. Bring the magic of good storytelling into your classroom with Classic Tales, and they'll love their English lessons too. Read the famous tale of the old shoemaker. How do the elves help him?

Classic Tales bring the magic of traditional storytelling into the language classroom. The stories have been carefully graded to provide easy and enjoyable reading practice. Colourful illustrations on every page work closely with the text to help understanding. Each Classic Tale also includes an illustrated glossary and questions and puzzles related to the story. Readings of Classic Tales are available on cassette.

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Presents an adaptation of the tale in which a poor shoemaker becomes successful with the help of two elves who finish his shoes during the night.

Word Count: 527

The shoemaker is surprised to find the leather he cut out the night before is already made into shoes when he wakes in the morning. Who's doing this wonderful work? The shoemaker and his wife decide to find out.