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?

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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.

These traditional favorite stories are ideal for children. Each beautifully illustrated story is retold in language that students easily understand. Each book includes activities, puzzles, and an illustrated glossary. The Activity Books provide additional reading, writing, and pronunciation practice of the key vocabulary, and language structures.

A poor shoemaker becomes successful with the help of two elves who finish his shoes during the night.