The Elves and the Shoemaker - Lochie

Once upon a time there was a shoemaker and his wife. They were very poor and had no money. They had only enough leather to make one pair of shoes. He cut out the shoes and left them on the work bench. That night two elves came into the work shop. They set to work on the shoes and started to hammer and stitch.
In the morning the shoemaker found two perfectly made shoes! That afternoon a rich person came into the shop and bought the shoes. Day after day this kept happening. Soon the shoemaker and his wife were rich too. The shoemaker said “Who is making these perfect shoes? Let’s stay up and see.” One night after dinner they stayed up and watched as the elves came out and set to work hammering and stitching.
In the morning they said “Let’s make proper clothes for them.” The shoemaker made shoes for them. They put the presents on the desk and waited.
The elves came and instead of cut out shoes a pile of presents was on the work bench. When the elves realized the presents were for them they laughed and opened them. When they found the clothes they said “Oh what handsome boys we are. We will work on shoes no more,” and ran off.