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英語で読める “The Elves and the Shoemaker” の絵本
The Elves and the Shoemaker
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Long, long ago, in a small town, there lived a shoe maker. The shoe maker worked very hard every day, but nobody bought his shoes.
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The shoe maker was very poor. But he was happy, and he always tried very hard. He wanted his shoes to be the very best in the world!
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One night, the shoe maker looked around his shop. He saw that he had only one small piece of leather left. He said, “With this leather, I can only make one pair of shoes.”
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The shoe maker sat down, and he cut out the leather. He said, “I will cut the leather tonight, and tomorrow, I will make the shoes.” Then, he went to sleep.
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The next morning, he saw something wonderful! On his work table, there was a pair of beautiful shoes! The shoe maker did not know where they came from.
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A rich man came into the store. He saw the shoes that the shoe maker was holding. He said, “Those are beautiful shoes! Please sell them to me.”
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The shoe maker sold the shoes to the rich man. He thought about what he should do with the money. He decided to buy leather to make more shoes.
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That day, the shoe maker bought enough leather to make four pairs of shoes. That night, he cut out the leather. Then, the shoe maker went to sleep.
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The next morning, the shoe maker saw four beautiful pairs of shoes. He sold the shoes, and he made a lot of money! With the money, he bought a lot of leather.
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That night before he went to sleep, he cut out the leather again. He said to his wife, “Let’s go to the workshop. I want to see who is making these shoes.
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The shoe maker and his wife quietly went to the workshop. There, they waited.
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That night, the shoe maker and his wife saw a wonderful thing! They saw two tiny elves. The elves came, and they made beautiful shoes.
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The shoe maker’s wife said, “Those little elves have no clothes. I want to make tiny clothes for them.” So, the shoe maker bought cloth for his wife.
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The next day, the shoe maker’s wife made tiny clothes for the elves. She worked very hard, and she made pretty clothes. And the shoe maker made tiny leather shoes.
