A hard working shoemaker falls upon hard times, but his luck may well be about to change. In the most bizarre way. It Is enchanting to learn about the important values of Kindness, hard work and gratitude. The Elves and The Shoemaker is a lovely tale teaching that helping others and treating them with kindness can be very rewarding for everyone. Our retelling focuses on friendship, magic and kindness. The Elves and The Shoemaker is one of the many famous fairy tales collected by The Brothers Grimm and published in the 19th century.