The Shoemaker and the Elves.
NARRATOR
SHOEMAKER – GEORGE
WIFE – ELLEN
SCRIPT:
NARRATOR: Once upon a time in a magical world there lived a poor shoemaker. He was so poor that he didn’t have enough money to buy leather to make a pair of shoes.
SHOEMAKER: Ellen, I don’t know what are we going to do. Leather is so expensive. I could only afford leather to make a pair of shoes.
WIFE: Don’t worry. We will solve our problem. While you cut the pieces to make the shoes, I will prepare dinner.
NARRATOR: The shoemaker cut and prepared the leather to make the shoes, and he finished so tired that he decided to make the shoes next morning.
SHOEMAKER: My hands hurt. This leather is so hard that I had trouble cutting it. I am getting older every day, and it takes me too long to cut it.
WIFE: George, dinner is served.
SHOEMAKER: I will leave everything on the table, and tomorrow morning I will finish this pair of shoes. I hope I can sell them soon.
NARRATOR: The shoemaker went to the kitchen to have dinner with his wife.
WIFE: You look tired and worried. What are you thinking about?.
SHOEMAKER: I just hope to sell soon the pair of shoes. I need to buy more leather to make more shoes, and buy some more food for us.
WIFE: They will be sold soon, you will see. You are a good shoemaker.
NARRATOR: After dinner, the shoemaker and his wife went to bed. Next day sunlight woke up the shoemaker.
SHOEMAKER: I have to get up and finish the shoes. I hope to sell them soon.
WIFE: What’s wrong?.
SHOEMAKER: It’s nothing. I’m dressing up to make the shoes.
NARRATOR: The shoemaker went downstairs and straight to his shop. He was astonished by what he saw.
SHOEMAKER: What’s this?. Who made these shoes?. I just cut them and now they are completely finished. They are perfect!. Ellen, Ellen, come quick!.
WIFE: Why are you yelling?.
SHOEMAKER: Do you remember that yesterday I just cut the leather to make the shoes?.
WIFE: Yes, I remember. Why?.
SHOEMAKER:Look over the table?. What do you see?.
WIFE: It’s a pair of shoes. You finished them really fast.
SHOEMAKER: I didn’t do them!. There were just like that when I came into the shop.
WIFE: It’s a miracle!. They are perfect!. You will get a lot of money.
SHOEMAKER: I will place them immediately in the window.
NARRATOR: As soon as he placed the shoes in the window, he waited for someone to come in and buy the shoes. Five minutes later, a man entered the shop to buy the shoes.
CUSTOMER: Good morning. I saw those shoes, and I really like them.
SHOEMAKER: Certainly, let me get them for you.
CUSTOMER: Let me try them on.
SHOEMAKER: Do they fit you?.
CUSTOMER: They are perfect for me. They are just my size. I’ll take them.
NARRATOR: Before the shoemaker could tell him the price of the shoes, which was two silver coins, the customer gave him four silver coins.
CUSTOMER: Congratulations!. Your shoes are of very good quality. From now on, I will always buy my shoes here.
SHOEMAKER: Thank you. Here are your shoes.
CUSTOMER: I am leaving now, but soon I will be back with my children. Good-bye.
SHOEMAKER: Have a nice day.
NARRATOR: The shoemaker was very happy because he sold the shoes, and at a higher price.
SHOEMAKER: Ellen, come here!. I already sold the pair of shoes!. That man paid four silver coins!.
ELLEN: I told you that everything was going to be fine.
SHOEMAKER: Now, let’s go buy more leather for another two pairs of shoes. And take this silver coins, so that you can buy more food for us.
NARRATOR: The shoemaker and his wife went out to buy what they needed. When they came back in the afternoon, the shoemaker started to work again.
SHOEMAKER: Ellen, while I cut the leather for the two pairs of shoes, you prepare dinner. It’s getting late, and I can’t see very well. I have to hurry up.
WIFE: Yes, don’t worry. I’ll go to the kitchen right away.
SHOEMAKER: With this leather, I will do a pair of shoes for a man, and a pair of shoes for a woman.
NARRATOR: The shoemaker work hard to cut the leather, and he didn’t notice that it was nighttime, until his wife called him.
SHOEMAKER: Oh, it’s late, and I can’t see very well with this candle light. I ´ll have dinner and then I’ll go to bed.
NARRATOR: After dinner his wife said.
WIFE: You look tired. Go to bed now, you will finish the shoes tomorrow.
NARRATOR: Once they finished dinner, they went to bed immediately. Next day, as soon as the shoemaker woke up, he dressed up and went to work. As soon as he entered his shop he was again surprised when he saw the two pairs of shoes completely finished.
SHOEMAKER: Oh, once again the shoes are completely finished. Who is doing this?.
NARRATOR: But this time he didn’t tell his wife. He just placed by them by the window.
CUSTOMER
MAN
WOMAN
ELF 1
ELF 2