A poor man made shoes in his small shop.
He had no money and very little leather.
One night, he left the leather on his table.
The next morning, he saw beautiful new shoes.
He sold the shoes and bought more leather.
The same thing happened again the next night.
The man and his wife wanted to see this.
They waited behind a door in the dark.
Two very small elves came into the shop.
They made the shoes very fast and left.
The elves wore old clothes and looked cold.
The wife wanted to thank the little elves.
She made small shirts and warm pants for them.
She put the new clothes on the table.
The next night, the elves found the clothes.
They put them on and danced around the room.
The happy elves never came back to the shop.
But the man and his wife lived a good life.