1 The wife went in and fetched the shoes.
Grimms' Fairy Tales By Jacob and Wilhelm GrimmContextHighlight In THE JUNIPER-TREE 2 But her great toe could not go into it, and the shoe was altogether much too small for her.
3 And on they went, till the job was quite done, and the shoes stood ready for use upon the table.
Grimms' Fairy Tales By Jacob and Wilhelm GrimmContextHighlight In THE ELVES AND THE SHOEMAKER 4 Then she went into the room and got her foot into the shoe, all but the heel, which was too large.
5 So the silly girl cut off her great toe, and thus squeezed on the shoe, and went to the king's son.
6 And she now felt quite happy and lighthearted; she put on the shoes and danced and jumped about in them.
Grimms' Fairy Tales By Jacob and Wilhelm GrimmContextHighlight In THE JUNIPER-TREE 7 They danced on till three o'clock in the morning, and then all their shoes were worn out, so that they were obliged to leave off.
Grimms' Fairy Tales By Jacob and Wilhelm GrimmContextHighlight In THE TWELVE DANCING PRINCESSES 8 Cat-skin was brought again before the king, but she still told him that she was only fit to have boots and shoes thrown at her head.
9 In the morning after he had said his prayers, he sat himself down to his work; when, to his great wonder, there stood the shoes all ready made, upon the table.
Grimms' Fairy Tales By Jacob and Wilhelm GrimmContextHighlight In THE ELVES AND THE SHOEMAKER 10 But the king's son soon fell asleep; and when he awoke in the morning he found that the princesses had all been dancing, for the soles of their shoes were full of holes.
Grimms' Fairy Tales By Jacob and Wilhelm GrimmContextHighlight In THE TWELVE DANCING PRINCESSES 11 And when he had finished his song, he spread his wings, and with the chain in his right claw, the shoes in his left, and the millstone round his neck, he flew right away to his father's house.
Grimms' Fairy Tales By Jacob and Wilhelm GrimmContextHighlight In THE JUNIPER-TREE 12 The same day a customer came in, and the shoes suited him so well that he willingly paid a price higher than usual for them; and the poor shoemaker, with the money, bought leather enough to make two pairs more.
Grimms' Fairy Tales By Jacob and Wilhelm GrimmContextHighlight In THE ELVES AND THE SHOEMAKER 13 There was once a shoemaker, who worked very hard and was very honest: but still he could not earn enough to live upon; and at last all he had in the world was gone, save just leather enough to make one pair of shoes.
Grimms' Fairy Tales By Jacob and Wilhelm GrimmContextHighlight In THE ELVES AND THE SHOEMAKER 14 So twelve fairies came, each with a high red cap on her head, and red shoes with high heels on her feet, and a long white wand in her hand: and after the feast was over they gathered round in a ring and gave all their best gifts to the little princess.
15 Just as eleven of them had done blessing her, a great noise was heard in the courtyard, and word was brought that the thirteenth fairy was come, with a black cap on her head, and black shoes on her feet, and a broomstick in her hand: and presently up she came into the dining-hall.
16 They slept in twelve beds all in one room; and when they went to bed, the doors were shut and locked up; but every morning their shoes were found to be quite worn through as if they had been danced in all night; and yet nobody could find out how it happened, or where they had been.
Grimms' Fairy Tales By Jacob and Wilhelm GrimmContextHighlight In THE TWELVE DANCING PRINCESSES 17 In the morning the soldier said nothing about what had happened, but determined to see more of this strange adventure, and went again the second and third night; and every thing happened just as before; the princesses danced each time till their shoes were worn to pieces, and then returned home.
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