Written in 1806 by the Brothers Grimm the tale was originally the first and longest story in a series of three fairy tales entitled The Elves. It follows a failing shoemaker at Christmas time, who one ...

With fewer and fewer customers needing shoes, village shoemakers Bertram and Bettina and their faithful dog Woof are in quite a fix. Then, a trio of tiny wood elves arrives and cobbles the finest ...

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The Elves and the Shoemaker is a vigorous, larky version of the tale by The Brothers Grimm adapted and directed by Nick Lane. It certainly does more than enough to keep the tinies entertained, but is ...