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'''The Elves and the Shoemaker''' (sometimes known as '''The Shoemaker and the Elves''') is an old story by [[The Brothers Grimm]]. The story, which was written in 1806, tells the story about a poor shoemaker who has gotten much-needed help from [[Elves|elves]].
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'''The Elves and the Shoemaker''' is an 1806 fairy tale by [[The Brothers Grimm]]. The story is about a poor shoemaker who gets much-needed help from [[Elves|elves]].
   
 
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*The story was spoofed in ''[[The Sesame Street ABC Storybook]]'' as "The Sockmaker and the Snuffleupagus". In the story, the sockmaker went to bed and [[Big Bird]] has gotten much help from [[The Snuffleupagus Fairy|the Snuffleupagus fairy]] who finishes the socks that the shoemaker promised to sew for the whole town by morning. The story was later reprinted in ''[[The Sesame Street Library Volume 9]]'' and ''[[The Sesame Street Treasury Volume 12]]''.
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*The story was spoofed in ''[[The Sesame Street ABC Storybook]]'' as "The Sock-maker and the Snuffle-upagus." In the story, the sock maker promised to sew socks for the entire town, but he goes to bed before finishing. [[The Snuffleupagus Fairy]] then appears (witnessed only by [[Big Bird]]) and finishes sewing the rest of the socks while also making a mess in the sock maker's workshop. The story was later reprinted in ''[[The Sesame Street Library Volume 9]]'' and ''[[The Sesame Street Treasury Volume 12]]''.
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*[[Kermit the Frog]] plays the Shoemaker in the 1994 direct-to-video special ''[[Muppet Classic Theater]]''. The Shoemaker makes shoes so ugly that nobody will buy them, and the banker demands that he and his nephew [[Robin the Frog|Robin]] pay half of what they owe him the next day. Robin wishes for a miracle, and [[The Elvises|three elves]] (who resemble [[Elvis Presley]]) come and make blue suede shoes that people will buy. Business improves, and the Shoemaker soon figures out how to make shoes that are no longer ugly.
 
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*The story was featured in a [[Sesame Street News Flash]] sketch, in which [[Reporter Kermit|Kermit]] attempts to report on three elves bringing shoes to the shoemaker, but is frustrated when they bring several unrelated objects that rhyme with shoe. {{eka|1316}}
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*The ''[[Muppet Classic Theater]]'' adaption of the story featured [[Kermit the Frog]] as the Shoemaker, who makes shoes so ugly that nobody will buy them. The banker demands that he and his nephew [[Robin the Frog|Robin]] pay half of what they owe him the next day. Robin wishes for a miracle, and [[The Elvises|three elves]] come and make blue suede shoes that people will buy.
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Revision as of 00:53, 10 October 2012

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The Elves and the Shoemaker is an 1806 fairy tale by The Brothers Grimm. The story is about a poor shoemaker who gets much-needed help from elves.

References

  • The story was featured in a Sesame Street News Flash sketch, in which Kermit attempts to report on three elves bringing shoes to the shoemaker, but is frustrated when they bring several unrelated objects that rhyme with shoe. (EKA: Episode 1316)
  • The Muppet Classic Theater adaption of the story featured Kermit the Frog as the Shoemaker, who makes shoes so ugly that nobody will buy them. The banker demands that he and his nephew Robin pay half of what they owe him the next day. Robin wishes for a miracle, and three elves come and make blue suede shoes that people will buy.


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