1、the RED SHOESthere was once a little girl who was very prettyand delicate， but in summer she was forced to runabout with bare feet， she was so poor， and inwinter wear very large wooden shoes， which madeher little insteps quite red， and that looked sodangerous！ In the middle of the village l
2、ived old DameShoemaker； she sat and sewed together， as wellas she could， a little pair of shoes out of old redstrips of cloth； they were very clumsy， but it was a kind thought. They were meant for thelittle girl. The little girl was called Karen. On the very day her mother was buried， Karen
3、 received the red shoes， and wore them forthe first time. They were certainly not intended for mourning， but she had no others， andwith stockingless feet she followed the poor straw coffin in them. Suddenly a large old carriage drove up， and a large old lady sat in it： she looked at thelitt
4、le girl， felt compassion for her， and then said to the clergyman： “Here， give me the little girl. I will adopt her！” And Karen believed all this happened on account of the red shoes， but the old ladythought they were horrible， and they were burnt. But Karen herself was cleanly and nicelydr
5、essed； she must learn to read and sew； and people said she was a nice little thing， but thelooking-glass said：“Thou art more than nice， thou art beautiful！” Now the queen once travelled through the land， and she had her little daughter with her.And this little daughter was a princess， and p
6、eople streamed to the castle， and Karen wasthere also， and the little princess stood in her fine white dress， in a window， and let herselfbe stared at； she had neither a train nor a golden crown， but splendid red morocco shoes.They were certainly far handsomer than those Dame Shoemaker had m
7、ade for little Karen.Nothing in the world can be compared with red shoes. Now Karen was old enough to be confirmed； she had new clothes and was to have newshoes also. The rich shoemaker in the city took the measure of her little foot. This took pl
