The Shoemaker and the Elves
A Christmas tale from the Brothers Grimm
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Today, just before Christmas, my friend John Rogers and I had the pleasure of telling in India – online but live – for the Bakul Foundation. Together we presented Germany – the country we two Englishmen both live in.
Looking for a suitable tale, this tale found me (and that happens surprisingly often to us storytellers, especially those of us on the Storytell listserv). I had long known the story, but today was the first time I told it. So a few hours before telling it live to the children in India, I made this recording.
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The video in the video gallery are all amateur quality, shot in various theatres or, as here, recorded in my home studio.
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