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Once upon a time there was an honest shoemaker who was very poor. Even though he worked
as hard as he could, he could not earn enough to keep himself and his wife. At last, there came a day
when he had nothing left but one piece of leather, which is big enough to make one pair of shoes. He cut
out the shoes and left them on the bench. Then he said his prayers and went to bed, trusting that he
could finish the shoes the next day and sell them.
The next morning, he went to his workbench as soon as he woke up. There lay a pair of shoes,
beautifully made, and the leather was gone! There was no sign of anyone having been there. The
shoemaker and his wife did not know what to make of it. But the first customer who came to his shop
was so pleased with the beautiful shoes. He bought them and paid much money so that the shoemaker
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