4. The Elves and the Shoemaker

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Everyone was at the dining table eating when Charlotte sighed.

"What's wrong, Charlotte?" Alice asked.

"The thing is, I don't really care for meat," Charlotte said.

Jacob slightly scolded his little sister, Charlotte, for being picky about food.

"I wish there were someone to help me finish what I didn't want to eat," Charlotte groaned.

"That reminds me of a story I heard once." Alice smiled.

"Really?" Charlotte asked with interest.

"Yes, it's about a shoemaker and the elves who helped him," Alice said to Charlotte.

Charlotte gasps. "The elves sound so nice and generous!"

"But you see, Charlotte, the reason the elves wanted to help the shoemaker is because he was such an honest and diligent worker." Wilhelm said as Alice took a bite of her roast.

"You could learn a thing or two about how to be a little bit less selfish." Jacob chimed in.

Charlotte just groaned in response and then sighed.

"I wonder between giving the elves my food to eat for me and pushing myself to eat it, which do you think is the better choice?" Charlotte wondered.

"I think eating it yourself is a wonderful idea," Alice said as Charlotte stuck her tongue out at the light blue-haired girl.

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