Shoemaker Stories

In a quiet town of Taiping, Rizal Salleh has always known the rhythm of his days. The scent of leather, the careful stitching of soles, the familiar faces that pass by his small workshop. But some paths are not meant to stay in one place. When an unexpected opportunity calls him beyond the town he has always known, Rizal finds himself stepping into a journey that will take him across unfamiliar roads, cultures, and people-each leaving behind something he cannot quite name, but cannot forget. Along the way, he begins to understand that some things are not simply made by hand... but shaped by stories, memories, and the quiet connections we carry with us. Langkah Warisan is a gentle journey of discovery, heritage, and the footsteps we leave behind. Malay words and phrases are woven throughout the story to preserve its cultural voice. The journey begins with a 3-chapter release followed by one chapter every Saturday, Monday and Thursday. And if you like to learn more behind the process of creating Langkah Warisan, feel free to follow instagram account @langkah.warisan

The Dance is today. You're terrible at dancing. You need the shoemaker's magic shoes to dance right. Time to go thieving . . .

Peep into it, will you? : )

I, Isa Lauris Schumacher, am from a long line of...you guessed it, shoemakers. Over two-hundred years ago, my ancestors in Germany, began Schumacher Shoemaking in a little shop. A little shop that almost didn't make it. Until it did. Everyone knows the tale of the Elves and the Shoemaker, right? Wrong. You don't even know half of it. What you don't know, ever since the Schumachers' accepted the Elves' gifts during that time, a curse was placed upon them. A curse that's currently killing my dad, like it did his dad, and his dad's dad before him, all the way back to the first. They all died before their thirty-seventh Christmas. Well, my dad's thirty-seventh Christmas is on its way... Not only the men of my family is doomed, but the Other-World where the Elves, Fae, and Othercreatures live is in peril too. If that world is to perish, the human one won't be far behind. Only the blood of a Schumacher can stop it. At least, that's what I'm told by my family's Helping Elf. *Unedited* (pointers welcomed!)

Frerard middleages!au. Frank is a shoemaker, Gerard a not-so-helpful demon. I had to write a short for Dutch, and I decided to translate it into English

Everyone thought that it was going to be another perfectly normal day. That is, until the fire raged and the Rider family's home was demolished and burned to the ground. Kitty and Samuel, a shoemaker, must find a way to stop the fire and replace the Rider's precious belongings. Read this entertaining short story that will be sure to have more books in its wake!

SNOW'S MAGIC WINNER from @FairytaleCommunity Not blessed with their own children, a dressmaker and her husband, a cobbler, find a way to share their love with children all around them. This story is a re-imagining of the fairy tale The Elves and the Shoemaker with a Christmas holiday twist. A note for context: although I do not approve of using animal fur in clothing, this story is set in the past when natural fibres were all that were available.

My young daughter has been watching a lot of Sofia the First on Disney Junior. The story is very straight forward. a marriage between her shoemaker mother and the King made her a Princess "overnight". My question, while watching this, is how did this happen? How did a lowly shoemaker meet, not to mention fall in love with (because they are ridiculously in love!) a king? With some liberties taken, here follows my version of how this romance unfolded.

An original story, with inspiration from Cinderella.

Before Sheldon got his second pair of hands to help him out, he was really, really bad with normal customers. Let alone the lord's (very annoying) right hand man, who visits him after a very bad day. One thing did lead to another, but in the way that Sheldon got sued. man we need covers

Arsène Lupin is a force for good who operates on the wrong side of the law. Known as a gentleman and a thief, those whom Lupin defeats, are often worse villains than he. Based off of characters by: Maurice Leblanc

Elvira, also known as Evie, aspires to be in fashion design. When she was younger her grandfather taught her to love making shoes. Now that she's older, she still loves it and when the opportunity to help her close friends comes up, she takes it. **Based on "The Elves and the Shoemaker" by the Grimm Brothers**

This is the story of a man called Joe and what happened in his shoe shop, long ago. Ready to start? Away we go!

"It's moments like these that I wish I was a mermaid." "I'm Evie," I said. "Tanya." My look-a-like responded. Two girls. One in Wisconsin. One in Texas. Two girls that didn't know each other existed, but are much closer together than anyone could believe. On a trip to Greece they will discover that they were meant to meet long before that, and that they would have to stay together no matter what happens. Join these two girls as they discover themselves, another world, and who they were supposed to be in a different world.

As a sequel of Into The Woods, the enchanted tale begins with the witch's fatal mistake. One last magical object was yet to be found: a frog as emerald as the palace it self. The adventure takes place at the shoe makers cottage where the evil witch appears and places a sleeping curse on the shoe makers wife. With their son now 10, Phillip was able to help his father with the other heroes on their final quest. The life of the wife hangs scarily. Will she ever be able to see the light of day again? Will the curse be reversed? Hope you enjoy Love Glitterlovesbooks xx