两    个    神    秘    的    小    鞋    匠   

 从    前    有    个    鞋    匠   ， 生    意    上    从    来    没    出    过    什    么    差    错   ， 日    子    却    过    得    越    来    越    穷   ， 后    来    穷    到    连    做    鞋    子    的    材    料    也    没    有    了   ， 只    剩    下    了    一    张    皮    子   。 他    把    这    张    皮    子    裁    剪    好   ， 发    现    刚    刚    够    做    一    双    鞋    子   。 然    后    他    就    上    床    休    息   ， 睡    前    还    做    了    祈    祷   。 由    于    他    为    人    问    心    无    愧   ， 所    以    睡    得    很    香    很    甜   。

 第    二    天    一    大    早   ， 他    洗    漱    完    毕   ， 穿    好    衣    服   ， 走    到    工    作    台    前    正    准    备    做    鞋   ， 却    惊    奇    地    发    现   ， 鞋    已    经    做    好    了   ， 他    完    全    给    弄    糊    涂    了   ， 不    知    道    这    到    底    是    怎    么    一    回    事   。 他    拿    起    鞋    子    仔    细    查    看   ...... 活    儿    做    得    一    丝    不    苟   ， 没    有    哪    一    针    缝    得    马    虎   。 事    实    上   ， 这    双    鞋    是    令    鞋    匠    都    感    到    骄    傲    的    杰    作   。

 过    了    一    小    会    儿   ， 一    位    顾    客    走    了    进    来   。 他    一    见    这    双    鞋    子    也    就    爱    不    释    手   ， 花    了    高    价    买    下    了    这    双    鞋   。 这    样    一    来   ， 鞋    匠    就    有    了    足    够    的    钱    去    买    可    做    四    双    鞋    子    的    皮    子   。

 第    二    天    清    早   ， 鞋    匠    发    现    四    双    鞋    子    已    经    做    好    了   。 于    是   ， 就    这    样    日    复    一    日   ， 他    头    天    晚    上    裁    剪    好    的    皮    料   ， 次    日    一    早    就    变    成    了    缝    制    好    的    鞋    子   。 不    久   ， 随    着    鞋    匠    生    意    的    兴    隆   ， 他    也    成    了    一    个    有    钱    的    人   。

 圣    诞    节    前    几    天    的    一    个    晚    上   ， 鞋    匠    在    上    床    睡    觉    前    对    妻    子    说   ：" 咱    们    今    晚    上    熬    个    通    宵   ， 看    看    到    底    是    谁    这    样    帮    助    我    们   ， 好    不    好   ？" 他    妻    子    欣    然    同    意   ， 并    点    燃    了    一    根    蜡    烛   。 随    后    他    们    俩    便    藏    在    挂    着    衣    服    的    屋    角    里   ， 注    意    着    周    围    的    动    静   。 午    夜    一    到   ， 只    见    两    个    光    着    身    子    的    小    人    儿    走    了    进    来   ， 坐    在    鞋    匠    工    作    台    前   。 他    们    刚    一    坐    下   ， 就    拿    起    裁    剪    好    的    皮    料   ， 用    他    们    纤    细    的    手    指    开    始    做    鞋   ， 又    是    锥   ， 又    是    缝   ， 还    不    时    地    敲    敲    打    打   。 鞋    匠    目    不    转    睛    地    看    着    他    们   ， 对    他    们    的    工    作    赞    赏    不    已   。 他    们    做    好    了    鞋    子   ， 又    把    东    西    整    理    得    井    井    有    条   ， 然    后    才    急    急    忙    忙    地    离    去   。

 第    二    天    早    上   ， 鞋    匠    的    妻    子    对    他    说   ：" 是    这    两    个    小    人    儿    使    咱    们    发    了    财   ， 咱    们    得    好    好    感    谢    他    们    才    是   。 他    们    光    着    身    子    半    夜    里    来    来    去    去   ， 一    定    会    着    凉    的   。 我    跟    你    说    咱    们    怎    么    办   -- 我    打    算    给    他    们    每    人    做    一    件    小    衬    衫   、 一    件    小    背    心    和    一    条    小    裤    子   ， 再    给    他    们    每    人    织    一    双    小    袜    子   ， 你    呢   ， 给    他    们    每    人    做    一    双    小    鞋   。"

 她    丈    夫    很    赞    成    这    个    主    意   。 到    了    晚    上   ， 给    两    个    小    人    儿    的    礼    物    全    都    做    好    了   ， 他    们    把    礼    物    放    在    工    作    台    上   ， 没    有    再    放    裁    剪    好    的    皮    料   。 然    后    他    们    自    己    又    躲    藏    起    来   ， 想    看    看    两    个    小    人    儿    会    说    些    什    么   。

 午    夜    时    分   ， 两    个    小    人    儿    蹦    蹦    跳    跳    地    跑    了    进    来   ， 准    备    马    上    开    始    干    活    儿   ， 可    他    们    怎    么    也    找    不    到    裁    剪    好    的    皮    料   ， 却    发    现    了    两    套    漂    亮    的    小    衣    服   ， 他    们    喜    形    于    色   ， 高    兴    得    手    舞    足    蹈    起    来   。 两    个    小    人    儿    飞    快    地    穿    上    衣    服   ， 接    着    唱    了    起    来   ：

" 咱    们    穿    得    体    面    又    漂    亮   ，

 何    必    还    要    当    个    皮    鞋    匠   ！"

 他    们    俩    在    椅    子    和    工    作    台    上    又    是    蹦    啊   ， 又    是    跳   ， 最    后    蹦    跳    着    离    开    了    房    门   。 从    此   ， 两    个    小    人    儿    再    没    有    来    过   ， 而    鞋    匠    一    直    过    着    富    足    的    日    子   ， 事    事    称    心    如    意   。

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