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TheRedShoesThereoncelivedinatownacuteandprettylittlegirlwhosenamewasKaren’.Shehadtowearatorndressevenwalkedaroundwithbarefeetinsummerandworeheavyandcrudewoodenshoesinwinterbecauseshewassopoor.Herfeetwerealwaysfullofscarsandwounds.TheRedShoes“KarenwhydoyourfeethurtyousomuchIwillmakeshoesforyou.〃AnoldladywhoranashoestoremaderedshoesforKaren.Thoseshoesweremadeofoldpiecesofclothandshesewedthembyhand.Thankyouaunt.〃Karenwassohappyforhernewshoeswhichsuitedherthatshejumpedupanddown.ButKaren,smotherpassedawayonthatday.AnoblewomansawKarenfollowingafterhermothersfuneralservice.Theladygotdownfromhercarriageandtalkedtotheminister.〃Iwanttotakeherwithmeandlookafterher.〃“Sheisalone.Ifyoutakecareofherthatwillbeagreatblessingforthegirl.z,KarenthoughtJTheseshoesbroughtmethisluck.JHoweverthenoblewomanburnedherdirtyredshoesputfreshnewclothesonherletherreadbooksandtaughtherhowtodoneedlework.Shenowbecameapolitegirl.ButonedaytheQueenandthePrincesswerepassingthroughthetown.Everyoneinthetownswarmedaroundthecarriage.Howbeautifultheyare!”〃Itseemsasiffairiescamedownfromthesky.AllthepeoplepraisedtheQueenandthePrincess.ButKarencouldnottakehereyesoffofthefromPrincessredglitteringandbeautifulshoes.’IsthereanythingmorebeautifulthanthePrincessredshoesinthisworld’Sheevenprickedherselfwiththeneedlewhileshewasthinkingabouttheredshoes.SoonshegrewoldenoughtoreceivetheSacramentofConfirmation.ThenoblewomanbroughtKarentoashoestoretobuyhernewdressesandshoesfortheceremony.Seeingtheshoesinashowcaseshealmostshouted.〃Howcometheseshoesareinyourshowcase”TheSacramentofConfirmation:ThefirstChristianceremonywhenachildbecomesanadult.TherelaidthesameredshoesasthePrincessintheshowcase.Theseshoesweremadespecificallyforadaughterofacountbuttheydidnotfitonherfeet.That,swhytheyareinthere.z,Thenoblewomanhadbadsightnowsoshedidnotknowthattheywerered.TheredshoesfitKarensfeetverywell.Karenlikedhernewredshoesverymuch.WhenKarenappearedattheceremonywithherredshoestheministeradvisedhertowearblackshoesinsteadoftheredshoes.OnthenextSundaytherewastheCommunionServicebutKarenworetheredshoesandwenttochurchagain.AssoonasKarenandthenoblewomangotdownfromtheircarriageanoldsoldierbowedpolitelyandsaid“MadamIwillcleanthedustonyourshoes.〃〃0hthankyou.〃AsKarenshowedherredshoestothesoldierhesaid“Suchabeautifulpairofshoes.Itwilllookgreatifyoudancewiththeseshoes.ThenhemutteredtohimselfchantingaspellandtouchingKaren,sshoeswithhisfinger.Redshoes!Neverevercomeofffromthisyoungladysfeetwhenshedances.z,ThenoblewomanthrewsomecoinsathimandenteredthechurchwithKaren.WhentheCommunionServicewasoverandtheywentoutofthechurchtheoldsoldiershouted“Theyoungladysredshoesarestillbeautiful!ThenKarenstartedtodanceeventhoughshedidnotwanttodance.Shecoulddonothingtostopherselffromdancing.MissKarenPleasestopdancingandstepintothecarriage.〃Eventhoughheliftedherupandsatheronthecarriageshedidnotstopdancing.WhentheangrynoblewomantookoffKarensshoesshestoppeddancing.Assoonastheygothometheladythrewtheredshoesintoacloset.Afterwardthenoblewomancaughtabaddisease.Karencaredforherearnestly.Onedayaninvitationcameforabigballofthetown.’IfIputonthoseredshoesIwilldanceverywell.YesIfIwearthemonceandputthemintheclosetmadamwillneverknow.’Karenhesitatedlookingatthenoblewomaninthebedandthentheredshoes.Intheendshesubmittedtoherdesireandputtheredshoeson.Thenherfeetmovedbythemselvesandstartedtoruntothedancehall.〃0hhowdoIstop”Herfeetmovedontheirwayandtheypassedbyasquareandcameintoaforest.WhenKarenpassedbyachurchanangelappearedandsaid“Karenyouwilldancewithyourfavoriteredshoesforever.,zAngelmyfeethurtpainfully.Pleasestopthemfromdancing.”Karenyouwillfindthehousesofgreedyandselfishchildrenwhileyouaredancing.〃“Theywillfeelregretwhentheyseeyouyouwhobegantodancebecauseofgreed.,zPleaseforgiveme.Iwaswrong.z,TheangeldisappearedandKarenpassedbythehousesheusedtolivein.Thenoblewomanhaddiedandhercasketwascomingoutfromherhouse.Shewassogoodandkindtome.’ThentherewasthehouseofanexecutionerasKarenwentthroughthetown.〃Mr・ExecutionerIcannottakeoffmyshoesfrommyfeet.Pleasecutthemoff.〃WhenheheardthestoryofKarenhecutherfeetoffandmadeherapairofcrutches.Karenfinallystoppeddancingandservedforotherpeoplewhileshewasstayinginthechurch.OnedaysheprayedtoGodwhileshewasreadingtheBible〃God!Iamaselfishsinner.Pleasesaveme.AnangelcameoutinfrontofKarenandshowedherhowmanypeoplewereprayingforher.“Youfinallyregretwhatyouhavedone.〃SomeonewhisperedthroughKarensears.ThisisthegraceofGod・〃WhenKarenansweredwithmodestyhersoulroseuptoHeaven.KarenlivedhappilyforeverinHeaven.。