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The RedShoesThere oncelived ina towna cuteand prettylittle girlwhose namewasKaren’.Shehad to wear atorn dress,even walkedaround withbare feetin summer,and woreheavy andcrudewooden shoes in winterbecause she was sopoor.Her feetwere alwaysfull ofscars andwounds.The RedShoes〃“Karen,why doyour feethurt youso muchI willmake shoesfor you.An oldlady whorana shoestore madered shoesfor Karen.Those shoeswere madeof oldpieces ofcloth,and〃she sewedthem byhand.Thank you,aunt.Karen wasso happyfor her new shoeswhich suitedher,that shejumped upand down.But,,Karen smother passedaway onthat day.A noblewomansaw Karenfollowing after her mothersfuneral〃service.The ladygot down from hercarriage andtalked to the minister.I want to take her〃with meand lookafterher.,“She isalone.If youtake careof her,that willbe agreat blessingfor thegirl.zKaren thought,J These shoes broughtme thisluck.J However,the noblewomanburned herdirtyred shoes,put freshnew clotheson her,let herread booksand taughther howto doneedlework.She nowbecame apolite girl.But oneday,the Queenand the Princess werepassing through〃the town.Everyone in the townswarmed aroundthe carriage.How beautifulthey are!”It seemsasif fairiescame downfrom thesky.All thepeople praisedthe Queenand thePrincess.But Karencould not takehereyes offof thefrom Princessred,glittering andbeautifulshoes.’Is thereanything morebeautiful thanthePrincessred shoesin thisworld’She evenprickedherself withthe needlewhile shewas thinkingabout the red shoes.Soon,she grewold enoughto receivethe Sacramentof Confirmation.The noblewomanbroughtKaren toa shoestore tobuy hernew dressesand shoesfor the ceremony.Seeing theshoesin〃a showcase,she almostshouted.How comethese shoes are inyour showcase”The SacramentofConfirmation:The firstChristian ceremonywhen achild becomesan adult.There laidthe samered shoesas thePrincess in the showcase.Theseshoeswere made,specifically fora daughterof acount,but theydid notfit onher feet.That swhy theyare,in there.z The noblewoman hadbad sightnow,so she did notknow thatthey werered.The redshoesfit Karensfeet verywell.Karen likedhernewred shoesvery much.When Karenappeared attheceremonywith herred shoes,the ministeradvised hertowearblack shoesinstead of the red shoes.On thenextSunday,there was the Communion Service,but Karenwore thered shoesand wentto churchagain.As soonas Karenand the noblewoman gotdownfromtheir carriage,an oldsoldier bowed〃〃〃politely andsaid,“Madam,I willclean thedust onyour shoes.0h,thank you.As Karenshowedher red shoes tothe soldier,he said,“Such abeautiful pairof shoes.It willlook greatifyou dance with theseshoes.,Then,he mutteredto himselfchanting aspell andtouching Karens shoeswith hisfinger.,Red shoes!Never evercome offfrom thisyoung ladysfeet whenshe dances.z Thenoblewomanthrew somecoins athim andentered thechurch withKaren.When theCommunionServicewas overand theywent outofthechurch,the oldsoldier shouted,“The youngladys redshoesarestill beautiful!Then,Karen startedto danceeven thoughshedid notwanttodance.She coulddo nothingto stopherself fromdancing.Miss Karen,Please〃stop dancingand stepinto the carriage.Even thoughhe liftedher upand sather onthecarriage,shedidnot stopdancing.Whenthe angrynoblewoman tookoff Karensshoes,she stopped dancing.As soonas theygot homethelady threwtheredshoes into a closet.Afterward,the noblewomancaught abad disease.Karencared forher earnestly.One day,an invitationcame fora bigball ofthe town.’If Iput onthose redshoes,I willdance verywell.Yes,If Iwear themonce andput theminthecloset,madam willneverknow.’Karen hesitatedlooking atthenoblewomaninthebed andthen theredshoes.In theend,she submittedto herdesire andput theredshoeson.Then,her feetmoved〃by themselvesand startedto runtothedance hall.0h,how doI stop”Her feetmoved ontheirway,and theypassed bya squareand cameintoaforest.When Karenpassed bya church,an angelappeared andsaid,“Karen,you willdancewith,your favoriteredshoesforever.z Angel,my feethurt painfully.Please stopthem fromdancing.”〃Karen,you willfind the houses of greedy andselfish childrenwhile youare dancing.,“They willfeel regretwhen theysee you,you whobegan todance becauseofgreed.z Please,forgive me.I waswrong.z Theangel disappeared,and Karenpassed bythehouseshe usedto livein.Thenoblewomanhad died,and hercasket wascoming outfrom herhouse.She wasso goodandkind tome.’〃・Then therewasthehouse ofan executioneras Karenwent throughthe town.Mr Executioner,〃I cannottakeoff myshoes frommy feet.Please cutthem off.When heheard thestory of Karen,he cuther feetoff andmade hera pairof crutches.Karen finallystoppeddancing,and servedfor otherpeople while shewasstaying inthe〃church.One day,she prayedto Godwhileshewas readingthe Bible,God!I ama selfishsinner.Please saveme.An angelcame outin frontofKarenand showedher howmany peoplewere prayingforher.〃“You finallyregret whatyou havedone.Someone whisperedthrough Karensears.This・〃is thegrace ofGod WhenKaren answeredwith modesty,her soulrose upto Heaven.Karen livedhappilyforever inHeaven.。