Classic Stories: The Red Shoes

经典故事:红舞鞋

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2025-05-30

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  • Hello,

  • my name's Tim. Today's story is a fairy tale with a strong moral message about vanity,

  • the importance of staying humble, and some enchanting red shoes.

  • We begin with a She is so poor that she only has wooden shoes which wear away at her little feet,

  • until the shoemaker's wife makes her some rough little plimsolls out of red fabric.

  • The first time she wears them is at her own mother's funeral.

  • A rich old lady adopts Karen.

  • She dislikes the red shoes which have already worn through at the sides and burns them,

  • replacing them with neat black ones.

  • It's soon time for Karen's confirmation into church,

  • and her adoptive mother lets her buy new clothes.

  • Karen chooses some beautiful red leather shoes.

  • The old lady is so blind that she doesn't notice the colour,

  • otherwise she would never have agreed.

  • After all, one should only dress in formal wear when in church.

  • Throughout her confirmation, Karen thinks only of her red shoes.

  • Others in the congregation mention their colour to her mother, and she scolds Karen.

  • From now on, she must only wear her black shoes to church,

  • even if they are older and slightly worn out.

  • The next Sunday, however...