The Elves and the Shoemaker: A Play for Kids
Scene 1: The Shoemaker at Home
Setting: The home of the Shoemaker. Shoemaker and Wife working. Daughters sewing.
Narrator 1: Thank you all for coming. Today we will present a play called “The Elves and the Shoemaker”. Many years ago, a shoemaker and his wife and their three daughters lived in a humble house in the town of Pineville. The family was very poor.
Shoemaker: My family, we are very poor. I only have enough leather to make one more pair of shoes.
Wife: (looking at the leather) This is a very fine piece of leather husband. This pair of shoes should bring us some money.
Daughter 1: You look tired and hungry father.
Daughter 2: Come and eat a good supper.
Daughter 3: Then you can make the new shoes.
Shoemaker: Yes, I will eat. (Goes to table) (Everyone eats)
Narrator 2: After dinner the Shoemaker prepared to make his final pair of shoes.
Shoemaker: I am very tired. Tonight I will cut the leather for the shoes and I will finish them in the morning. (Goes to work)
Everyone:
(sing)
He’s cutting the leather he will use.
He’s cutting the leather for a new pair of shoes.
He’s cutting the leather he will use.
He’s cutting the leather for a new pair of shoes.
Wife: Come to bed my daughters. (Wife and daughters leave room)
Shoemaker: There, the leather is cut. Now I can sleep. (Yawns and leaves the room)
Elves: (Tip toe into room, giggling softly, dancing)
(sing)
When the moon shines in the sky
That’s the hour that we come by.
We bring our magic, yes we do
We put it in to every shoe.
We’re as merry as can be.
We’ve come to help this family.
Tap, tap, tap here and there.
Now we’ve made a finished pair!
(work on shoes and then set them on table and tip toe out giggling)
Narrator 1: Thank you all for coming. Today we will present a play called “The Elves and the Shoemaker”. Many years ago, a shoemaker and his wife and their three daughters lived in a humble house in the town of Pineville. The family was very poor.
Shoemaker: My family, we are very poor. I only have enough leather to make one more pair of shoes.
Wife: (looking at the leather) This is a very fine piece of leather husband. This pair of shoes should bring us some money.
Daughter 1: You look tired and hungry father.
Daughter 2: Come and eat a good supper.
Daughter 3: Then you can make the new shoes.
Shoemaker: Yes, I will eat. (Goes to table) (Everyone eats)
Narrator 2: After dinner the Shoemaker prepared to make his final pair of shoes.
Shoemaker: I am very tired. Tonight I will cut the leather for the shoes and I will finish them in the morning. (Goes to work)
Everyone:
(sing)
He’s cutting the leather he will use.
He’s cutting the leather for a new pair of shoes.
He’s cutting the leather he will use.
He’s cutting the leather for a new pair of shoes.
Wife: Come to bed my daughters. (Wife and daughters leave room)
Shoemaker: There, the leather is cut. Now I can sleep. (Yawns and leaves the room)
Elves: (Tip toe into room, giggling softly, dancing)
(sing)
When the moon shines in the sky
That’s the hour that we come by.
We bring our magic, yes we do
We put it in to every shoe.
We’re as merry as can be.
We’ve come to help this family.
Tap, tap, tap here and there.
Now we’ve made a finished pair!
(work on shoes and then set them on table and tip toe out giggling)
Scene 2: The Next Day
Setting: The Shoemaker’s house
Narrator: 1: The next morning the Shoemaker’s family was finishing breakfast.
Shoemaker: Time to work on the shoes. (walks over to the shoes) Oh my! This is incredible!
Wife: What is it, my husband?
Daughters: What is it, father?
Shoemaker: Someone has finished making the shoes! (he holds them up)
Wife: And such a fine pair!
Daughter 1: Such exquisite craftsmanship!
Daughter 2: Such enduring beauty!
Daughter 3: What cool shoestrings!
(everyone turns and looks at her and she shrugs)
Shoemaker’s family: Who could have made such wonderful shoes?
(knock at door)
Narrator 2: Just then, there was a knock at the door. One of the ladies of the village was looking to buy a new pair of shoes.
Shoemaker: Please come in.
Lady: Good day. I am looking to buy a new pair of shoes. They must have exquisite craftsmanship, enduring beauty, and cool shoestrings.
Shoemaker’s family: (look at each other) Do we have the shoes for you!
Lady 1: Oh! They are wonderful! I must have them! I will give you a sack of gold pieces for them.
Shoemaker: They are yours m’lady.
(The Lady hands over the gold and the Shoemaker hands over the shoes. The Lady leaves)
Wife: Oh how wonderful!
Daughters: We have money again!
Shoemaker: Let us go into the village to buy more leather so I can make more shoes!
(The family leaves)
Narrator 1: So the happy family went into the village and bought enough leather to make two more pairs of shoes. When they returned that evening, the Shoemaker decided to cut the leather for the new shoes before he went to bed.
(The family walks in)
Shoemaker: I will cut two pairs of shoes from this leather and I will finish them in the morning.
Everyone:
(sing)
He’s cutting the leather he will use.
He’s cutting the leather for a new pair of shoes.
He’s cutting the leather he will use.
He’s cutting the leather for a new pair of shoes.
Wife: Time for bed my children. (Everyone goes off to bed)
Elves: (Tip toe into room, giggling, and dancing)
(sing)
When the moon shines in the sky
That’s the hour that we come by.
We bring our magic, yes we do
We put it in to every shoe.
We’re as merry as can be.
We’ve come to help this family.
Tap, tap, tap, here and there.
Now we’ve made a finished pair!
(work on shoes and then set them on table and tip toe out giggling)
Narrator: 1: The next morning the Shoemaker’s family was finishing breakfast.
Shoemaker: Time to work on the shoes. (walks over to the shoes) Oh my! This is incredible!
Wife: What is it, my husband?
Daughters: What is it, father?
Shoemaker: Someone has finished making the shoes! (he holds them up)
Wife: And such a fine pair!
Daughter 1: Such exquisite craftsmanship!
Daughter 2: Such enduring beauty!
Daughter 3: What cool shoestrings!
(everyone turns and looks at her and she shrugs)
Shoemaker’s family: Who could have made such wonderful shoes?
(knock at door)
Narrator 2: Just then, there was a knock at the door. One of the ladies of the village was looking to buy a new pair of shoes.
Shoemaker: Please come in.
Lady: Good day. I am looking to buy a new pair of shoes. They must have exquisite craftsmanship, enduring beauty, and cool shoestrings.
Shoemaker’s family: (look at each other) Do we have the shoes for you!
Lady 1: Oh! They are wonderful! I must have them! I will give you a sack of gold pieces for them.
Shoemaker: They are yours m’lady.
(The Lady hands over the gold and the Shoemaker hands over the shoes. The Lady leaves)
Wife: Oh how wonderful!
Daughters: We have money again!
Shoemaker: Let us go into the village to buy more leather so I can make more shoes!
(The family leaves)
Narrator 1: So the happy family went into the village and bought enough leather to make two more pairs of shoes. When they returned that evening, the Shoemaker decided to cut the leather for the new shoes before he went to bed.
(The family walks in)
Shoemaker: I will cut two pairs of shoes from this leather and I will finish them in the morning.
Everyone:
(sing)
He’s cutting the leather he will use.
He’s cutting the leather for a new pair of shoes.
He’s cutting the leather he will use.
He’s cutting the leather for a new pair of shoes.
Wife: Time for bed my children. (Everyone goes off to bed)
Elves: (Tip toe into room, giggling, and dancing)
(sing)
When the moon shines in the sky
That’s the hour that we come by.
We bring our magic, yes we do
We put it in to every shoe.
We’re as merry as can be.
We’ve come to help this family.
Tap, tap, tap, here and there.
Now we’ve made a finished pair!
(work on shoes and then set them on table and tip toe out giggling)