JJ, want to hear a story?
Yes, I do.
Can I please help tell it, too?
Yes, listen close.
Let's imagine and rhyme.
It's Cocoa Melon Storytime!
Mommy, can you help me tie my shoelaces, please?
Sure, JJ.
There you go.
Thanks, Mommy.
Of course.
I love helping you with your shoes.
You know, this reminds me of the story, The Elves and the Shoemaker.
Oh, yeah.
The elves helped the shoemaker make shoes.
Right?
Yes.
The shoemaker had too much work to do by himself.
So the nice elf snuck into his workshop one night and finished all the shoes.
Do you know what happened next?
The story of what happened after is called New Shoes for the Shoemakers.
As you know, those elves just loved helping the shoemaker.
Together, they worked hard hammering heels onto shoes.
Until they added the last heel to the last shoe.
And finished making shoes for the whole town.
Shoemaker said now every foot has a shoe, but maybe there's more we can do.
Like what?
Well, he didn't know either.
Why don't we head to town and see if anyone needs help, said the elves.
So the elves and the shoemaker thumped around the town in their heavy work boots until they saw a tiny mouse standing next to a great big.
The shoemaker said Hey, little mouse, are you liking your new shoes?
The mouse replied, I love my new shoes.
The mouse gave him a cuddle.
But they're so flat.
I can't walk through this puddle.
The shoemaker saw the problem, but he had an idea.
Both your feet might have a shoe, but we'll make something simple.
Special for you.
What did they do?
Well, the elves and shoemaker took the mouse's shoes and started stitching and hammering.
And added some big heels under the mouse's shoes to make them taller.
Cool!
With tall shoes, she could walk through the puddle without getting wet.
Right, JJ.
Helping made the elves and shoemaker happy.
We fixed your shoes with extra care.
We hope you like your brand new pair.
They thumped away in their heavy work boots.
Thump, thump, thump.
Until they met a very sad tortoise who said, I'm off to race the hare.
But even with the new shoes you made me, I'm afraid I'll be too slow to win.
The shoemaker said, Both your feet might have a shoe, but we'll make something special for you.
So they took the tortoise's shoes and stitched and hammered and added wheels.
They turned his shoes into roller blades.
That'll make him really fast.
Maybe even faster than the hare.
The tortoise was happy.
And helping made the shoemaker and elves happy too.
We fixed your shoes with extra care.
We hope you like your brand new pair and kept thumping across the village in their heavy work boots.
Thump!
Thump!
Thump!
Till they heard... Meow!
A cat!
Yes, a very old cat standing under a counter.
Meow!
I want to drink the milk up on the counter, but I can't jump that high anymore.
The cat's shoes to help him jump.
That's exactly what they did.
The shoemaker said all your paws might have a shoe, but we'll make something special for you.
So they took the cat's shoes and stitched and hammered and added springs.
The cat boinged up onto the counter and lapped up her milk.
The elves said We fixed your shoes with extra care.
We hope you like your brand new pair.
Oh, I love them.
Thanks to you, I can jump.
So the shoemaker and elves went home.
Thump, thump, thump.
They had helped a lot today.
But when they got back to their workshop, they heard a noise inside.
It sounded familiar, but there was an extra sound the shoemaker and elves didn't recognize.
They tiptoed in and found the mouse, the tortoise, and the cat making flip-flops.
Flip-flops?
They were so happy with the extra stuff the elves and shoemaker added to their shoes.
They wanted to do something nice in return.
Aww.
It's their way of saying thank you.
Yes.
The elves and the shoemaker realized when you help others, Others will help you too.
But why did the mouse, tortoise, and cat make flip-flops?
So the elves and shoemaker could take off their heavy thumping work boots and wear these flip-flops to the beach.
I guess our work is truly done.
Time to relax on the beach in the sun.
Yay!
We're ready for some fun!
So the elves and the shoemaker left for the beach.
But they didn't go thump, thump.
They went flip-flop, flip-flop.
Flip-flop, flip-flop.
The end.
We heard a story.
Yes, it's true.
And I helped tell it, too.
We listened, imagined, and made some rhymes for Cocomelon Storytime.
A Spotify original podcast produced by Moonbug Entertainment.
