Sources-Elves and the Shoemaker

The Elves and the Shoemaker from Grimms Fairy Stories by Jakob and Wilhelm Grimm

The most authorative version of this well known tale can be found in the very famous Grimms Fairy Stories (Originally Children’s and Household Tales or in German Kinder und Hausmärchen) by the brothers Grimm. Jakob and Wilhelm Grimm collected and published transcriptions of oral German folk tales, publishing their first collection in 1812. There are many versions and retellings available so try and get a complete and unabridged translation, here are a few examples of where it can be found, I have tried to link directly to the relevant web page on a site where possible.

Online Books-Full electronic copies of facsimiles of Grimm’s Fairy Stories can be found for free for example Internet Archive Elves and the Shoemaker and Google Books The Elves and the Shoemaker

Online Bookshops-for example Amazon Abe Books

Library-For example North Yorkshire Libraries

Book shops-(you may have to order), you could try finding an independent local bookshop in your area