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Red Shoes

Hans Christian Andersen

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When Karen becomes entranced by a pair of beautiful red dancing shoes in the shop window, they fill her every thought and dream. Over the course of several years, her desire turns to desperation until she can finally purchase the shoes herself. Suddenly things take a terrifying turn for the worse, as Karen learns, in the words of the shopkeeper, to "...be careful what you wish for, because it may come true."

This version has been retold for the Oxford Graded Readers series.

Language: English

Pages: 32

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Release: December 12, 1983

ISBN: 0194217418

ISBN 13: 9780194217415

Red Shoes

Hans Christian Andersen

0/5 ( ratings)

When Karen becomes entranced by a pair of beautiful red dancing shoes in the shop window, they fill her every thought and dream. Over the course of several years, her desire turns to desperation until she can finally purchase the shoes herself. Suddenly things take a terrifying turn for the worse, as Karen learns, in the words of the shopkeeper, to "...be careful what you wish for, because it may come true."

This version has been retold for the Oxford Graded Readers series.

Language: English

Pages: 32

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Release: December 12, 1983

ISBN: 0194217418

ISBN 13: 9780194217415

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