Red Shoes
February 2, 2014
When she went to an antique shop, a pair of red shoes attracted her attention.
She asked the shop owner, "These shoes look different from the other goods here. They are shining mysteriously."
The old man said, "Do you think so?  Maybe you are sensitive to psychic things."

The young woman asked, "What do you mean by that?"
He explained about it:
One day a young woman came to the shop.  She showed these red shoes and said that she wanted to give away these shoes for free.  He asked the reason and she replied that when she wore the red shoes, they moved on their own. She became afraid and came here.

"Oh, that's funny," her eyes shone.
The man ignored what she said, and added, "She said that these red shoes reminded her of Anderson's fairy tale."

She asked, "I'm not familiar with the Anderson's story.  What happens in the story?"
The owner cleared his throat and said, "If I remember correctly, the young woman in
the story who wore the red shoes couldn't stop dancing.  Her shoes ignored their owner and kept moving. At the end of the story, the villagers cut her feet off at the ankles in order to stop them.  She stopped dancing, but the shoes didn't stop!  In fact, they left dancing with the owner's feet inside of them. "

The young woman frowned, "Oh, what a grotesque ending!"  But soon said, "Can I try them on?"
The shop owner was disgusted about the young woman's reckless behavior but said, "As you like."
The woman carefully put on one shoe and waited.
Nothing happened.
She looked at the owner.  The owner shrugged.

Next, she put on the other shoe and waited.
Nothing happened.
When she was about to look at the owner, her legs started to move against her will.  The movement of the red shoes gained speed.  She felt as if she stood on roller skates.
She barely balanced.
      
The shop owner looked upset.  
He shouted, "Take off your shoes immediately!"

She said joyfully, "This is cool!  This is like roller skates with engines."
He said, "No kidding!  If you don't stop it, you won't even be able to eat food.  You will be exhausted to death."

But she didn't care about his advice and went out of the shop.

After all, the shoes moved by themselves, so she wasn't tired at all.  When she needed food, she would order take outs and delivery using her cellphone while on the move.  
She slept while dancing.
Soon, she was sponsored by a TV company and lived richly ever after.



(The End)










*psychic[saikik] :(used about a person or their mind) having unusual powers that cannot be explained, for example knowing what sb else is thinking or being able to see into the future (O)  
*reckless :doing something dangerous and not caring about what might happen (C)
*barely :in a way that almost does not happen, exist  etc; just (L)
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