Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Jia Lun. After her mother died, she was adopted by an old lady.

once the queen traveled all over the country; She took her little daughter with her, and Karen was attracted by the red shoes worn by the princess.

Now the Karuna is big enough to be confirmed. She will have new clothes to wear; She will wear new shoes, too. There is a pair of red shoes among many shoes in the shoemaker's shop. The shoes fit her feet well, so she bought them. But the old lady didn't know it was red, because she would never let Karen wear a pair of red shoes for the confirmation ceremony. But Karen went.

The old lady heard that those shoes were red. So she said, this is too nonsense, too indecent. She also said that from now on, Karen must wear black shoes when she goes to church again, even if it is old.

Eucharist will be held next Sunday. Karen finally decided to put on those red shoes. All the people in the church looked at Karen's red shoes. When everyone walked out of the church, the old lady went into her car, and Karen also raised her foot and got into the car. Then the veteran standing by said, "What beautiful dancing shoes!"

Karen can't stand this compliment: she has to jump a few steps. At first, these shoes seemed to control her. She danced around the corner of the church-she couldn't stop. Finally they took off her shoes; In this way, she can be quiet.

One day, when her foster mother was ill, she wore red dancing shoes to a party. A mysterious soldier appeared and said some strange words praising Karen's red dancing shoes. Soon, Karen's dancing shoes began to beat by herself again, but this time Karen couldn't take them off. Dancing shoes kept dancing, day and night, rain or shine, across fields and grasslands, and through thorns that cut Karen's arm.

Karen found an executioner and begged him to cut off her feet. The executioner cut it, but the dancing shoes still danced, and even Karen's amputated foot remained in the shoes. The executioner gave her a pair of wooden shoes and crutches and taught her to sing the prisoners' hymns.

"I've suffered a lot for these red shoes," she said. "Now I'm going to the church so that people can see me."

So she quickly walked to the church gate, but when she got there, the red shoes danced in front of her, which made her afraid. So she walked back.

She has been sad for a whole week and shed many sad tears. But when Sunday came, she said,

"Alas, I have suffered and struggled for a long time! I think I am no different from those who hold their heads high in the church now! "

so she boldly went out. But when she had just reached the door of the church, she saw those red shoes dancing in front of her again: at this time, she got scared and went back at once, while piously confessing her sins.

Karen worked as a servant in the priest's residence, but when she arrived on Sunday, she was afraid to go to church. She sat alone at home and prayed to God for help. The angel reappeared with a bunch of roses and forgave Karen. Karen's heart is full of sunshine, peace and joy. Her soul flies to heaven in the sun, where no one will mention red dancing shoes.

Extended information:

This is a short story full of religious meaning, which comes from the author's childhood memories.

Andersen's fathers all believed in God. This phenomenon is very common among poor people, because when they can't find any way out in real life, they fantasize that God can save them. Andersen spent his childhood in this atmosphere.

Believing in God must be unconditional and sincere, without any distractions. The protagonist of this short story, Jia Lun, was punished for her distractions. Only after suffering and suffering, she was "forgiven" and her soul rose to heaven-because she was an innocent child.

Baidu Encyclopedia-Red Dancing Shoes (a fairy tale created by Andersen)