English

THE COBBLER AND THE BROWNIES There was once a cobbler who worked hard at his trade, and yet never seemed to get ahead. One evening he took his last piece of leather and cut out a pair of shoes and laid the pieces neatly on his bench, expecting to finish them in the morning. “There,” he said to his wife; “that is my last piece of leather, and I will have no money to buy more until those shoes are made and sold.” The next morning, he went to his shop early to begin work. He was surprised to find that in the night the pieces had been made up into a fine pair of shoes.

This story is called “Gigi Finds Her Voice,” written and narrated by Lorena Romero. This is a LibraryCall recording. Gigi’s favorite thing in the world was to sing. Every day after school, she would run to her room, turn on her favorite playlist and sing all through the evening. She would sing while doing her homework, during dinner, and in the shower. In her sleep, Gigi would dream of singing in front of thousands of people, just like her favorite pop stars. The only problem with her dream of becoming a pop star was that Gigi had never had an audience.