5+Fairy TalesReading time: 10 min
The Strange Visitor
- Available languages
- German, English, Russian
- First published
- October 16, 2026
- Author
- Joseph Jacobs
Short description
On a quiet night, a woman sits alone at her spinning wheel. Suddenly two broad soles come in and settle by the fire. Piece by piece, a strange visitor begins to assemble before her eyes. Only at the very end does she learn why he has come.
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Story excerpt
One night, a woman sat alone at her spinning wheel. The house was quiet. Only the fire crackled softly as she spun the thread. And she sat there, turning the spinning wheel, wishing for company. Then she heard something. Step by step, two broad, broad soles came in. There were no legs attached to them. No body. Only two broad soles.
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