Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Dodo who cannot walk. While other children played outside, Dodo stayed home and listened to... More

Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Dodo who cannot walk. While other children played outside, Dodo stayed home and listened to fairytales. Her favorite was “The Little Mermaid”, and Dodo often wondered if she would have to give up something of her own in order to own a pair of feet. One day, Dodo’s parents took her to the hospital to have an operation. When Dodo woke up, she gained a pair of feet and could start wearing shoes. From that day on, Dodo became a beautiful girl who loves to buy shoes. A lot of shoes. One Sunday morning, while Dodo was cleaning all her lovely shoes, she had a sudden toothache. When she went to the Smiley Dentist for treatment, she accidentally knocked him with her shoe, making a lasting impression with Smiley. After 30 dates, Dodo and Smiley got married and lived happily-ever-after. Everything was fine except for the fact that Dodo buys too many shoes. Finally, Smiley said to Dodo: Can you try not buying so many shoes? Reluctantly, Dodo agreed. She never walked into the shoe store again. Until one fateful day, whilst helping to chase a cat, Dodo accidentally walked right into the shoe store. In the window, there was a glorious pair of red shoes. Remembering her husband’s words, Dodo decided not to buy them, but walking away from the store, she turned back to look at the shoes in the window longingly. Just then, a car drove past, knocking her down a manhole in the ground. When Dodo woke up, she found that her feet are broken. She cannot walk anymore. Dodo did not blame anyone; she just became very quiet and stayed home all day long, wallowing in misery. Until the day when a little match girl came to her door to sell her matches. When Dodo struck the matches, she saw how her sadness affected the people her who love her the most. Dodo finally left the house. She packed up all her shoes and donated them to people who need them. Now, even though she had no more shoes, she still had her prince, and even a little baby. Every night, she would tell her baby fairytales about witches, big bad wolves, mermaids, and the Happy Prince, who gave away all his belongings but was happy. Close