A shoemaker, by no fault of his own, had become so poor that at last he had nothing left but leather for one pair of shoes. So in the evening, he cut out the shoes which he wished to begin to make the next morning, and as he had a good conscience, he lay down quietly in his bed, commended himself to God, and fell asleep. In the morning, after he had said his prayers, and was just going to sit down to work, the two shoes stood quite finished on his table. He was astounded, and knew not what to say to it. He took the shoes in his hands to observe them closer, and they were so neatly made that there was not one bad stitch in them, just as if they were intended as a masterpiece. Soon after, a buyer came in, and as the shoes pleased him so well, he paid more for them than was customary, and, with the money, the shoemaker was able to purchase leather for two pairs of shoes. He cut them out at night, and next morning was about to set to work with fresh courage; but he had no need to do so, for, when he got up, they were already made, and buyers also were not wanting, who gave him money enough to buy leather for four pairs of shoes.
Words
by no fault of his own-ոչ իր մեղքով
leather-կաշի
fell asleep-քնել
prayer-աղոթք
masterpiece-գլուխգործոց
at last-վերջապես
lay down-պառկեց
astounded-զարմացած լինել
neatly-անթերի
stitch-թերություն
intend-նախատեսել
to please-գոհացնել
pay-վճարել
more-ավելի շատ
customary-սովորական
able-կարողանալ
courage-քաջություն
Լևոն Ավետիսյան, Ավագ դպրոց 9․7-րդ դասարան 