(AI)lves, the shoemaker’s only hope: The elves left long ago, never to return

The shoemaker had no idea where a particular piece of leather would land. Still, he shaped it, hoping the evolution would serve its purpose of covering at least a foot. But, after hearing about a flying footgear, the souter might have started quaking in his boots because the thrower was masquerading as a protector of a religion.

Probably, the missile-maker has gone into hiding to escape prosecution for making an object that failed to remain grounded. Or, maybe, he is working on a novel remote-controlled shoe project. The target most likely is to trigger a remote function as soon as a shoe takes the aerial route and to allow anyone other than the shoe’s owner to control the device.

After the elves helped the struggling shoemaker and the family, they sewed tiny shirts, trousers and shoes for the dwarfs in a farewell gesture. The thrilled little creatures danced happily at the sight of their gifts and left, never to return. So, who will help the poor soul now? The shoemaker must pass this new challenge, and as quickly as possible, because the security apparatus has already given back the flying projectile to the thrower.


The gesture to return the arrow to the quiver is groundbreaking. Such movements have rarely been heard of in recent times. Only those with eternal powers have achieved such a marvel. When the elves passed on the craftsmanship to the poor family, they were completely unaware that a shoe can even turn into a special purpose vehicle.

But with that becoming a reality, the shoemaker is now left to his own devices. Under these circumstances, the shoemaker can rely on thinking machines to launch artificially intelligent shoes that can take a call on the next step by themselves.