The following tales are similar to the Elves and the Shoemaker fairy tale, AT-503*: Helpful Elves. I have included the English language tales of this type which have been gathered by title by D. L. Ashliman in his A Guide to Folktales in the English Language. Sometimes I include tales of other classifications when I deem them relevant to the theme. The tales come from many cultures and are similar to the Elves and the Shoemaker story in various ways. I have placed the tales in alphabetical order with bibliographic information and links to texts of the stories if a text is available on the internet.

The Elves *
Finger Lock
The Hand with the Knife

* Full text of tale is available online.

The Elves

A web version of this tale can be found at The Elves.

This tale is AT-503.

An English language version is available in:

Grimm, Jacob and Wilhelm. The Complete Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm. Jack Zipes, translator. New York: Bantam, 1987.
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Grimm, Jacob and Wilhelm. Household Tales. Margaret Hunt, translator. London: George Bell, 1884.

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Finger Lock

A web version of this tale does not exist due to copyright restrictions.

This tale is AT-503.

An English language version is available in:

Briggs, Katherine M., ed. A Dictionary of British Folk-Tales in the English Language. London: Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1970, 1971. Part. A, v. 1, p. 233.
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The Hand with the Knife

A web version of this tale does not exist due to copyright restrictions.

This tale is AT-503.

An English language version is available in:

Grimm, Jacob and Wilhelm. The Complete Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm. Jack Zipes, translator. New York: Bantam, 1987. p. 646.
Amazon.com: Buy the book in paperback.

Grimm, Jacob and Wilhelm. Grimm's Other Tales. William Hansen, selector. Ruth Michael-Jenas and Arthur Ratcliff, translators. London: Golden Cockerel Press, 1956. p. 142.
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