The Wooden Shoes is part of "The Tales of the Woodcock", published for the first time in the cultural pages of two newspapers in 1882 and 1883. The stories are probably the more appreciated works of Maupassant by audiences around the world, literary work that best represents the talent of the writer, considered one of the fathers of the modern short story. It’s the same author who gives us the key to read his works, even when at first seem minor, without depth: "The most insignificant thing contains some' of the unknown. Let's find it." "The Wooden Shoes" tells, with a striking irony, the story of Adelaide, a very naive young girl who is sent by her father to work for an elderly German widower. When she reached the man’s house, Adelaide begins her work as a servant, but more often she has to meet the extravagant demands of her master...