Boots

Stories tagged Boots:

• The Boots of Buffalo-Leather Jan 8, 2025

  

  In the aftermath of a great war, when peace treaties had been signed and armies disbanded, there walked the roads of Europe a young soldier named Hans whose only possessions were the clothes on his back, a few copper coins in his pocket, and a pair of extraordinary boots made from buffalo leather. These boots had been given to him by a grateful farmer whose life Hans had saved during the final days of the conflict, and though they appeared worn and unremarkable, they possessed a magic that their humble appearance concealed.