A Venetian merchant's wife was heavenly beautiful, but he was afraid that his wife would mess around when he was out for business. So the merchant ask the shoe maker to make a pair of high heels for his wife. Venice is a watertown and the main transportation is ship, so the merchant thought that his wife couldn't walk on the gangway in the high heels and his wife had no other choice but stay at home. However, his wife felt very curious when she wore the high heels and accompanied by a mermaid, she went everywhere. The high heels made her more beautiful and graceful. Then many fashionable ladies followed her and wore high heels, and the popularity of high heels began.