I work tirelessly on souls all day long, yet I offer no spiritual redemption. Instead, I mend fairy footwear with an awl while keeping my gold stashed from mortal sight. Who am I?
A leprechaun
Homophone pun on 'soles' (shoe bottoms, as leprechauns are folkloric cobblers) and 'souls' (human spiritual essences).
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