Toby and the Shoes is a non-canon short story written by Seanan McGuire. It was first published on the now-defunct Dark Faerie Tales, and McGuire also reposted it to her LiveJournal, where it can be read for for free.
It presumably takes place between Late Eclipses and One Salt Sea.
Author's Summary[]
I was asked to write a fragment involving a) Toby and b) a traditional folk or fairy tale for the blog Dark Faerie Tales. Being the easily amused soul that I am, I obliged by combining Toby Daye with the tale of Katie Crackernuts.
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Toby is enticed into putting on a pair of mysterious shoes that arrive on her doorstep. The enchanted shoes force her to dance, and resist being taken off, despite Toby and May's best efforts. In desperation, May calls Tybalt for help. He discusses the various types of magic shoes with Toby, and arriving at the conclusion that they are Scottish enchanted shoes, gives her a piece of enchanted songbird jerky to remove the spell. Toby vows revenge on her unknown enemy.
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https://seanan-mcguire.livejournal.com/381607.html