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The
Emperor
’
S
New
Clothes
皇帝的新装
Once
upon
a
time
there
lived
a
vain
Emperor
whose
only
worry
in
life
was
to
dress
in
elegant
clothes.
He
changed
clothes
almost
every
hour
and
loved
to
show
them
off
to his people.
Word
of
the
Emperor's
refined
habits
spread
over
his
kingdom
and
beyond.
Two scoundrels who had heard of the Emperor's vanity decided to take advantage of
it. They introduced themselves at the gates of the palace with a scheme in mind.
invented an extraordinary method to weave a cloth so light and fine that it looks
invisible. As a matter of fact it is invisible to anyone who is too stupid and
incompetent to appreciate its quality.
The
chief
of
the
guards
heard
the
scoundrel's
strange
story
and
sent
for
the
court
chamberlain.
The
chamberlain
notified
the
prime
minister,
who
ran
to
the
Emperor and disclosed the incredible news. The Emperor's curiosity got the better
of him and he decided to see the two scoundrels.
colors
and
patterns
created
especially
for
you.
The
emperor
gave
the
two
men
a
bag
of gold coins in exchange for their promise to begin working on the fabric
immediately.
The two scoundrels asked for a loom, silk, gold thread and then pretended to begin
working.
The
Emperor
thought
he
had
spent
his
money
quite
well:
in
addition
to
getting
a
new
extraordinary
suit,
he
would
discover
which
of
his
subjects
were
ignorant
and
incompetent. A few days later, he called the old and wise prime minister, who was
considered by everyone as a man with common sense.
and
see
how
the
work
is
proceeding,
the
Emperor
told
him,
come
back to let me know.
The prime minister was welcomed by the two scoundrels.
Excellency! Admire the colors, feel the softness!
and
tried
to
see
the
fabric
that
was
not
there.
He
felt
cold
sweat
on
his
forehead.
stupid!
Or,
worse,
incompetent!
If
the
prime
minister
admitted
that
he
didn't
see
anything, he would be discharged from his office.
Emperor.
The
two
scoundrels
rubbed
their
hands
gleefully.
They
had
almost
made
it.
More thread was requested to finish the work.
Finally,
the
Emperor
received
the
announcement
that
the
two
tailors
had
come to take all the measurements needed to sew his new suit.
pretended to be holding large roll of fabric.
it
is
your
Highness,
the
result
of
our
labour,
the
scoundrels
said.
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