TheEmperor‘sNewClothesOnceuponatime,therewasanemperor.Helovednothingbutnewclothes.Theemperorhadthousandsofclothes.Hechangedhisclotheseveryhour.Whenpeoplespokeofhim,theywouldsay,"Theemperor'sinhisdressingroom.Hewenttotheparksometimes.Butthatwasnotforpublicinspection.Instead,hewenttoshowoffhisnewclothes.Peopletalkedalotabouttheemperor.Recently,everyonehadbeendiscussingwhatnewclothestheemperorwouldwearfortheannualparade.Oneday,twocheatscametothecountry.Theyheardabouttheemperor'shobby.Andtheyplannedtoearnsomemoneyfromhim.Thetwocheatswenttovisittheemperorandtoldhimthattheywereweavers.Theysaidtheycouldweavethemostbeautifulclothintheworld.Theclothwasspecialbecauseitcouldnotbeseenbythosewhowereeitherstupidornotqualifiedfortheirpositions.Theemperorfeltverycurious.Hegavethetwocheatsalotofgoldcoinsandaskedthemtoweavetheclothforhisnewclothes.Thecheatsaskedforalargeworkshoptosetupaloom.Theyalsoaskedforthefinestsilkandmoregoldcoins,whichtheykepttothemselves.Theypretendedtobebusyweavingclothontheemptyloomdayandnight.Everybodyinthecountryheardaboutthemagicalcloth.Theywereallanxioustoseetheclothandtotesthowstupid

theirneighbourswere."Howaretheygettingonwiththecloth?"onedaytheemperorwondered.Thenhedecidedtosendhishonestfinanceministertotakealookatthecloth."Nobodylismorecompetentthanhe.He

mustbeabletoseethecloth"theemperorthought.Thetwocheatsaskedhimtocomeclosertotheloom.Theyboastedaboutthebeautyanduniquenessoftheclothtotheminister.Astheyspoke,thefinanceministerlearnedthecheats'wordsbyheart.Thefinanceministerwentintothecheats'workshop.Hewasshockedwhenhesawtheloom."Why?Iseenothing.AmIafool?AmIunqualified?No,Iwillnever

letanybodyknowthis!"hethought.Thefinanceministertoldtheemperorwhatthecheatshadsaidtohim.Theemperorwasveryglad.Hegavethecheatsmoresilkandgoldcoins.Severaldayslater,theemperorsenthishonestinteriorministertoseetheclothandaskedthecheatstospeedupweaving."I'veneverseensuchbeautifulcloth!"theinteriorministersaidtotheemperorwhenhecameback.Infact,hehadseennothingatall,either.Afewdayslater,theemperorcouldnotwaitanymoreandhecametotheworkshopwithhisoficials.Intheworkshop,theemperorwasstartledwhenhesawnothingbuttheemptyloom"AmIafool?AmInotqualifiedtobeemperor?ItisterribleandIwouldletnobodyknowthis,"hethought.Thenhepretendedtobelookingattheclothandpraised,"Thisisexcellent.AndI'mreallysatisfied?"Theofficialsallagreeduponthebeautyofthecloth,becausetheydidn'twantanyonetoknowtheirfolishness.Theemperorgavethecheatsknighthoodsandmedalsandaskedthemtofinishtheclothesbeforetheparade.Duringthenightbeforetheparade,thecheatswerebusyfinishingtheemperor'snewclothes.Theypretendedtotaketheclothofftheloom,cutitwithapairofscissors,andsewedwithneedleswithoutthread.Atlast,theyannounced:theemperor'snewclotheswereready!Thenextmorning,theemperorcametotheworkshoptotryonthenewclothes."YourMajesty,thecheatssaid."Theclothesareaslightasaspiderweb.Youmayfeellikeyouhavenothingonwhenyouwearthem."Theemperortookoffallhisclothesexceptapairofshorts.Thenthecheatsdressedhimupwiththeinvisiblenewclothes."Whatdoyouthink?"Theemperorlookedathimselfinthemirror."Hownicetheylook!Theyfit

perfectly!"everyonesaid."YourMajesty,thecanopy'sready.Theparademaybegin,themasteroftheceremonysaid."OK.It'stimetoshowoffmynewclothes."Theemperorwasveryproud.Theofficialspretendedtocarrythetrainoftherobeandfollowedtheemperortothestreet,whilethecheatshadalreadyrunaway.Theparadebegan.Alotofpeoplestoodinthestreet.Everyoneexclaimedandpraisedtheemperor'snewclothes,"Oh,dear!Howbeautifultheemperor'snewclothesare!"Noneofthemwouldadmitthattheysawnothing.Andneverhadtheemperor'snewclothesbeensoadmired."Buthehasnothingonbutapairofshorts!"achildcomplained,becausehehadtriedhisbesttoseethenewclothesbutsawnothing."Listentothisinnocentchild!"hisfathersaid.Thechild'swordsspreadquickly.Peoplebegantowhisper,"Butwhatthechildsaidseemstrue.Theemperoriswearingnothingbutapairofshorts.""Indeed,hewearsnothingbutshorts!"Atlasteveryoneagreedwithwhatthechildhadsaid.Hearingthepeople'swords,theemperorrealizedthathehadbeencheated.However,hehadnochoicebuttofinishtheparade.Aqustofwindblew.Theemperorfeltverycold.Butstillhewalkedon,holdinghisheaderectwithgreatdignity.從前有位愛穿新衣服的皇帝他把所有的錢都用在衣服上從不關心隊和國家有一天有兩個騙子裁縫來到了皇宮吹噓他倆織出的布能辨別出一個人是否聰明皇帝聽了兩個裁縫的描述覺得非常神奇于是給了兩個裁縫很多錢命令他們趕緊織布兩個騙子得到了錢暗自得意的離開了準備開始去織布他們兩個在一架根本沒有線的空織布機前假裝很忙碌的樣子過了幾天皇帝派一個老大臣去察看織布的進展情況老大臣用力揉了揉眼睛心里說奇怪我怎么什么都沒看到呢他回去的路上一直琢磨著該怎么對皇帝匯報情況見到了皇帝老大臣眉飛色舞的夸獎織出來的布是多么的漂亮