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1、TheEmperor’sNewClothesManyyearsago,therewasanEmperor,whowassoexcessivelyfondofnewclothes,thathespentallhismoneyindress.Hedidnottroublehimselfintheleastabouthissoldiers;nordidhecaretogoeithertothetheatreorthechase,exceptfortheopportunitiesthenaffordedhimfordisplayinghisnewclothes.Hehadadifferent
2、suitforeachhouroftheday;andasofanyotherkingoremperor,oneisaccustomedtosay,"Heissittingincouncil,"itwasalwayssaidofhim;"TheEmperorissittinginhiswardrobe."Timepassedmerrilyinthelargetownwhichwashiscapital;strangersarrivedeverydayatthecourt.Oneday,tworogues,callingthemselvesweavers,madetheirappear
3、ance.Theygaveoutthattheyknewhowtoweavestuffsofthemostbeautifulcolorsandelaboratepatterns,theclothesmanufacturedfromwhichshouldhavethewonderfulpropertyofremaininginvisibletoeveryonewhowasunfitfortheofficeheheld,orwhowasextraordinarilysimpleincharacter."Thesemust,indeed,besplendidclothes!"thought
4、theEmperor."HadIsuchasuit,Imightatoncefindoutwhatmeninmyrealmsareunfitfortheiroffice,andalsobeabletodistinguishthewisefromthefoolish!Thisstuffmustbewovenformeimmediately."Andhecausedlargesumsofmoneytobegiventoboththeweaversinorderthattheymightbegintheirworkdirectly.Sothetwopretendedweaverssetup
5、twolooms,andaffectedtoworkverybusily,thoughinrealitytheydidnothingatall.Theyaskedforthemostdelicatesilkandthepurestgoldthread;putbothintotheirownknapsacks;andthencontinuedtheirpretendedworkattheemptyloomsuntillateatnight."Ishouldliketoknowhowtheweaversaregettingonwithmycloth,"saidtheEmperortohi
6、mself,aftersomelittletimehadelapsed;hewas,however,ratherembarrassed,whenherememberedthatasimpleton,oroneunfitforhisoffice,wouldbeunabletoseethemanufacture.Tobesure,hethoughthehadnothingtoriskinhisownperson;butyet,hewouldprefersendingsomebodyelse,tobringhimintelligenceabouttheweavers,andtheirwor
7、k,beforehetroubledhimselfintheaffair.Allthepeoplethroughoutthecityhadheardofthewonderfulpropertytheclothwastopossess;andallwereanxioustolearnhowwise,orhowignorant,theirneighborsmightprovetobe."Iwillsendmyfaithfuloldministertothewe
