皇帝的新装（English）

　　Longagoandfaraway,therelivedanEmperor.ThisEmperorwasveryvainandcouldthinkaboutnothingbuthisclothes.Hehadwardrobesandcupboardsfullofclothes.Theyfilledhissparebedroomsandupstairscorridorsofthepalace.

　　Thecourtierswereworriedthatthewardrobeswouldbegintoappeardownstairsandintheirchambers.

　　TheEmperorspenthourseverymorninggettingdressed.Hehadtochoosehisoutfit,preferableanewone,andtheshoesandwigtogowithit.Mid-morning,heinvariablychangedintosomethingmoreformalforhisshortmeetingswithhiscounsellorsandadvisors.Hewouldchangeagainforlunch,andthenagainforarestintheafternoon.Hejusthadtochangefordinnerandthemagainfortheevening!

　　Hekeptalltheweavers,tailors,cobblersandsilkmerchantsofthecityverybusyandveryhappy!

　　NewsoftheEmperorspreadtodistantkingdomsandfinallycametotheearsoftwoveryshadycharacters.

　　"Couldwe?"theyaskedthemselves."CouldwefooltheEmperorwholovesnewclothes?"

　　"Let'stry,"theydecided.

　　TheylefttheirhomesandtravelledtotheEmperor'scity.theretheysawthemanyshopssellingclothes,shoesandfabrics.For,iftheEmperordressedfinely,sotoodidhiscouriers.ThetwotravellerswenttothepalacealongwithmanyothertradesmenhopingtoselltheirwarestotheEmperor.

　　TheyaskedtomeettheEmperor.

　　"Wehavesomethingveryspecialtoshowhim,"theytoldtheChamberlain.

　　"That'swhateveryonesays,"saidtheChamberlain.

　　"Ah,buthisismagical,"saidone,"Wehaveinventedanewclothbyusingaveryspecialandsecretmethod."

　　TheChamberlainfeltthatitwashisdutytobringnewitemstotheEmperor'sattentionandhewenttotellhim.

　　"Somethingmagical?"saidtheEmperor,whowaschangingforlunchandadmiringhimselfinthemirror.

　　"Oh,Ilovenewthings,Showthetwoweaversin."

　　Thetwoweaverswereshownin,andbegantodescribetheirclothtotheEmperor.

　　"Itisgold,silverandrainbowcoloured,allatthesametime,"saidone."Itshimmers."

　　"Itfeelslikesilk,butisaswarmaswool,"saidthesecond.

　　"Itisaslightasair,"saidthefirst."Amostwonderfulfabric."

　　TheEmperorwasenchanted.Hemusthaveanoutfitfromthisnewcloth.

　　"Thereisagrandparadeinthecityintwoweekstime,"hesaid."Ineedanewoutfitforit.Canonebereadyintime?"

　　"Ohyes,yourMajesty,"saidtheweavers."Butthereisaproblem.Theclothisveryexpensivetomake."

　　"Nomatter,"saidtheEmperor,wavinghishand."Moneyisnoobjest.Imusthaveanoutfit.JustseetheChamberlainandhe'llsortitout.Makeithereinthepalace."

　　TheChamberlainshowedthetwoweaverstoalargeairyroomandtheysettowork.Theyaskedforaloom,andasackofgoldtostartbuyingmaterials.

　　TheChamberlainfollowedtheEmperor'sordersandtheyweredeniednothing.

　　Theweaversworkedawaybehindcloseddoors.Theloomcouldbeheardclatteringaway.Everynowandthemacourtierwouldstandandlistenatthedoor.Newsofthemagicclothhadspread.

　　Finally,theEmperorcouldstanditnomore.

　　"Chamberlain,gototheweaversandseehowtheclothisprocessing.Theparadeisonlyaweekway."

　　TheChamberlainknockedatthedoorandwaited.