皇帝的新衣
The Emperor's New Clothes
Long ago and far away, there lived an Emperor. This Emperor was very vain and could think about nothing but his clothes. He had wardrobes and cupboards full of clothes. They filled his spare bedrooms and upstairs corridors of the palace.
The courtiers were worried that the wardrobes would begin to appear downstairs and in their chambers.
The Emperor spent hours every morning getting dressed. He had to choose his outfit, preferable a new one, and the shoes and wig to go with it. Mid-morning, he invariably changed into something more formal for his short meetings with his councillors and advisors. He would change again for lunch, and then again for a rest in the afternoon. He just had to change for dinner and them again for the evening！
He kept all the weavers, tailors, cobblers and silk merchants of the city very busy and very happy！ News of the Emperor spread to distant kingdoms and finally came to the ears of two very shady characters.
"Could we?" they asked themselves. "Could we fool the Emperor who loves new clothes?" "Let's try," they decided.
They left their homes and traveled to the Emperor's city. there they saw the many shops selling clothes, shoes and fabrics. For, if the Emperor dressed finely, so too did his couriers. The two travelers went to the palace along with many other tradesmen hoping to sell their wares to the Emperor. They asked to meet the Emperor. "We have something very special to show him," they told the Chamberlain. "That's what everyone says," said the Chamberlain. "Ah, but his is magical," said one, "We have invented a new cloth by using a very special and secret method."
The Chamberlain felt that it was his duty to bring new items to the Emperor's attention and he went to tell him. "Something magical?" said the Emperor, who was changing for lunch and admiring himself in the mirror. "Oh, I love new things, Show the two weavers in."
The two weavers were shown in, and began to describe their cloth to the Emperor. "It is gold, silver and rainbow colored, all at the same time," said one. "It shimmers." "It feels like silk, but is as warm as wool," said the second. "It is as light as air," said the first. "A most wonderful fabric."
The Emperor was enchanted. He must have an outfit from this new cloth. "There is a grand parade in the city in two weeks time," he said. "I need a new outfit for it. Can
one be ready in time?" "Oh yes, your Majesty," said the weavers. "But there is a problem. The cloth is very expensive to make." "No matter," said the Emperor, waving his hand. "Money is no object. I must have an outfit. Just see the Chamberlain and he'll sort it out. Make it here in the palace."
The Chamberlain showed the two weavers to a large airy room and they set to work. They asked for a loom, and a sack of gold to start buying materials. The Chamberlain followed the Emperor's orders and they were denied nothing. The weavers worked away behind closed doors. The loom could be heard clattering away. Every now and then a courtier would stand and listen at the door. News of the magic cloth had spread.
Finally, the Emperor could stand it no more. "Chamberlain, go to the weavers and see how the cloth is processing. The parade is only a week way." The Chamberlain knocked at the door and waited. "Enter！" said the weavers. They had been expecting someone soon！ "The Emperor has sent me to check on the progress of the cloth," said the Chamberlain, staring at the empty loom. "Is it not beautiful?" said one of the weavers, holding out nothing to the Chamberlain. "See the lustre, feel the softness！" "Um," said the Chamberlain, not quite sure what to say. "Oh wise Chamberlain," said the other weaver.
"Now you can see why it is magical. Only the truly clever and brilliant can see the cloth. Most people would see an empty loom, but a clever man like you will see our wonderful cloth." "Of course," said the Chamberlain, not wanting to look stupid. "It really is quite marvelous. Those colors, that shimmer of the gold and silver threads. Marvelous." "Oh, you are so wise," said the weavers.
The Emperor was very impatient and couldn't wait for the Chamberlain to return. After ten minutes of pacing up and down, he went to the weavers' room, followed by half of his court. He threw the doors open, and saw the empty loom. "Why！" he cried in a surprised voice. "Your Majesty," said the Chamberlain quickly. " A wise man such as yourself can surely see the colors and sheen of this magical cloth." "Of course I can," said the Emperor, wondering why he could not. "It's beautiful. Simply enchanting. When can my outfit be made? Send for the royal tailors！" "Your Majesty," said the two weavers. "We would be delighted to make your outfit for you. There is no need to trouble your hard-working tailor. It is such a difficult fabric to cut and sew. We will make the suit." "Very well," said the Emperor. "First fitting tomorrow."
The courtiers had followed the Emperor, and they now came into the room. Of course, they could see nothing on the loom for there was nothing to see. "Is it not beautiful?" said one of the weavers. "Of course, only the wise and very clever can see the beauty of the cloth. Look at the colors, feel the weight." The courtiers queued up to look at the colors and feel the weight, and each went away exclaiming over the marvelous cloth which was indeed as light as air. But each courtier secretly wondered if they were really stupid, as they had seen nothing at all. The two weavers then set to work as tailors. They muttered and discussed at the Emperor's fittings, stitching here, cutting there until at last the suit was made.
The following day was the day of the parade. "Am I not the handsomest of men in my marvellous suit?" said the Emperor to the Chamberlain, as he showed off his new outfit. "Just look at the tiny stitches and the lacework. Truly marvelous." "Undoubtedly, sir," said the Chamberlain. "There is no outfit on earth to equal this one."
The Emperor was dressed in his new suit and ready for the parade. News of his amazing outfit had reached the people of the town and all wanted to see him. There were people crowded along the sides of the streets.
The parade began！
People gasped. "What a suit！" they cried. "What suit?" asked a small boy, who had not heard of the magical cloth. "The Emperor has no clothes on at all！" "It's true！ No clothes！ The Emperor is naked！" the people cried. And the Emperor was very ashamed. He had been so vain, and now he had been made to look a fool. As for the two tailors -- they were in fact thieves, and had long since left the town with their bags of gold. Probably laughing all the way！ But the Emperor is a wiser man now, and spends a lot more time with his advisors and far less with his tailors.
皇帝的新衣
从前有一个国王很喜欢穿新衣服，差不多每过一个钟头就要换一件。因为这个缘故，他差不多把所有的钱都花在买衣服上了。他不关心他的士兵，也不愿意到哪儿去玩儿，成天地的催着大臣去给他找最新奇的衣服，想着怎么夸耀他的新衣服。别国的人民谈到他们的国王，都是说：鈥溗诳帷ｂ�澘墒窃谡飧龉依铮蠹易苁撬担衡�溗诨灰路ｂ��
有一天，有两个骗子来到这个国家。这两个骗子化装成织布匠去见国王，说他们能织出世界上谁也没见过的一种布。
鈥湽踱�潱桓銎铀担衡�溦庵植疾坏峭及阜浅Ｃ览觯矣幸桓鎏厣褪欠浅Ｓ薮赖娜耍蚰芰Ω闹拔徊幌嗯涞娜丝床患ｂ��
鈥溨庵植己芊咽隆ｂ�澚硪桓銎铀担衡�湶还颐窃敢馓婺阒ｂ��
过了一些日子，国王心想：鈥湶恢浪橇礁霭巡贾迷趺囱耍库��
他很想去看看，可是他一想到愚蠢的人或才能跟职位不配的人看不见这种布的事，心里又有点不安。鈥湺粤耍�澒踝匝宰杂锏厮担衡�溩詈孟扰晌业脑紫嗳タ纯础Ｋ难屎筒拍芏急缺鹑烁摺４送馑晕矣质亲畛鲜档模永疵凰倒鸦啊Ｅ伤タ矗窃倏煽恳裁挥辛恕ｂ��
忠诚的宰相走进了织布机房。两个骗子指着空空的织布机，问他这种花样儿好看吗？那种颜色美丽吗？
宰相看不见织布机上有什么，但是他不愿意让国王认为他是个愚蠢的人，不配做宰相。所以他说：鈥溹牛眉樱庵只ㄑ懒耍侵盅丈婧每础Ｎ乙嫠吖酰的忝侵恼庵植际俏掖永疵患模钚缕娴牟迹♀��
又过了些日子，国王派了他的侍从官到
织布房去看。
侍从官所看到的情形跟宰相看到的一样，织布机上连一根丝也没有。鈥湴。乙欢ㄊ遣慌渥鍪檀庸佟ｂ�澦耄�溦嬖愀猓〔还也荒苋霉踔牢业哪芰Σ还弧ｂ�澮虼怂渤圃拚饬礁銎又牟挤浅：每矗厝ヒ院缶投怨跛担衡�湽酰慵艘欢ɑ嵯不丁Ｄ侵植继览隽耍♀��
布终于织好了。两个骗子把布拿来给国王看。国王张大了眼睛也看不见布，只能看到装布的空盒子。鈥準窃趺椿厥露库�澒跸耄�溛沂裁匆部床患Ｄ训牢沂怯薮赖娜耍慌渥龉酰库�︹�Αｂ�澦肓艘换岫咝说匦妓担衡�溦饪椴颊媸呛每醇耍鞘澜缟献钚缕娴牟迹♀�澦氖檀庸俸驮紫嘁脖硎就馑乃捣ǎ⑶医ㄒ樗龀梢路创�
国王高兴地给了骗子许多钱，要他们用这块布给他做一套衣服，准备在举行游行大会的那一天穿。两个骗子日夜赶工，把衣服做好了。
他们请国王脱光衣服，然后做出拿着新衣服给国王穿的样子，说：鈥溈矗馐悄谝隆Ｕ馐浅纳馈Ｕ馐峭馓住Ｕ庵置览龅牟枷裰┲胪谎崆伞４┝司透淮┮谎２还庹钦庵植嫉奶氐恪ｂ��
游行的时侯到了，全城的人都争着来看国王的新衣服。他们个个都说：鈥溛颐枪醯男乱路闷涟。∈澜缟显僖裁徽庵制痢⒏吖蟮囊路耍♀��
国王越来越高兴。可是就在他最得意的时後，人群突然有一个小孩儿叫了起来：鈥湽趺髅鞴庾牌ü陕铮∷砩鲜裁炊济淮♀�澬『⒍恢备杪璩衬肿牛何裁茨忝嵌济豢醇穑棵髅骶褪敲淮┮路我恢背圃薰醯囊路兀�
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