
That you didn't have a thing on, but that is the good thing about "They are as light as spider webs! You might think Said, "Just look at these trousers! Here is the jacket! This is theĬloak!" and so forth. Swindlers raised their arms as though they were holding something and The emperor came to them with his most distinguished cavaliers. They announced, "Behold! The clothes are finished!" They sewed with needles but without any thread. Pretended to take the material from the looms. They were in a great rush to finish the emperor's new clothes. Take place, burning more than sixteen candles. The swindlers stayed up the entire night before the procession was to Of honor, bestowing on each of them the title Lord Weaver. The emperor awarded the swindlers with medals The entireĬity was alive in praise of the cloth. It made into clothes that he could wear in a grand procession. Reported back to him how wonderful the material was, advising him to have They too were startled when they saw nothing, and they too The emperor sent other officials as well to observe the weavers' Then they continued to weave away as before on the The swindlers now asked for more money, more silk, and more gold, all He would be able say the same things when he reported back to the emperor, The old minister listened closely so that "That makes us happy!" said the two weavers, and they called the colorsĪnd the unusual pattern by name. "This pattern and these colors! Yes, I'll tell theĮmperor that I am very satisfied with it!" "Oh, it is magnificent! The very best!" said the old minister, peering "You aren't saying anything!" said one of the weavers. "Is it possible that I am stupid? I have never thought so. He still could see nothing, for nothing was there. The empty loom, and the poor old minister opened his eyes wider and wider. The two swindlers invited him to step closer, asking him if it wasn't aīeautiful design and if the colors weren't magnificent. "I cannot see a thing!" But he did not say so. So the good old minister went into the hall where the two swindlers sat He is very sensible,Īnd no one is more worthy of his position than he. He's the best one to see how the material is coming. "I'll send my honest old minister to the weavers," thought the emperor. To send someone else to see how the work was progressing. Of course, he himself had nothing to fear, but still he decided Who was unfit for his position or stupid would not be able to see the Thought the emperor, but he was a bit uneasy when he recalled that anyone "I would really like to know how they are coming with the cloth!" Gold, all of which they hid away, continuing to work on the empty looms, They asked for the finest silk and the purest They set up their looms and pretended to go to work, although there was So he immediately gave the two swindlers a great sum of money to weave Positions, and I'd also be able to tell clever people from stupid ones." "Then I would know which of my men are unfit for their "It would be wonderful to have clothes made from that cloth," thought Was to be invisible to anyone who was incompetent or stupid. Not only were the colors and the patterns extraordinarilyīeautiful, but in addition, this material had the amazing property that it
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Were weavers, claiming that they knew how to make the finest cloth One day two swindlers came to the emperor's city.

Were at court, it could only be said of him that he was in his dressing Indeed, where it was said of other kings that they He had a different costume forĮvery hour of the day. Interest was in going to the theater or in riding about in his carriage

So much that he spent all his money on being finely dressed. Many years ago there lived an emperor who loved beautiful new clothes
