Many years ago there lived an emperor who loved beautiful new clothes so you always have to use all his money to dress up. He did not care of his soldiers not to go to the theater or walking in the woods, except to show off new clothes. He had a coat for every hour of the day and as we usually say that a king is in his cabinet, so he always said, "And in the locker room."
In the city where he lived was very gay, and every day came many strangers, and once came two swindlers did you go to weavers and claimed to know how to weave the finest cloth that you could ever imagine. Not only are the colors and patterns were remarkably beautiful, but the clothes made with the material possessed the wonderful quality of being invisible to any man who was unfit for his office and those very stupid.
"must be wonderful cloth," thought the emperor. "With these I could find out who in my kingdom is not up to the assignment he has, and recognize the intelligent from the stupid. Yes, I must have this cloth woven for me immediately!" and gave the two swindlers a lot of money so they could start work.
They set up two looms and pretended to work, but they did nothing on the frame. They asked for the finest silk and the most precious gold, I filled the bags and worked at the empty looms until late at night.
"I'd like to know how work is continuing on the cloth," thought the emperor, but in truth he felt a bit 'agitated at the thought that the stupid or who was not fit for his office could not see the cloth. Of course he was not afraid for himself, but preferred to send somebody else first to see how matters stood. Everyone in town knew what a remarkable quality the stuff possessed, and everyone was anxious to see how bad or stupid their neighbors were.
"I will send my honest old minister to the weavers," thought the emperor, "He can judge best how the stuff is coming, as it has good sense and There is nobody better than him doing his job. "
The old minister went into the room where the swindlers sat before the empty looms." God preserve us! "he thought, and opened his eyes" I can not see anything! "But he did not say.
Both swindlers requested him to come closer and asked if the colors and design were beautiful. Meanwhile indicated the empty looms and the poor old minister tried his very best, but could not nothing, for there was nothing. "Lord," thought "maybe I'm stupid? I never thought but you never know. Maybe they are not fit for my office? I can not tell that I can not see the cloth! "
"Well, she did not say anything," said one of the weavers.
"It's wonderful! Very nice, "said the old minister looking through his glasses. "What designs and colors! Yes, yes, I will tell the emperor that I like very much, "
" We are very happy, "said the two weavers, and described to him the different colors and beautiful design. The old minister listened attentively to say the same once again by the emperor, and this it did.
the swindlers asked for more money, silk and gold, required for weaving. They kept everything in the loom, never got anything, and they continued to weave on looms empty.
The emperor sent another honest shortly after to see how to continue its work, and what was missing before the tissue was ready. He was followed by what had happened to the minister looked and looked but there was nothing to see but the empty looms, and in fact saw nothing.
"It is a beautiful piece of cloth? Asked the two swindlers, showing and explaining the magnificent pattern, which did not exist.
"I am not stupid," said the man "is therefore the charge that I do not work for me? Seems strange to me! But no one should know it;" and he praised the stuff he did not see, and expressed his joy that the colors and the wonderful design caused him. "Yes, it's excellent," he said to the emperor.
Everyone in town talked about the precious cloth.
the emperor wished to see it himself while it was still on the frame. With a group of courtiers, including the two who had already been there, he went from clever con artists who were weaving with great commitment, but without wires.
"It's magnifique?" Said the two old. "Your Majesty must admire the colors and the pattern," and pointed to the empty loom, thinking that others could see the cloth.
"What!" thought the emperor. "I do not see anything terrible! are they stupid? Am I unfit to be emperor? It is the worst thing that could happen to me. "" Really, "said" he has my full approval, "and nodding contentedly he looked at the empty loom, he did not mean that he saw nothing. All his attendants looked at carefully, and did not discover anything more than all the emperor also said: "It's beautiful," and advised him to make a dress with that wonderful new fabric and wear it for the first time that the parade was to take place shortly. " And magnifique, wonderful, excellent, "said the one with the other, and rejoiced much of their words. The emperor gave Knight's Cross of scams to hang the cap, and the title of Noble Weavers.
whole night before the parade scammers stay up with sixteen candles. So people could see they had to do to prepare the emperor's new suit. They pretended to take the cloth from the loom, cut the air with big scissors, and sewed with needles without thread, finally announced: "Now the dress is ready."
came the emperor and all his barons, and the two crooks one arm raised as if they held something and said, "These are the pants, and then the jacket - and then the cloak," and so on. "The fabric is light as a spider! one might almost believe he had nothing on him, but that is just its value. "
"Yes," all the courtiers, but they could not see anything because there was nothing.
"Will your Imperial Majesty now to graciously undress?" Said the swindlers, "that will put the new suit before the mirror." The emperor undressed, and the swindlers pretended to hand him the different parts of the new outfit, who were finishing sewing, took him for life as if something were to bind tightly, it was a train, and the emperor veered in front of the mirror.
"How well they look! How well they fit! " dissero tutti. «Che disegno! che colori! È un abito preziosissimo!»
«Qui fuori sono arrivati i portatori del baldacchino che dovrà essere tenuto sopra Sua Maestà durante il corteo!» annunciò il Gran Maestro del Cerimoniale.
«Sì, anch'io sono pronto» rispose l'imperatore. «Mi sta proprio bene, vero?» E si rigirò ancora una volta davanti allo specchio, come se contemplasse la sua tenuta.
I ciambellani che dovevano reggere lo strascico finsero di afferrarlo da terra e si avviarono tenendo l'aria, dato che non potevano far capire che non vedevano niente.
E così l'imperatore aprì il corteo sotto il bel baldacchino e la gente that was the street of the windows exclaimed: "Indeed, the emperor's new clothes! What a long train! How well it fits. " Nobody wished to let others know he saw nothing, then he would have proved not to be stupid or unfit for his office. None of the emperor's clothes had never been such a success.
"But he has nothing on!" Said one child. "Lord hear the voice of innocence," said the father, and whispered to each other what the child had said.
"It's got nothing on me! There is a child who says he has nothing on! "
" He has nothing on me, "cried eventually all the people. And the emperor, he shuddered as he knew they were right, but he thought: "Now I have to stay until the end." So he straightened even more proud and chamberlains carrying the train that was not there.
POWER OF THE TRUTH ABOUT FAIRY TALES 'to the end ... Today the emperor had no clothes
IN ALL HIS ARROGANCE IN A COURT THAT HAS' SOLD
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