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<v Speaker 1>Hello, and welcome back to Sleepy Stories. I'm your host, Lucy,

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<v Speaker 1>and my friends and I will be reading you a

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<v Speaker 1>sleepy bedtime story every week to relax you and to

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<v Speaker 1>help you to drift off into a RESTful sleep. From

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<v Speaker 1>time to time, we will also read you a relaxing,

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<v Speaker 1>peaceful meditation that will take you somewhere beautiful and calming.

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<v Speaker 1>Once we have read the stories, we will then read

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<v Speaker 1>them a second time, but this time they will be

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<v Speaker 1>ready even slower. This will help you to relax even more.

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<v Speaker 1>Before we begin, I would like you to close your

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<v Speaker 1>eyes and breathe in and out nice and deeply. Take

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<v Speaker 1>a few seconds to inhale, and then hold your breath

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<v Speaker 1>for a few seconds more, and then release and breathe out.

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<v Speaker 1>Do this a few times if you need to. While

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<v Speaker 1>you listen to the music and you listen to my voice,

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<v Speaker 1>give yourself time to let your body relax and your

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<v Speaker 1>mind settle. It's important that we allow time for us

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<v Speaker 1>to feel safe, cozy, and completely at ease. And now

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<v Speaker 1>it's time for this week's story.

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<v Speaker 2>The Emperor's New Clothes. Many years ago, there was an

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<v Speaker 2>emperor who was so excessively fond of new clothes that

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<v Speaker 2>he spent all his money and dress. He did not

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<v Speaker 2>trouble himself in the least about his soldiers, nor did

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<v Speaker 2>he care to go either to the theater or the chase,

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<v Speaker 2>except for the opportunities then afforded him for displaying his

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<v Speaker 2>new clothes. He had a different suit for each hour

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<v Speaker 2>of the day. And as of any other king or emperor,

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<v Speaker 2>one is accustomed to say he is sitting in council,

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<v Speaker 2>it was always said of him, the Emperor is sitting

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<v Speaker 2>in his wardrobe. Time passed merrily in the large town

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<v Speaker 2>which was his capital. Strangers arrived every day at the court.

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<v Speaker 2>One day, two rogues, calling themselves weavers, made their appearance.

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<v Speaker 2>They gave out that they knew how to weave stuffs

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<v Speaker 2>of the most beautiful colors and elaborate patterns, the clothes

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<v Speaker 2>manufactured from which should have the wonderful property of remaining

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<v Speaker 2>invisible to everyone who was unfit for the office he held,

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<v Speaker 2>or who was extraordinarily simple in character. These must indeed

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<v Speaker 2>be splendid clothes, thought the Emperor. Had I such a suit,

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<v Speaker 2>I might at once find out what men in my

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<v Speaker 2>realms are unfit for their office, and also be able

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<v Speaker 2>to distinguish the wise from the foolish. This stuff must

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<v Speaker 2>be woven for me immediately, and he caused large sums

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<v Speaker 2>of money to be given to both the weavers in

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<v Speaker 2>order that they might begin their work directly. So the

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<v Speaker 2>two pretended weavers set up two looms and affected to

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<v Speaker 2>work very busily, though in reality they did nothing at all.

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<v Speaker 2>They asked for the most delicate silk and the purest

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<v Speaker 2>gold thread, put both into their own knapsacks, and then

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<v Speaker 2>continued their pretended work at the empty looms until late

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<v Speaker 2>at night. I should like to know how the weavers

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<v Speaker 2>are getting on with my cloth, said the emperor to himself,

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<v Speaker 2>after some time had elapsed. He was, however, rather embarrassed

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<v Speaker 2>when he remembered that a simpleton, or one unfit for

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<v Speaker 2>his office, would be unable to see the manufacture. To

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<v Speaker 2>be sure, he thought he had nothing to risk in

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<v Speaker 2>his own person, But yet he would prefer sending somebody

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<v Speaker 2>else to bring him intelligence about the weavers and their

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<v Speaker 2>work before he troubled himself in the affair. All the

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<v Speaker 2>people throughout the city had heard of the wonderful property

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<v Speaker 2>the cloth was to possess, and all were anxious to

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<v Speaker 2>learn how wise or how ignorant their neighbors might prove

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<v Speaker 2>to be. I will send my faithful old minister to

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<v Speaker 2>the weavers, said the Emperor at last, after some deliberation.

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<v Speaker 2>He will be best able to see how the cloth looks,

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<v Speaker 2>for he is a man of sense, and no one

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<v Speaker 2>can be more suitable for his office than he is.

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<v Speaker 2>So the faithful old minister went into the hall, where

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<v Speaker 2>the knaves were working with all their might at their

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<v Speaker 2>empty looms. What can be the meaning of this? Thought

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<v Speaker 2>the old man, opening his eyes very wide. I cannot

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<v Speaker 2>discover the least bit of thread on the looms. However,

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<v Speaker 2>he did not express his thoughts aloud. The impostors requested

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<v Speaker 2>him very courteously to be so good as to come

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<v Speaker 2>nearer their looms, and then asked him whether the design

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<v Speaker 2>pleased him, and whether the colors were not very beautiful

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<v Speaker 2>at the same time, pointing to the empty frames. The

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<v Speaker 2>poor old minister looked and looked, but he could not

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<v Speaker 2>discover anything on the looms for a very good reason, viz.

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<v Speaker 2>There was nothing there. What thought he again, Is it

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<v Speaker 2>possible that I am a simpleton? I have never thought

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<v Speaker 2>so myself, and no one must know it now? If

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<v Speaker 2>I am, so can it be that I am unfit

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<v Speaker 2>for my office? No, that must not be said either.

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<v Speaker 2>I will never confess that I could not see the stuff. Well,

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<v Speaker 2>sir minister, said one of the knaves, still pretending to work.

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<v Speaker 2>You do not say whether the stuff pleases you. Oh

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<v Speaker 2>it is excellent, replied the old minister, looking at the

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<v Speaker 2>loom through his spectacles. This pattern and the colors. Yes,

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<v Speaker 2>I will tell the Emperor without delay, how very beautiful

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<v Speaker 2>I think them. We shall be much obliged to you,

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<v Speaker 2>said the impostors, and they named the different colors and

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<v Speaker 2>described the pattern of the pretended stuff. The old minister

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<v Speaker 2>listened attentively to their words in order that he might

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<v Speaker 2>repeat them to the Emperor. And then the knave asked

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<v Speaker 2>for more silk and gold, saying that it was necessary

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<v Speaker 2>to complete what they had begun. However, they put all

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<v Speaker 2>that was given them into their knapsacks and continued to

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<v Speaker 2>work with as much apparent diligence as before at their

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<v Speaker 2>empty looms. The Emperor now sent another officer of his

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<v Speaker 2>court to see how the men were getting on, and

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<v Speaker 2>to ascertain whether the cloth would soon be ready. It

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<v Speaker 2>was just the same with this gentleman. As with the minister,

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<v Speaker 2>he surveyed the looms on all sides, but could see

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<v Speaker 2>nothing at all but the empty frames. Does not the

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<v Speaker 2>stuff appear as beautiful to you as it did to

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<v Speaker 2>my lord? The minister asked, the impostors of the Emperor's

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<v Speaker 2>second ambassador, at the same time, making the same gestures

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<v Speaker 2>as before, and talking of the design and colors which

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<v Speaker 2>were not there. I certainly am not stupid, thought the messenger.

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<v Speaker 2>It must be that I am not fit for my good,

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<v Speaker 2>profitable office. That is very odd. However, no one shall

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<v Speaker 2>know anything about it. And accordingly he praised the stuff

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<v Speaker 2>he could not see, and declared that he was delighted

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<v Speaker 2>with both colors and patterns. Indeed, please, your Imperial Majesty,

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<v Speaker 2>said he to his sovereign, when he returned. The cloth

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<v Speaker 2>which the weavers are preparing is extraordinarily magnificent. The whole

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<v Speaker 2>city was talking of the splendid cloth which the Emperor

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<v Speaker 2>had ordered to be woven at his own expense, and

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<v Speaker 2>now the Emperor himself wished to see the costly manufacture

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<v Speaker 2>while it was still in the loom, accompanied by a

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<v Speaker 2>select number of officers of the court, among whom were

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<v Speaker 2>the two honest men, who had already admired the cloth.

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<v Speaker 2>He went to the crafty impostors, who, as soon as

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<v Speaker 2>they were aware of the Emperor's approach, went on working

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<v Speaker 2>more diligently than ever, although they still did not pass

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<v Speaker 2>a single thread through the looms. Is not the work?

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<v Speaker 2>Absolutely magnificent, said the two officers of the crown already mentioned,

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<v Speaker 2>if your Majesty will only be pleased to look at it,

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<v Speaker 2>What a splendid design, what glorious colors. And at the

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<v Speaker 2>same time they pointed to the end empty frames, for

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<v Speaker 2>they imagine that everyone else could see this exquisite piece

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<v Speaker 2>of workmanship. How is this, said the emperor to himself.

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<v Speaker 2>I can see nothing. This is indeed a terrible affair.

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<v Speaker 2>Am I a simpleton? Or am I unfit to be

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<v Speaker 2>an emperor? That would be the worst thing that could happen. Oh,

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<v Speaker 2>the cloth is charming, said he aloud. It is my

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<v Speaker 2>complete approbation. And he smiled most graciously and looked closely

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<v Speaker 2>at the empty looms, for on no account would he

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<v Speaker 2>say that he could not see what two of the

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<v Speaker 2>officers of his court had praised so much. All his

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<v Speaker 2>retinue now strained their eyes, hoping to discover something on

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<v Speaker 2>the looms, but they could see no more than the other. Nevertheless,

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<v Speaker 2>they all exclaimed, oh, how beautiful, and advised his Majesty

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<v Speaker 2>to have some new clothes made from this splendid material

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<v Speaker 2>for the approaching procession. Magnificent, charming, excellent resounded on all sides,

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<v Speaker 2>and everyone was uncommonly gay. The Emperor shared in the

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<v Speaker 2>general satisfaction and presented the impostors with the riband of

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<v Speaker 2>an order of knighthood to be worn in their buttonholes,

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<v Speaker 2>and the title of gentlemen Weavers. The rogues sat up

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<v Speaker 2>the whole of the night before the day on which

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<v Speaker 2>the procession was to take place, and had sixteen lights

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<v Speaker 2>burning so that everyone might see how anxious they were

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<v Speaker 2>to finish the Emperor's new suit. They pretended to roll

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<v Speaker 2>the cloth off the looms, cut the air with their scissors,

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<v Speaker 2>and sewed with needles without any thread in them. See,

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<v Speaker 2>they cried, at last, the Emperor's new clothes are ready.

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<v Speaker 2>And now the Emperor, with all the grandees of his court,

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<v Speaker 2>came to the weavers, and the rogues raised their arm

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<v Speaker 2>as if in the act of holding something up, saying,

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<v Speaker 2>here are your Majesty's trousers. Here is the scarf, here's

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<v Speaker 2>the mantle. The whole suit is as light as a cobweb.

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<v Speaker 2>One might fancy one has nothing at all on when

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<v Speaker 2>dressed in it. That, however, is the great virtue of

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<v Speaker 2>this delicate cloth. Yes, indeed, said all the courtiers, although

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<v Speaker 2>not one of them could see anything of this exquisite manufacture.

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<v Speaker 2>If your Imperial Majesty will be graciously pleased to take

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<v Speaker 2>off your clothes, we will fit on the new suit

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<v Speaker 2>in front of the looking glass. The Emperor was accordingly undressed,

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<v Speaker 2>and the rogues pretended to array him in his new suit.

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<v Speaker 2>The Emperor, turning round from side to side before the

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<v Speaker 2>looking glass. How splendid his Majesty looks in his new clothes,

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<v Speaker 2>and how well they fit? Everyone cried out, what a design?

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<v Speaker 2>What colors? These are indeed royal robes. The canopy, which

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<v Speaker 2>is to be borne over your Majesty in the procession,

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<v Speaker 2>is waiting, announced the chief Master of the ceremonies. I

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<v Speaker 2>am quite ready, answered the Emperor. Do my new clothes

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<v Speaker 2>fit well? Asked he, turning himself round again before the

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<v Speaker 2>looking glass in order that he might appear to be

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<v Speaker 2>examining his handsome suit. The lords of the bedchamber, who

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<v Speaker 2>were to carry His Majesty's train, felt about on the

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<v Speaker 2>ground as if they were lifting up the ends of

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<v Speaker 2>would by no means betray anything like simplicity or unfitness

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<v Speaker 2>for their office. So now the Emperor walked under his

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<v Speaker 2>high canopy in the midst of the procession through the

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<v Speaker 2>and those at the windows cried out, Oh, how beautiful

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<v Speaker 2>are our Emperor's new clothes. What a magnificent train there

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<v Speaker 2>is to the mantel, and how gracefully the scarf hangs.

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<v Speaker 2>In short, no one would allow that he could not

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<v Speaker 2>see these much admired clothes, because in doing so, he

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<v Speaker 2>would have declared himself either a simpleton or unfit for

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<v Speaker 2>his office. Certainly, none of the Emperor's various suits had

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<v Speaker 2>ever made so great an impression as these invisible ones.

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<v Speaker 2>But the Emperor has nothing at all. On said a

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<v Speaker 2>little child, listen to the voice of innocence, exclaimed his father.

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<v Speaker 2>And what the child had said was whispered from one

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<v Speaker 2>to another. But he has nothing at all on at

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<v Speaker 2>last cried out all the people. The emperor was vexed,

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<v Speaker 2>for he knew that the people were right, but he

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<v Speaker 2>thought the procession must go on now. And the lords

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<v Speaker 2>of the bed chamber took greater pains than ever to

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<v Speaker 2>appear holding up a train, although in reality there was

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<v Speaker 2>no train to hold the ant The Emperor's new clothes.

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<v Speaker 2>Many years ago there was an emperor who was so

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<v Speaker 2>excessively fond of new clothes that he spent all his

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<v Speaker 2>least about his soldiers, nor did he care to go

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<v Speaker 2>opportunities then afforded him for displaying his new clothes. He

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<v Speaker 2>And as of any other king or emperor, one is

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<v Speaker 2>accustomed to say he is sitting in council, it was

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<v Speaker 2>always said of him, the Emperor is sitting in his wardrobe.

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<v Speaker 2>Time passed merrily in the large town which was his capital.

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<v Speaker 2>Strangers arrived every day at the court. One day, two rogues,

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<v Speaker 2>calling themselves weavers, made their appearance. They gave out that

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<v Speaker 2>they knew how to weave stuffs of the most beautiful

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<v Speaker 2>colors and d elaborate patterns, the clothes manufactured from which

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<v Speaker 2>should have the wonderful property of remaining invisible to everyone

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<v Speaker 2>who was unfit for the office he held, or who

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<v Speaker 2>was extraordinarily simple in character. These must, indeed be splendid clothes,

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<v Speaker 2>thought the Emperor. Had I such a suit, I might

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<v Speaker 2>at once find out what men in my realms are

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<v Speaker 2>unfit for their office, and also be able to distinguish

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<v Speaker 2>the wise from the foolish. This stuff must be woven

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<v Speaker 2>for me immediately, and he caused large sums of money

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<v Speaker 2>to be given to both the weavers in order that

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<v Speaker 2>they might begin their work directly. So the two pretended

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<v Speaker 2>weavers set up two looms and affected to work very busily,

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<v Speaker 2>though in reality they did nothing at all. They asked

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<v Speaker 2>for the most delicate silk and the purest gold thread,

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<v Speaker 2>put both into their own knapsacks, and then continued their

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<v Speaker 2>pretended work at the empty looms until late at night.

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<v Speaker 2>I should like to know how the weavers are getting

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<v Speaker 2>on with my cloth, said the emperor to himself after

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<v Speaker 2>some time had elapsed. He was, however, rather embarrassed when

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<v Speaker 2>he remembered that a simpleton or one unfit for his office,

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<v Speaker 2>would be unable to see the manufacture. To be sure,

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<v Speaker 2>he thought he had nothing to risk in his own person.

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<v Speaker 2>But yet he would prefer sending somebody else to bring

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<v Speaker 2>him intelligence about the weavers and their work. Before he

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<v Speaker 2>troubled himself in the affair. All the people throughout the

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<v Speaker 2>city had heard of the wonderful property the cloth was

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<v Speaker 2>to possess, and all were anxious to learn how wise

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<v Speaker 2>or how ignorant their neighbors might prove to be. I

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<v Speaker 2>will send my faithful old minister to the weavers, said

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<v Speaker 2>the emperor at last, after some deliberation. He will be

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<v Speaker 2>best able to see how the cloth looks, for he

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<v Speaker 2>is a man of sense, and no one can be

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<v Speaker 2>more suitable for his office than he is. So the

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<v Speaker 2>faithful old Minister went into the hall, where the knaves

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<v Speaker 2>were working with all their might at their empty looms.

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<v Speaker 2>What can be the meaning of this? Thought the old man,

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<v Speaker 2>opening his eyes very wide, I cannot discover the least

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<v Speaker 2>bit of thread on the looms. However, he did not

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<v Speaker 2>express his thoughts aloud. The impostors requested him very courteously

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<v Speaker 2>to be so good as to come nearer their looms,

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<v Speaker 2>and then asked him whether the design pleased him, and

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<v Speaker 2>whether the colors were not very beautiful at the same time,

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<v Speaker 2>pointing to the empty frames. The poor old minister looked

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<v Speaker 2>and looked, but he could not discover anything on the

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<v Speaker 2>looms for a very good reason, viz. There was nothing there.

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<v Speaker 2>What thought he again? Is it possible that I am

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<v Speaker 2>a simpleton? I have never thought so myself, and no

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<v Speaker 2>one must know it now. If I am so, can

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<v Speaker 2>it be that I am unfit for my office? No?

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<v Speaker 2>That must not be said either. I will never confess

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<v Speaker 2>that I could not see the stuff. Well, sir minister,

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<v Speaker 2>said one of the knaves, still pretending to work. You

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<v Speaker 2>do not say whether the stuff pleases you? Oh it

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<v Speaker 2>is excellent, replied the old minister, looking at the loom

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<v Speaker 2>through his spectacles, This pattern and the colors. Yes, I

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<v Speaker 2>will tell the Emperor without delay how very beautiful I

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<v Speaker 2>think them. We shall be much obliged to you, said

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<v Speaker 2>the impostors, and they named the different colors and described

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<v Speaker 2>the pattern of the pretend stuff. The old minister listened

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<v Speaker 2>attentively to their words in order that he might repeat

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<v Speaker 2>them to the Emperor, and then the knaves asked for

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<v Speaker 2>more silk and gold, saying that it was necessary to

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<v Speaker 2>complete what they had begun. However, they put all that

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<v Speaker 2>was given them into their knapsacks and continued to work

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<v Speaker 2>with as much apparent diligence as before at their empty looms.

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<v Speaker 2>The Emperor now sent another officer of his court to

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<v Speaker 2>see how the men were getting on and to ascertain

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<v Speaker 2>whether the cloth would soon be ready. It was just

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<v Speaker 2>the same with this gentleman as with the minister. He

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<v Speaker 2>surveyed the looms on all sides, but could see nothing

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<v Speaker 2>at all but the empty frames. Does not the stuff

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<v Speaker 2>appear as beautiful to you as it did to my lord?

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<v Speaker 2>The minister asked, the impostors of the Emperor's second ambassador,

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<v Speaker 2>at the same time, making the same gestures as before,

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<v Speaker 2>and talking of the design and colors which were not there.

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<v Speaker 2>I certainly am not stupid, thought the messenger. It must

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<v Speaker 2>be that I am not fit for my good, profitable office.

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<v Speaker 2>That is very odd. However, no one shall know anything

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<v Speaker 2>about it. And accordingly he praised the stuff he could

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<v Speaker 2>not see, and declared that he was delighted with both

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<v Speaker 2>colors and patterns. Indeed, please your Imperial majesty, said he

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<v Speaker 2>to his sovereign when he returned. The cloth which the

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<v Speaker 2>weave are preparing is extraordinarily magnificent. The whole city was

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<v Speaker 2>talking of the splendid cloth which the Emperor had ordered

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<v Speaker 2>to be woven at his own expense, And now the

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<v Speaker 2>Emperor himself wished to see the costly manufacture while it

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<v Speaker 2>was still in the loom. Accompanied by a select number

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<v Speaker 2>of officers of the court, among whom were the two

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<v Speaker 2>honest men who had already admired the cloth, he went

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<v Speaker 2>to the crafty impostors, who, as soon as they were

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<v Speaker 2>aware of the Emperor's approach, went on working more diligently

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<v Speaker 2>than ever, although they still did not pass a single

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<v Speaker 2>thread through the looms. Is not the work absolutely magnificent,

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<v Speaker 2>said the two officers of the crown already mentioned, If

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<v Speaker 2>your Majesty will only be pleased to look at it,

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<v Speaker 2>What a splendid design, what glorious colors. And at the

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<v Speaker 2>same time they pointed to the empty frames, for they

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<v Speaker 2>imagine that everyone else could see this exquisite piece of workmanship.

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<v Speaker 2>How is this, said the Emperor to himself. I can

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<v Speaker 2>see nothing. This is indeed a terrible affair. Am I

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<v Speaker 2>a simpleton? Or am I unfit to be an emperor?

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<v Speaker 2>That would be the worst thing that could happen. Oh,

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<v Speaker 2>the cloth is charming, said he aloud. It is my

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<v Speaker 2>complete approbation. And he smiled most graciously and looked closely

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<v Speaker 2>at the empty looms, for on no account would he

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<v Speaker 2>say that he could not see what two of the

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<v Speaker 2>officers of his court had praised so much. All his

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<v Speaker 2>retinue now strained their eyes, hoping to discover something on

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<v Speaker 2>the looms, but they could see no more than the others. Nevertheless,

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<v Speaker 2>they all exclaimed, oh, how beautiful, and advised his Majesty

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<v Speaker 2>to have some new clothes made from this splendid material

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<v Speaker 2>for the approaching procession. Magnificent, charming, excellent resounded on all sides,

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<v Speaker 2>and everyone was uncommonly gay. The Emperor shared in the

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<v Speaker 2>general satisfaction, and presented the impostors with the riband of

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<v Speaker 2>an order of knighthood to be worn in their buttonholes,

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<v Speaker 2>and the title of gentlemen weavers. The rogues sat up

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<v Speaker 2>the whole of the night before the day on which

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<v Speaker 2>the procession was to take place, and had sixteen lights

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<v Speaker 2>burning so that everyone might see how anxious they were

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<v Speaker 2>to finish the emperor's new suit. They pretended to roll

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<v Speaker 2>the cloth off the looms, cut the air with their scissors,

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<v Speaker 2>and sewed with needles without any thread in them. See,

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<v Speaker 2>they cried, at last, the Emperor's new clothes are ready.

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<v Speaker 2>And now the Emperor, with all the grandees of his court,

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<v Speaker 2>came to the weavers, and the rogues raised their arm

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<v Speaker 2>as if in the act of holding something up, saying,

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<v Speaker 2>here are your majesty's trousers, Here is the scarf, here's

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<v Speaker 2>the mantle. The whole suit is as light as a cobweb.

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<v Speaker 2>One might fancy one has nothing at all on when

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<v Speaker 2>dressed in it. That, however, is the great virtue of

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<v Speaker 2>this delicate cloth. Yes, indeed, said all the courtiers, although

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<v Speaker 2>not one of them could see anything of this exquisite manufacture.

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<v Speaker 2>If your Imperial Majesty will be graciously pleased to take

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<v Speaker 2>off your clothes, we will fit on the new suit

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<v Speaker 2>in front of the looking glass. The Emperor was accordingly undressed,

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<v Speaker 2>and the rogues pretended to array him in his new suit,

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<v Speaker 2>the Emperor turning round from side to side before the

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<v Speaker 2>looking glass. How splendid his Majesty looks in his new clothes,

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<v Speaker 2>and how well they fit? Everyone cried out, what a design,

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<v Speaker 2>What colors these are? Indeed royal robes. The canopy, which

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<v Speaker 2>is to be borne over your majesty in the procession,

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<v Speaker 2>is waiting, announced the chief Master of the ceremonies. I

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<v Speaker 2>am quite ready, answered the Emperor. Do my new clothes

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<v Speaker 2>fit well? Asked he turning himself round again before the

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<v Speaker 2>looking glass in order that he might appear to be

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<v Speaker 2>examining his handsome suit. The lords of the bedchamber, who

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<v Speaker 2>were to carry his Majesty's train, felt about on the

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<v Speaker 2>ground as if they were lifting up the ends of

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<v Speaker 2>the mantle, and pretended to be carrying something, for they

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<v Speaker 2>would by no means betray anything like simplicity or unfitness

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<v Speaker 2>for their office. So now the Emperor walked under his

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<v Speaker 2>high canopy in the midst of the procession through the

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<v Speaker 2>streets of his capital, and all the people standing by

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<v Speaker 2>and those at the windows cried out, Oh, how beautiful

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<v Speaker 2>are our Emperor's new clothes. What a magnificent train there

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<v Speaker 2>is to the mantle, and how gracefully the scarf hangs.

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<v Speaker 2>In short, no one would allow that he could not

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<v Speaker 2>see these much admired clothes, because in doing so, he

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<v Speaker 2>would have declared himself either a simpleton or unfit for

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<v Speaker 2>his office. Certainly, none of the Emperor's various suits had

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<v Speaker 2>ever made so great an impression as these invisible ones.

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<v Speaker 2>But the Emperor has nothing at all. On, said a

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<v Speaker 2>little child. Listen to the voice of innocence, exclaimed his father.

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<v Speaker 2>And what the child had said was whispered from one

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<v Speaker 2>to another. But he has nothing at all. On at last,

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<v Speaker 2>cried out all the people. The Emperor was vexed, for

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<v Speaker 2>he knew that the people were right, but he thought

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<v Speaker 2>the procession must go on now. And the lords of

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<v Speaker 2>the bedchamber took greater pains than ever to appear holding

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<v Speaker 2>up a train, although in reality there was no train

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<v Speaker 2>to hold the end