Many years ago there was an emperor who was very fond of wearing nice new clothes. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info He spends all his money on clothes in order to dress nicely, he doesn't care about his army at all, and he doesn't like to go to the theater. Unless it's to show off his new clothes, he doesn't like to take a horse-drawn carriage ride around the park. He had to change into a new set of clothes every hour every day. When people refer to the emperor, they always say: the emperor is in the conference room. But when people mention him, they always say: The emperor is in the dressing room.

In the big city where he lives, life is easy and enjoyable. Many foreigners arrive every day. One day two crooks came. They say they are weavers. They say they can weave the most beautiful cloth no one can imagine. Not only are the colors and patterns of this cloth very beautiful, but the clothes sewn from it have a strange effect, that is, the clothes are invisible to the incompetent or stupid people.

That's my favorite outfit! The emperor thought to himself. When I wear such garments, I can see which people in my kingdom are incompetent; I can tell who is smart and who is stupid. yes, I'm going to tell them to weave such cloth at once! He paid a lot of cash to the two crooks and told them to start working immediately.

They set up two looms and pretended to be working, but there was nothing on them. One after another, they begged the Emperor to send them some of the best raw silk and gold. They put all these things in their pockets, but pretended to be busy working on the two empty looms until late at night.

I wonder how well they weave, the Emperor thought. However, it immediately occurred to him that the stupid or incompetent could not see the cloth. He did feel a little uncomfortable in his heart. He believed he didn't need to be afraid. Still, he felt it would be better to send someone to take a look. The whole city had heard of the strange power of this cloth, so everyone was eager to take the opportunity to put it to the test and see how stupid and stupid their neighbors really were.

I'm going to send an honest old minister to the weaver to see it, thought the emperor. Only he could see what the cloth looked like, for he was a man of great brains, and no one was as competent as he was.

So the good old minister went to the place where the two crooks worked. They were busy working on the empty loom.

What's going on? The old minister thought, and opened his eyes as big as the mouth of a bowl.

I didn't see anything! But he didn't dare to say it.

The two liars begged him to come closer, and asked him if the pattern of the cloth was very beautiful, and if the colors were beautiful. They pointed to the two empty looms.

The poor old minister's eyes widened wider and wider, but he could not see anything, for there was really nothing to see.

Oh my God! He thought. Am I a stupid person? I never doubted myself. I must not let anyone know about it. Am I incompetent? Not; I must not let people know that I can't see the fabric.

Hey, don't you have any opinions? Said a weaver who was weaving.

Ah, it's beautiful! It's wonderful! The old minister said. He looked carefully with his glasses. What a beautiful pattern! What a beautiful color! Yes, I am going to present to the Emperor that I am very satisfied with this cloth.

Well, we're glad to hear you, two weavers said together. They described these rare colors and patterns, and added some nouns. The old minister listened attentively, so that when he returned to the emperor, he could recite it as well. In fact, he did just that.

The two crooks asked for a lot of money, more silk and gold, which they said was for the weaving needs. They packed them all in their fanny packs, and they didn't put a single thread on the loom. Still, they continued to work on empty racks.

Soon after, the Emperor sent another honest official to see if the cloth would soon be ready to be woven. His luck was no better than that of the first minister: he looked and looked, but there was nothing on the two empty looms, and he could see nothing.

Do you think this cloth is beautiful? Two crooks asked. They pointed to some beautiful patterns and gave some explanations. In fact, there are no patterns.

I'm not stupid! The official thought. Probably because I don't deserve to hold such a good official position, right? It's funny, but I can't let anyone see it! So he praised the cloth, which he had not seen at all, and told them that he was very fond of the beautiful colors and the ingenious patterns. Yes, it was so beautiful, he went back and said to the emperor.

All the people in the city were talking about this beautiful fabric.

While the cloth was still being woven, the emperor wanted to see it for himself. He chose a specially circled group of attachés, including the two honest ministers who had already gone to see him. So he went to the place where the two cunning liars lived. The two men were weaving with all their energy, but not a single thread could be seen. Isn't that pretty? The two honest officials said. Your Majesty, please see, what a beautiful pattern! What beautiful colors! They pointed to the empty loom because they thought that someone else would be able to see the fabric.

What's going on? The emperor thought to himself. I didn't see anything! This is ridiculous! Am I a stupid person? Am I not worthy to be an emperor? It was one of the scariest things I've ever seen.

Ah, it's beautiful! The emperor said. I am 12 points satisfied!

So he nodded in satisfaction. He pretended to look at the loom very carefully, for he did not want to say that he had seen nothing. All the attachés who came with him also looked carefully and carefully, but they did not see anything more. However, they also followed the words of the emperor: Ah, how beautiful! They advised the emperor to make clothes out of this novel and beautiful fabric, which he wore to attend the upcoming parade. It's beautiful! It's exquisite! That's great! Everyone chimed in. Everyone has indescribable happiness. The emperor gave each of the crooks a knighthood and a medal that could be hung on the hole in the button; and also named them royal weavers.

The next morning, the parade will take place. On the night before, the two crooks stayed up all night and lit 16 candles. You can see that they are working at night to finish the emperor's new clothes. They pretended to take the cloth off the loom. They used two large scissors to cut in the air for a while, and at the same time sewed them with unthreaded needles. Finally, they said in unison: Look! New clothes are sewn!

The Emperor himself arrived with a group of his noblest knights. The two crooks each held up a hand as if they were holding something. They said, "Look, these are trousers, these are robes!" Here's the coat! Wait a minute. The garment is as soft as a spider's web: the wearer will feel as if there is nothing on them, and that's the beauty of the garment.

Not bad at all, all the knights said. But they didn't see anything, because there was actually nothing.

Now ask the emperor to take off his clothes, and the two liars said that we will put on new clothes for your majesty in front of this big mirror.

The Emperor stripped all his clothes naked. The two crooks pretended to hand him the new clothes they had just sewn one by one. They played around his waist for a while, as if they were tying something: this was the slaebet, a long piece of cloth that dragged behind the gown; It was a garment of the European aristocracy in feudal times. ）。 The Emperor spun around in front of the mirror and twisted his waist.

God, what a fitting garment! What a beautiful design! Everybody says. What a beautiful pattern! What a beautiful color! What a valuable outfit!

Everyone has already prepared the canopy outside, just wait for His Majesty to go out, and then stand up and go to the parade! The ceremonial officer said.

Yes, I have already put it on, and the emperor said, "Does this dress fit me?" So he turned himself in front of the mirror again, for he wanted everyone to see that he was seriously admiring his beautiful clothes. The ministers who were about to hold the back coat touched the ground with their hands, as if they were really picking up the back coat. They walked away, holding the air in their hands, and they didn't dare to let people see that they really didn't see anything.

So the Emperor marched under the splendid canopy. The people standing on the street and in the windows said: "Obediently, the emperor's new clothes are really beautiful!" How beautiful the hem under his shirt was! How the clothes fit! No one wants to let anyone know that they can't see anything, because that would expose them as incompetent or stupid. Never before had all the emperor's clothes been so universally praised.

But he didn't have any clothes on! One child was the last to cry out.

Oh God, you listen to this innocent voice! Dad said. So everyone whispered what the boy had said.

He wasn't wearing anything! One kid said he wasn't wearing anything!

He really didn't have any clothes on! In the end, all the common people said.

The Emperor trembled a little, for he seemed to think that what the common people had said was right. But he thought to himself: I must finish this procession. So he put on a more proud look, and his courtiers followed him, holding a non-existent back coat in their hands.

(1837)

This story was written in 1837 and published in a small collection with another fairy tale written in the same year, The Daughter of the Sea. Hans Christian Andersen was only 32 years old at this time, the third year after he began to write fairy tales (he only started writing fairy tales when he was 30 years old). But from this fairy tale, we can see how profound Andersen's observation of society is. Here he exposes how vain, extravagant and, above all, stupid the ruling class, led by the emperor, is. The liars, seeing their characteristics, suggested that no incompetent or stupid person could see the garment. Of course they couldn't see it, because there was no clothing at all. But they were weak in heart, and they were afraid that people would find out that they were incompetent and stupid, so they praised the beauty of the clothes that did not exist, and how beautiful they were on their bodies, and held a procession to show them naked and swagger through the market, so that the people could come and admire and praise them. Unfortunately, this ridiculous scam was exposed as soon as it came to the people. The emperor could not get off the stage, but he still had to put on a show, and he had to finish the procession, and because of this, he had to put on a more proud look. This kind of deceitful but extremely stupid ruler will probably exist in any era. Therefore, this fairy tale is also relevant at all times. (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to come to the starting point (qidian.com) to vote for recommendation, monthly pass, your support, is my biggest motivation. (To be continued.) )