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1、Andersen’sFairyTalesHansChristianAndersenThiseBookisdesignedandpublishedbyPlanetPDF.FormorefreeeBooksvisitourWebsiteathttp://www.planetpdf.comAndersen’sFairyTalesTHEEMPEROR’SNEWCLOTHESManyyearsago,therewasanEmperor,whowassoexcessivelyfondofnewclothes,thathespentallhismoneyindress.Hedidnottroubl
2、ehimselfintheleastabouthissoldiers;nordidhecaretogoeithertothetheatreorthechase,exceptfortheopportunitiesthenaffordedhimfordisplayinghisnewclothes.Hehadadifferentsuitforeachhouroftheday;andasofanyotherkingoremperor,oneisaccustomedtosay,‘heissittingincouncil,’itwasalwayssaidofhim,‘TheEmperorissi
3、ttinginhiswardrobe.’Timepassedmerrilyinthelargetownwhichwashiscapital;strangersarrivedeverydayatthecourt.Oneday,tworogues,callingthemselvesweavers,madetheirappearance.Theygaveoutthattheyknewhowtoweavestuffsofthemostbeautifulcolorsandelaboratepatterns,theclothesmanufacturedfromwhichshouldhavethe
4、wonderfulpropertyofremaininginvisibletoeveryonewhowasunfitfortheofficeheheld,orwhowasextraordinarilysimpleincharacter.2of260eBookbroughttoyoubyAndersen’sFairyTalesCreate,view,andeditPDF.Downloadthefreetrialversion.‘Thesemust,indeed,besplendidclothes!’thoughttheEmperor.‘HadIsuchasuit,Imightatonc
5、efindoutwhatmeninmyrealmsareunfitfortheiroffice,andalsobeabletodistinguishthewisefromthefoolish!Thisstuffmustbewovenformeimmediately.’Andhecausedlargesumsofmoneytobegiventoboththeweaversinorderthattheymightbegintheirworkdirectly.Sothetwopretendedweaverssetuptwolooms,andaffectedtoworkverybusily,
6、thoughinrealitytheydidnothingatall.Theyaskedforthemostdelicatesilkandthepurestgoldthread;putbothintotheirownknapsacks;andthencontinuedtheirpretendedworkattheemptyloomsuntillateatnight.‘Ishouldliketoknowhowtheweaversaregettingonwithmycloth,’saidtheEmperortohimself,aftersomelittletimehadelapsed;h
7、ewas,however,ratherembarrassed,whenherememberedthatasimpleton,oroneunfitforhisoffice,wouldbeunabletoseethemanufacture.Tobesure,hethoughthehadnothingtoriskinhisownperson;butyet,hewouldprefersendingsomebodyelse,tobringhimintelligenc