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1、Andersen’sFairyTalesByHansChristianAndersenTHEEMPEROR’SNEWCLOTHESManyyearsago,therewasanEmperor,whowassoex-cessivelyfondofnewclothes,thathespentallhismoneyindress.Hedidnottroublehimselfintheleastabouthissoldiers;nordidhecaretogoeithertothetheatreorthechase,exceptfortheopportunitiesthenaffo
2、rdedhimfordisplayinghisnewclothes.Hehadadifferentsuitforeachhouroftheday;andasofanyotherkingoremperor,oneisaccustomedtosay,‘heissittingincouncil,’itwasalwayssaidofhim,‘TheEmperorissittinginhiswardrobe.’Timepassedmerrilyinthelargetownwhichwashiscap-ital;strangersarrivedeverydayatthecourt.On
3、eday,tworogues,callingthemselvesweavers,madetheirappearance.Theygaveoutthattheyknewhowtoweavestuffsofthemostbeautifulcolorsandelaboratepatterns,theclothesmanu-facturedfromwhichshouldhavethewonderfulpropertyofremaininginvisibletoeveryonewhowasunfitfortheofficeheheld,orwhowasextraordinarilys
4、impleincharacter.‘Thesemust,indeed,besplendidclothes!’thoughttheEmperor.‘HadIsuchasuit,Imightatoncefindoutwhatmeninmyrealmsareunfitfortheiroffice,andalsobeabletodistinguishthewisefromthefoolish!Thisstuffmustbewovenformeimmediately.’AndhecausedlargesumsofAndersen’sFairyTalesmoneytobegivent
5、oboththeweaversinorderthattheymightbegintheirworkdirectly.Sothetwopretendedweaverssetuptwolooms,andaffectedtoworkverybusily,thoughinrealitytheydidnothingatall.Theyaskedforthemostdelicatesilkandthepurestgoldthread;putbothintotheirownknapsacks;andthencontinuedtheirpretendedworkattheemptyloom
6、suntillateatnight.‘Ishouldliketoknowhowtheweaversaregettingonwithmycloth,’saidtheEmperortohimself,aftersomelit-tletimehadelapsed;hewas,however,ratherembarrassed,whenherememberedthatasimpleton,oroneunfitforhisoffice,wouldbeunabletoseethemanufacture.Tobesure,hethoughthehadnothingtoriskinhiso
7、wnperson;butyet,hewouldprefersendingsomebodyelse,tobringhimintelligenceabouttheweavers,andtheirwork,beforehetroubledhimselfintheaffair.Allthepeoplethroughoutthecityhadheardofthewonderfulpropertytheclothwastopossess;andallwereanxioustolearnhowwise,orhowig-noran
