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1、ANDERSEN'SFAIRYTALESANDERSEN'SFAIRYTALES111ANDERSEN'SFAIRYTALESTHEEMPEROR'SNEWCLOTHESManyyearsago,therewasanEmperor,whowassoexcessivelyfondofnewclothes,thathespentallhismoneyindress.Hedidnottroublehimselfintheleastabouthissoldiers;nordidhecaretogoeithertothetheatreorthechase,
2、exceptfortheopportunitiesthenaffordedhimfordisplayinghisnewclothes.Hehadadifferentsuitforeachhouroftheday;andasofanyotherkingoremperor,oneisaccustomedtosay,"heissittingincouncil,"itwasalwayssaidofhim,"TheEmperorissittinginhiswardrobe."Timepassedmerrilyinthelargetownwhichwashi
3、scapital;strangersarrivedeverydayatthecourt.Oneday,tworogues,callingthemselvesweavers,madetheirappearance.Theygaveoutthattheyknewhowtoweavestuffsofthemostbeautifulcolorsandelaboratepatterns,theclothesmanufacturedfromwhichshouldhavethewonderfulpropertyofremaininginvisibletoeve
4、ryonewhowasunfitfortheofficeheheld,orwhowasextraordinarilysimpleincharacter."Thesemust,indeed,besplendidclothes!"thoughttheEmperor."HadIsuchasuit,Imightatoncefindoutwhatmeninmyrealmsareunfitfortheiroffice,andalsobeabletodistinguishthewisefromthefoolish!Thisstuffmustbewovenfor
5、meimmediately."Andhecausedlargesumsofmoneytobegiventoboththeweaversinorderthattheymightbegintheirworkdirectly.Sothetwopretendedweaverssetuptwolooms,andaffectedtoworkverybusily,thoughinrealitytheydidnothingatall.Theyaskedforthemostdelicatesilkandthepurestgoldthread;putbothinto
6、theirownknapsacks;andthencontinuedtheirpretendedworkattheemptyloomsuntillateatnight.222ANDERSEN'SFAIRYTALES"Ishouldliketoknowhowtheweaversaregettingonwithmycloth,"saidtheEmperortohimself,aftersomelittletimehadelapsed;hewas,however,ratherembarrassed,whenherememberedthatasimple
7、ton,oroneunfitforhisoffice,wouldbeunabletoseethemanufacture.Tobesure,hethoughthehadnothingtoriskinhisownperson;butyet,hewouldprefersendingsomebodyelse,tobringhimintelligenceabouttheweavers,andtheirwork,beforehetroubledhimselfintheaffair.Allthepeoplethroughoutthecityhadheardof
8、thewonderfulpropertytheclothwastopossess;andallwereanxioustolearnhow
