He is in his cabinet The emperor's new suit is ready now. These are the trousers! This is the coat! Here is the cloak! They are all as light as a cobweb and one must feel as if one had nothing at all upon the body but that is just the beauty of them. Indeed! Does it please your Majesty now to graciously undress that we may assist your Majesty in putting on the new suit before the large looking-glass? How well they look! How well they fit! What a beautiful pattern! What fine colours! That is a magnificent suit of clothes! I am ready Does not my suit fit me marvellously? Indeed the emperor's new suit is incomparable! What a long train he has! How well it fits him! But he has nothing on at all Good heavens! listen to the voice of an innocent child Now I must bear up to the end. Many many years ago lived an emperor who thought so much of new clothes that he spent all his money in order to obtain them only ambition was be always well dressed. He did not care for soldiers and the theatre amuse him thing fact anything drive out show a suit clothes. had coat every hour day as one would say king could him The emperor is dressing-room. great city where resided very gay day strangers from parts globe arrived. One two swindlers came this city they made people believe were weavers declared manufacture finest cloth imagined. Their colours patterns said exceptionally beautiful but their material possessed wonderful quality being invisible any man unfit office or unpardonably stupid. That must cloth emperor. If I dressed should able find which men my empire places distinguish clever have woven me without delay. And gave large sum swindlers advance set work loss time. They up looms pretended hard at work nothing whatever on looms. asked silk most precious gold-cloth got away with worked empty looms till late night. like know how are getting with But felt rather uneasy when remembered fit see it. Personally opinion fear yet it advisable send somebody else first matters stood. Everybody town knew what remarkable stuff possessed anxious bad stupid neighbours were. shall honest old minister can judge best looks intelligent nobody understands better than he. good went into room sat before Heaven preserve us! thought opened eyes wide cannot all so. Both requested him come near if admire exquisite pattern beautiful colours pointing poor tried best nothing there seen. Oh dear stupid? never so it! Is possible am office? No no unable cloth. Now you say? said while busily weaving. Oh pretty exceedingly replied looking through glasses. What pattern brilliant colours! tell much. We pleased hear that described explained curious pattern. listened attentively might relate said did. Now more money gold-cloth required kept everything themselves thread near loom continued hitherto Soon afterwards sent another courtier weavers on nearly finished. Like minister looked piece cloth? showing explaining magnificent which however exist. stupid man. It therefore appointment fit. strange let it praised see expressed joy fine excellent whole talked about At last wished himself still loom. With number courtiers including already been there now could using thread. magnificent? statesmen before. Your Majesty then pointed imagined others this? do all. terrible! Am emperor? indeed dreadful thing happen me. Really turning your has our gracious approval nodding contentedly saw nothing. All attendants looked although others beautiful. advised wear procession soon take place. magnificent heard them say everybody seemed delighted appointed Imperial Court weavers. night previous place burned sixteen candles. People busy finish emperor's suit. air big scissors sewed needles thread last: barons hall held arms something hands said: on. courtiers anything undressed put upon after another himself glass side. master ceremonies announced bearers canopy carried procession ready. Then turned once looking-glass think admired garments. chamberlains carry train stretched ground lifted hold hands anything. marched under street windows exclaimed: Nobody too Never admired. little child last. father whispered other said. cried people. deep impression right chamberlains walked greater dignity train