He is in his cabinet The emperor is in his dressing-room. That must be wonderful cloth If I were to be dressed in a suit made of this cloth I should be able to find out which men in my empire were unfit for their places and I could distinguish the clever from the stupid. I must have this cloth woven for me without delay. I should very much like to know how they are getting on with the cloth I shall send my honest old minister to the weavers He can judge best how the stuff looks for he is intelligent and nobody understands his office better than he. Heaven preserve us! I cannot see anything at all Oh dear can I be so stupid? I should never have thought so and nobody must know it! Is it possible that I am not fit for my office? No no I cannot say that I was unable to see the cloth. Now have you got nothing to say? Oh it is very pretty exceedingly beautiful 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 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. emperor. And gave large sum swindlers advance should set work without 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. But felt rather uneasy when remembered fit see it. Personally opinion fear yet it advisable send somebody else first how matters stood. Everybody town knew what remarkable stuff possessed anxious bad stupid neighbours were. good old minister went into room sat before thought opened eyes wide so. Both requested him come near if admire exquisite pattern beautiful colours pointing poor tried best nothing there seen. said while busily weaving. replied looking through glasses. What pattern brilliant colours! I shall tell emperor like much. We are pleased hear that described explained curious pattern. listened attentively might relate said did. Now more money gold-cloth which required kept everything themselves thread near loom continued hitherto Soon afterwards sent another honest courtier weavers getting on nearly finished. Like minister looked