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The Emperor's New Clothes
H. C. Andersen
15 min
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An emperor who is obsessed with clothes and easily fooled by swindlers. They promise to weave him an invisible suit of clothes that only the wise can see.
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Many years ago, there was an Emperor, who was so excessively fond of new clothes, that he spent all his money in dress. He did not trouble himself in the least about his soldiers; nor did he care to go either to the theatre or the chase, except for the opportunities then afforded him for displaying his new clothes. He had a different suit for each hour of the day; and as of any other king or emperor, one is...
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